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The Best Episodes of Covert Affairs Season 5

Every episode of Covert Affairs Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Covert Affairs Season 5!

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A young CIA operative, Annie Walker, is mysteriously summoned to headquarters for duty as a field operative. While Annie believes she's been promoted for her exceptional linguistic skills, there may be something or someone from

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 1 - Shady Lane
    7.7/10(269 votes)

    #1 - Shady Lane

    S5:E1

    Annie and Auggie consider their future just as a connection from the past resurfaces and leads Annie on a race against time to prevent a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Elsewhere, tension mounts between Calder and Joan as they wait to see who will become the new DCS and Arthur considers about a career in the private sector.

    Director:Félix Alcalá
    Writers:Matt Corman, Chris Ord

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  2. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 2 - False Skorpion
    7.6/10(236 votes)

    #2 - False Skorpion

    S5:E2

    Annie thinks about working with Ryan McQuaid in an effort to catch a terrorist in Venezuela. Auggie is questioned by the NCTC.

    Director:Stephen Kay
    Writer:Stephen Hootstein

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  3. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 3 - Unseen Power of the Picket Fence
    7.6/10(229 votes)

    #3 - Unseen Power of the Picket Fence

    S5:E3

    After a botched escape attempt, Annie and McQuaid combine forces to get out of Venezuela. Joan works with Arthur and his new co-worker, Caitlyn Cook, to extract their fellow operatives. Calder’s clandestine affair takes on a new dimension.

    Director:Stephen Kay
    Writer:Tamara Becher

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  4. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 4 - Silence Kit
    7.5/10(228 votes)

    #4 - Silence Kit

    S5:E4

    Annie begins a stake out which ends less than routinely after the CIA discovers that a member of the intelligence community may have leaked confidential intel. Joan and Arthur both vie for a piece of government funding, as Calder’s personal and professional lives collide.

    Director:Félix Alcalá
    Writer:Zak Schwartz

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  5. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 5 - Elevate Me Later
    7.4/10(234 votes)

    #5 - Elevate Me Later

    S5:E5

    Auggie's emotional history with a potential asset complicates a mission when he and Annie switch roles as operative and handler in Paris. Joan attempts to play matchmaker for Calder. Arthur heads on his first operation abroad for McQuaid Security.

    Director:Jamie Barber
    Writer:Karen Campbell

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  6. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 6 - Embassy Row
    7.6/10(238 votes)

    #6 - Embassy Row

    S5:E6

    While on an undercover mission, Annie must keep her guard up after she accepts an invitation to the Russian Embassy in Paris. Auggie attempts to juggle more than one relationship, while Joan unravels the details of Arthur’s most recent business trip.

    Director:Jamie Barber
    Writer:Henry Alonso Myers

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  7. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 7 - Brink of the Clouds
    7.5/10(225 votes)

    #7 - Brink of the Clouds

    S5:E7

    Annie and McQuaid search for an off-grid ex-CIA agent in Azerbaijan; Auggie learns upsetting information about an old friend; Calder has a confrontation with Joan.

    Director:Félix Alcalá
    Writer:Hayley Tyler

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  8. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 8 - Grounded
    7.9/10(225 votes)

    #8 - Grounded

    S5:E8

    Annie and Auggie dig into a conspiracy theory about the attack on the CIA; Joan and Calder must make a difficult decision.

    Director:Larysa Kondracki
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 9 - Spit on a Stranger
    8.0/10(229 votes)

    #9 - Spit on a Stranger

    S5:E9

    Annie begins an operation without support from the agency; Calder interrogates Auggie; McQuaid Security has a new recruit.

    Director:Emile B. Levisetti
    Writer:Joseph Sousa

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  10. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 10 - Sensitive Euro Man
    8.2/10(242 votes)

    #10 - Sensitive Euro Man

    S5:E10

    Annie helps McQuaid with a difficult mission, against Auggie's wishes; Hayley's hunt for the truth becomes more dogged.

    Director:Larysa Kondracki
    Writer:Tamara Becher

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  11. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 11 - Trigger Cut
    7.6/10(217 votes)

    #11 - Trigger Cut

    S5:E11

    McQuaid's health hangs in the balance; Annie seeks information in Istanbul; Arthur takes control of McQuaid Security; Calder has a new recruit.

    Director:Stephen Kay
    Writer:Stephen Hootstein

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  12. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 12 - Starlings of the Slipstream
    7.7/10(211 votes)

    #12 - Starlings of the Slipstream

    S5:E12

    Annie searches for a rogue chemist in Germany; questions about Joan's time in the Balkans.

    Director:Christopher Gorham
    Writer:Karen Campbell

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  13. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 13 - She Believes
    7.5/10(208 votes)

    #13 - She Believes

    S5:E13

    After a startling revelation, Annie works with a new ally; McQuaid and Joan go into the field.

    Director:Christine Moore
    Writer:Hayley Tyler

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  14. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 14 - Transport Is Arranged
    7.8/10(213 votes)

    #14 - Transport Is Arranged

    S5:E14

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

    Director:Emile B. Levisetti
    Writer:Henry Alonso Myers

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  15. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 15 - Frontwards
    7.7/10(206 votes)

    #15 - Frontwards

    S5:E15

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

    Director:Stephen Kay
    Writer:Stephen Hootstein

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  16. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 16 - Gold Soundz
    7.8/10(238 votes)

    #16 - Gold Soundz

    S5:E16

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

    Director:Stephen Kay
    Writers:Matt Corman, Chris Ord

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Shady Lane" is the best rated episode of "Covert Affairs" season 5. It scored 7.7/10 based on 269 votes. Directed by Félix Alcalá and written by Matt Corman, Chris Ord, it aired on 6/24/2014. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "False Skorpion".