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2.12 Soul Sacrifice

Terry: "All I know is there's no day care center down there."

Yes, Section is a living hell where the normal, human rules don't apply. Terry indeed couldn't be the first woman in Section to get pregnant. And it turns out that Section's pregnancy policy is worse than Communist China's; even Michael didn't know what happened to the babies. Why doesn't Section simply sterilize their agents? Do most of them die before it becomes a problem?

This raised some Nikita and Michael issues, especially since they had sex in the previous episode. I assume they were both smart enough to be careful, but even careful isn't always enough. What would Nikita do if she got pregnant? Geez. What would Michael do if Nikita got pregnant? In "War," the torturer mentioned that, according to Michael's file in the Directory, Michael and Simone had a son who died. Here, Michael said Simone was never pregnant. Was he lying to Nikita for some reason? Or was this a re-write of a plotline that the writers decided to change? (The latter, I think.)

Nikita will do anything for Michael when they are fellow operatives, but the dynamic changes when he's her boss. Speaking of which, Michael appears to go back and forth between management and the field. How far up is Michael, anyway? Does he get a three year evaluation like Walter, or a six month evaluation, like Nikita? Frankly, I'd also love to hear Michael's responses to the same questions they asked Walter. ("What's the most important day of the week? Which would you prefer to kill, a cat or a monkey?" And hey, what did they ask Walter that elicited the "eyeball" response?)

This was the first time "retirement" was mentioned, and it was obviously not good ("It's not exactly the condo in Palm Springs kind of retirement"). So let's see. No real relationships. No children. Either you're cancelled, or you're "retired." Even if you live long enough to grow old, there's no escape from Section. Section bad.

Bits and pieces:

-- Terry thought Michael and Nikita were a couple, like everyone else in Section.

-- Mick Schtoppel was back, and a lot more fun than he was in his first outing. ("Do not look at me. Just met the bird.")

-- Again, we had a lot of extreme dehumanizing images in a nightclub. This time, it was human bodies on meat hooks.

-- One of the "twins" was outside Terry's apartment.

-- I always enjoy it when Michael wears something other than black; he looked very good in a pale blue vest and maroon tie. I also liked Nikita playing the vapid blonde in the same sequence, complete with slutty dress and platinum blonde wig.

-- Roy Dupuis' blackened fingernail was finally growing out. Geez, that looked painful.

Quotes:

Operations: "Maybe I should call NSA and tell them we're as incompetent as they are."

Nikita: "I usually get a little more from you."
Walter: "What do you want? A floor show every time we meet?"
Well, yes, Walter. Come on. Where's the floor show?

This episode might have had more impact if Terry had been in at least one earlier episode, but it was still intriguing. Two and a half out of four stars,

Billie





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