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5.7 Let No Man Put Asunder Nikita: "I lied." Michael: "I know." Bride of Section. Can you believe the extreme wedding imagery? Nikita met Michael in a church. She was wearing a long coat and a kerchief that covered her hair. (Yes, black, but they're Section, after all.) She walked down the aisle and met Michael at the altar. Nikita said, "You want to do this?" and Michael said, "I do." Yes, there was an aggravating lack of emotion between them... at first. But it would have been out of character for them to run into each other's arms, anyway. So we had to wait for it. It was worth the wait. There was that scene where they were dressing for the mission together. Tons of body language and meaningful looks, Nikita's naked back, Michael's naked armpit. There was that tender love scene ("I lied." "I know") where Michael showed such vulnerability, resting his head on her shoulder while she stroked his naked back. And if that wasn't enough, we even got the dinner date where they were actually discussing permanence, leaving Section forever, having children of their own. This episode was full of Michael goodness, and it wasn't just the romantic stuff. There was out-bluffing Mr. Jones, refusing to give up Nikita. The casual way he turned and shot the bad guys during the mission. What this episode proved, as if I didn't already know, is that Michael is this series for me. He was the reason I loved it and the reason I watched it. The end. And Operations was just wonderful. During Michael's extremely short debrief, Operations was coatless, leaning against a wall. He seemed disengaged, tired, almost depressed, perhaps amused as well as taken aback by all of the changes, especially Nikita's ascension. He doesn't care about Section any more. ("I've played the game too many times. It bores me.") It seemed for a moment that Operations might actually get Section back, with Quinn as his new Madeline. But no. Did Operations care about Michael, after all? Why else would he die in an attempt to protect Adam? Hard to tell. Perhaps Operations knew subconsciously that it was time to check out. I think he would have wanted to die that way, as an action hero. Now, this was the right way to say goodbye to a character. Bravo. Walter had a little wake for Operations with Quinn, of all people. Quinn actually liked Operations -- what a surprise. ("I rather liked him." "Not the majority view.") And we learned that Walter saved Operations' life. (That wasn't in an earlier episode, so we never saw it.) It does finally explain why Operations kept making exceptions for Walter. More loose-string-tying on the part of the writers. Bits and pieces: -- Nikita is now level six. And she ran the briefing! -- Nikita called Jones "Father." I didn't think he deserved that acknowledgement. -- Why did the Collective kill Operations? Didn't they know who he was? They could have captured him instead. The Collective was still completely bland and unimpressive, as well as ineffective. They really should have done the final episodes of the series with Red Cell. -- Michael took the news that he was a widower with his usual lack of expression. Poor Elena. An inconvenient plot wrinkle now out of the way. -- Operations told Adam that his name was Paul, right before the end. "Operations" is such a cold name. "Paul" is much softer. I think this symbolized that Operations went out as a human being. -- In this week's hair report, Michael no longer looked like Grizzly Adams, but the hair was still too far on the side of mullet. What's wrong with a little pony tail? Let him have mission hair, I say. Okay, truthfully, I didn't care about the hair. He was back. That was enough. -- One more idiotic hair comment. For the first time, Michael's was longer than Nikita's. -- Cancelled scene number one: Walter and Operations share a final drink. Operations talks about how Nikita ruined his career. -- Cancelled scene number two: This is the famous deleted love scene that was shown at a con once, and talked about ever after. There's a good reason why once seen, fans kept on talking about it. It shows Nikita and Michael post-sex, nude as well as still intimately connected. This particular love scene made me reflect on the fact that nearly every Michael/Nikita love scene in the series was understated. It was like they were so used to suppressing their emotions that even their love had to be controlled. Quotes: Nikita: "Section is falling apart. Michael is throwing us a lifeline." Operations: "You were always smart. What could be smarter than getting into bed with the boss's daughter?" (Just as an aside, sleeping with the boss's daughter was also what Roy Dupuis' character Michel Gagne did in the series "Scoop.") Nikita: "A white picket fence... minivan... cocker spaniel..." Michael: "Why not? We could even have children of our own." Quinn: "Where's Michael and Nikita?" Operations: "Out shopping for a bedroom set, I suppose." This may be my favorite Operations line, ever. So it ended badly, but it was still a great episode. Operations went out with a bang. We got Michael back. And we got Michael and Nikita back. Four out of four stars, Billie View all comments or post a comment. |
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