Comments | bop_radar: Nikita Season 1

bop_radar

Nikita Season 1

Jun 03, 2011 20:19

I have no Nikita icon. :(( This is quite tragic and must be rectified. I'll compensate with Kalinda because those two would be pretty damn ultimate together.

I post to flail briefly about how brilliant the season became... ( since I finally watched all of Season 1 (spoilers within) )

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halcyon_shift June 3 2011, 12:52:41 UTC

I'm pretty sure it did get a second season, which, YAY \o/

bop_radar June 3 2011, 23:23:35 UTC

Ohhh hooray!! AND HIIIIII!

yamakasi June 3 2011, 14:42:59 UTC

Which Nikita is this? Original or reboot? (I actually haven't seen either so don't know why I'm asking because I'm avoiding the spoilers either way!)

bop_radar June 3 2011, 23:24:12 UTC

The reboot, in this case. But you are wise to avoid spoilers either way, as they're very suspenseful shows.

hollyxu June 3 2011, 17:01:10 UTC

Don't worry, it's been renewed for S2! :D

bop_radar June 3 2011, 23:24:29 UTC

Phew!!

clari_clyde June 3 2011, 17:51:21 UTC

With SV gone, I was all, “But where I am going to see such strong women?” and I’ve found my answer in Nikita.

Here in the U.S., they’ve rerun the first two episodes and the Alex/Amanda and Michael/Berkhoff dynamics are already there. I always thought of Amanda and Berkhoff as too dangerous to set loose (though Amanda was more of a loose canon than Berkhoff) and I like that even secondary and tertiary characters get to be strong, complex people in their own right.

bop_radar June 3 2011, 23:31:41 UTC

Yeah! I have to be honest--I underestimated the show to begin with and never imagined Amanda and Berkhoff would really *develop*, but the seeds were always there, you're right. Amanda did seem more dangerous all along, more of a maverick, but I can 'buy' Percy's blindness about her because I think he was (unconsciously maybe) very scathing of her slavish devotion to him. But she really really hated being locked out of his confidence, and I can buy that--especially as she must feel pissed that Michael (whose loyalty was always more questionable) was his 'right-hand man'. I like the suggestion of sexism in there as well... again, probably unconscious on Percy's part, but he was more comfortable with Michael than with Amanda and I like that he grossly underestimated her. Berkhoff... I don't like, but I do appreciate that he is a coherent character, and also a mix of 'manipulated' and 'defiant' (though it comes out as whine often :p). The power dynamics in this show are really strong! :D

fleegull June 3 2011, 19:51:31 UTC

Too few people are aware of the awesomeness of Nikita, I'm glad to see that you are aboard!!!!

bop_radar June 3 2011, 23:33:29 UTC

:D I am, most definitely! I love it! I underestimated it initially--although I was enjoying the performances of the two lead women, I didn't anticipate the gutsiness of plotting that the show pulled off by the end of season 1. I really admire them for taking the time to build the overall arc there. I'll be recommending it to people, for sure.