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Season 1 – My Own Worst Enemy

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This surreal drama follows a man with two identities: Henry Spivey, a mild-mannered family man who works as an efficiency expert, and Edward Albright, a covert operative who speaks 13 languages and is trained to kill with his teeth. Each identity is unaware of the other, until the carefully constructed psychological wall between the two is breeched, thrusting both Henry and Edward into situations with which they are ill-equipped to cope. Henry's family and therapist are unaware of his secret double life.
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Critics Consensus

My Own Worst Enemy sells a potentially ludicrous premise with stylistic verve and a charismatic dual performance by Christian Slater.

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Kim Newman Empire Magazine It's cheerfully absurd, with funny turns from Mädchen Amick and Saffron Burrows as the respective love interests, plus two-for-the-price-of-one work from Slater. Rated: 3/5 Dec 3, 2018 Full Review Scott Tobias AV Club My Own Worst Enemy isn't a comedy and that may be its biggest problem. Played straight, it's a slick, been-there-done-that spy show built around a gimmick that frustrates and confuses more than it entertains. Rated: C+ Dec 3, 2018 Full Review Alan Sepinwall Newark Star-Ledger There are plenty of dull passages where it's impossible not to ask who these people are, why they do what they do, and how much contempt NBC must have for its own audience's intelligence. Dec 3, 2018 Full Review Jake Ten Pas Oregonian My Own Worst Enemy might not be the most original show ever, but in delivering slick thrills, engaging dialogue and solid acting, it might keep at least half of your brain occupied for an hour each Monday night. Dec 3, 2018 Full Review Kari Croop Common Sense Media The premise is intriguing, the writing is smart and shrewdly funny, and the characters are well-developed and multidimensional. Rated: 4/5 Dec 3, 2018 Full Review Bruce Simmons Screen Rant They've pulled off an interesting concept and didn't go overboard, keeping it believable enough to not be tripped up with any writing inconsistencies. Dec 3, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews
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Christian Slater

Edward Albright

Mädchen Amick

Angie Spivey

Alfre Woodard

Mavis Heller

Mike O'Malley

Tom Grady

Saffron Burrows

Dr. Norah Skinner

James Cromwell

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 13, 2008 Breakdown Henry, a middle-class efficiency expert living with his wife in the suburbs, discovers that he shares a body with Edward, an operative who speaks 13 languages and is trained to kill. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 20, 2008 The Hummingbird Edward and Raymond must kidnap a German software engineer who has information on a terrorist attack; Henry grapples with his childhood memories. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 27, 2008 Hello, Henry Edward must go to Mexico and get schematics of Russia's next-generation nuclear bomb; Tom's wife becomes suspicious of his many business trips and hires a private investigator. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 10, 2008 That Is Not My Son Henry wakes up and finds himself in the midst of gunfire; Mary Grady discovers that her suspicions about Tom are true; a relationship between Edward and Dr. Skinner is revealed. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 17, 2008 The Night Train to Moscow Henry starts suspecting that his wife Angie is a spy planted by Janus; Edward makes a deal with KGB Agent Mariam Shefer in exchange for information about his past. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 24, 2008 High Crimes and Turducken Edward risks national security to find the identity of his parent's killer; Angie prepares for bad news when her father visits for the holidays; Tom and his wife Mary rekindle their strained relationship. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 1, 2008 Down Rio Way Edward risks committing treason while confronting Alistair Trumbull (James Cromwell) about his parents' death; Raymond is forced to interfere with Tom and Mary's relationship. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 8, 2008 Love in All the Wrong Places While on a mission in Angola, Edward and Raymond discover long-lost American hostages; Dr. Norah Skinner is confronted about her relationship with Edward. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 15, 2008 Henry and the Terrible... Day Edward thinks he has found a reliable but dangerous way to activate the switch between himself and Henry; Tom runs into a seedy stranger who remembers him as Raymond. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Jason Smilovic, David Semel
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-14 (D|L)
Genre
Drama, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 13, 2008