Covert Affairs – Things get complicated for everyone!

What is it with Annie and foreign men? It really is too bad that she is forbidden from dating them, because American men just aren’t doing it for her. I’ve been not-so-patiently awaiting the return of Eyal Lavine, the Mossad agent who makes an organic breakfast.

While Eyal may have seen the honey-trap for what it was, I definitely didn’t. I really thought they were hitting it off and even forgot about how that was forbidden. I mean, really … Annie was rogue for most of the episode anyway, right? Guess it is back to boring blind dates for Annie, since even the fan-favorite Auggie is taken now.

The actual case this week wasn’t anything particularly unique. Eyal wanted to kill the person responsible for the massacre where his sister died. He was willing to sacrifice himself to get revenge for his sister.

The case worked well because it smoothly incorporated several previously seen characters into one story. I like Rossabi almost as much as Eyal. His frustration at being kept in the dark rang true. I hope that he gives his Smithsonian contact another chance when he needs to cooperate with the CIA again.

For the first time since his promotion, we saw Jai and Joan forced to work together and their troubles have just begun. Jai was in the wrong to speak out about Joan in mixed company, but he isn’t going to take her smack down lightly. How long before they put someone in harm’s way due to their animosity? I’m guessing … not long at all!

Overall, I enjoyed the episode because of the relationships that are developing. The politics within the CIA are just beginning to get intriguing. How will that all play out and who will end up on the “winning” side? I’m looking forward to that journey over the remaining episodes this season.

Odds and Ends

• Unfortuate timing for Joan to be sporting a Penn State t-shirt at work. Wonder if the show’s producers considered editing it out?
• The drink of the week was Sazerac, a whiskey or cognac cocktail.
• The playboy, Auggie, has decided to settle down … for four months. He clearly cares about Parker enough that he didn’t put in the request to get her transferred to somewhere safer than Eritea. While that sounds counterintuitive, I don’t think she would have appreciated his meddling at all.
• Unfortunately, I don’t see Auggie and Parker’s relationship having a happy ending. For the Annie-Auggie fans, maybe this is a step in the right direction for him settling down. Personally, I’d prefer they just remain friends — very good friends.
• Jai seemed to go out of his way to be friendly and helpful to Annie now that he has been promoted. What is that about? I don’t think it is just a friendly gesture. He has a motive.
• I hope we see both Eyal and Rossabi again!

Clacked by Carla Day
on Nov 17, 2011 @ 03:48 EST5EDT