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| 217 - Double Date |
| Writer/Director |
Robert Cochran / Jon Cassar |
| Michael's POV Onscreen:
27 minutes |
A face from the past (Obsessed),
David Fanning returns to Section to taunt Michael and Nikita, and take revenge on them. On
a mission to kill a Section enemy Fanning escapes and kidnaps Nikita. Michael is forced to
agree to Fanning’s demand that he brings Fanning’s wife, Lisa, in exchange for
Nikita, and enlists Birkoff’s help in tracking Lisa down. After he seduces her
Lisa’s sets her bodyguards on him, but then he regains her confidence by telling her
he is trying to protect her from Fanning. He drugs her and takes her to Fanning, but not
before giving her a deadly isotope with which to poison Fanning and make her escape. When
Nikita tries to rescue Lisa, Michael threatens to shoot her in the leg, telling her that
Lisa must make her own future by killing Fanning. |
| Michael Moments |
The calm yet deadly way he
reacts to Fanning’s question on how often Michael and Nikita have sex
The Hong Kong look on the Fanning mission
The exchange in the Internet cafe with Birkoff: ‘If you betray me, I’ll kill
you,’ to which Birkoff sensibly replies ‘That’s why you can trust me.’
Michael drinking milk as a prelude to crippling the thug
The thigh kiss he gives Lisa
Grabbing Lisa by her braid in the jeep on their way to meet up with Fanning, he
doesn’t take his eyes off the road |
| Words of Wisdom |
"Drop it Fanning."
"The isotope will do
limited damage as long as an extracting agent is applied within 12 hours. You should be
back by then."
"Let me stay with you
tonight."
"One night, that’s all
I ask."
"No, I’ll shoot
you in the leg and carry you back. It’ll be easier for both of us if you can walk." |
Performance Rating
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Following directly after Not
Was is another high profile episode for Roy, with lots of action (of both the amorous
and aggressive kind), not to mention second helpings of upper torso (this time framed in
the most delectable shirt of all five seasons). A cracking storyline which demonstrates
how well Roy’s characterization can cope convincingly with Michael at his most
ruthless (you almost feel sorry for tiresome Lisa as she is duped and drugged), as well as
being compassionate in his own way (his calm measured approach to the problem of how to
free her from Fanning is in contrast to Nikita’s rage and wanting to run Lisa’s
life, similar to Fanning’s own approach to his wife). A faultless performance in an
exacting episode, ably abetted by Messrs. Cochran, Cassar, and Ms Drew. |
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