The Agency
WARNING : SPOILERS ahead for The Agency episode 1 & 2 .
The first two episodes of the young Paramount+ political thriller seriesThe Agencyfinds Michael Fassbender ’s " Martian " in the thick of a potentially ruinous CIA exposure . create for American television by Jez and John - Henry Butterworth ( Edge of Tomorrow , Ford v Ferrari),The Agencyis an adaption of the 2015 critically acclaim Gallic thriller seriesThe Bureaucreated by Eric Rochant . Fassbender conduct thecast ofThe Agencyalongside Jeffrey Wright , Richard Gere , Katherine Waterson , John Magaro , Saura Lightfoot - Leon , and Jodie Turner - Smith .
Despite its promising beginning material and ensemble cast , The Agencyhas received mixed reviews , result in anegative Rotten Tomatoes scotch of 45%after its two - episode premiere on November 29 , 2024 . DuringThe Agencyepisode 1 " The Bends " and episode 2 " Wooden Duck,“Fassbender ’s " Paul Lewis " gets pulled out of a six - year hole-and-corner military mission to help turn up a missing CIA private investigator cite Coyotewho has the potentiality to reveal several farsighted - term cloak-and-dagger missionary post in as many as nine res publica . Due to the extreme circumstances , Paul , who ’s have it off around the London CIA offices as the celebrated " Martian " , is brought in by his superiors Henry ( Wright ) and Bosko ( Gere ) .
New episodes ofThe Agencyrelease every Friday on Paramount+ .
What Happened To Coyote After His DUI Arrest
Coyote was not given proper intoxication training because he was sober
As establish inThe Agencyepisode 1 , a CIA intelligence officer name Coyote was pick up after aim drunk and get various damage while undercover in the eastern - Euspoean land Belarus . After he was arrested and jailed , Coyote soon disappeared , which sparked panic among the CIAas he was cognisant of worthful intel that could greatly compromise the intact organisation .
Coyote , who renounce drinking , antecedently enounce if he was ever drunk , it would probably be because his cover had been blown . After the first two episodes ofThe Agency , Coyote ’s whereabouts remain undecipherable . Henry conclude that Coyote had either lead the prison undetected or had been tap by play off force and was being concur prisoner , which would be the worst - display case scenario for the CIA .
Why The CIA Tortured Their Own Operative In Russia
They were testing to see if he was a Russian double agent
As Martian gets acquainted with the details environ Coyote ’s fade , he gets sidetracked by an undercover Russian operative named Alexei who panics when he get wind that his mission may be compromised because Coyote was aware of it . Rather than following protocol , which in this pillowcase would have been to standby , Alexei piss a bold run for it and reserve a flight to the United States . Martian works quickly to change his flight to make it seem like he is trying to confabulate his hospitalized buddy . After come in Poland , Alexei is immediately wiretap by who he believe to be Russian operatives , when in realitythey are United States ops who test Alexei to see if he ’s a double agent .
What Does Martian Mean By Wooden Duck?
“Squeeze a wooden duck, it doesn’t quack.”
The title of episode 2 " Wooden Duck " is a major plot gimmick inThe Agency . Martian ab initio approach Henry about the prospect of Alexei being a wooden duck and asks for him to be extracted for interview . Henry and Bosko reluctantly tally to pull Alexei out of his mission , which was an expensive but necessary move after a psychologist cleared that Alexei was a major risk to the CIA.Martian explains the concept of a wooden duck’s egg while Alexei is being interrogate in a transportation containerhe believes to be in Poland but is actually at the CIA base in London . Martian says to his confrere , “ Squeeze a wooden duck’s egg , it does n’t quack , " meaning that if Alexei does n’t know any Russian intel , he wo n’t reveal it .
Why Charlie Was Ordered To Abort His Mission In Ukraine
Charlie’s Operation Felix was at risk of being compromised
Charlie is the blood brother - in - law of Henry , who is a force field working on an undercover foreign mission in Ukraine code - name Felix . During a Zoom call at the remainder ofThe Agencyepisode 1 , Henry reveals that he hump the name of Charlie ’s procedure , which Charlie subtly confirms . Henry does n’t severalise Charlie why he knows about Operation Felix but it ’s because it ’s one of the nine missions that could be compromise due to Coyote ’s fade . In sequence 2,Charlie fix a few messages saying that someone is planning to visit him tonight , which was code for " abort delegacy . " Charlie and the two other intelligence officer disguised as Doctor of the Church make a running for it and pop many troops on their way out of the country .
Is Alexei Really A Russian Double Agent?
Martian’s War and Peace tactic proved Alexei knows nothing
Alexei use up a cruel whipping by the " Russian " private detective who charge him of being an American undercover agent . Alexei does not earn he is being tested and record by the CIA to fix whether or not he defect from his overhaul . Martian orchestrates the tune of inquiring but eventually loses his patience , grab a ski mask and interrogate Alexei cheek to face . Martian finally brings Alexei to breaking distributor point by naming off a listing of " Russian intelligence officers " who are really role in Leo Tolstoy ’s classical novelWar and Peace . Because Alexei " confirm " some of theWar and Peacecharacters as Russian spies , he and Henry discover thatAlexei actually is not a Russian double broker and does n’t have any legitimate Russian intel .
Daniela’s First Undercover Mission Explained
She has to impress a professor and earn a competitive job in Tehran
Amidst all the chaos surrounding Coyote ’s disappearance and Alexei ’s scare , neophyte Daniela begins her training as a field agent under Martian , who is a unpitying but effective mentor . Daniela must learn how to speak Farsi for her undercover mission in Iran where she will take over the identity of a scholar from Spain . Daniela is tell by Waterson ’s Naomi that she is being sent to Tehran to key out Iranian nuclear locomotive engineer . She is to earn the respect and trustingness of a celebrated Persian professor and realize a job at the Institute of Geophysics . Her total mission calculate on her working at the Institute so as to make herself a worthful plus to the CIA and monitor Persian nuclear growth .
What Was Sami Zahir Really Doing In London?
Sami has not been honest with Martian
The Agencyepisode 1 begins with the end of " Paul ’s " family relationship with his love pursuit in Ethiopia , Sami Zahir . He dead tells her that he is lead that dark and will likely never see her again . Shockingly , Sami Zahir turns up in London after Martian break protocol and contacts her after a venomous explosiontakes space at a university in Ethiopia where she works . Sami explains that she is there for research intent through her university but Martian finds out that she did n’t really come to London for her education or her known job . What ’s clear at the final stage ofThe Agencyepisode 2 is that whatever Sami is really up to , she has not been good with Martian and may have some more skin in the secret plan previously call up .
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The Agency is a 2024 espionage thriller travel along covert CIA agent Martian , who is recall to London Station , disrupting his surreptitious life story . As a former romance rekindles , Martian ’s life history and reliable individuality are jeopardized , direct him into a high - stakes world of international machination and trick .
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The Agency is a 2024 espionage thriller following covert CIA agent Martian, who is recalled to London Station, disrupting his undercover life. As a former romance rekindles, Martian’s career and true identity are jeopardized, leading him into a high-stakes world of international intrigue and deception.
