La Femme Nikita (2001)

Looking for Michael

Season 3, Episode 1, Aired 1/3/99

Episode Summary

Operations believes Nikita as well as all the other witnesses of Adrian's destruction are a threat to Section, and sets each of them up for death in the field. Only Nikita survives his plot, and when she returns to Section, she discovers her strongest ally, Michael, is out of contact. Can she live long enough to find him, and can he save her if she does? And most of all, can she live with the secrets that are revealed in the process?moreless

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Peta Wilson

Nikita
Alberta Watson

Madeline
Don Francks

Walter

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Looking for Michael and meeting his present.

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By Parricida, Sep 24, 2007 Report Abuse

So, Nikita is alive and did not got canceled after what she did (surprising as they are used to cancel even much lesser mistakes), but they are not done with her. They try to kill her turning her mission and keep Michael away. But Nikita survives the plot, comes back but with help of Birkoff, she tries to find Michael and get his help.

So, she has to fool a co-operative, go back to the down where the files are, get the place where Michael is and go - she ends up in a nice and lovely house, knocks on the door, just to have a lovely woman opening the door. She is sure, she is on the wrong place, until we just hear Michael's voice and he is holding his son. Shocking and unexpected but that kind of very unexpected plot turns - I love them.

So, now we learn about the story behind Michael's past and maybe we are explained why he did not wanted so much to have a relationship. He says it is a mission but it seems he do cares and it is logical.

So, they did this again - started new season with really promising start.moreless

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Trivia
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- The terrorist group for Nikita's mission in China is called New Path. Edit
- Goof Nikita and the rest talk about there being three witnesses, but there were four guards present during the stand-off. Is the last guard so very trusted by Operations that he isn't a factor? Edit
- Madeline and Michael have new, shorter haircuts, for the third season. Operations has also changed his look, dyeing his hair platinum blond and cutting it into short spikes. Edit
Notes
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- According to director Jon Cassar, the character of George was added to the show in order to give Madeline and Operations someone to fear, since fear is the basic premise of the show. Edit
- There was a deleted scene included with the season three DVD set showing Nikita following Michael home and seeing him with his family after the stand-off in Section over Adrian. They meant to use it in the second season finale End Game, but they decided not to use it. They recycled the idea for this episode, using different actors for his family and a different house. Edit
- There is a deleted scene from this episode included with the season 3 DVD set. The scene with George is shown, the only change being another actor in the role of George. The actor, Jan Rube (who speaks with a German accent), was deemed to be too unintimidating for the role, and it was recast at the last minute. Edit
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- Madeline: (After they decided to keep Nikita alive and knew Birkoff was the one to give her information) What about Birkoff? Operations: No, no, he'd be too hard to replace. I can control him Edit
- Nikita: You going to kill me? Operations: Adrian and the Gemstone file are behind us. A full inquiry was made and there was no connection between her death and Section One. Oversight is no longer interested in this matter. Nikita: You killed the rest of my team? Madeline: They were all abeyance operatives. Nikita: And Ferreira? Madeline: He as well. It's true our original intention was to eliminate you. That's been changed. Nikita: Why? Operations: You're no longer a threat to us. Edit
- Madeline: What are you doing here? Michael: I'm going to offer you an alternative. Madeline: To what? Michael: I don't think you want to see the Section destroyed. But that is what will happen if you don't abort this mission. Madeline: Why? Because you think this made a difference? (she shows him a bug that was planted) Next time, Michael, pick your conspirators more carefully. We fed Birkoff false information. You'll never be able to link us to Adrian's death. Not as long as I'm here. Edit
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