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* [[Overt Operative]]: Annie seems to give out her real name to EVERYONE, which is actually Standard Operating Procedure for the CIA (and most intelligence agencies in general). One's "cover" usually does not consist of a fake identity but rather simply [[Spy From Weights and Measures|lying about one's job]]. It's too easy for a competent foreign agency to uncover an entirely false identity, and (more importantly) it can often be difficult to ''remember'' who you're supposed to be (especially for a newbie). In practice, it really is enough to say that you work for (for instance) the Smithsonian under your real name. They've handled it quite well.
* [[Part-Time Hero]]: Sort of but considering her normal job is a CIA operative, it's not really a part time thing.
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: Zig-Zagged. Police whenever Annie is on the lam or in a jurisdiction feud. They are just cops and often [[Worthy Opponent| pretty good cops.]] Sometimes agents from rival states are punch clock villains though they are more unscrupulous then police [[Grey
**It's a fairly safe rule that when an agent from another state is a [[Worthy Opponent]] he will usually be from a traditional ally(like Israel) that just happens to be competing at a given instance rather then a traditional enemy(like Russia or China) of the US. Eyal in some episodes plays in an ambiguous role like this.
***In seasons 3 and 4 the chief villains are Lena and Henry who are traitors, rather then Russia and China whom they respectively defect to.
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