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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 Worst Episode
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    Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 6 - Embassy Row
    3.8/10(4 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 7 - Brink of the Clouds
    3.8/10(4 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 13 - She Believes
    4.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 5 - Elevate Me Later
    4.2/10(4 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Covert Affairs Season 1 Episode 6 - Houses of the Holy
    5.0/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Houses of the Holy

    S1:E6

    Annie is tasked with investigating a potential national security leak originating from the Senate Intelligence Committee. Elsewhere, Auggie is assigned as a stateside handler for his old special ops unit, and Annie is worried that her brother-in-law, Michael, is cheating on Danielle.

    Director:Alex Chapple
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 16 - Gold Soundz
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Covert Affairs Season 3 Episode 4 - Speed of Life
    5.2/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Speed of Life

    S3:E4

    Annie investigates a break-in at a high-tech company and reaches out to the FBI for help. But her plan is complicated by Simon's unexpected arrival in town.

    Director:Michael Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 12 - Starlings of the Slipstream
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Covert Affairs Season 4 Episode 13 - No. 13 Baby
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #9 - No. 13 Baby

    S4:E13

    Henry reaches out to his only ally within Langley, Calder. Joan reveals something during her deposition that puts a wedge between herself and Arthur. An old flame reveals she still holds a torch for Auggie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Covert Affairs Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    5.7/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Annie Walker is removed from CIA training and thrust into the inner sanctum of the Agency for what appears to be their need of her exceptional linguistic skills, but there may be something or someone from her past that her CIA bosses are really after.

    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Covert Affairs Season 2 Episode 16 - Letter Never Sent
    5.7/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Letter Never Sent

    S2:E16

    Annie and Danielle's vacation in Stockholm turns dangerous when Danielle is mistaken for a spy, putting her life in danger.

    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Covert Affairs Season 3 Episode 1 - Hang on to Yourself
    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Hang on to Yourself

    S3:E1

    After tragedy shakes up the CIA, Annie and the rest of the DPD find themselves in an unfamiliar situation.

    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Covert Affairs Season 2 Episode 9 - Sad Professor
    5.9/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Sad Professor

    S2:E9

    Annie learns that her college professor Mark Ramsay was secretly working for the CIA when he was killed tracking a Pakistani spy ring. The CIA asks Annie to find the missing intel using her connection to Ramsay's widow Safia.

    Director:J. Miller Tobin
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 11 - Trigger Cut
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. Covert Affairs Season 4 Episode 7 - Crackity Jones
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Crackity Jones

    S4:E7

    Annie finds she has met her match when she has to work to halt the illegal sale of deadly weapons and is teamed up with a seasoned operative. Meanwhile, circumstances force Auggie to deal with past demons' and Calder's suspicions of Annie Walker grow.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Covert Affairs Season 2 Episode 6 - The Outsiders
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #16 - The Outsiders

    S2:E6

    Annie and Reva are captured near the Polish-Belarusian border by a man (Peter Stormare) working for the secret Soviet police when they try to deploy surveillence cameras in the Bialowieza Forest. Meanwhile Jai assembles an extraction team to rescue them in Belarus.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Covert Affairs Season 2 Episode 4 - All the Right Friends
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #17 - All the Right Friends

    S2:E4

    Annie runs into a set up when she tries to exchange a spy named Carlo Reni in Argentina. They escape the assassin and go on the run, trying to find the one responsible before the assassin can finish the job.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 2 - False Skorpion
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 3 - Unseen Power of the Picket Fence
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 4 - Silence Kit
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 8 - Grounded
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 10 - Sensitive Euro Man
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Covert Affairs Season 2 Episode 5 - Around the Sun
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Around the Sun

    S2:E5

    Annie looks into a potential leak at NASA, which could threaten the U.S.'s spy satellites. During the mission, she must also adjust to working with a new tech operative after Auggie moves to a new position.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Covert Affairs Season 2 Episode 12 - Uberlin
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Uberlin

    S2:E12

    While on the trail of Isaak Von Hagen, a known money launderer, Annie prepares to turn his wife, Elsa, into a CIA asset.

    Director:Jonathan Glassner
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Covert Affairs Season 2 Episode 1 - Begin the Begin
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #25 - Begin the Begin

    S2:E1

    When Annie and Ben go back to Washington DC, Ben goes missing. Annie is assigned to keep a professional tennis player from Estonia safe.

    Director:Kate Woods
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Embassy Row" is the worst rated episode of "Covert Affairs". It scored 3.8/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Jamie Barber and written by Henry Alonso Myers, it aired on 7/29/2014. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Brink of the Clouds".