Chuck xs The Anniversary

What I like the most in Chuck xs The Anniversary is that you can see how the relationships evolved since the first season, when we had Sarah and Casey suspecting of each other to depending and counting on each other, as to Casey hating to work with Chuck ,till it reaches a point that he actually misses Chuck on the mission and think of him as a great spy . For me when it comes to characters or plot, I know the plot is the construction ,but I always prefer when the characters are well explored, because at the end I stick to a series because I care for the characters journey rather then whats going on, and the good thing about Chuck is that the writers can really balance it well, making good plots with very good characters development. One example of the opposite is OTH nowadays, I still watch because of the characters but gotta confess that plot wise, is really weak and lacks in creativity it kinda repeats itself over and over.

The episode has a simple story line but sets up real well what this season is gonna be about, Chuck search for his mother and his spy team helping him, love the scene when he tells the truth to Sarah and Casey and they don't even think twice to answer yes.

Chuck & Sarah scenes are adorable, and incredibly funny/cute, the sexting was really well played in the episode,specially with Morgan being the one sending the sms's. I thought it is was cute that The Anniversary in question referred to their relationship 6/9 moths anniversary, and showed well how much they care for each other. So sweet after so much waiting.

Chuck & Morgan as a team , is really great their interaction is really nice to watch,and the map thing in Indiana Jones style, was so cute, and the Michael Carmichael was so them.

Linda Hamilton as Chuck's mother, appears very little in the episode but is the kind oaf character that with few words can really nail a scene, specially the final one " Marco: Pls, I have a family . Linda: So do I! " it was those kinda of impact scenes, cuz then she shows that she actually cared for her family, something that is new to Chuck's plot.

Anyway the episode was very good to start a season, nothing better that laying the ground properly,specially with General Beckman as the new Buy More manager, forcing Chuck to return to his old job = NerdHerd/Spy, as he refuses hello tunnel to Castel, which was AWESOME.

Ellie appeared very quickly but with the news everybody already knew ,her and Awesome are expecting a little awesome, what made Chuck not tell her the truth,kinda curious to see when she finds out about him being a spy again.

So Next Monday Chuck xs The Suitcase, don't forget to watch live if you are from USA on NBC, 8/7c.