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4.21 Up the Rabbit Hole Jason: "Hey, Walter. What's up?" Walter: "My faith in humanity." And they were back on a boat together. How appropriate. It was utterly lovely to see Michael and Nikita so happy together, literally sailing off into the sunset. This would have been a wonderful way to end the series, and I sort of wish that's just what they had done. There were just a few things that bothered me, though. A few dangling inconsistencies. Firstly, Bad Things happen all the time in this series and no one, but no one, lives happily ever after. There are nine episodes to go and I haven't seen them yet, but even if this were the finale, it didn't feel like it could truly end here. Operations and Madeline would never stop looking for them, and they wouldn't be able to escape Section resources forever. I also suspect that a man as driven as Michael would never be content to spend the rest of his life on a beach. And what about Adam? I'm a parent, and never seeing my own son again would kill me. In Section, Michael had a chance of possibly finding Adam someday. Not now. Plus there was the strange reversal. They captured the Cardinal of Red Cell (way too easily, too) ... in order to catch Nikita? Is this some sort of alternate universe? That whole set-up in the last episode really bothered me, because it felt so out of character for Nikita. Nikita has been withdrawn and a lot less emotional this season, but she's still Nikita, isn't she? Grenet promised Nikita he wouldn't hurt Michael, and Nikita believed him? Nikita had confidence that Michael could get himself out of any difficult situation? Come on. Can Michael dodge a bullet? I don't think so. I figured out that Nikita was masquerading as Quinn just moments before the reveal. Now, that was an exceptionally cool and extremely romantic plot twist. It was cool watching this episode a second time knowing Quinn was actually Nikita. You can see Nikita playing Michael, Michael figuring it out, and him playing her in return. Telling "Quinn" that he never loved Nikita... yes, that got the reaction he wanted, but was he punishing her a little for what she did to him, too? He made her wait for his final decision, too. So, frankly, as good as this episode was, I'm torn. Yes, I want Michael and Nikita to finally be free and together for the rest of their lives. What fan of this show wouldn't? But I wish they had set it up so that it seemed more believable. And made it the final episode of the series, as well. Bits and pieces: -- Michael had to make a huge choice: control of Section, or freedom with Nikita. Was it hard for him? Maybe not at this point. He's changed a lot in the past two seasons. He did leave Nikita hanging about his decision. Again, I think he might have been punishing her a little there. -- This week's Most Obvious Symbolism was birds. There were three scenes with birds flying away as Michael and Nikita were leaving. They indeed flew the coop. -- The initial scene in the restaurant with the phone call was very good misdirection, because hair color would undoubtedly be the the first thing that Nikita would change. They must have cast Quinn four episodes ago with this plot twist in mind, since she and Peta Wilson have a similar build and features, and their hair is much the same length. -- Jason discovered that George was a traitor all along. That didn't feel quite right, either. -- A lot of these final episodes have called back plot points from early ones. Here, it was the rats ("War"). -- Operations was angry at Madeline and told her she was slipping. Was she? -- Davenport died a horrible crashy death. With all the nasty things he did this season, I can't say I was sorry to see him go. They were never consistent in their treatment of Davenport as a character; he started out cool, segued into nasty, went back to cool again briefly, and so on. -- Where did they get the boat? Did they steal it? -- Cancelled scene: Walter gives Jason advice on how to get along in Section. Quotes: Nikita: "Where can I feel safe, Michael, if I can't even trust you?" Jason: "Tight-lipped bunch, arencha." Michael: "You knew I'd escape?" Nikita: "Of course. But Grenet promised me he wouldn't hurt you." Really? You believed a promise from the head of Red Cell, Nikita? I still have a real problem with this one. Can you tell? Michael: "That's what made her so good." Quinn: "Good? As an operative or as a consort?" Operations (after offering Section control to Michael): "You don't seem too pleased." Michael (deadpan): "I am." Grenet: "Your attempt at good cop/bad cop is a hopeless failure." Operations: "That's to be expected. There are no good cops." Jason: "Mom and Dad must be freaking out." :) George: "I'll see you in hell." Operations: "I'm sure you'll be waiting." Four out of four stars, of course, Billie |
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