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'Covert Affairs': 'Wonk' and 9 other things we learned
The "Covert Affairs" summer finale gave us a cliffhanger, a revelation and even a vocabulary lesson.Spoilers: Really, must we warn you by now? Watch the show first!
What we've learned from the two-hour finale:
Part I: "I Can't Quit You Baby"
1. Anna Chlumsky - So that's what happened to the "My Girl" star. You know, even as Vivian Long, she kind of looks the same.
2. Wonk - (noun, slang) a "student who spends much time studying and has little or no social life" (according to Dictionary.com)
3. Auggie is better than Ben Stiller.
4. Annie is still very, very green despite knowing enough Turkish "to get by."
5. Toothaches hurt like the dickens, but if you wait till next episode, you won't have to worry about it anymore.
Part II: "When The Levee Breaks"
1. Excruciating office parties are universal.
2. It's a cowrie bracelet not necklace. Oops.
3. Liza Hearn's leak is former Director of the National Clandestine Service, Henry Wilcox, that dog.
4. Joan and Arthur's marriage just might have a fighting chance.
5. USA is determined to leave us cliffhung with possible fatal shootings. First "White Collar," now this?
All in all, we'd have liked more conclusions, but hey, there's still the second half of the season for that ... in Summer 2011. Sigh.
[UPDATE: A previous version of the article erroneously listed the return date as January, which is actually when "Covert Affair's" sister show "White Collar" returns.]
How did you like the "Covert Affairs" finale?
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Actually, they said after show, last night it would return next summer. That's not surprising since it was a new show, they only order a smaller number of episodes. Next Season will be a larger order and broke into two halves.
Please, don't kill Ben he's important to the show/Annie. If Ben is killed off, that's it for me watching CA. If you want to hook Annie up with anyone do it with FBI agent Rossabi.I'll have to wait to see what happens in 2011 (a long way off).
@JBW - You're right! Got it mixed up with "White Collar," which will be back in January. Thanks!
if you watched the coming attractions(summer) they inferred that Ben is dead.I believe they had to kill him off for the show to go on.the episodes without ben had a balance and were quick paced.those with him were sluggish at best
Let's not forget the Burn Notice cliffhanger too. Everyone seems to be getting shot!
Good show, I wish they had some winter episodes coming (same for In Plain Sight). I don't think the whole Ben Mercer romance is all that thrilling. They need to eventually get away from the guys having to come save Annie each week. Although she did pretty well helping Ben at the end.
Annie getting her tooth fixed/removed was inferred during her conversation with Auggie at the end of hour 1. Speaking of Auggie, he is better than Ben Stiller & totally HOT when protective of Annie. Henry Wilcox as the mole was not a surprise. It made the most sense especially after hour 1. I agree with previous poster who said Ben will not be back. He was the catalyst for Annie's need for a new life but she's found it now. I'm just sorry we have to wait until January for the new season.
Waiting until next summer is way too long. Way to kill a show.
Yeah, Nathan. MAD MEN and BREAKING BAD wait an entire year between seasons and look how terribly they do. Same with TRUE BLOOD. No one watches it.
Oh, wait. Seems a nine-month break DOESN'T kill shows. Sorry, my mistake. Nathan, you're just an idiot.
Great summer finale, looking fwd to new eps !! ;)