+++Warning, this will contain spoilers from season two and minor spoilers from season three, but no major season three giveaways.+++
Season three of Covert Affairs picks up down the line from the events ending season two. Annie and Danielle are still at odds over Annie's reveal that she is actually a CIA agent. Anne Dudek's role on the show was changed from being a series regular to recurring this season, so she was not around as much, although the writers did a fairly good job tying up Annie and Danielle's story arc. There is another major turnover in the cast that occurs very early in the season that causes a shakeup at the agency, with both Annie and Auggie taking on new duties. 24 alumn Sarah Clarke was added to the cast in a recurring role and Richard Coyle was added in a recurring role as Simon Fischer, a British businessman to whom Annie is assigned, who may also be a Russian spy. Oded Fehr makes several appearances in his recurring role as Mossad agent Eyal Lavin, including having a large role in the season finale. The episodes are again mostly procedural, case-of-the-week episodes, but there are some serial arcs that run throughout the season. Those mostly involve Henry Wilcox. The season ends on a quasi-cliffhanger and sets up what is likely to be a large fourth-season storyline.
The DVD extras are pretty sparse. There are deleted scenes for most of the episodes and then a short called "Sight Unseen" which is a prequel story to the series that shows how Auggie lost his sight. What is there is good, but may not entice everyone to shell out for the physical discs. Overall, the season was good. Yes, it does take a lot of suspension of disbelief and it, like Alias, is likely not all that much like actual CIA work. Of course, things are embellished for dramatic effect, but you have to know that going into it. The acting is very good, and the show does a fairly decent job balancing the ensemble cast. Generally, I would say if you liked the first couple of seasons you will probably like this one. If you did not, this season is not likely to change your mind.
Season three of Covert Affairs picks up down the line from the events ending season two. Annie and Danielle are still at odds over Annie's reveal that she is actually a CIA agent. Anne Dudek's role on the show was changed from being a series regular to recurring this season, so she was not around as much, although the writers did a fairly good job tying up Annie and Danielle's story arc. There is another major turnover in the cast that occurs very early in the season that causes a shakeup at the agency, with both Annie and Auggie taking on new duties. 24 alumn Sarah Clarke was added to the cast in a recurring role and Richard Coyle was added in a recurring role as Simon Fischer, a British businessman to whom Annie is assigned, who may also be a Russian spy. Oded Fehr makes several appearances in his recurring role as Mossad agent Eyal Lavin, including having a large role in the season finale. The episodes are again mostly procedural, case-of-the-week episodes, but there are some serial arcs that run throughout the season. Those mostly involve Henry Wilcox. The season ends on a quasi-cliffhanger and sets up what is likely to be a large fourth-season storyline.
The DVD extras are pretty sparse. There are deleted scenes for most of the episodes and then a short called "Sight Unseen" which is a prequel story to the series that shows how Auggie lost his sight. What is there is good, but may not entice everyone to shell out for the physical discs. Overall, the season was good. Yes, it does take a lot of suspension of disbelief and it, like Alias, is likely not all that much like actual CIA work. Of course, things are embellished for dramatic effect, but you have to know that going into it. The acting is very good, and the show does a fairly decent job balancing the ensemble cast. Generally, I would say if you liked the first couple of seasons you will probably like this one. If you did not, this season is not likely to change your mind.
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