Then Joan — having accepted a new job — invited Annie to join her CIA task force. But by episode’s end, the spy gal still hadn’t given her answers to either proposal.

To top it off, she was thrown for a loop when Auggie revealed his plans to leave the agency and travel the world with Natasha. Below, executive producers Matt Corman and Chris Ord weigh Annie’s options and Auggie’s attempt to get away from the CIA life. The EPs also address the show’s renewal status — it has yet to be picked up for Season 6 — and whether it’s over, romantically, for Annie and Auggie.

TVLINE ? She knows the answer. We’ll see, if we get another season, what those answers are. TVLINE . She’s considering that. She’s considering whether to stay in the agency. She’s considering what to do about her heart, if anything. So she’s got a lot to think about. TVLINE . One has to be ready for relationships in life and then they can present themselves.

She, through her experiences, changed as a person and is sort of questioning some of the things she held true. She also, though, has this history with guys that hasn’t ended well. So one could imagine that she might be gun- shy because so many of her relationships have ended poorly, and not necessarily emotionally poorly, but just there’s a lot of danger in this job. Basically, everybody she’s dated has been shot, and several of those guys have died. VIDEOSDIG Sneak Peek: USA Network Drama Uncovers Israel’s . But aren’t Joan and Arthur an example for Annie of how they can make it work? ORD . And as we’ve seen over five seasons, it hasn’t always been easy for them, and they’re probably the model couple.

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But the job creates a lot of challenges, places a lot of strains on relationships. Annie and Mc. Quaid know that. Something Arthur and Joan have been able to do is transition to Langley, be at home base, and that might have been very helpful in their longterm relationship whereas Annie and Mc.

Quaid are real field people. They’re real action people.

She senses that, she feels that, but in the same respect, she knows just how good it has been with Ryan, how good Ryan is for her. The Lovers Full Movie In English. She’s weighing all of that. TVLINE . What we’re happy .

Would you say that Annie and Auggie have moved on from each other in a romantic sense? CORMAN . But there’s always a kinship there.

There’s always a closeness there. Walker Texas Ranger Season 3 Episode 9 there. And they kind of define one another and themselves through this relationship in many ways. Right now, they’re definitely on different trajectories. But it would be wrong to say that they’ve transcended the power of that relationship. RELATEDPilot Scoop: USA Network Orders Supernatural Drama Evil Men, Starring Dallas Roberts and Clifton Collins Jr. TVLINE ? Is it in his nature?

ORD . He thinks he can. He wants to. He’s excited about the future. He’s excited about the unknown.

But in the same respect, he is a proud and true spy. He’s been at the CIA a long time and loves his job. That will be, in some ways, his challenge going forward. TVLINE ? I don’t think she saw that coming.

That’s always an odd feeling. You want to be supportive of your friends who you really care about, but in the same respect, it is a bit of a gut- punch to her. Her handler, Auggie, is leaving the CIA.

So that’s going to affect how she chooses whether or not to come back to the CIA. She’s wondering what that life would be like at the agency without him.

TVLINE ? Is he now a free man? An asset? ORD . We loved what he brought to the character. We liked the fact that somehow, by the end of the finale, Belenko and Annie had broken through to this kind of uneasy alliance. We’re excited to see what we can mine out of that. TVLINE . He would have to come out of the shadows more. And she would need to be by his side a lot, which is a different role for her. Even when they were both at the agency, she had a lot of autonomy.

Any time somebody embarks on a political campaign, it’s a huge sacrifice for themselves and their family. But the upside is you can serve the country in a different way on a larger platform. For us, Arthur is such a magnetic, warm person, and Peter Gallagher, as well.

We’ve often said that Peter would be an amazing politician in real life. TVLINE ? And is there a feeling writing these episodes that the show is nearing its last run? CORMAN . We are excited at the opportunity if it should present itself to do more. But we really don’t know. For us, these characters and the actors we’re working with are so infinitely talented that we think we could keep telling stories forever. Maybe we’re delusional in that sense, but we just love this show so much.

We don’t like to think about it in terms of the end. TVLINE . Would you be happy if this was the ending? We want the show to continue. We’re very proud of this finale. So at least we feel if we didn’t come back, we’d be going out on a high note. We don’t really like to think about it in those terms.

Because for us, too, getting back to the first part of your point, those are natural turns and natural points in our characters’ lives, but they’re not natural endpoints in the sense that every major point like that creates entirely new stories and new threads to explore. So for us, if anything, they could be great beginning points for future seasons.

Covert Affairs fans, what did you think of the finale? Should Annie accept Ryan’s proposal? And would you be content if this was the end? Grade the episode via the poll below, then hit the comments with your thoughts.

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