Covert Affairs: Season 2, Episode 8 “Welcome to the Occupation” (B+)
There’s nothing quite as exciting as sending agents who usually don’t do field work out into the world to show what they’ve got even if they haven’t been active in years. Joan coming along with Annie to deal with this hostage crisis was a fun move since Kari Matchett hasn’t actually had all that much to do during her season and a half on this show. Having Arthur spend some time in the control room breathing down Auggie’s neck was a nice bonus since it was interesting to see him playing a more active role than usual as well. Putting Ben into the equation was a nice twist, and it’s intriguing to see how he and Annie react after the way things have dissipated twice in the past now. Ultimately, however, the two of them work together extremely well and they managed to save the day. Annie in particular was impressive, antagonizing Pablo into getting them put with the hostages. Yancey Arias did a great job as Pablo, seething anger and attempted ecoterrorism as he kept a controlled lid on the situation. While Annie was out of the country, we still got to see quite a lot of Dr. Weiss as he continues to audition for World’s Best Boyfriend and even elicits a curious marriage question from Danielle. It seems all but guaranteed that he’s not a spy, so I wonder whether Annie will be able to balance her covert life and a relationship with a man who seems like the genuine real thing.
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