What I'm Watching: Chuck

Chuck: Season 1, Episode 9 “Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami” (B+)

I knew there was a reason I liked this show. The cast is excellent, and their interactions just get funnier and funnier, and in some appropriate cases, more dramatic. The show has even managed to sustain Morgan who, after some teasing from that really creepy pair of guys, makes a move on Anna and ultimately ends up dating her, only to dump her as soon as he finds out Chuck is single again. I do wish Rachel Bilson could have a had a meatier (excuse the pun) role, but it was wrapped well with Casey’s assertion that Chuck was an undercover DEA agent and left enough possibility for the character to be brought back (though I doubt Bilson would be up for another guest spot). The ending of this episode is amazing in so many ways. It perfectly fuses comedy with drama to create an irresistible scene. Sarah kissing Chuck right before they are about to die is a great new direction for their relationship, and I especially love each of their reactions – Chuck’s confusion and Sarah’s declaration that things may be a bit awkward later. But the truly undeniably brilliant scene comes at the very end, when a grinning Chuck calls Sarah to ask her out, for real this time, just as Bryce is revealed to still be alive. Let’s see how that one plays out.