“State of Affairs” is so ludicrous it’s impossible to take seriously.
The biggest problem, sad to say, is star Katherine Heigl, who’s making a high profile return to series television with NBC’s new espionage drama. The former “Grey’s Anatomy” star can be appealing in the right role, but is completely wrong as Charleston “Charlie” Tucker.
Supposedly a top CIA analyst, Heigl’s character looks like she’s wandered off the set of the actress’s many rom-com movies, her hair pulled back just so as she navigates government corridors at all hours in impossibly high heels. Her Charlie spits out jargon with the best of them, but isn’t very convincing as a savvy political operator.