Nikita -- "One Way" -- 11/11/10
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Nikita -- "One Way" -- 11/11/10
By djariya at 2010-09-03
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Episode 9 of 22
This show rocks! Looking forward to this.
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Re: Nikita -- "One Way" -- 11/11/10
Awesome episode.
It was great seeing Nikita and Michael working together. They played up the sexual tension well without going overboard. Also good to get a backstory on Michael - nice little touch to show him with the morphine. Maybe he was also an addict like the other recruits?
The shootout/fight scene near the end was fantastic. I've said it before, but Maggie Q was perfect casting.
Loved the way Alex got out of her situation. I knew she wouldn't get away with a "he said, she said" defense, so she tricks her rival into vouching for her. Smart.
It was great seeing Nikita and Michael working together. They played up the sexual tension well without going overboard. Also good to get a backstory on Michael - nice little touch to show him with the morphine. Maybe he was also an addict like the other recruits?
The shootout/fight scene near the end was fantastic. I've said it before, but Maggie Q was perfect casting.
Loved the way Alex got out of her situation. I knew she wouldn't get away with a "he said, she said" defense, so she tricks her rival into vouching for her. Smart.
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Re: Nikita -- "One Way" -- 11/11/10
Week in and week out i continue to be amazed how much this show draws me in. I expected to hate it considering how into the USA version i was, and now can appreciate it based on it's own merits.
I think it is well acted, i think they do interesting things that i don't expect (how Alex handled her problem) and i find myself lost enough in the story that i get amped up over what is happening and excited about what might happen next. For me it is rare that i am anxious over a character's fate and what could happen to them, but i find myself "on the edge of my seat" when i am watching.
It is what i hoped Covert Affairs was going to be like.
I think it is well acted, i think they do interesting things that i don't expect (how Alex handled her problem) and i find myself lost enough in the story that i get amped up over what is happening and excited about what might happen next. For me it is rare that i am anxious over a character's fate and what could happen to them, but i find myself "on the edge of my seat" when i am watching.
It is what i hoped Covert Affairs was going to be like.
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Re: Nikita -- "One Way" -- 11/11/10
Week in and week out i continue to be amazed how much this show draws me in.
I think it is well acted, i think they do interesting things that i don't expect (how Alex handled her problem) and i find myself lost enough in the story that i get amped up over what is happening and excited about what might happen next. For me it is rare that i am anxious over a character's fate and what could happen to them, but i find myself "on the edge of my seat" when i am watching.
I think it is well acted, i think they do interesting things that i don't expect (how Alex handled her problem) and i find myself lost enough in the story that i get amped up over what is happening and excited about what might happen next. For me it is rare that i am anxious over a character's fate and what could happen to them, but i find myself "on the edge of my seat" when i am watching.
The things I was afraid of in the first couple of installments (Spy University for 90210 types; a forced/cliched relationship between Nikita and Michael; going overboard on Maggie Q's sex appeal to draw an audience) haven't materialized at all. In fact, the show keeps getting better and better. I love the performances (especially the perpetually grimacing Michael), digging the many subplots (although whiny black girl needs to go), the subtle humor, the frequent shout-outs to Bond, and the Hong Kong action flick-quality fight scenes...
Loving it so far.
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Re: Nikita -- "One Way" -- 11/11/10
Awesome episode.
It was great seeing Nikita and Michael working together. They played up the sexual tension well without going overboard. Also good to get a backstory on Michael - nice little touch to show him with the morphine. Maybe he was also an addict like the other recruits?
The shootout/fight scene near the end was fantastic. I've said it before, but Maggie Q was perfect casting.
Loved the way Alex got out of her situation. I knew she wouldn't get away with a "he said, she said" defense, so she tricks her rival into vouching for her. Smart.
It was great seeing Nikita and Michael working together. They played up the sexual tension well without going overboard. Also good to get a backstory on Michael - nice little touch to show him with the morphine. Maybe he was also an addict like the other recruits?
The shootout/fight scene near the end was fantastic. I've said it before, but Maggie Q was perfect casting.
Loved the way Alex got out of her situation. I knew she wouldn't get away with a "he said, she said" defense, so she tricks her rival into vouching for her. Smart.
**Note to the Creators of Covert Affairs, take lots of notes on this show. This is what you failed miserably to do in season 1.
We're only about 1/3 into this season, but I honestly think this is the best new serial action drama since 24 premiered 9 years ago.
Last edited by DJariya; 11-15-10 at 01:07 AM.
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Re: Nikita -- "One Way" -- 11/11/10
This show has really exposed how lame Covert Affairs S1 was. CA needs to step up its game in S2.
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