Covert Affairs

10 Best Episodes of Covert Affairs - Season 2

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 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.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 02, 2023.

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Covert Affairs - S2E14

#15 - Horse to Water (Season 2 - Episode 14)

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.

The episode was rated 8.01 from 297 votes.

Covert Affairs - S2E5

#14 - Around the Sun (Season 2 - Episode 5)

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Annie looks into a potential leak at NASA, which could threaten the U.S.'s spy satellites. During the mission, she must also adjust to working with a new tech operative after Auggie moves to a new position.

The episode was rated 8.01 from 309 votes.

Covert Affairs - S2E15

#13 - What's the Frequency, Kenneth? (Season 2 - Episode 15)

A MI6 operative asks Annie for access to the Smithsonian. Since he doesn't know that Annie's a CIA agent, she decides to cooperate in order to find out what he's after.

The episode was rated 8.05 from 292 votes.

Covert Affairs - S2E6

#12 - The Outsiders (Season 2 - Episode 6)

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Annie and Reva are captured near the Polish-Belarusian border by a man (Peter Stormare) working for the secret Soviet police when they try to deploy surveillence cameras in the Bialowieza Forest. Meanwhile Jai assembles an extraction team to rescue them in Belarus.

The episode was rated 8.07 from 317 votes.

Covert Affairs - S2E11

#11 - The Wake-Up Bomb (Season 2 - Episode 11)

Annie feels lonely during some downtime following a failed mission in Venice. Another assignment soon comes up, however, involving a chef tied to a Basque separatist movement.

The episode was rated 8.08 from 311 votes.

Covert Affairs - S2E9

#10 - Sad Professor (Season 2 - Episode 9)

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Annie learns that her college professor Mark Ramsay was secretly working for the CIA when he was killed tracking a Pakistani spy ring. The CIA asks Annie to find the missing intel using her connection to Ramsay's widow Safia.

The episode was rated 8.09 from 305 votes.

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#9 - Good Advices (Season 2 - Episode 2)

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.

The episode was rated 8.13 from 319 votes.

Covert Affairs - S2E4

#8 - All the Right Friends (Season 2 - Episode 4)

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Annie runs into a set up when she tries to exchange a spy named Carlo Reni in Argentina. They escape the assassin and go on the run, trying to find the one responsible before the assassin can finish the job.

The episode was rated 8.13 from 307 votes.

Covert Affairs - S2E13

#7 - A Girl Like You (Season 2 - Episode 13)

Annie is sent to find Mossad agent Eyal Lavin after it's discovered he's in Washington D.C. posing as a CIA operative.

The episode was rated 8.14 from 291 votes.

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#6 - Uberlin (Season 2 - Episode 12)

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While on the trail of Isaak Von Hagen, a known money launderer, Annie prepares to turn his wife, Elsa, into a CIA asset.

The episode was rated 8.16 from 297 votes.

Covert Affairs - S2E16

#5 - Letter Never Sent (Season 2 - Episode 16)

Annie and Danielle's vacation in Stockholm turns dangerous when Danielle is mistaken for a spy, putting her life in danger.

The episode was rated 8.18 from 283 votes.

Covert Affairs - S2E3

#4 - Bang and Blame (Season 2 - Episode 3)

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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.

The episode was rated 8.22 from 312 votes.

Covert Affairs - S2E7

#3 - Half a World Away (Season 2 - Episode 7)

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.

The episode was rated 8.24 from 316 votes.

Covert Affairs - S2E8

#2 - Welcome to the Occupation (Season 2 - Episode 8)

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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.

The episode was rated 8.24 from 299 votes.

Covert Affairs - S2E10

#1 - World Leader Pretend (Season 2 - Episode 10)

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.

The episode was rated 8.26 from 302 votes.

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