Covert Affairs was one of the USA Network original series, that included series like Psych, White Collar, Fairly Legal, In Plain Sight, etc. This one is set around a young CIA field agent named Annie Walker (played by Piper Perabo). The easy comparison is to Alias, but it is a much different series than Alias. The only parallels to that series is that Annie has a cover job (in Acquisitions at the Smithsonian) to give her an excuse for keeping odd hours and always traveling and that she has to keep her "real job" a secret from her sister (played by Anne Dudek). Anne teams up with a blind tech officer named Auggie (played by Sendhil Ramamurthy as Jai Wilcox, a rival CIA officer, and Peter Gallagher as the director of the National Clandestine Service, Arthur Campbell. Oded Fehr plays a recurring Mossad operative, Eyal Lavin, and Gregory Itzin as Henry Wilcox the former director of the National Clandestine Service, and father of Jai Wilcox.
The first season is pretty much a mission-of-the-week show that has a larger plot involving Annie's ex-boyfriend that plays out throughout the season, and an overarching arc that crosses over seasons. The show has a good blend of action and drama with a bit of comedy mixed in. It does, like most of these kinds of shows, take some suspension of disbelief as it is definitely not the most realistic show ever.
For those who get the DVD set, the extras include deleted scenes and commentary tracks for selected episodes, a short gag reel, a making-of featurette that is just under fifteen minutes, a set tour with Sendhil Ramamurthy, and a featurette with Gorham discussing how he plays a blind character. So, there is a lot there if you like watching the bonus features.
Overall, the show is good, but not great. It is not as good as shows like Alias or Chuck in the spy genre, nor is it as good as some of the other USA Network originals like Psych and In Plain Sight. That said, it does have its entertaining moments and the cast is very strong. If you are a stickler for authenticity then this is probably not the show for you, but if you are looking for an action-drama that you can enjoy without thinking about it too deeply, this is a good option.
The first season is pretty much a mission-of-the-week show that has a larger plot involving Annie's ex-boyfriend that plays out throughout the season, and an overarching arc that crosses over seasons. The show has a good blend of action and drama with a bit of comedy mixed in. It does, like most of these kinds of shows, take some suspension of disbelief as it is definitely not the most realistic show ever.
For those who get the DVD set, the extras include deleted scenes and commentary tracks for selected episodes, a short gag reel, a making-of featurette that is just under fifteen minutes, a set tour with Sendhil Ramamurthy, and a featurette with Gorham discussing how he plays a blind character. So, there is a lot there if you like watching the bonus features.
Overall, the show is good, but not great. It is not as good as shows like Alias or Chuck in the spy genre, nor is it as good as some of the other USA Network originals like Psych and In Plain Sight. That said, it does have its entertaining moments and the cast is very strong. If you are a stickler for authenticity then this is probably not the show for you, but if you are looking for an action-drama that you can enjoy without thinking about it too deeply, this is a good option.
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