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3.16 I Remember Paris Nikita: "I don't know what was more unusual. Operations blowing up the Section, or you coming to dinner again." Say hello to the new Section. Same as the old Section. I was entranced by the possibility of a new Section, all new sets. But no. So how strange was it, seeing Nikita and Operations actually bonding? Nikita stood up to Operations at least twice, which is always a dangerous thing to do. I kept thinking he was going to blow up and shoot her or something, and I was outright shocked when he ended up praising her performance. "You're competent, and you keep your wits about you under fire. I tend towards impatience. Doesn't always work as well in the field." He was right. I think Operations needs to work on his field mechanics. It's always fun when old villains come back. We thought Sparks and Siobhan, of the classical music and candy, were dead at the end of "Simone." I think they're finally dead this time. And speaking of old episodes, was the temporary Section hidey hole the same one they used in "War"? This episode was sort of about change, except that in the end, everything was pretty much back to normal. Except for Michael. For some reason, it appears that Michael is now ready to give Nikita what she wants. That's sure how it sounded during that final dinner scene. What did he mean, that enough time had passed? Since Elena? What did he mean, that he didn't choose to stay away? What does Michael know that he's not telling Nikita? Bits and pieces: -- The opening scene was a shocker. You never expect anyone to be able to get out of The Chair. -- By this point, there were so many hints that it was not a surprise to me that Section was in Paris. Is it still? It must be within driving distance, at least, because Nikita was still in the same apartment at the end of the episode. -- Mick Schtoppel got to be more than Nikita's wacky neighbor; he managed to find Freddie what's-his-face and he actually saved Section. I'm not so sure that's a good thing. It looked like Mick wasn't sure, either, while he was watching Michael torture Freddie. -- Michael has been in Section for nine years. Operations has been in Section for 24. And speaking of numbers, 42 operatives unaccounted for, and 17 confirmed dead, and Operations said, not so bad? -- In this week's hair report, Nikita wore an extreme bun, not once, but twice. It looked sophisticated. Ugly, but sophisticated. Quotes: Sparks: "You don't even care what we're doing here, do you, Siobhan? God help us if the other side has more candy." Birkoff: "What's going to happen?" Walter: "What do you mean? We're going to get all the bad guys, and we'll all live happily ever after." Birkoff: "Where?" Walter: "Hell if I know. This is my first incineration." Birkoff: "But I like Paris." Walter: "You'll visit." Very good. Three out of four stars, Billie |
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