She runs. She jumps. She shoots. She looks damn good in a suit. Oh, secret agent lady. Come question me, I have information of national interest – in my pant. (Yes, yes –
groan.) Piper Perabo made her debut this week into this most elite of groups. Ladies who speak softly and carry confidential credential – and a big gun, of course. In “Covert Affairs” Piper plays a young CIA trainee who gets upgraded to the big show a month early. Why? She speaks six languages. Why, really? She speaks six languages and can pass for a hooker. Why, really really? She speaks six languages and can pass for a hooker and while traveling in Sri Lanka had a brief but passionate affair with a man who said he was an English teacher but turns out to be wanted by the CIA for some reason. The show isn’t perfect, but it is plucky. And Piper, well, I’ve mentioned she looks great in a suit, right?
So in honor of Piper joining the sisterhood, how about a very special Gender Fuck Thursday welcome featuring the ladies in suits who put the “special” in “agent.”
CIA Agent Annie Walker (Piper Perabo), “Covert Affairs”
If past is precedent, in one of her assignments she’ll play a lesbian.
FBI Agent Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster),
“Silence of the Lambs”
Jodie was kind of born to wear a suit and a scowl, no?
FBI Special Agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson),
“The X-Files”
Speaking of scowl, no one shoots a better skeptical one than Scully.
CIA Agent Sarah Walker (Yvonne Strahovski), “Chuck”
Bonus points for the suit
and glasses.
FBI Special Agent Renee Walker (Annie Wersching), “24”
If you play an agent odds are you’ll either be named Walker or have red hair, or both.
FBI Agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv), “Fringe”
Someone tell me that the truth is there is Agent Dunham and Agent Scully fanfic out there.
CIA Field Agent Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner), “Alias”
I wonder if she kept the red wig.
FBI Special Agent Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), “Criminal Minds”
Good they’re
bringing her back, even if not for every episode.
NCIS Field Agent Ziva David (Cote de Pablo), “NCIS”
Leather jackets totally count.
Spanish Police Agent Pepa Miranda (Laura Sánchez),
“Los Hombre de Paco”
Granted, this is really a vest, but I choose not to quibble with people who have guns.
EDIT: Heavens, I did forget FBI Special Agent Janis Hawk (FlashForward) and Secret Service Agent Myka Bering (Warehouse 13). I must clearly be punished. Any takers?
The beauty of the tank top is multifold. Form-fitting, sheer, cool, hot, practical, clingy. It is many things in many ways to many people. But one of its near-magical qualities is its ability to transform the wearer. It’s not about looks, though it does look great, but more about attitude. Sometimes when a woman puts on a tank top her shoulders straighten, her jaw sets, her eyes focus. She has a swagger. She no longer cares about being soft. In short, she butches up a bit. It’s hot as hell. Don’t believe me? Well, that’s why I always bring along photographic evidence.
I rest my case.
I rest my case.
