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| 411 - Time To Be Heroes |
| Writer/Director |
Peter Lenkov / Jerry Ciccoritti |
| Michael's POV Onscreen:
16 minutes |
Michael and Nikita are given an
assignment to develop new manpower for Section 8 to replace operatives wiped out by
Crystal Sky. The rookies are very young, bright, cocky and quite a handful, having none of
the discipline of Section, but are on an accelerated training schedule. Nikita is fed up,
Michael seems to appreciate the compensations for playing Mom and Pop to the squabbling
brood. Very soon they are sent off on what they think is an intelligence gathering
mission, unaware that they are being used as bait to draw out Crystal Sky. As they descend
the slope beneath a bridge Michael realises it’s a trap and tries to cover the kids
while the opposition attacks in force. Nikita and an injured Michael are taken hostage,
but Operations won’t trade and they await death by gassing. At the very last moment
they are rescued by their young team who have regrouped of their own accord, and they all
return to an unrepentant Operations. |
| Michael Moments |
Whacking Darwin
That snowflake thing again! (see also No One Lives Forever)
The slo-mo walk with the team to Operation’s perch |
| Words of Wisdom |
Darwin - "When do we get to kick some
ass?" Whack! M - "When you’re ready"
"These kids are not
ready for fieldwork"
"He’s lying.
We’re bait. Move them back." |
Performance Rating
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Quite a nice bag of goodies
tucked up inside this essentially teen adventure theme. A bumper bundle of tasty morsels
from Roy’s Michael repertoire such as mission gear, running and shooting, slo-mo
walking, compassion (for the kids), HR stuff (in the gas chamber), the cruel-but-funny
Darwin thump, snowflakes, and a new fantasy for those that like that sort of thing, the
foot massage. Mustn’t grumble! |
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