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The Best Episodes of Covert Affairs

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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
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    Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 14 - Transport Is Arranged
    8.0/10(217 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Covert Affairs Season 1 Episode 4 - No Quarter
    7.8/10(470 votes)

    #2 - No Quarter

    S1:E4

    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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Covert Affairs Season 3 Episode 8 - Glass Spider
    7.7/10(405 votes)

    #3 - Glass Spider

    S3:E8

    After it's discovered that Jai was investigating Simon Fischer when he was killed, bringing Simon in becomes Arthur's top priority. In the hopes of protecting Simon, Annie requests that she be allowed to bring him in herself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Covert Affairs Season 2 Episode 7 - Half a World Away
    7.5/10(356 votes)

    #4 - Half a World Away

    S2:E7

    Auggie is aided by a flight attendant (Rebecca Mader) while on his vacation to the international jazz festival in Istanbul. His trip turns into a mission when he inadvertently records the voice of the man who injured him during the war in Afghanistan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Covert Affairs Season 3 Episode 9 - Suffragette City
    7.5/10(378 votes)

    #5 - Suffragette City

    S3:E9

    As the life of one the Agency’s best hangs in the balance, the team works to discover the truth after it’s revealed that one of their own might not be who they thought.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Covert Affairs Season 3 Episode 11 - Rock 'n' Roll Suicide
    7.5/10(333 votes)

    #6 - Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

    S3:E11

    When Annie's mission in Russia goes awry, landing her in prison, Auggie, Joan, and Arthur work with an old friend to bring her home safely.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Covert Affairs Season 4 Episode 10 - Levitate Me
    7.3/10(318 votes)

    #7 - Levitate Me

    S4:E10

    Annie makes a desperate attempt to take down Henry. Elsewhere, Calder and Annie finally face off.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Covert Affairs Season 2 Episode 10 - World Leader Pretend
    7.2/10(319 votes)

    #8 - World Leader Pretend

    S2:E10

    While Annie runs the extraction of a Chinese scientist named Shen Yue who is willing to defect, she runs into complications and is forced to make a difficult choice.

    Director:Kate Woods
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Covert Affairs Season 1 Episode 2 - Walter's Walk
    7.0/10(493 votes)

    #9 - Walter's Walk

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Covert Affairs Season 1 Episode 3 - South Bound Suarez
    7.0/10(471 votes)

    #10 - South Bound Suarez

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Covert Affairs Season 1 Episode 9 - Fool in the Rain
    7.0/10(369 votes)

    #11 - Fool in the Rain

    S1:E9

    An Iranian trade delegation member attending the WTO conference in Toronto escapes his handlers and contacts the CIA, hoping to parlay stolen intelligence into safe passage to the United States.

    Director:Vincent Misiano
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Covert Affairs Season 1 Episode 10 - I Can't Quit You Baby
    7.0/10(386 votes)

    #12 - I Can't Quit You Baby

    S1:E10

    Annie needs to be recruited by smugglers; Arthur and Joan must bring Henry Wilcox back into the fold.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Covert Affairs Season 2 Episode 2 - Good Advices
    7.0/10(369 votes)

    #13 - Good Advices

    S2:E2

    Annie meets Mossad agent Eyal Lavin again when they both try to turn a secretary working at the Syrian embassy in Paris into an asset.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Covert Affairs Season 2 Episode 3 - Bang and Blame
    7.0/10(355 votes)

    #14 - Bang and Blame

    S2:E3

    The leak of a CIA Trainee's name brings Annie back to The Farm with the sensitive task to find the culprit without being exposed herself which would end her own CIA career.

    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Covert Affairs Season 2 Episode 14 - Horse to Water
    7.0/10(309 votes)

    #15 - Horse to Water

    S2:E14

    Annie keeps tabs on the daughter of a CIA analyst imprisoned for selling intelligence. After an asset is killed in Russia, the CIA suspects the woman could be helping her father.

    Director:Rosemary Rodriguez
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Covert Affairs Season 3 Episode 3 - The Last Thing You Should Do
    7.0/10(336 votes)

    #16 - The Last Thing You Should Do

    S3:E3

    When a situation develops while Auggie is visiting Parker in Africa, Annie, Joan and Lena have to find a way to work together to bring him back safely.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Covert Affairs Season 3 Episode 10 - Let's Dance
    7.0/10(321 votes)

    #17 - Let's Dance

    S3:E10

    The CIA attempts to obtain proof that an enemy is hiding in Russia, in the hopes of bringing them to justice.

    Director:Andrew Bernstein
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Covert Affairs Season 3 Episode 15 - Quicksand
    7.0/10(289 votes)

    #18 - Quicksand

    S3:E15

    With Auggie in Iraq and Joan out of the office, Annie turns to Eyal to help her track down Khalid Ansari.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Covert Affairs Season 4 Episode 12 - Something Against You
    7.0/10(249 votes)

    #19 - Something Against You

    S4:E12

    Despite his misgivings, Auggie decides to work with Calder on an alternate method to destroy Henry. Joan confronts Auggie about this alliance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Covert Affairs Season 4 Episode 15 - There Goes My Gun
    7.0/10(294 votes)

    #20 - There Goes My Gun

    S4:E15

    Annie, Auggie and Calder go on an unauthorized mission to Hong Kong in the hope of apprehending Henry's courier. Meanwhile, Joan and Arthur reveal a traitor who's been hiding in plain sight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Covert Affairs Season 5 Episode 15 - Frontwards
    7.0/10(210 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Covert Affairs Season 1 Episode 5 - In the Light
    6.8/10(410 votes)

    #22 - In the Light

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Jonathan Glassner
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Covert Affairs Season 1 Episode 7 - Communication Breakdown
    6.8/10(419 votes)

    #23 - Communication Breakdown

    S1:E7

    When communication systems throughout D.C. are shut down by a hacker, Auggie is put in the field to obtain the code for the CIA. But his excitement to be doing field work is tempered when he learns that the hacker responsible is Natasha Petrova ... who happens to be his ex-girlfriend.

    Director:Kate Woods
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Covert Affairs Season 1 Episode 8 - What Is and What Should Never Be
    6.8/10(395 votes)

    #24 - What Is and What Should Never Be

    S1:E8

    After Annie witnesses a suspicious purchase at an art auction, her follow-up brings a surprise visitor — Ben Mercer — back into her life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Covert Affairs Season 2 Episode 8 - Welcome to the Occupation
    6.8/10(327 votes)

    #25 - Welcome to the Occupation

    S2:E8

    When a covert CIA operative and friend of Joan's gets caught up in a hostage crisis in Mexico, Annie and Joan are sent to assess the situation under the cover of being a news team. But when Arthur decides that they need additional backup, he sends Ben Mercer to assist them.

    Director:John Fawcett
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Transport Is Arranged" is the best rated episode of "Covert Affairs". It scored 8/10 based on 217 votes. Directed by Emile B. Levisetti and written by Henry Alonso Myers, it aired on 12/4/2014. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "No Quarter".