The WORST episodes of Covert Affairs
Every episode of Covert Affairs ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Covert Affairs!
"Covert Affairs" centers on a young CIA operative, Annie Walker, 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 her past that her CIA bosses are really after. Auggie Anderson is a CIA military intelligence agent who was blinded while on assignment and is Annie's guide in this world of bureaucracy, excitement and intrigue.
#1 - Transport is Arranged
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/4/2014
Annie and McQuaid must sneak into Russian territory in pursuit of Belenko.
#2 - South Bound Suarez
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/27/2010
Annie is tasked with getting close to Diego, a college student, in the hopes that his sister, Julia, will provide the CIA with intel on Victor Ponces, a corrupt Venezuelan government official. But when the CIA station agent looking into Ponces goes missing, Diego's trust in Annie means that she's going to have to finish the job.
#3 - I Can't Quit You Baby
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/14/2010
Annie needs to be recruited by smugglers; Arthur and Joan must bring Henry Wilcox back into the fold.
#4 - Unseen Power of the Picket Fence
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/8/2014
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.
#5 - What Is and What Should Never Be
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/31/2010
After Annie witnesses a suspicious purchase at an art auction, her follow-up brings a surprise visitor -- Ben Mercer -- back into her life.
#6 - False Skorpion
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/1/2014
Annie thinks about working with Ryan McQuaid in an effort to catch a terrorist in Venezuela. Auggie is questioned by the NCTC.
#7 - Embassy Row
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/29/2014
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.
#8 - Speed of Life
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/31/2012
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.
#9 - Walter's Walk
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2010
New CIA agent Annie Walker is still forced to work on low-key cases until she is tipped off that a IRA cell operates in America.
#10 - In the Light
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/10/2010
In order to stop a weapons shipment, Annie asks a former operative for help and attracts Henry Wilcox's and her former lover Ben Mercer's attention.
#11 - Houses of the Holy
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/17/2010
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.
#12 - Trigger Cut
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/6/2014
McQuaid's health hangs in the balance; Annie seeks information in Istanbul; Arthur takes control.
#13 - Wishful Beginnings
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/23/2012
Things become complicated for Annie when Eyal Lavin and his boss, Rivka Singer, request the CIA's assistance tracking down a Mossad asset.
#14 - She Believes
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/20/2014
After a startling revelation, Annie works with a new ally; McQuaid and Joan go into the field.
#15 - Frontwards
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/11/2014
Annie and McQuaid's relationship deepens while tracking down Belenko's next target.
#16 - Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/6/2012
When a crucial CIA asset disappears from protective custody, Annie and Eyal work to find her before they lose her forever.
#17 - Loving the Alien
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/28/2012
When Simon invites Annie on a trip to Cuba, she accepts, knowing this is her best opportunity to learn what Simon has been planning. But going to Cuba means Annie won't have any backup if she gets caught.
#18 - Hang on to Yourself
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/10/2012
After tragedy shakes up the CIA, Annie and the rest of the DPD find themselves in an unfamiliar situation.
#19 - Vamos
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/16/2013
Annie forges a professional relationship with Henry Wilcox while also adjusting to her new romance with Auggie. But when Annie and Auggie head to Columbia searching for a new person of interest: the Puma, the spy game gets serious.
#20 - Starlings of the Slipstream
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/13/2014
Annie searches for a rogue chemist in Germany; questions about Joan's time in the Balkans.
#21 - Space (I Believe In)
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/20/2013
Annie gets involved in an FBI investigation in order to cover her tracks. Elsewhere, Henry presents Annie with a major opportunity.
#22 - Silence Kit
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/15/2014
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.
#23 - Sound and Vision
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/17/2012
Annie and Auggie are brought together for a DPD assignment, sending them to Spain to acquire a computer virus that China also wants to obtain.
#24 - Shady Lane
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/24/2014
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.
#25 - No Quarter
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/3/2010
After a "simple brush pass" goes sour, Annie is stranded and on the run in Zurich with Eyal, a Mossad agent who can't be trusted. Meanwhile, as Auggie works to bring Annie home safely, Arthur and Joan are busy trying to track a leak coming from within the CIA ... and Auggie is near the top of the list