‘State of Affairs’ episode 2 preview: Where Katherine Heigl, cast go from here in ‘Secrets & Lies’

Tonight, “State of Affairs” aired its pilot episode over on NBC, and the results so far can be described up in one pretty simple word: Polarizing. There were some out there who seemed to love it, but also some others that could have done without it. We do feel, though, that there is to a certain extent a contingent of people out there who are hating on it without having seen a single minute of it just because it’s the trendy thing to do like “Smash.”

For those of you who did like the pilot, here’s a little of what we can tell you about the episodes ahead. You’re going to see a standoff involving Charlie and and some dangerous folks overseas, and we’re also going to see an appearance from a “Lost” alum in Nestor Carbonell. There could be some exciting things happening, and you can see the synopsis for “Secrets & Lies” now below:

“Charleston (Katherine Heigl) and the team are in a race against the Russians over a stranded Russian submarine holding six months of stolen U.S. secrets — their one advantage is that they have a CIA asset on board. At the same time, the texter persists, sending Charlie a damning picture, while Nick (guest star Chris L. McKenna) forces her to question if Fatah was ever really her asset. Meanwhile, President Payton (Alfre Woodard) appoints a new CIA director, the formidable Ray Navarro (guest star Nestor Carbonell).”

What does make these upcoming few episodes fascinating is how quiet NBC has kept matters. Few in the press have seen them, so there are few expectations out there in terms of what to expect.

What do you want to see next week on “State of Affairs,” and are you going to keep watching? Let us know right now with a comment, and head over here to get some TV briefings sent to you every week via our CarterMatt Newsletter. (Photo via NBC.)