I can’t praise Nikita‘s sophomore season enough. It really is one of my all-time favorite seasons of television ever. The second half of the season in particular is a magnificent thrill ride with a sprawling cast of fantastic characters.Carla in particular has proven to be quite compelling during my rewatch. While I find her phone call to Percy at the end quite annoying, it nevertheless makes a lot of sense given her fanatic and cult-like obsession with saving Division. She possesses a creepy conviction that makes her a worthwhile addition to the cast as she brings out a different side to all of our characters. Moreover, the multiple flashbacks of her interactions with Percy and Amanda were highly enlightening, as well as the insight into the creation of Division which in Carla’s mind really was never meant to be used for evil.
Carla in particular has proven to be quite compelling during my rewatch. While I find her phone call to Percy at the end quite annoying, it nevertheless makes a lot of sense given her fanatic and cult-like obsession with saving Division. She possesses a creepy conviction that makes her a worthwhile addition to the cast as she brings out a different side to all of our characters. Moreover, the multiple flashbacks of her interactions with Percy and Amanda were highly enlightening, as well as the insight into the creation of Division which in Carla’s mind really was never meant to be used for evil.
I’m also loving Amanda and Ari’s evil partnership. Both characters are surprisingly quite likeable and it’s interesting to discover that they both want to flee and be together (with Zetrov’s money no less). It brings a human quality to both of these complex antagonists. I’m also quite fond of the fact that Amanda is obviously quite attached to Alex as I’ve always sensed a sinister mother-daughter vibe between the two women (and they have been through a lot together).
Bits & Bullets
– Amanda torturing Bryan by beating him with chains: insane.
– Birkhoff calling Ari Lord Vordemort was hilarious (and strangely fitting).
– Alex announcing herself at the conference was a wonderful moment.
– Loved Percy referring to Amanda in the flashback as a “rising star in psy-ops”.
– Short but very cool fight as Alex fends off her hotel room attacker and stabs him with the needle.
– So Amanda wanted Carla dead because the latter had seen her with Ari. A tad anticlimactic.
– Quite a few people recorded each other saying incriminating things in this one. People really should start watching out for that.
– Loved Birkhoff pointing his gun at Carla all protective of Alex.
– Amanda ordering her agent to save Alex: great moment. She really does love her.
– Nice moment as Michael saves Alex but she has to get into the car with Division.
– Fantastic final speech by Alex about taking back Zetrov.
– The look on Percy’s eyes when Carla reveals Amanda and Ari’s partnership was priceless.
Nikki Notables
Alex: It’s weird, it feels like I’m going to tell everybody I’m Iron Man or something.
Birkhoff: (To Nikita) I hate to tell you this but your friend is cuckoo for a certain cereal.
Birkhoff: (To Carla) Which brings us back to: PUT…MY…HARDWARE…DOWN…BITCH!
Conclusion
Origins is an excellent entry from a stunning sophomore season.
Nad Rating
A-
Excellent episode!! This show is finally on a roll again and I couldn't be happier.
I absolutely loved the moment Alex revealed herself to the public. Her war on Semak is going to be full of awesomeness. And Amanda helping her escape? Amazing! I too feel like there's a sinister mother/daughter vibe between these two! So darn amusing.
The flashbacks to Carla and Percy starting Division were really intriguing. Weird but I want to watch a prequel with these two and Amanda hahaha. Carla is infinitely more interesting now that she wants to reboot Division. It makes this character a lot more fully realized and three-dimensional. This show's strongest quality has been its characters so far (and the epic fight scenes, of course), and it's really impressive how likable every single one is. Percy, Amanda and Ari might be considered villains, but they're certainly written in a way that shows they're awfully more complicated than that.
It also amazes me that this show doesn't feel the need to kill off any Bad Guys and introduce new ones. This cat and mouse game never ends, but it doesn't drag on either. There's something genuinely addicting about watching this chase because I certainly can't stop watching 😀