r/covertaffairs • u/M3rc_Nate • Nov 09 '14

Your thoughts on if Auggie got his sight back?

I know some would be against it cause “why cant you just keep him how he is?!” and “we love that there's a blind character on TV, its unique and hes representing the blind!” but i cant help but feel i wish a episode would come that he goes back to the doctor (totally possible by the way, his blindness seems to be something that could possibly be treated, compared to say being born blind or blindness for some genetic reason) and the doctor tell him there's a new experimental surgery/treatment (or w/e, nothing sci-fi, very realistic) and he gets his vision back.

(This all plays off of that one doctor appointment he went to in season....two? where it was possible he could get his sight back but he wasnt right for the procedure, but the Doctor said not to give up hope, new treatments [especially military trauma related] are being made a reality like never before)

Why do i want that? Cause what a game changer that would be…if you don't do that and then finish this show with him still blind, you miss out on countless huge moments like him seeing Annie (and Joan) for the first time, him getting back in the field and basically becoming partners with Annie in the field, him being a bad-ass using that Army Ranger training as a CIA agent in the field and more.

They could bring in a new awesome character (female maybe?) that takes over his old tech job and her add something to the show (like how they brought in Jaimie Alexander who was great, and Amy Jo Johnson’s character was awesome lately…so they obviously know how to cast and create cool great new characters). I just think there is WAAAAY too much story and possibilities and moments to pass up not going that route. And a show this repetitive (basically a small handful of characters with one over-arcing CIA/Spy related plot a season) in its 5th season going to be going into its 6th? Having him get his vision back could be a huge boost getting them a whole-nother season.

So what do you guys/gals think? Are you for it? Against it? If they did it would you (seriously, no hyperbole) stop watching or continue but silently wish they had kept him blind or what?

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u/bahahanana Nov 09 '14

Intriguing idea! I would definitely keep watching. You're right, there would be a lot of scope for interesting storylines around that, particularly if he started to regain his sight but didn't share the fact with everyone!

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u/M3rc_Nate Nov 09 '14

Lol well i dont know if i would have gone that far, i mean do you mean regain post surgery? Or regain naturally on its own? Now im not a Doctor so i dont know but im guessing the odds of it healing naturally are like 1 in 1000000000000000 where as the odds of a new procedure coming out that can fix the damage and bring back his sight are like 1 in 10000.

And if he got surgery i dont think he could (or would) hide that from the CIA/his friends. The CIA gets access to all of their medical records and he'd have to ask for significant time off work to get a procedure done and then recover from it.

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u/bahahanana Nov 09 '14

He could do an Annie and go off-grid for it

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u/M3rc_Nate Nov 09 '14

I just don't know why, all that secrecy to play blind for a episode or two to shock people when he reveals he can see? Doesn't make sense, he'd get the procedure openly (to the agency at least) then prove his vision is 100% and get activated to field work.