Covert Affairs
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Annie and Auggie work together in the field to obtain a code from a Russian hacker--a woman who also just so happens to be Auggie's ex-girlfriend.
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Title: Communication Breakdown (24 Aug 2010)
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Cast
| Episode complete credited cast: | |||
| Piper Perabo | ... | Annie Walker | |
| Christopher Gorham | ... | Auggie Anderson | |
| Kari Matchett | ... | Joan Campbell | |
| Anne Dudek | ... | Danielle Brooks | |
| Sendhil Ramamurthy | ... | Jai Wilcox | |
| Liane Balaban | ... | Natasha Petrovna | |
| Emmanuelle Vaugier | ... | Liza Hearn | |
| Dylan Taylor | ... | Eric Barber | |
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Tyler Kostyk | ... | Karl the Hacker |
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Bart Bedford | ... | Zack |
| Arnold Pinnock | ... | Rod Phillips (FBI) | |
| Kristian Bruun | ... | Hungry Passenger | |
| Melanie Peterson | ... | Businesswoman | |
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Todd Dulmage | ... | Businessman |
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Adelaide Humphreys | ... | Katia |
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When communication systems throughout D.C. are shut down by a hacker, Auggie is put in the field to obtain the code for the CIA. But his excitement to be doing field work is tempered when he learns that the hacker responsible is Natasha Petrovna...who happens to be his ex-girlfriend. Written by USA Publicity
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man wrapped in a towel | woman wears black lingerie | hacker | ex girlfriend | jumping from a moving train |Parents Guide:
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Natasha Petrovna: Green tie, ugly shirt.
Auggie Anderson: And what does that tell you?
Natasha Petrovna: He's a businessman with no style?
Auggie Anderson: No. He's a Canadian businessman. An American would have ordered ham or Canadian bacon. He ordered back bacon and she asked for a serviette.
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The story indicated that Auggie and Natasha were on an Amtrak Train headed to Canada. Hen the scene cut to the front of the train, the locomotive clearly did not have Amtrak's markings. See more »Quotes
Auggie Anderson: That guy. What is he wearing?Natasha Petrovna: Green tie, ugly shirt.
Auggie Anderson: And what does that tell you?
Natasha Petrovna: He's a businessman with no style?
Auggie Anderson: No. He's a Canadian businessman. An American would have ordered ham or Canadian bacon. He ordered back bacon and she asked for a serviette.
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EnglishRelease Date:
24 August 2010 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaCompany Credits
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This episode is more about Auggie, about his back-story; his past life, his current mission, and the reason for his "walk of shame" in the previous episode - which turns out to be Liza Hearn, the journalist with her sights set on the CIA.
Which means there is a whole lot less of my fave heroine in this one. Piper Perabo didn't exactly have a few afternoons off, but maybe a bit of a breather.
The show is so damn good that Christopher Gorham, who I think failed in POPULAR, is even a star in my eyes. Auggie is a very likable character, and I don't often mention good male performances, so...
Liane Belaban, as Auggie's former Russian girlfriend, with the anarchic outlook, really won me over, though. I even saw a whole lot of early Julia Roberts in her.
The suspenseful train sequence (you know the whole time something's about to happen) brought to mind another spy movie, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME. I'll just bet at least someone on the set thought about that one. Maybe all?