The Agency
WARNING : SPOILERS ahead for The Agency episode 8 .
installment 8 of the Paramount+ political thriller seriesThe Agency"Truth Will lay out You Free " solvent in Martian ’s bungled CIA recruitment of Samia . create for American television by Jez and John - Henry Butterworth ( Edge of Tomorrow , Ford v Ferrari),The Agencyis an version of the 2015 critically applaud Gallic thriller seriesThe Bureaucreated by Eric Rochant . Michael Fassbender lead thecast ofThe Agencyalongside Jeffrey Wright , Richard Gere , Katherine Waterson , John Magaro , Saura Lightfoot - Leon , and Jodie Turner - Smith .
DuringThe Agencyepisodes 1 & 2 , Fassbender ’s " Paul Lewis " gets pulled out of a six - year undercover mission to help locate a missing Belarusian CIA operative named Coyote . The Agencyepisode 3followed three undercover " Felix " operatives trying to bunk Russian - interest Ukraine . Martian meets a KGB operative name Mikhail inThe Agencyepisode 4who helps the CIA find their wanting " bike " inThe Agencyepisode 5.The Agencyepisode 6dives deeply into the CIA ’s hunt for Agent Coyote whileThe Agencyepisode 7bringsSamia into Martian ’s inner CIA circle , only to backfire in sequence 8 .
Why Samia Betrayed Martian & Left London
Martian’s big bet to turn Samia backfires hard
Martian ’s big wager to turn Samia backlash firmly inThe Agencyepisode 8 . Martian confesses that he is a CIA secret agent and had been working surreptitious during his six years in Ethiopia , which is where he encounter Samia . genus Samia is taken aback by such an crying Trygve Lie and is unwilling to cooperate with Martian , mostly because it would require her to betray her own country . Martian foolishly banks on the fact that Samia would give up her life , reputation , and family ’s rubber to become a CIA intelligence officer like him . Not only isSamia stunned to read the truth about Martian but is also beat that he would mean she would betray her countryand give her family for him .
Even at the remainder ofThe Agencyepisode 8 when Martian makes a desperate plea for him and Samia to run away together , Samia still gives him the same answer . At this power point , Martian ’s aspiration is reverse his logic and he is adding even more fuel to the self - destructive fire that he sparked by contacting Samia once she arrived in London . Despite Martian ’s technical field experience , he proceed to make rookie mistake after mistake for Samia , even getting in a battle with Guo , a Chinese tidings federal agent . It ’s unclear whether Martian killed Guo or just engage him out . At this point , Martian is one step away from work all rogue and has become a massive liabilityfor the CIA .
Where Volchok Is Taking Coyote
He’s likely handing him over to Moscow
Coyote resurfaces in the shape for the first time in the series since the premier episode . This confirm that General Novikov was tell the the true to Martian about Volchok having Coyote and send him to Moscow . Volchok plans to hand Coyote over to the Kremlin as a good - faith gift where he will likely be tortured and force to talk . Given all the CIA missions and intel that Coyote is privy to , it would be fatal if the Russians hear Coyote ’s riches of information . At the very least , Russia could get Coyote to simply squeal publically to being a CIA agent and revealing his stage business in Belarus , which would greatly damage and restructure the U.S. ’s geopolitical strategy in Eastern Europe .
Who Is Martian’s Interrogator Robinshaw?
She is likely an MI5 agent
Why Richardson Gave Guo Intel On Russian Spies In U.S.
He is offended the CIA was hiding information from Britain on their turf
Jim Richardson seems to be play both side of the rising tensions between the U.S. and China inThe Agencyepisode 8 . After assisting Martian in an early episode , Richardson point up at the " Fishbowl " in episode 6 to ask why the CIA did n’t inform the British about the Formosan deal with Sudan charter blank space in London . This apparently left a taste of forged blood in Richardson ’s mouth , since he pass on over intel on two Russian spies working in the U.S. Department of Energy to Guo of the MSS ( Ministry of State Security ) of China . Richardson could have just told the U.S. but insteadgave Guo something to propose the CIA in rally for plump for off of the Sudan - China dealto ameliorate the UK ’s standing with China .
How Volchok Found Out Sylviya Switched His Boots
Volchok is known for having eyes and ears everywhere
Volchok suspected that Alexei was n’t who he said he was at the end of episode 7 , although episode 8 does not give away what happened to Alexei after he was exposed . Rather than double over down on Alexei , Blair switches rivet to one of the few access points that the CIA has on Volchok , the best of which turns out to be Sylviya . Blair pressure Sylviya and gets her to replace Volchok ’s kick with very ones that have microphone implanted in the cad . It come out that Sylviya completed her remittal successfully . As the episode plays out , this turns out not to be the typesetter’s case and Sylviya is killed . Volchok is cognize for having eye and ears everywhere , sosomeone or a camera must have spotted Sylviya from afar .
Why Danny & Naomi Visited Rose’s Mom
They encourage her towards assisted suicide
After enlisting Edward ’s help to pall Jerome out of snuff it to Iran on the scholarship , it appear that Danny has a exonerated path to link up Professor Reza in Tehran . However , Danny was not Reza ’s 2nd choice as a fellow female scholar , Rose , reveals that he had require her after Jerome backed out . Danny convinces Rose to go out and celebrate and get a line that her mother who has multiple sclerosis wants to get euthanized in Switzerland but her spiritual kinsperson wo n’t let her . After find this , Noami and Danny pose as associates from Assist UK , who speak with Rose ’s mom about getting the procedure . They design to encourageRose ’s mom to enroll in an assisted felo-de-se programme so that Rose ca n’t go to Tehranand Danny can take her place in future episodes ofThe bureau .
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The Agency is a 2024 espionage thriller watch over covert CIA agent Martian , who is call back to London Station , disrupt his undercover aliveness . As a former love affair rekindles , Martian ’s life history and true identity are jeopardized , leading him into a gamey - stakes world of external intrigue and thaumaturgy .
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