Friday, January 20, 2017

Covert Affairs (Serial)

Season 1 - 5

A spy-thriller-drama that is quite fun. It has the same feel as Alias (in its first couple of seasons) or Burn Notice. Annie Walker is a young agent who works for the Domestic Protectorate Division of the CIA. Turns out that she is pretty good at clandestine work, mostly because she goes out on her own to solve problems instead of being bound by protocol. And of course is always on the verge of trouble for it. She has a sexy but troubled handler whose blindness prevents him from being in the field (most of the time) and a sexy, rock star boss who takes her under her wing as mentor/role model. Perhaps amazingly, the show never jumped the shark, maintaining its quality writing throughout all five seasons.

4 stars (out of 5)

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