Most 'Chuck' fans know that last night's episode, 'Chuck Versus The Other Guy,' was originally designed to be the third season finale. That was, of course, before NBC surprised Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak with an order for six more episodes, bringing the total to 19.

Don't get me wrong; 'Chuck Versus The Other Guy' was one of my favorite episodes this season. So many stories advanced and got tied together, it made for a very satisfying hour.

But that's because the stories were supposed to be wrapped up. For all Fedak and Schwartz knew, this was going to be the last episode they ever did. So, did things wrap up a little too neatly last night, leaving the last six episodes as some sort of long, energy-free epilogue? I'm not sure.

Let's see where we are at this point: Chuck's a full-fledged spy who finally had to kill someone, but out of necessity. Shaw's finally dead, leaving that artificial impediment out of the way of Chuck and Sarah's romantic aspirations. Sarah finally admitted she's loved Chuck all along, even before he saved her from certain death multiple times over the last few weeks.

The director of The Ring has been captured, and their plans to construct their own Intersect have been scuttled. Casey has been reinstated. And Morgan is now part of "Team Bartkowski." The episode ends with Chuck and Sarah having a romantic moment in Paris, the city Chuck has been wanting to visit for his entire life

If the season or the show ended there, it would have been perfect. But in the next six episodes, we get to see the aftermath of this seemingly tidy conclusion: Morgan bumbling through his training while straining to not blow his cover, Chuck and Sarah fighting what's left over of The Ring while trying to negotiate their new relationship, and the Buy More dealing with the new normal. And we found out last night that not only will Scott Bakula return as Chuck's dad (something we knew already), but Julia Ling is coming back as Anna in order to complicate Morgan's life.

I have faith in Fedak, Schwartz, and their writing staff to create fun new adventures for 'Team Bartowski' as well as try to integrate the weird goings-on at the Buy More into those adventures. And there's always the chance to explore more of Chuck's complicated relationship with both his dad and his sister Ellie -- will Chuck or Awesome finally crack and tell her he's a spy, for instance.

There is potential for the show to go down a lot of new avenues, or explore old ones that we haven't seen in a while -- I miss Chuck helping capture the bad guys with his wits instead of his Intersect-provided kung fu skills.

But at what point does this all start feeling repetitive? And are we going to see Chuck and Sarah driven apart yet again in one of those infuriating will they/won't they dances we've seen on TV since 'Cheers?'

Let's hope that the real 'Team Bartowski' (the ones scarfing Doritos in the writing room) have a lot of big plans in store for the back six. Otherwise, it's going to feel like a big ol' letdown after this week.