- Title: CIA – Fatal Defect
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The second episode of CIA continues the odd couple dynamic of Bill Goodman (Nick Gehlfuss) and Colin Glass (Tom Ellis) working uncover the true purpose of a foreign intelligence officer (Melinda Michael) smuggled into the United States. We get a few twists and turns along the way before the episode ends with the pair preventing another attack. Along the way Bill gets more close-up evidence of Colin spinning lies to suit the occasion (although only the audience partakes in the reveal of how much the man has lied over the course of the episode).
The smuggle over the boarder is fun and the episode provides something for Nikki (Necar Zadegan) to do. Other than that, there’s not a lot to this other than the looming threat, and the various lies of the agent which lead to her getting the upper hand and provide many of the twist and turns to hide what’s really going on until the last act. And, not surprisingly, along the way our duo still struggle to trust each other. That said, the formula still works well enough two weeks in.
