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4.8 No One Lives Forever Nikita: "I don't want to be free if I can't be with you." Office politics taken to an absurd level. Total paranoia with a twist. I never believed for a moment that Nikita had actually been released from Section. Just like Nikita, I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, and of course, it did. Would Nikita kill Operations in cold blood for her freedom? Perhaps. There's no love lost between them, and it's much more likely than it ever was before. What I found interesting were the fabricated reasons she gave everyone for coming back. Was she truly relieved that she had to come back in? Was she sincere about needing to see Michael? Did she really feel like a lifer who was in prison so long that she couldn't function in the real world any more? "George" said that Operations killed Nikita's father. Madeline said that Operations was Nikita's father. (Shades of Darth Vader. "Nikita, I am your father.") I never for a moment believed that Operations was Nikita's father, though; that was just a smart play of Madeline's, and let's face it, Operations was ready to have Nikita cancelled way too many times in the past. But there may be a grain of truth in there somewhere, because it does sort of explain why she was set up and recruited, and why she has always had such ready access to Operations and Madeline. Was Nikita's father really a Section operative that Operations found to be a threat? Did Operations really kill Nikita's father? This was a very good, twisty episode, and I liked it; I didn't know what was happening throughout, and I was surprised by the ending. But there wasn't enough Michael/Nikita goodness for me. I didn't want Nikita to move on and date a nice guy named Andy; I wanted Michael to show up in Nikita's closet, or something. At least we had that lovely scene early on where Michael came to Nikita's apartment to say goodbye. At least she appears to be recovering from her robot girl issues. Bits and pieces: -- Who was the fake George's ally in Section? Nikita believed it was Michael. Was she right? -- Nikita left her apartment forever for the second time this season. Her new, temporary apartment was even more futuristic than her old one. -- This thing about Nikita's lack of world skills kinda frosts me. Doesn't she have computer skills? What about martial arts? She could teach a self-defense class for women, couldn't she? Yeah, I know, she can't exactly put her work at Section on her resume. -- I loved the way Nikita gently touched Michael's image on the monitor when he came to her door. -- Walter intimated that all Michael and Nikita have together is sex. Where has he been? -- Madeline's suit with the fuzzy collar was back. And she has a brand new do: a French twist. A twist. Appropriate on LFN. -- Cancelled scenes: Both are about Nikita's new beau, and set in the bookshop. (1) Andy asks shopgirl Nikita for a date. (2) Nikita's boss compliments her on her work ethic and leaves. Nikita hacks into the DMV to see if Andy is who he says he is, then calls him and says she'll go out with him. Quotes: Nikita: "As soon as things get good, that's when it's time to duck." Madeline: "Are you prepared to fight?" Operations: "To the death." Michael: "They won't make it easy for us." Nikita: "What else is new?" Very good. Three out of four stars, Billie |
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