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The Best Episodes of Covert Affairs Season 1

Every episode of Covert Affairs Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Covert Affairs Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Covert Affairs Season 1

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...

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  1. Background image for Pilot
    7.4/10(665 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Background image for Walter's Walk
    7.2/10(477 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Background image for South Bound Suarez
    7.0/10(459 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Background image for No Quarter
    7.7/10(456 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Background image for In the Light
    7.3/10(398 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Houses of the Holy
    7.3/10(395 votes)

    #6 - 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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  8. Background image for Communication Breakdown
    7.5/10(408 votes)

    #7 - 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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  9. Background image for What Is and What Should Never Be
    7.3/10(385 votes)

    #8 - 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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  10. Background image for Fool in the Rain
    7.2/10(360 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for I Can't Quit You Baby
    7.5/10(376 votes)

    #10 - 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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  12. Background image for When the Levee Breaks
    7.4/10(355 votes)

    #11 - When the Levee Breaks

    S1:E11

    Annie is forced to confront her past when Ben Mercer walks into CIA Headquarters.

    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writer:Unknown
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Covert Affairs" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 665 votes. Directed by Tim Matheson and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/13/2010. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Walter's Walk".