It Gets Woodsy for Team Nikita/Owen!! (My Ep. 9 Thoughts)
**MAJOR SPOILER ALERT**
"Nikita" - ep. 3x09 ("Survival Instincts")
- Art Gallery
- Nikita checks the art gallery out
- Nikita sets Owen up as a potential buyer with their target
- Owen arrives
- Nikita grabs something of Angela's
- Owen is meant to distract Angela -- he's not doing so well
- Michael and Birkhoff freak off at Operations
- Yikes...that must of been nerve-racking
- Owen has no undercover training
- What about when Owen went with Michael and Nikita to a gala in season 2?
- Owen messes up, forcing the mission to be rushed
- Nikita grabs the flash drive from Angela's safe
- Nikita arrives with a save for Owen
- Division
- Michael waits for Owen and Nikita's arrival
- Michael scolds Owen
- Nikita defends Owen
- YAY! Team Nikita/Owen!!
- I hope they get back into the rhythm of things they had when it was just them!
- Nikita gives Michael the flash drive
- Michael leaves
- Owen complains to Nikita about him being Michael's new punching bag
- Nikita tells Owen that its just hard for Michael to see Owen replace him in the field
- Medical Bay
- Michael gets his cyber-hand checked
- Sean checks up on Michael
- Sean brings up Michael's nights at Division
- Alex walks in
- Michael witnesses the tension between Alex/Sean
- Sean hasn't seen Alex in a month
- Birkhoff's Office
- Michael joins Birkhoff, Nikita and Owen for the flash drive debriefing (the one Nikita grabbed)
- Intel on Rogue Ray (military background)
- Nikita remembers Ray as one of her survival instructors
- Pennsylvania
- Kate (Ray's ex-wife) complains to Jason (her new cop boyfriend) on how she's seeing Ray everywhere
- Ray shoots Jason
- Ray snags Kate
- TITLE CARD
- Pennsylvania
- Nikita and Owen arrive on site of Kate's house
- Birkhoff informs Nikita and Owen over their comms.
- Birkhoff tells Nikita/Owen about Ray's old life
- Michael is worried about exposure
- Owen learns that Division will get wiped out if their existence is exposed
- Nikita and Owen run into Jason
- Jason tells Nikita/Owen that Ray was stalking Kate
- Ray has been 'dead' for 6 years
- Owen gets Jason off the Ray-trail by stating that Jason isn't supposed to be at the crime scene
- Nikita gives Jason the position of liaison between the state police and them
- Road
- Ray drives with Kate
- Kate wants out
- Ray wants things to return to normal for them
- Division
- Sean finds Alex on the treadmill
- Sean asks about Michael and Nikita -- it turns into a conversation on them
- Alex accuses Sean of running when things got tough -- he disagrees
- Alex walks off
- Storage Facility
- Ray pulls up to collect a few things
- Ray packs his car up with supplies
- Kate gets permission to grab a soda -- she secretly uses a credit card
- Division
- Birkhoff gets a hit on Kate's credit card -- he tracks Ray's car
- Michael calls in Nikita & Owen to get to Ray's location
- Nikita gets the idea to inform the police (to set up a road block and get use of a chopper)
- Road
- Nikita and Owen are informed that Ray's car was found before the road block
- Nikita and Owen check the car -- its empty
- Division
- Michael learns of Ray's training background
- Michael tells Nikita/Owen that Ray is in the woods
- COMMERCIAL
- Division
- Nikita and Owen are debriefed by Birkhoff (and Michael) on the forest's surroundings
- "Owen vs bear would be pretty sweet." -Birkhoff
- Nikita smiles
- Michael tells Nikita/Owen about their mission
- Michael critiques Owen about how he handled his FBI cover before dismissing him
- Nikita overhears
- Operations
- Alex approaches Michael about being useful in forest tracking
- Sean arrives with forest intel for Michael
- Sean's joining the fight
- Hallway
- Nikita approaches Michael about Owen
- Nikita wants Michael to lay off of Owen
- Michael tells Nikita that he's being tough to make sure that Owen is ready
- Nikita says that she trusts Owen's skills
- Michael doesn't trust Owen's skills
- Michael tells Nikita that he won't be going out in the field anymore
- Nikita is stunned to hear Michael call Owen her new partner
- Birkhoff's Office
- Nikita questions Birkhoff about the cyber-hand
- She's frantic
- Bikrhoff tells Nikita what he told Michael
- Michael had accepted it yet Nikita seems like she can't
- Birkhoff searches up a name
- Night -- Woods
- Kate is jumpy as Ray leads her through the woods
- Kate sees Ray's wooden underground home -- he's been working on it since he turned rogue
- Impressive thing to build in the forest
- Kate looks around worriedly -- she sees a shrine with her pictures
- Ray drugs/knocks out Kate
- Side Road
- Jason questions Nikita about the 'other hostages'
- Owen tells Nikita that its time to go
- Birkhoff and Michael monitor from Division
- Woods
- Sean has a team in the woods
- Sean finds traps -- Birkhoff passes the message to Nikita
- Ray has a sniper set up -- he recognizes Nikita as Division
- Ray kills a cop for his communication -- he informs the cops that FBI is not assigned to the case
- Jason turns on Nikita/Owen
- Nikita/Owen fight back before they make a run for it
- COMMERCIAL
- Woods
- Nikita reports back to Operations
- Michael critiques Owen again
- Nikita defends Owen's decision
- Michael is not pleased
- Michael orders Nikita/Owen back to base
- Owen complains about Michael to Nikita
- Nikita reveals to Owen that Michael has declared Owen her new field partner
- Owen tells Nikita that Michael is just trying to do the right thing -- he tries to reassure her
- Division
- "I can't look at another tree. This must be what squirrels feel like." -Birkhoff
- LOL! Oh Birkhoff and his comments
- Alex suggests that Birkhoff look back at old forest layouts -- they found a possible bunker
- Michael tells N/O to double back to Sean
- Owen tells Michael they are already on their way instead of going back to Division
- Michael calls Owen a 'bastard' to himself
- Woods
- Nikita introduces Sean and Owen once they reach the bunker
- Division unit does recon
- Ray kills 2 Division agents
- Division is aware of this when trackers are offline
- Sean meets up with another agent
- Explosion occurs -- Sean is hit unconscious
- Alex is worried when Nikita gets no response from Sean
- Nikita goes after Sean
- Owen follows only to get shot
- Nikita spots Ray and fights back
- Ray flees
- COMMERCIAL
- Woods
- Nikita checks Owen
- Owen's armor caught the bullet -- he's still mobile
- Nikita and Owen make their way towards Sean
- Sean needs medical attention
- Michael tells Nikita/Owen that Division picked up on some police chatter (they heard the explosion)
- Nikita tells Owen to stay with Sean for Division
- Owen protests about Nikita going after Ray alone -- he offers to do it instead
- Nikita argues that if he wants to watch her back, that includes those she cares about (including him)
- Nikita enters the bunker and finds Kate
- Ray arrives and attacks Nikita
- Kate distracts Ray by hitting him with a shovel
- Ray turns on Kate -- Nikita shots Ray in the head
- Nikita convinces Kate to keep everything that happened to herself
- Night - Bunker
- Jason (and other cops) find Kate alone
- Kate tells Jason that it wasn't Ray and that he was dead
- COMMERCIAL
- Division
- News broadcast on the case
- Michael questions Owen about the left behind torn clothing
- Owen explains the cleaning aspects behind it
- Michael thanks Owen about protecting Nikita
- "You never have to worry about me protecting Nikita, that's something I'll always do." -Owen (paraphrased)
- I LOVE THAT!!!
- Medical
- Alex visits Sean as he gets dressed
- Sean has a concussion along with some cuts and bruises
- Sean explains that he left so that Alex could make a choice (him or Division)
- Alex tells Sean that she's not 'most people' so her reactions won't match that
- Alex breaks down a bit
- Sean kisses Alex
- Alex moves them to her bunker -- Sean/Alex continue their reunion there
- Finally!! Is this their first time together? It's definitely their first time on-screen together. *wink*
- Training
- Nikita finds Michael working with the cyber-hand and weights
- "Aren't you the guy that once told me that you could take me with one arm behind his back?" -Nikita
- Flashback to match it -- awesome
- Nikita wants Michael to fight for her and for them
- Nikita doesn't need a partner in the field but in her life
- Michael retaliates with moves that match the flashback
- Nikita kisses Michael
- "I will never move on from you." -Nikita
- Michael leaves
- Birkhoff walks in
- Birkhoff tells Nikita that he lied
- He says that there might be a way for Michael to get his real hand back
- He says it can lead to worse things he says
- WHOA!!
- Promo for 3x10: Nikita dn Birkhoff team up to secretly search for a medical miracle for Michael's hand
As always, I always enjoy the moments when Nikita/Owen have their own version of a heart-to-heart.
Again let's recap on the "Dirty Thirty: List of Rogues":
- Martin (killed in 3x01)
- Wade (former Recruiter - killed in 3x02)
- Mia (killed in 3x03)
- Anne (former Cleaner - introduced in 3x04 // killed in 3x07)
- Owen (former Cleaner - resurfaced in 3x04 // working for Division)
- Markov (killed in 3x05)
- Cyrus (introduced in 3x06 // working for Division yet with his previous role)
- "Watchman" (captured in 3x07 -- not sure if Nikita killed him or not)
- Liam (former Cleaner - killed in 3x08)
- Ray (former Instructer - killed in 3x09)
Well that's it on Nikta for tonight. I'm going to go back to rewriting my draft for my writing course after all the feedback I got during the class discussion (which was a nerve-racking experience).
Enjoy your weekends everyone!