Nikita - 1x02 - 2.0

[fembuck]

Nikita has officially won me over.

I adore the Nikita/Alex relationship.  I wasn’t sure how they were going to handle it at the end of last episode, and I’m so happy that there is a genuine bond of friendship and caring between them.  I have such a thing for mentor/pupil relationships, so the Nikita/Alex relationship is very relevant to my interests.  But beyond it hitting on one of my kinks, I really liked that we got to see a softer side to Nikita and get a little insight into her inner world.

I already had a big ass girl!crush on Maggie Q, but the more I see of her as Nikita the bigger the crush is getting.  The doting mentor/big sister/protect girlfriend thing in combination with her being totally kickass, confident, snarky and tank-top loving is doing very wonderful things to in my pants.

I loved all the Nikita/Alex flashbacks (how fucking fierce was Nikita coming to Alex's rescue in that crack den?), but that last flashback between Nikita and Alex ... guh.  Bravo, Lyndsy Fonseca you brought it like a champ.  When Alex was screaming at Nikita to let her die because her family was dead and she had nothing to live for I got a little misty-eyed.  And then another awesome bomb was dropped right after with Nikita telling her that she had been searching for her for two years, that she knew who killed Alex’s parents and that Alex therefore had something to live for: revenge.

I’m enjoying the show kickass finale scenes.  Both the episodes have ended on a note that has me asking, “Is it next week yet?”

RANDOM COMMENT:  Nikita/Maggie Q is in fierce competition right now with Morgause/Emilia Fox for my favorite Fierce-As-Hell-Protectress.  I think Morgause is still in the lead right now, but Nikita is doing a mighty fine job giving her some competition.
 

Other things that I enjoyed included:

I liked Alex being resourceful.  Throwing the chair at the computer monitor during the fight to erase the evidence of her messaging Nikita was quick thinking. 

I liked that Amanda had more to do than just flirt with Alex (not that there’s anything remotely wrong with that) and do her make-up.  Seeing Amanda walk into the room in her pumps and dress saying that she got him to talk as she pulled off a pair of latex gloves was chilling (my mind automatically went there since Amanda did not have a drop of blood on her or her gloves) but also alluring (it’s Melinda Clarke after all, everything she does is kind of hot!)  I won't mind seeing more of "The Inquisitor".

I liked ... Shane West, surprisingly.  The last time I enjoyed Shane West is anything was never, so I’m pleasantly surprised that he’s not bugging me at all in this show.   This is very happy-making, because I thought that he was going to hamper my ability to enjoy the show.

What I didn’t enjoy so much:

Birkoff is not charming in the least.  I like Aaron Stanford (and his acting is great here, that scene where he freaked out at the trainees was some A+ acting), but this character annoys the shit out of me.  I think he’s supposed to be irritating though, so I can’t really complain that much.

The writers need to lighten up on Jaden being such a bitch.  She’s way too High School for the situation these people are in.  She is a trainee for a clandestine government organization and could be killed at any moment without any repercussion.  Starting a fight because Alex got picked first for a mission (a mission Jaden knew nothing about, and if she had known about probably wouldn’t have wanted it anyway) was beyond stupid.

Overall, thank goodness for this show.  Not just because it’s enjoyable, but because I can now drop Covert Affairs without feeling like I’m missing out on some awesome female spy action.  I’ll miss you Joan/Kari Matchett, but Covert Affairs has been feeling like a chore for about four episodes now and I’ve been waiting for an excuse to jump ship. 

Comments

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Covert Affairs never makes sense to me. I always start out paying attention, and then it never makes any sense and I get bored and end up having the episode on in the background when I do something else.

I usually really like Piper Perabo, but Annie is so effing boring. The writing for this show is just shit. And the show isn't even really about Annie anymore, lately it's been all about the Amazing Adventures of Ben Mercer. I don't even think I'm gonna watch the next episode TBH.

[rightclick5ave.livejournal.com]

I haven't watched the two-part finale yet and I'm not very motivated to :\ but Anne Dudek has been getting more screentime lately which is awesome (I want Rachel to walk in on Olivia while she's in the bathtub too).

ugh, the MEN on this show (bar Auggie) are just...IDEK WHAT TO SAY. Annie's chemistry with both Sri Lankan loverboy Ben Mercer and Heroes dude is non-existent, and Joan's husband just seems like such a jerk. I can't even be arsed to remember their names.