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2.8 Darkness Visible Michael: "This is not a game. We're not playing house." Well, actually they were sort of playing house. Nikita, who always makes the compassionate choices, was the devoted Mommy, and Michael was true to type as the emotionally distant Daddy. At the very least, this episode showed that Nikita's expectations of him make Michael more human, and he does have compassion for others buried beneath his tough Section exterior. It was mildly amusing to see him reluctantly doing the right thing, repeatedly, despite the fact that it interfered with their assignment. Maybe not amusing enough, though, because most of this episode was outright grim. It wasn't surprising that there is no happy ending for Peter and Sasha, but at least they survived, instead of dying horribly in a hail of bullets or ending up in a refugee camp. In this week's B plot, poor Birkoff had to turn in his girlfriend... but what choice did he have? I was surprised that there was a happy ending for him, that Section catered to Gail to the extent that they did. Section sacrifices operatives without batting an eye. Yes, she was one of Birkoff's best analysts; but are Section's analysts more important to them than their field agents? Perhaps they did it to keep Birkoff happy. Gail may not be important to them, but we can certainly assume that Birkoff is. Bits and pieces: -- The border crossing scene was powerful, the strongest scene in this episode. -- Birkoff's love interest, Gail, was introduced in the season one episode, "Noise." -- Gail suggested that she and Birkoff sneak off to have sex in the white room. Bleah. That's not a room I can imagine feeling sexy in. -- Nikita and Michael usually wear black in the field. Here, they were dressed as aid workers in Western winter weather gear, shiny blue and brown, making them look out of place. Which I suppose was the point. Well intentioned, but too... something. Too well intentioned? Too grim? Two out of four stars, Billie |
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