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3.3 Opening Night Jitters Michael: "If she dies, they die." He tried to do it. He intended to do it. But as soon as Michael actually had trouble saying, "They've asked me to p...poison Elena," I knew he wouldn't go through with it. Does he love her? He may. He may not. But he certainly cares for her, and she's the mother of his son. In fact, this episode had Michael showing emotion all over the place. (Okay, restrained emotion, but still.) He looked distracted and upset during the dinner where he was supposed to poison Elena. He looked fragile during the interview in Madeline's office afterward. ("Michael, Operations was very disappointed." We can almost hear the silent Michael thinking something obscene in return.) While he was talking to Vacek at the house, Michael's distress was so obviously genuine, even though he followed the mission parameters. And during the father/daughter reunion at the end, Michael was actually crying. It wasn't the reunion, of course; he knew he was about to leave Elena forever. I thought the part where he told Vacek to say goodbye to Elena was particularly good, not because of what was said, but because of what was not. Vacek picked up on it immediately, and knew he was about to die. Nikita's role was mostly supportive. She was there to support Michael operationally, but she did her best to provide quiet emotional support as well. She was ready to help him do anything, including betray Section by getting information on the drug in order to save Elena's life. She also got an explanation from Birkoff for the extreme extreme-ness of Michael's assignment with Elena. Blood cover? So Michael was ordered to get her pregnant. In other news, it appears we're in for ongoing comic relief in the form of the irrepressible Mick Shtoppel, who has moved into Carla's old apartment. We also discovered that Mick is a human being, when he told Nikita that if he'd known they were going to blow up the car, he wouldn't have let the girl go along. Bits and pieces: -- I thought Elena would end up dead, but that would have been too predictable. I'm pleased for Michael's and Adam's sake that she's still alive. She'll probably need psychotherapy for the rest of her life, though. -- There was a French flag at the "Hopital Centrale." -- For the first time, Operations had a pleasant phone call with George. And now, Operations thinks the time is right for Madeline to put forth the proposal for level nine, whatever that is. -- Mick did a "tour" of Nikita's apartment, and we got a good look at the art work. -- The Devos made a house call. Remote interrogation. It was a new venue for Madeline. -- Little Adam had several complex scenes to do, and did very well for such a small child. I particularly loved the one where Michael "carded" him. -- I'm growing accustomed to Roy's new haircut. At least it's still mussed. Looks like they held him down and manicured his nails, too. -- Cancelled scene: The DVD deleted scene showed Mick having an argument in the hallway with a woman, and asking Nikita to pose for a photographer in some very progressive underwear. Quotes: Nikita: "Section ever done this before?" Birkoff: "Develop a blood cover? No. Vacek's a special case. I've never come up against anyone this insulated." Beckman: "Salla Vacek. He has brown hair. I am afraid of him. I once noticed his shoes." Mick: "You are looking very Dolce Gabbana." Dolce Gabbana? I looked it up; it's a line of Italian clothing. I know nothing about fashion. Elena: "Congrats on the job and the apartment. And now all we have to do is find you a boyfriend." Well, Nikita will probably be getting Michael back now. Four stars, of course, Billie View all comments or post a comment. |
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