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| 305 - Imitation of Death |
| Writer/Director |
Cyrus Nowrasteh / Brad Turner |
| Michael's POV Onscreen:
9 minutes |
Michael poses as a drug dealer
to allow Nikita to infiltrate a mind-controlling and cloning operation run by Chernov.
Birkoff confides in Michael his fears of being murdered by Felix. Michael is in charge of
the mission to rescue Nikita, and later accompanies her to Level 8 which she thinks is
where Section keeps its cloned children. |
| Michael Moments |
The slight half-smile when he
sells Nikita to Chernov
Agony-uncle Michael advising Birkoff on how to deal with Felix
His moment of unease in the Section’s cloning school |
| Words of Wisdom |
"She’s not just a colleague,
she’s a friend."
"Don’t let him." |
Performance Rating
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After the rigours of the
opening arc, this is a quiet episode for Roy, but he still manages to show us a flash of
much-needed, and, since Season 1, much-missed Michael-type humour when advising Birkoff on
how to deal with a homicidal colleague. His timing is perfect, keeping Birkoff waiting in
suspense just long enough, before hitting him with the blindingly logical response. It is
also good to see a reappearance of the perfectly mannered Michael in negotiation with
Chernov, beautifully filmed in an ethereal church setting, with director Brad Turner
seemingly inheriting René Bonniere’s fondness for stunning close-ups. |
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