Nikita Review: "Kill Jill"

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It’s been proven again: Maggie Q is a badass. While "Kill Jill" lacked suspense, we did get to see a lot more of what both Nikita and Division are capable of, and there were a few jaw-dropping moments.

Instead of showing flashbacks and soft moments, we saw what can happen when both Division and Nikita set their minds to something. Division can send out a federal warrant for an innocent person in under a second, while Nikita can plant a transmitter in someone’s molar without being suspected.

Unfortunately, that plant and a bad attitude earned Birkhoff a full cavity body search, compliments of Amanda, after Division suspects him to be the mole. He’s not the mole, but it was his molar that was doing the snitching.

Michael at Gunpoint

The hour had excellent cat and mouse game again.

As Percy says, “she’s always one step ahead.” It seems like Nikita is more than one step ahead when she chooses a 50-story building to get lost in with Jill the journalist, as Division only has the address to that building. Stomping on cell phones seems to be her favorite way to cover her tracks, as well.

Shane West’s Michael was great this week, too, and almost made me giggle to see how obvious it should have been to him that Nikita is untraceable after a certain moment.

Sometimes I wonder why he even bothers to chase her. Doesn’t Division know that their whole “open the SUV doors at the same time and pursue Nikita” bit isn’t going to lead them to her? They need to start getting two steps ahead. They did train her, after all.

While the cat and mouse games ensue between Division and Nikita, it was interesting to watch Alex help solve the case, and unknowingly direct Division to Nikita. It was almost scary to see how in her element Alex was while doing this investigating. I think her doing the work was more than just getting off of her probation with Division; she truly looked like she wanted to solve the mission. She almost looked like a born assassin.

The unarmed man-on-man fight between Nikita and Michael was interesting, too. These characters both have had numerous chances to kill each other, and if you haven’t figured out that neither one will actually truly harm the other by now, you’re not understanding their interactions. I’m still hoping for a Nikita and Michael truce to take down Division together. It’s far-fetched, I know, but a girl can hope.

It was great to see Nikita finally make Division fail at a mission, yet only with the unexpected help of Alex. During the final chat with Nikita and Alex, Alex paused with a hesitant expression while typing, which shows me that she’s unsure she should continue helping Nikita. Why she would turn back now, after Nikita has saved her life in more ways than one way is beyond me?

Perhaps Thom, the cute hardcore established recruit is getting to her. Might that be a romance we watch blossom?

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Kill Jill Review

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Nikita Season 1 Episode 3 Quotes

The last thing we need is another recruit finding their inner-Nikita.

Percy

Percy: Well you did have a prolonged interaction with Nikita directly, following her reappearance.
Birkhoff: If by interaction you mean kidnap and torture. Dude, she pistol-whipped my face. What are we even talking about here?