7.7/10249 votes#1 - 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.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Matt Corman, Chris Ord
7.6/10219 votes#2 - 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.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Stephen Hootstein
7.6/10213 votes#3 - 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.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Tamara Becher
7.5/10210 votes#4 - 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.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Zak Schwartz
7.5/10213 votes#5 - Elevate Me Later
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 7/22/2014
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
7.8/10216 votes#6 - 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.
Director: Jamie Barber
Writer: Henry Alonso Myers
7.5/10206 votes#7 - Brink of the Clouds
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 8/5/2014
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 Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Hayley Tyler
7.9/10206 votes#8 - Grounded
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 8/12/2014
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: N/A
7.9/10209 votes#9 - Spit on a Stranger
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 8/19/2014
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
8.1/10223 votes#10 - Sensitive Euro Man
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 8/26/2014
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
7.5/10197 votes#11 - 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 of McQuaid Security; Calder has a new recruit.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Stephen Hootstein
7.7/10191 votes#12 - 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.
Director: Christopher Gorham
Writer: Karen Campbell
7.6/10186 votes#13 - 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.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Hayley Tyler
7.8/10194 votes#14 - Transport Is Arranged
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/4/2014
Annie and McQuaid must sneak into Russian territory in pursuit of Belenko.
Director: Emile B. Levisetti
Writer: Henry Alonso Myers
7.6/10186 votes#15 - Frontwards
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 12/11/2014
Annie and McQuaid's relationship deepens while tracking down Belenko's next target.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Stephen Hootstein
7.8/10216 votes#16 - Gold Soundz
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 12/18/2014
With Russian Vega Force assassins on their trail, Annie and McQuaid work together to escape.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Matt Corman, Chris Ord
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!
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...
Genres:DramaAction & Adventure
Network:USA Network
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Shady Lane" is the best rated episode of "Covert Affairs" season 5. It scored 7.7/10 based on 249 votes. Directed by Félix Enríquez 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".