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| 417 - Sleeping With The Enemy |
| Writer/Director |
Erika Byrne / Jon Cassar |
| Michael's POV Onscreen:
18 minutes |
When both Section’s and
Red Cell’s substations are destroyed simultaneously, it appears that some external
agent is responsible. Operations calls for a 48 hour truce, exchanging non-expendable key
operatives, and brilliant young Satin is traded for Madeline. Satin obviously has the hots
for Michael. When delivering her report, she produces a crumpled photo of him that she has
carried with her for years as her inspiration. She reminds him of his past when he fought
with René Dion (see Half Life), and tries to turn him by appealing to his old
values. Satin suggests that the culprit is a random. Equipped with insufficient data
because of the urgency, Michael leads the assault – and it indeed turns out to be a
geeky games player after all. Michael gives Satin a password ("for René") to
access secure data. Using this access Satin sends encrypted Section co-ordinates to Red
Cell, but it is in fact a self destruct program which blows up Red Cell’s base. |
| Michael Moments |
Close up of his eyes
remembering René
Staring down Nikita when she challenges him about giving Satin the password |
| Words of Wisdom |
"What is your point?"
Satin : "You’re
special Michael. This place has changed you."
"I did what I
believed in" |
Performance Rating
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I would venture that Satin
isn’t the only female who carries a photo of Michael around with her for inspiration,
so as far as recent LFN episodes go, this one has a head start on credibility. Roy’s
part begins in the wings, but moves centre-stage as his loyalty is tested. He stuck with
Section in season 2 (Half Life) but after all the ordeals of seasons 3 and 4, will
he turn? Of course not – only the black-and-white Nikita imagines that he would, and
he characteristically doesn’t even deign to answer her. The first episode written by
a woman since Naomi Janzen way back in season 1 (Friend, Mother, Missing), this is
a nice little opportunity for Roy to demonstrate what Michael does best – which is to
win class prize for Perfect Operative. |
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