Covert Affairs (TV Series) Good Advices (2011) User Reviews

Knockout direction

[kevinjo67 · 9/10 · 29 June 2011]

Is it just me or did this episode take it to a whole new level? The direction on this one kept my jaw dropping--one of the best chase sequences I've seen on TV on a long time, and the plot twists kept me deeply engaged. Previously, I'd found the show to be amusing and clever...but in this episode they really turned it up to 11. Piper is always wonderful...but now her show is showing some serious teeth. I'm definitely in for the long haul now. USA network keeps churning them out...Burn Notice, In Plain Sight, Royal Pains, Psyche. They got the creative juices flowing in a big way, and if this episode is any indication, Covert Affairs is going to be a standout.

Paris...

[gelasma-1 · 6/10 · 1 September 2021]

A so-so episode as far as I'm concerned. My comment here is on the representation of Paris. Of course, as a Parisian, I've known for a long time that the representation of Paris in US films and TV series is totally unrealistic. But the chances to stop a taxi in a street of Paris in one second just by raising your hand (like if it were New York) are one in a million. And the chances or getting that taxi to get you to Epernay without prior notice (2 to 2 and a half hour drive), again, are one in a million, even for 500 euros... And the geography of the city is all over the place, jumping from Saint-Germain to Montmartre...