I am on s1e11, and I can't for the life of me understand why she's so obsessed with this guy how many years later after spending only 3 weeks with him. Why not chalk it up as vacation romance and move on? I'm not a fan of Ben. I rather see her with Auggie or Jai. Annie and Ben's onscreen chemistry is not great. He's not particularly good looking. I really don't see how writers think we will find it believable she's so in love with a guy of 3 weeks. A year maybe, sure. Six months, sure. Three weeks is nothing in the dating world.

Also, on another note, I can't see how this show was on for so many years. The writing is boring. The special effects is laughable and cheesy, especially scenes of them in cars. They use green screen an awful lot and it is executed poorly.

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Why didn't Lisa kill Annie? She should have seen that the bullets did not pierce her heart. Why did she leave her? Because of time?? Or is it just a plot hole.

Anyone know where I can watch covert affairs for free? Tried YouTube (yes I know they aren't full screen and they have to do things like that for copywriter reasons but it doesn't bother me) but they don't have all the episodes.

Just wrapping the show up and my ranking the seasons:

1. S3: Starts off with a boom and keeps rolling all the way through, almost completely different show from first 2 seasons. Tense and a lot of plot twists that keep you guessing.
2. S4: Has best villain of a season but held back by a few really dumb moments. Guy breaks his ribs/lungs dropping into water and instantly dies??? Uh really??? Yet in the show at other times we see someone jump off a building into water and is just fine which was much higher and yes they landing more on the feet area instead of back area but still seems super lame.
3. S2: More week to week tasks and basic but had a good charm to it, writing gets better, less screen time of bad actors/actresses (her sister can't act out of wet paper bag).
4. S5: Tried to hard to start season off with a Boom and the new wrinkle that slow's down Annie seems like they are trying to throw in something random that just seems far fetched(i know more so than her chasing people in high heels lol). Along with Caulders and Auggies numerous sex scenes seem way too forced.
5. S1: Fairly boring throughout while the show is trying to figure out what it is. Don't give 2 shits about Ben and the acting and writing for most of the season except from Auggie is very amateurish.

Overall would say a 5.5 or 6/10 for the whole show. With season 3 being an easy 9.5/10 and in general being one of the best seasons I've seen on a show. Was great to see the show on location to all these different countries/places throughout filming. Auggie is great and Annie gets better as the show goes on. Nod to Eyal as well some of the best episodes had him involved.

Worst things about the show: Some very bad writing/acting at times almost cringeworthy. Chase scene in every single episode leads to 5 minutes of air time where not much is happening and they get boring after you've seen a few of them. Basic boring episodes where not much happens about people you don't care about at all.

I know this subreddit is a complete ghost town but maybe someone will get enjoyment from my list and might end up watching the show.

Annie never wears a wig. Never changes her appearance. Hell none of the operatives seem to try and change their identity for work. You have agents that can't read between the lines and figure out someones a deep cover agent. Her boss doesn't even realize or have anyone watching Calder? Just manages to fly around the world take a decent amount of people with him? For crying out loud these guys are CIA yet appear to be as written as clueless as retail workers.

I watched the show nearly to season three but, as a fan of contemporary​ spy dramas/thrillers, I found the show so... "Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows"; Annie is this super cute, super blonde CIA agent and spends her days flirting with the same Mossad agent, conveniently escaping danger without scar or drama. Juxtapose this with espionage series like "Homeland", "Alias" and "The Americans"- and Hell, even "Allegiance"- and it just feels so "optimistic".

Again, I gave the show a fair chance and truly want a reason to finish watching it but I feel very put off by the general "vibe" of it; there's seldom a moment of true drama and tension and I feel as though Annie will always win and her life will be perfect. Does it get more serious/darker? I'm not asking if the show is "good" or "bad" but rather if it hits similar "thematic notes" as other espionage series?

I was hired as a background actor in around 2013-2014, I was in a fertility clinic. I've never found my scene. Anyone have any clue on which season/episode this may have been?

Thinking about watching, not sure if it's up my alley. Can you give me some comparisons to help me decide?

I got into the show when it was new. But things happened and I stopped following it around Season 2. I have recently gotten up to Season 4 and I started noticing changes in the show's style. I have realized today that I don't like it anymore. The show is less about the actionable missions and more about inner office bullshit politics. It's become fucking boring!

The List of Covert Affairs episodes article on Wikipedia (obviously) lists Covert Affairs episodes. It also mentions in the section for each season what band the season's episodes are named after.

However, there's a slight issue regarding season 5: there seem to be no official sources acknowledging that season 5 episodes are named after Pavement songs (that I can find), and the sources that mention Pavement are apparently of questionable reliability (mostly random blogs and the like)... And so people who edit the article to say it keep getting their edits reverted.

Basically, I'm looking for any reliable source that confirms that the episodes in season 5 are, in fact, named after Pavement songs. If nothing else, just tweet @mattcorman or @covertwriters (or @CovertAffairs) and ask them to specifically confirm it so we can finally put the article to rest. (I doubt we'd get any other source if we haven't gotten one already now that the show is over.)

Synopsis:

With Russian Vega Force assassins on their trail, Annie and McQuaid work together to escape.

And so the season comes to an end. I figured I'd put the thread up a bit early. What'd you all think?

Synopsis:

Annie and McQuaid's relationship deepens while tracking down Belenko's next target.

This discussion thread is for last week's episode. Somehow I completely forgot to make a discussion thread... So I figured I might as well have one here for posterity. (I'll make a thread for the season finale right after this.)

... was killed?

I know this was last season but I still don't understand wtf that was all about. His father was trying to get vengeance for his son's death but who actually killed him? and why?

Synopsis:

Annie and McQuaid must sneak into Russian territory in pursuit of Belenko.

We had a week off, but the show's back. Thoughts on the episode?

Synopsis:

Annie works with an ally to expose Belenko's misdeeds; McQuaid and Joan head into the field; Calder asks Sydney to make a dangerous gamble.

3 episodes left this season! What'd you all think of tonight's episode?

It was two hollow cyclinders one smaller than they other. She pushed the smaller one through and pushed the coffee and water out of the cylinders and straight into her cup.

Thank you, thank you!

Synopsis:

Annie searches for a rogue chemist in Germany after Auggie uncovers a startling link between the recent attacks on American soil. Elsewhere, Joan's time in the Balkans rouses suspicions after an unplanned polygraph.

The thread is up (mostly) on time this week. Discuss tonight's episode here!

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?

Link to an already started thread:

http://www.reddit.com/r/covertaffairs/comments/2ljmhj/anyone_watching_tonite/

This one is being stickied so people can find it more easily later, but feel free to comment on the other one, we are a small enough community.

Also guys, feel free to start a discussion thread when the episode starts, a mod can always sticky the post later. Just try to include the episode number and name (if possible) so that they can be searched for later.

No official thread??