page_title: Chuck Versus the Cliffhanger
section_title: Music and cultural references
hierarchical_section_title: Chuck Versus the Cliffhanger / Music and cultural references
caption_attribution_description: English: Official Portrait of President Ronald Reagan Català: Retrat oficial del president dels Estats Units Ronald Reagan Deutsch: Offizielles Porträt des US-amerikanischen Präsidenten Ronald Reagan Italiano: Ritratto ufficiale del presidente degli Stati Uniti d'America Ronald Reagan Čeština: Oficiální portrét amerického prezidenta Ronalda Reagana Русский: Официальный фотопортрет Президента США Рональда Рейгана
context_page_description: "Chuck Versus the Cliffhanger" is the fourth season finale of the American NBC action-comedy television series Chuck. Aired on May 16, 2011, it is the season's 24th episode, and the 78th overall episode of the series. The episode was directed by Robert Duncan McNeill and written by series co-creator Chris Fedak, along with Nicholas Wootton. Despite the episode's eponymous cliffhanger ending, supposedly leading into a fifth season, it was anticipated that Chuck would be cancelled after the fourth season for declining viewership, making "Chuck Versus the Cliffhanger" the de facto series finale. However, a fifth and final season was ordered on May 13, 2011.
  Chuck revolves around the Intersect, a government database designed by Stephen J. Bartowski. In the pilot episode of the series, Stephen's son Chuck receives the database and accidentally uploads it to his brain. Chuck is then forced from his life as an employee at the big-box store Buy More to the spy world. By the fourth season, Chuck is a Central Intelligence Agency agent and is engaged to one of his handlers, Sarah Walker.
context_section_description: Fedak revealed that the music for the season finale was completed the Wednesday night before the episode aired. The episode's soundtrack includes the songs "Here With Me" by Battleme when Chuck and Sarah are anxious about their wedding, "Conscience Killer" by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club while Chuck intercepts Alexei's transport, "Firewood" by Typhoon while Chuck and Sarah practice their vows, "I'm A Pilot" by Fanfarlo while Chuck rushes to administer the antidote, and "Sinking Friendships" by Jónsi during the wedding.
  Multiple references are made to former United States President Ronald Reagan. Upon seeing Casey's framed photograph of Reagan, Hartley asks, "Is he still in charge?", to which Casey replies, "If only!" Casey later comments, "That's smart. Real smart. Reagan smart." Adam Baldwin stated that he established Casey's habit of referencing Reagan on the series. The CIA's Nighthawk motorcycle used in the episode alludes to Street Hawk. During Chuck and Sarah's wedding, Morgan, acting as the minister, claims to be ordained by the Intergalactic Federation of Planets, a reference to Star Trek. When Chuck asks him to close the partition in the limo after the wedding, Morgan responds, "As you wish!", referencing The Princess Bride. In archive footage from "Chuck Versus the Balcony", Sarah tells Chuck that she did not fall in love with James Bond. After Morgan downloads the Intersect, he says "Guys, I know kung fu", a reference to The Matrix. The series has featured variations on this line before, when Chuck downloaded versions of the Intersect in "Chuck Versus the Ring" and "Chuck Versus the Leftovers".
  When Sarah asks Chuck what was in the letter from Hartley he responds with "Oh boy!", a reference to the television show Quantum Leap. Quantum Leap featured Scott Bakula who also played Chuck's father Stephen J. Bartowski.
  When Clyde Decker video conferences with Chuck at the end of the episode, he says, "I guess this is the start of a new chapter, eh, boy?" Chuck responds with, "I'd watch that boy talk, redneck." This is a reference to Blazing Saddles in which the main character says "I'd watch that boy shit, redneck."
caption: Former United States President Ronald Reagan is referenced multiple times in this episode.[8]
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