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| 421 - Up The Rabbit Hole |
| Writer/Director |
Peter Lenkov / Terry Ingram |
| Michael's POV Onscreen:
29 minutes |
The proposed meeting is set up
in Mario’s restaurant, but Nikita makes initial contact by phone, and decides she
can’t risk making an appearance. Section capture Grenet, but even with Madeline and
Operations playing bad cop/horrendous cop he can’t lead them to Nikita. With all
other sources of data exhausted, Michael’s intimate knowledge is the key to finding
her. He works closely with Quinn to compile psychological data, while at the same time he
discovers that she tried to sabotage Grenet’s capture. He deduces that Nikita is
‘hiding in plain sight’, disguised as Quinn, and tricks her into revealing this
through her emotions. No sooner has Nikita tried to persuade him to escape with her, than
Operations advises him that he will soon take over Section when George is removed from
Oversight. Nevertheless he sets up a phoney mission to capture Nikita, and Section
discover just too late that Michael’s files have also been sunk. He and the disguised
Nikita take out the other team members, then head for the sea. On a sailing boat
Nikita’s facial changes are improbably reversed, and while Section resources are
combing the planet for them, they are relaxing on a distant beach. But nothing can be
taken for granted, and the clanking of a loose cleat shows that Michael is never
completely at ease. |
| Michael Moments |
Outing "Quinn"
Fire-lighting on the beach |
| Words of Wisdom |
"That’s what made her
good."
"It’s not
necessary. I know where she is."
"I don’t want you
to change again." |
Performance Rating
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Roy’s primary
purpose in this, one of his longest episodes, is to play the HR card to the hilt. Even in
Section Michael is recounting confidences that conjure up past intimate conversations, and
his outing of ‘Quinn’ is done with gentle caresses. Given the choice of running
off with Nikita or being promoted to Operations, he has no hesitation in abandoning his
old loyalties (not to mention mowing down Davenport) and sailing off into the sunset with
his woman. In HR heaven, the series would have stopped there. So does he succeed in lulling us into this romantic paradise? You bet.
Freed from Section, his ‘Michael’ devices fall away and he becomes the perfect
companion for a deserted beach. Who is this guy who is so pleased with himself for getting
a fire going – a modern-day Ovila? He’s a far cry from Michael, but he certainly
is cute! |
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