i think the pseudo-drama created from sometimes-flashing-and-sometimes-not is some gimmickry that will get old pretty fast. i'd sooner they continue to make him a competent and eventually good spy then strip him of his intersect powers than have him continue to jump into and out of ineptitude.

that said, the story arc is pretty good, the new characters introduced are great, casey battling insurgency in the Buy More and captain awesome getting play spy were both well done.

i hope kristen kreuk stays around as serious love interest, and not a rachel bilson-like pretender. getting tired of the googly-eyes chuck and sarah give each other all day.