Once again the promo monkeys at NBC ruined pretty much every major twist in this episode. Thanks guys. There was no doubt that Bryce would turn out to be a good guy, after all, we saw the lengths he went to protect Chuck in Chuck vs. the Alma Mater. However, Bryce is still capable of breaking Chuck’s heart, without even realizing it. For a guy who considers Chuck his only friend, Bryce is pretty self involved not to notice that he’s once again wedged himself in between Chuck and the girl of his dreams. As for last week’s kiss between Chuck and Sarah, it went completely ignored on Sarah’s end, although it was obvious she felt bad when Chuck was asking her to Thanksgiving dinner. I have to say though, making out with Bryce in Chuck’s bedroom? That’s cold. At least she realized pretty quickly that Chuck saw them and was retaliating in the only way he knew how, by sending Casey after Bryce.

It was a good thing that Bryce went off on his one man mission, as it left the potential for his return, and no doubt he’ll wreak havoc during a future sweeps episode. Plus, despite all the answers we got about his sending Chuck the intercept and going rogue, there’s still one giant question mark out there, his involvement with Jill. Here’s hoping the next time we see Matthew Bomer as Bryce, it’ll simply be in flashback form, shedding some light on Chuck: The Stanford Years. Having Bryce there also completely threw off the dynamic between Casey/Sarah/Chuck, and just for that, I’m glad he’s gone.

As for Casey, I’m ashamed of myself for not realizing before tonight the potential that he could have with Awesome. Seriously, these two are prime candidates for love unabashed guy love. Am I the only one who’s waiting for the episode where Awesome and Casey have to compete in some display of athletic ability? It’d be gold just for the smack talk Casey would end up dealing Awesome. But knowing Awesome, he’d be completely oblivious to all of Casey’s snark. I also loved that Casey knew how to suit up for the occasion, and even more so, that he embraced the Cosmo’s.
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