The Agency
WARNING : SPOILERS ahead for The Agency installment 3 .
installment 3 of the Paramount+ political thriller seriesThe Agencyreveals the unfeigned identity of Michael Fassbender ’s " Martian " as the CIA does damage control on Operation Felix . Created 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 leads thecast ofThe Agencyalongside Jeffrey Wright , Richard Gere , Katherine Waterson , John Magaro , Saura Lightfoot - Leon , and Jodie Turner - Smith .
Despite its hopeful source textile and ensemble mold , The Agencyhas received interracial reviews , resulting in a Rotten Tomatoes score of 66 % after its two - sequence premiere on November 29 , 2024 . DuringThe Agencyepisode 1 " The Bends " and sequence 2"Wooden Duck , " Fassbender ’s " Paul Lewis " gets pulled out of a six - year undercover mission to help settle a pretermit CIA private detective named Coyote who has the potential to reveal several long - term undercover mission in as many as nine countries . sequence 3 " Hawk from a Handsaw " follows three undercover operatives in one of those compromised missions – Felix – as they scramble to escape from Russian - occupied Ukraine .
unexampled episodes ofThe Agencyrelease every Friday on Paramount+ .
Why Martian Interrogated Samia About Being In London
He’s suspicious of Samia because she’s not attending her classes
Although Martian was pulled out of his missionary work in Ethiopia to serve obtain Coyote , the crack in his foundation depart to discover themselves inThe Agencyepisode 3 . After getting caught by Henry for break into a hotel under his defunct Paul Lewis alias , Martian is put on thin Methedrine despite his expertness and contributions to helping the CIA back in London . Henry is n’t cognisant that Martian is see Samia , his love interestingness from Ethiopia , which would have disastrous consequences for his vocation . It ’s clear thatMartian is give a hard time adjusting back to his real identity as " Brandon"and is taking a massive risk by seeing Samia in London .
Martian , however , did not ask Samia to visit him in London as she was interestingly already there when he call her . This raises Martian ’s intuition , which leads to an impromptu public interrogation in broad daylight . At the end ofThe Agencyepisode 2 , Martian discovers that the academic Duncan Grant that Samia gain to come to London in the first place was n’t being use and Samia was not attending the class . Martian confronts Samia about why she was n’t see her class and suspect that she had followed him to London for different grounds . Ultimately , Martian ’s advance is too belligerent and Samia call off their affair .
Martian’s “Insane” Message To Dr. Burke Explained
Dr. Burke has to determine whether Martian is a liability to the CIA
The Agencyepisode 3 features a lengthy back - and - forth scene between Martian and psychologist Dr. Burke . During the first two episodes , it appeared that Dr. Burke was only contribute in to provide a risk judgment on Alexei . However , episode 3 reveals that part of her role at the CIA is to question broker returning from the field like Martian . Martian is clearly not centripetal to the process despite admitting that he would likely benefit from treatment . Burke believe Martian is being justificatory and has something to hide , which he does not hide very well . He quickly flip gears and elaborates on his perspective of his job , which he concludesrequires him to be just the right amount of " insane " so that he does n’t become a financial obligation to the Agency , which is really all Dr. Burke is there to regulate .
Why “Langley” Told Bosko Operation Felix Is Back On
Felix is a top-secret mission of the highest sensitivity
Bosko , the London Station Chief of the CIA , is on a Zoom call with " Langley " , which is an obvious reference to the CIA headquarters in Langley , Virginia . The man Bosko speaks to is presumablyThe Agency’sfictional depiction of the CIA Director . Bosko begin the call by explaining that all of the operations that Coyote was knowledgeable of had been halted except for a top - secret one with the codification name Felix . Bosko goes down to a highly secure expanse known as " The Cube " to get debriefed on what Felix is and why the mission can not be aborted . While it ’s not yet tell why Operation Felix is of the high sensitivity , one thing that is cleared is thatHenry ’s sidekick - in - law , a Delta named Charlie , is at the heart of it .
Is Coyote Actually A Double Agent?
Coyote may have gone rogue and been pulled out of his mission
Henry and the other main players in The Agency episode 3 start to suspect that Coyote ’s disappearance may have been a planned extraction deputation if he were in secret a double broker . The truth about Coyote has yet to be determined but if he is a two-fold agentive role , then half of the intel that the CIA has on Ukraine would be corrupted . If not , and Coyote ’s cover is blown , then several operations , the most pregnant of them being Felix , are at risk of being exposed . If Coyote was a Belarusian double agent , he would have been trained by the KGB , which means that at this point , it would not be surprising if Coyote went rogue . Langley is already under the impression that Coyote had been a double agent for yearswho feast the CIA fake intel but it remains uncertain .
Martian’s Plan To Find The Felix Operatives Explained
Martian targets wooded dead centers and brief heat signatures
Martian move speedily to locate the three intelligence officer , including Charlie , who are at the center of Operation Felix . He checks what satellite and infrared paradigm they have uncommitted to try and fix the location of the private investigator but realizes the technology in that region of Ukraine ca n’t furnish sharp enough firmness of purpose to bump them . Dr. Burke later on reveal that if Coyote did turn , he either did it for ideological reasons , money , or passion . Martian suddenly comes up with an accurate plan to find Charlie and his two undercover operatives , which place numb nub in wooded areas . The dead center would indicate that Felix ’s operatives would have been theresince they were train to " go dark-skinned " and kill all electronic and heat signatures , including pouring water on car engines .
He could be an associate of Samia’s husband
A raw character known as Osman is introduced inThe Agencyepisode 3 . He is only shown during brief moments behind the wheel of a car , watching Samia intensely . When Osman expose himself at the end of the episode after Samia and Martian get into their public logical argument , Samia outright recognizes him and willingly gets into his car .
It does not seem like Osman is necessarily a threat to Samia , especially considering his name is a transliteration of the Arabic name Uthman , which means " trustworthy friend . " Before he picks her up , Osman engage a photo of Samia talking to Martian on the street . He could have move around from Ethiopia with Samia and could be an associate of her hubby . If Samia turns out to be an operative herself , he could be her professional partner . Osman ’s identity element will surely be break in next episodes ofThe Agency .
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The Agency is a 2024 espionage thriller following covert CIA agent Martian , who is recall to London Station , disrupting his underground life . As a former romance rekindles , Martian ’s calling and true identity are imperil , go him into a gamey - stakes world of external machination and deception .
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