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4.17 Sleeping with the Enemy

Nikita: "What did you expect? Horns and cloven hooves?"

More extreme carrying on with Red Cell, as they exchanged key operatives with Section to ensure a truce while fighting off a deadly third party. Second in command for second in command. Madeline for Red Cell superwoman Satin. Dark hair, dark eyes, cold demeanor... Satin even looked like a younger version of Madeline. Maybe Madeline's years of experience gave her the edge.

Satin's attempts to recruit Michael were the most interesting part of this episode, of course. She said, "It's no secret there is tension between you and Section." How did she know? Is there a terrorist newsletter out there with a gossip column? She was hitting on him, too. ("You're much better looking in person.") I almost expected him to try to seduce her, but that probably would have tipped his hand.

I didn't believe Michael would turn. But I did believe Operations would sacrifice Madeline to bring down Red Cell, and he nearly did. Have things changed? Or was this just more important to him than she was? And how did Madeline really feel about it? I personally would love to see Operations and Madeline at each other's throats, for real, but I just don't believe it will ever happen.

Playing the highly flirtatious Jason must be fun for Matthew Ferguson after years of playing the more subdued Birkoff. Jason is different from his twin: a lot more adult and confident, almost annoyingly so. If he's not careful, it will get him killed.

I like Quinn. She's intelligent and beautiful, and has a very smart mouth. At least she survived to the end of her first episode, unlike poor Corman.

Bits and pieces:

-- Section and Red Cell's mutual enemy turned out to be a computer hacker who thought he was playing a war game. I wonder if Harlan the innocent hacker is now in Section for good?

-- No one noticed Madeline talking to a water glass. Now, that was hard to swallow. (Pun intended.)

-- The old photo of Michael had a loop of long hair that made it look as if he had a huge nose. Yes, indeedy. Idiotic details, c'est moi.

-- In Section, Nikita wore beige. And Jason wore a pale grey shirt.

Quotes:

Walter: "First day on the job, you saved our bacon. Welcome to the big leagues."
Quinn: "Is your bandanna on too tight?"

Walter: "I was just welcoming you to the neighborhood."
Quinn: "Well, neighbor, just keep it zipped and out of my way and everything will be just peachy."

Starnes: "For some, pain is pleasure."
Madeline: "Good. Then you should enjoy yourself."
The Devos worked on him, but there were no cheek lines this time. Why?

Starnes: "Losing your edge?"
Operations: "Perfecting it."

Quinn: "Why don't you go see Bandanna and ask him to issue you a brain?"

Jason: "Hi." (Actually, he pronounced it "haaa.")
Quinn: "Back up. You're messing with my feng shui."

Satin: "You deceived me."
Michael: "I did what I believed in."

This one was terrific. Three out of four stars? Four?

Billie





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