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3.20 Three-Eyed Turtle Operations: "I'd like to see you in the Tower." Madeline: "What is it you want me to be? Your whipping post, or your whore?" The Hillinger finally hit the fan. So did Operations' escalating sexual harassment of Madeline, as well as the entire season's arc about George. It was a three fan episode. The sexual harassment plot and its climax (pun intended) made my jaw drop. Operations and Madeline were breathtaking. The vicious personal insults they threw at each other here were epic. And it was all a charade. Two years! Operations and Madeline spent two years setting this one up. On the "Nikita" twisty plot scale of one to ten, it was easily an eleven; I never saw it coming. Although the fact that Madeline had never wanted to be the boss before now should have been a significant clue. We also had Birkoff reaching critical mass with Hillinger. The scene on the top of the van and the "black track" confrontation with Hillinger were quite possibly the two best scenes I've seen Matthew Ferguson do on this show. Having Hillinger turn out to be George's inside man was, again, something I didn't see coming -- but it made perfect sense. And now, George knows everything that happened with Adrian in season two, and Operations has the company key file. Stalemate. There was enough plot resolution here for two episodes. And just like the previous one, it was carried almost entirely by the supporting cast. But unlike "Any Means Necessary," this episode hit it out of the park. Maybe they should have cancelled "Any Means Necessary" and stretched this one into two, instead. Bits and pieces: -- Gold acting stars for Alberta Watson and Eugene Glazer. They were awesome. -- Birkoff and Nikita both went out of their way to save Hillinger's life, while all the time, Hillinger was trying to get into abeyance. Nikita referred to having him killed as "ushering Hillinger into the black." -- What the hell did the title mean? Is it an expression I don't know? "Three-eyed turtle?" Was it a reference to the three points of the plot? -- There were actually Paris street scenes in this episode, including the Arc de Triomphe. Yes, I know they were really in Toronto. -- Poor Victor. Just another disposable Section operative. He died because of Hillinger, and then, adding insult to death, he even got blamed for it. -- Madeline's hickey was immense, but somehow, it immediately disappeared. Maybe Madeline has access to experimental government make-up. If she and Operations weren't actually doing the deed, how did it happen? Can you picture Operations deliberately giving Madeline a huge hickey to make their charade look good? -- Yet another new hairdo for Madeline. -- Nearly everyone in Section wore black, or dark colors. Birkoff opened the episode in light blue, and Nikita wore a champagne-colored shirt that was almost the color of her hair. She also wore a stunning backless black dress at one point. Who works in clothes like that? -- Another piggyback mention, this time in reference to a second mission on top of a first one. Birkoff: "They're not prepared for a piggyback." -- Cancelled scene: Nikita interrogates Brulois' mistress, who immediately offers to sell Brulois out. Quotes: Nikita: "How could Hillinger be in abeyance?" Michael: "He made a terminal sequence of mistakes." Madeline: "I'm tired of being needed by you. Need someone else." Hillinger: "Seymour, what are we timing?" Absolutely excellent. Four out of four stars, Billie |
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