The second season of Covert Affairs picks up after the events of the season three finale in which Ben, Annie's ex-boyfriend, revealed himself to be alive, and their return from Sri Lanka. Ben disappears again and the season basically picks up with the mission-of-the-week format. The main themes throughout the season is again Annie trying to balance her personal life and spy life, especially keeping her sister from finding out about the latter, and revealing more about what Henry Wilcox is up to.
This season again sees a good cast of recurring stars and guest stars, including Jamie Alexander (from the first couple of Thor movies, Agents of Sheild, and later Blindspot), Oded Fehr (from the Mummy and Resident Evil movies), Ben Lawson, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Gregory Itzin (probably best known for his role on 24), and Santiago Cabrera (probably best known for his role on the BBC series Merlin).
For those who get the DVD set, the extras include deleted scenes, a featurette about the filming locations, a comic-con intro segment with Piper Perabo, and a gag reel. Not a ton of extras, but what is included is fine.
Overall, the series continues to be mostly well-written and well-acted. Some of the plots are formulaic and predictable and sometimes the show throws a good twist in that keeps it from being as predictable. The main cast all do a good job in their role, with Christopher Gorham, Piper Perabo, and Sendhil Ramamurthy all doing a great job as the spy characters and Anne Dudek doing a great job as Annie's out-of-the-loop sister. The show has a good mix of action and drama with a bit of humor thrown in. So, if you are a fan of the spy action genre, and you liked the first season, this is definitely worth watching.
This season again sees a good cast of recurring stars and guest stars, including Jamie Alexander (from the first couple of Thor movies, Agents of Sheild, and later Blindspot), Oded Fehr (from the Mummy and Resident Evil movies), Ben Lawson, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Gregory Itzin (probably best known for his role on 24), and Santiago Cabrera (probably best known for his role on the BBC series Merlin).
For those who get the DVD set, the extras include deleted scenes, a featurette about the filming locations, a comic-con intro segment with Piper Perabo, and a gag reel. Not a ton of extras, but what is included is fine.
Overall, the series continues to be mostly well-written and well-acted. Some of the plots are formulaic and predictable and sometimes the show throws a good twist in that keeps it from being as predictable. The main cast all do a good job in their role, with Christopher Gorham, Piper Perabo, and Sendhil Ramamurthy all doing a great job as the spy characters and Anne Dudek doing a great job as Annie's out-of-the-loop sister. The show has a good mix of action and drama with a bit of humor thrown in. So, if you are a fan of the spy action genre, and you liked the first season, this is definitely worth watching.
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