If you like anything spy then this TV show has to be on your list. Haven’t heard of it, don’t worry it is a quick to figure out. On the USA Network for five seasons, Covert Affairs was a thrilling spy show with action, romance and so many thrills, all provided by a woman and her incredible team. Spoilers ahead as usual. I DO NOT OWN THE PICTURE.
Annie Walker (Piper Perabo) was training for the CIA when suddenly she is pulled out of the farm and sent to become a field agent for the Domestic Protection Division (DPD). Annie is very quick to realize become a spy is very hard as she forms bonds with many people over her missions; in addition she also speaks several languages. She does have help in the form of her handler, Auggie Anderson (Christopher Gorham). Auggie is a CIA military intelligence/special opperator and was also blinded when he was in Army Special Forces (on a side note he and Annie become friends and then lovers for a couple of seasons). Annie also has superior help in Joan and Arthur Campbell (Kari Matchett and Peter Gallagher) a married couple in the CIA and help out when they can, but also keep secrets from Annie. Annie must also keep her identity secret from her sister Danielle (Anne Dudek), which makes their relationship difficult when she has to leave. Over the five seasons of the show Annie makes some friends; Jai Wilcox (Sendhil Ramamurthy) a man with family history in the CIA, Calder Michaels (Hil Harper) a man critical in the later seasons, Ryan McQuaid (Nic Bishop) someone important in the last season and one of my favorite recurring characters Eyal Lavin (Oded Fehr), a Mossad operative Annie learns to trust over the five seasons. However she makes many enemies and must put them down in one way or another.
I remember reading reviews for Covert Affairs and someone compared Annie to a female Jason Bourne, and it would be hard pressed to argue. Ok while Annie and Bourne don’t have the same story it is still about CIA and spies. Piper Perabo is so good in this role; Annie is tough, smart and quick to adapt when the situation changes. A woman who thinks with both her head and heart, watching Annie’s journey throughout the five seasons was amazing. My favorite character though is Auggie, not just Christopher Gorham is attractive but his development as Annie’s handler as well as his relationships with a few women including Annie. The rest of the cast are also fantastic characters as we dive into their past and so much more. The bad guys you meet on this show I swear had my blood boiling many times, that’s how much you will hate them. I am pretty confident in saying when they are at the locations Annie has to go to for their mission they are actually there, but do not quote me on it. While I would not say the show ends on a cliff hanger it does kinda end with a question mark. Other than that I would highly recommend watching this show, I believe all five season are on Netflix DVD other than that I am uncertain where.
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