2012年1月8日星期日

La Femme Nikita Season

La Femme Nikita DVD a clandestine anti-terrorist organization fakes the death of a jailed convicted murderer and believing her twin assets of beauty and ability to kill will make her a valuable new operative trains her in the fighting skills necessary to succeed in her new job. The new operative code-named 'Josephine' proves to be somewhat less ruthless than planned however as she had been falsely convicted and never murdered anyone
Section One, a clandestine anti-terrorist organization, fakes the death of a jailed, convicted murderer and, believing her twin assets of beauty and ability to kill will make her a valuable new operative, trains her in the fighting skills necessary to succeed in her new job. The new operative, code-named 'Josephine', proves to be somewhat less ruthless than planned, however, as she had been falsely convicted and never murdered anyone.  
It feels a little like critical laziness when I find myself heaping praise on 'Nikita' week after week, but I'm not being hyperbolic when I say that 'Clawback' may have just replaced last season's Kasim episodes as my favorite of the series to date.
The plot was densely packed and yet maintained an energetic pace that kept me guessing, and the episode was replete with important character development to drive the emotional story forward right alongside the narrative.
And as for that twist ... midway through the episode, I wanted to hurl my laptop across the room in outrage, before the eleventh-hour reveal had me thanking the capricious televisual gods for their mercy.
In some ways, I almost wish the show had followed through with killing Ryan, because that moment in the hospital was so shocking and so startlingly impactful (for me, at least), that I found myself caught off-guard and reeling in a way that TV seldom affects me anymore.
The episode also did an excellent job of expanding Alex's story at a slow burn, allowing her to grow closer to Sean in a believable way as well as giving Lyndsy Fonseca some meaty material to work with during Alex's scenes with Yuri. Fonseca brought her A-game this week, and I think she's tied with West for MVP of the episode, thanks to their vulnerable performances.
Clearly, Alex can't have a showdown with Semak this early in the La Femme Nikita DVD boxset, but writer Michael Brandon Guercio cannily allowed the show to address the hit that Gogol has placed on her, using it as an opportunity to delve deeper into Alex's childhood and her current alliances. It was interesting to see her defending Nikita and how she chose to kill Alex's father, and it also emphasized just how surreal Alex's life truly is, since I couldn't blame Yuri for being dubious about the veracity of her complicated story.
Now Amanda has Alex right where she wants her, back under lockdown at Division where she can no longer openly communicate with Nikita. Will she find Ryan, or at least a way out thanks to Sean? I'm intrigued to see where they take her from here, since for all appearances, she seems to be trapped.

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