USA Network Synopsis
Brothers Karl and Simon Peruze are responsible for some of the most vicious
attacks on civilians ever recorded. Eliminating both of them proves difficult,
since neither brother would ever give up the other. Section One kidnaps
Karl, wipes clean his short-term memory, and places Nikita with him when
he comes to, so she can pose as his fiancée and lead Section to Simon.
Strangely, the more Nikita learns about Karl's cruel history, the more
she is drawn to him, falling in love with him. However, Nikita's slowly
dawning realization that her mind is being controlled by Section threatens
to unravel the entire mission.
My Synopsis
"Madeline saves Operations's butt when he decides to kill the green-listed
terrorist who murdered his son." First things first: I liked the Nikita
plot this time around. The way Section got her to fall for Karl was incredibly
cool, and the tag where you get to see the pictures that look like Michael
was just awesome. My favorite part was when Nikita slapped Michael. I
cheered. He deserved it, big time. (But then I think we've established
that I don't like Michael.) If I was Madeline, I would have laughed. And
speaking of Madeline, the subplot was great! Gene's acting was once again
superb, and Alberta does a fantastic job of looking sympathetic. I like that
Birkoff was worried, that was a nice touch. I felt sorry for Operations because
throughout the whole episode, he was completely unraveled, his thoughts
focused on killing Martelli. Of course, Madeline knows this would end
Operations's life as well, so she makes a call to George and lies, giving
Ops a reason to kill Martelli. And he even thanked her, very quietly,
very subtly. Love is sweet :)
Other Intel
*The song playing when Madeline calls George is "Eden" by Hooverphonic.
Favorite Operations Quote
"Can you bring him back to life? Can you? Then there's no help you can offer."