Yeah, I liked that Alex was still defending Nikita even though "she's not with Nikita anymore".

I like that Alex and Nikita still love each other, but I really, really miss them interacting together regularly, and how cute and hot they were together.

Michael bores me to tears and I find him and Nikita mind-numbingly boring together, but I didn't like that Nikita was making all of the same mistakes with him that she made with Alex. I like that her hamartia didn't just disappear.