No new "The Event" on this week? I thought the point of a long hiatus was so there wouldn't be so many breaks. Fairly sure this sinking ship will not be resurfacing past this season. Pity it only just started getting more interesting (i.e. plot is actually advancing!) and, well, less atrocious. The last couple of episodes have been especially intense, albeit still not free of moments that require extreme suspension of belief (biggest beef I have with the show, and I'm still not sure whether it's the director or the writers screwing up ... I'll just go with both). I'm glad they're cutting Leila's airtime (and hence increasing my enjoyment of the show). Sean and Vicky are much more entertaining together, though I'm secretly hoping Simon teams up with them (Simon/Vicky - think of all the pretty AND the badassness they could achieve together! plus Sean is such an amateur).
Last but certainly not least ... RIP Thomas. I reeeally liked him (I awwed when he got baked ... though I don't understand why nobody got off the bus and at least tried to make a run for it ... or why the buses kept course for that matter). In any case, loving the dark turn Sophia has taken ... avenge your son and do what's best for your people (and watch out for Blondie she looks like she could/will betray you!). Hoping this season/series will end at least somewhat wrapped up ...
So Nikita had signed off before the hiatus (after a couple of fantastic episodes) with a major game-changer - cue shot of Michael armed with a big gun giving Nikita an intense stare-down - on her turf no less - "ask me how I got here," he said ... aaand the show is finally back tonight to reveal the aftermath! ***Spoilers***
After a trailer for next week's The Vampire Diaries ... we're off. Looks like a flashback to a younger greener Nikita on an international mission. Michael shows up to be her escort. She of course needs help being zipped up (I think I'll let this one slide if the rest of the ep goes well) and is not at all subtle with the flirting. How times have changed though: fast-forward to present day, Michael does not hesitate in blackmailing Nikita (threatening to reveal Alex as the mole) to infiltrate the Russian division to get a lead on Kasim, the man responsible for killing Michael's family. He is pissed! and she is v. sad b/c he is consciously putting her in danger (er, never mind he led teams to kill her time and again, apparently this time it's different. oh and he blew out her computer and said "there was no us" ... hmm, on second thought, maybe that's the real source of the hurt). Sweet Alex/Nikita exchange afterwards though - loved Alex being straight with Nikita, but unfortunately Nikita didn't tip her off that Michael knows about her (geez - communication people!).
After the break, we go back to the flashback (Lost style). Mission accomplished, time to play - Division!Nikita totally wanted Michael ... cute. He breaks off the hookup though, and tells her what happened with his family (and makes a point that she's the only one who knows other than Percy and Amanda ... as consolation for cutting short the romantic night she was clearly hoping for perhaps?). Meanwhile in real time, Nikita makes a deal with the Russians and plots to find Kasim, runs into some complications, but then pulls out victorious as only she can. Percy is unsympathetic towards Michael's need for revenge.
Fortunately, Nikita has now added Kasim to her bag of tricks and gives Michael a taste of his own medicine - blackmailing him for the location of Percy's black-boxes and identities of the guardians (I'd be shocked if she actually gets this at the end of the ep *Edit: word*). They agree to an exchange, but Kasim is not the elusive big baddie for nothing ... he manages to summon a team of men who have no aim to come to his rescue. He's able to do this because he is *drum rolls* a division agent! Or used to be anyway, which means Percy indeed can be more evil than we thought and was actually the man behind the hit on Michael/family. Scorned, Michael returns to SD-6 Division and pulls a Sydney Bristow on Percy. Long story short, Nikita wanted Michael on her side - now he is (and more judging from that steamy end scene (about time!)).
As of the other half of the kickass female duo, Alex attempts to break up with Nathan (for his own good), but ends up ... not. I am a bit thrown at how much Thad Luckinbill has aged since, well, like 1999 (ok so not so surprising), but I'm not complaining about the pseudo-JT/Colleen reunion.
To sum up, everyone got lucky tonight ; ) Next week, Owen returns for an epic showdown between tween crushes of yore (Shane West vs. Devon Sawa ... Landon Carter vs. Casper/Jr ... never thought I'd see the day) o_O!
Random Fact: Shane West's now had on-screen hookups with two Nikitas (Maggie Q here and Peta Wilson in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen).
PS: Finally got around to uploading my videos from the Nikita panel from New York Comic Con last year ... here's a prophetic moment:
PPS: If this show doesn't get a second season, I am DONE with the CW. I can always catch Dan and Blair (if there will even be any) on Youtube ...
