|
Home | Show Index | Blog | Movie Reviews | Site Updates | About Me | |||
 |
||||
|
 |
2.20 In Between Operations: "Every once in awhile, someone turns up where they shouldn't." Madeline was married? As bad as what Operations did to Charles Sand, Madeline was even worse. How could she just kill her own husband like that, out of the blue, and after such a long separation? I absolutely don't believe that it was something she had to do to protect Section. Was there a David and Bathsheba thing going on nine years ago? Did Operations leave Sand out in the cold so that he could have Madeline? And what about the future? Madeline knew that Operations lied to her about Sand, and might have truly believed that she had no choice but to kill her own husband. Will this be the wedge that finally drives them apart? This week's villain, Abel Goellner, was sort of fun. He showed the same curiosity that many show about Michael and Nikita and whether or not they're involved, but his interest wasn't prurient; he just wanted to see if he could deal with Nikita instead. And was that a good fakeout on Nikita's part, or what? Michael actually showed some emotion when Goellner decided not to kill him. Was he really freaked, or was he acting? I think Michael was having a hard time letting Nikita go. He was pushing her away because he had to ("You'll have to stop coming to me. I'm no longer your mentor"), and at the same time, resisting the fact that Operations had her on "special assignment." "Nikita performs best when she's scripted"? What a bunch of bull. She did just fine right here in this episode, when Goellner was ready to kill Michael. In other news, Carla was back, and with a boyfriend... who was, interestingly enough, one of the "twins." And we got a last minute cliffhanger: Carla is a player. Who is she working for? Oversight? Red Cell? Another terrorist organization? Bits and pieces: -- It's only been three or four months since Nikita got back, which means season two was compressed. -- Michael was arrested in 1984. When did he enter Section? Would he have known Sand? Was that an oops? Maybe not. Maybe he was on death row for awhile, exhausting appeals. Do they do that in France? -- The heartlessness that Madeline showed to Sarris, an operative who was only doing his job, was echoed in what Operations did to Sand. -- Nikita wore some gorgeous clothes in this episode, including a knock-out leather coat. And Michael wore a couple of lovely suits. -- Madeline's brief flirtation with black hair is already over. She was still big with the black, though. Sometimes she reminds me of an adult Wednesday Addams. -- Sand: "I like a woman who knots her own tie. Shows an independent nature." I guess he does like independent women, if he married Madeline. -- Walter: "Why don't you go out? Have a good time? Find a man?" :) -- I enjoyed Walter's astonishment at Nikita's predicament (being caught between Operations and Madeline). "Are you telling me that you have separate confidences with both of them?" Very good. Three out of four stars, Billie |
 |
|
Home | Show Index | Blog | Movie Reviews | Site Updates | About Me