Loved this episode! After a few rather lackluster episodes we've had of late (although featuring some awesome Mikita), it's great to see some brilliant writing being showcased again.
I think Percy just stole the crown of master manipulator from Amanda here. He certainly stole the show. He's the ultimate puppet master, and nothing is more disconcerting for us and Team Nikita than to learn he's been pulling the strings all along. Dana Winters, wow, I didn't see that one coming. At least it explains how Michael and Nikita got away with being out together in public when Division is supposed to have eyes everywhere. If anything, we learned that Percy is a dangerous guy. And that's kind of an understatement.
The chess analogy was great if a tad predictable, although admittedly, if Percy had to compare his current stand-off with Nikita (and, more broadly, the government itself) to any game, he could hardly suggest checkers. I wonder if calling Alex a pawn, Michael a knight, and Ryan a
Nikita: Let's get married. That's what I want.
May 6th, 2011 9:10 AM
Loved this episode! After a few rather lackluster episodes we've had of late (although featuring some awesome Mikita), it's great to see some brilliant writing being showcased again.
I think Percy just stole the crown of master manipulator from Amanda here. He certainly stole the show. He's the ultimate puppet master, and nothing is more disconcerting for us and Team Nikita than to learn he's been pulling the strings all along. Dana Winters, wow, I didn't see that one coming. At least it explains how Michael and Nikita got away with being out together in public when Division is supposed to have eyes everywhere. If anything, we learned that Percy is a dangerous guy. And that's kind of an understatement.
The chess analogy was great if a tad predictable, although admittedly, if Percy had to compare his current stand-off with Nikita (and, more broadly, the government itself) to any game, he could hardly suggest checkers. I wonder if calling Alex a pawn, Michael a knight, and Ryan a