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Random thoughts while working my way through the entirety of the CW's 2010–2013 show starring Maggie Q. This latest installment will be brief but enthusiastic and exists solely to rave about a single scene in one of the best episodes of season one (so far, and I'm just a few episodes from finishing the season). You see, sometimes while binging  Nikita , there are moments so cool, so for-lack-of-a-better-word "badass," that they provide such spiritual nourishment to the nerd soul that one begins to understand the power of transcendence. The episode "Coup de Grace" provides one such moment. Let me explain. Nikita (the marvelous Maggie Q) is undercover once again at a swanky gala. If this one thing this show loves more than swanky galas, it's swanky galas where Nikita or Alex (Lindsy Fonseca) wear the most inappropriate clothing imaginable for intense hand-to-hand combat. Long story short, Nikita is providing aid to Alex, who's on a mi...

Random thoughts while working my way through the entirety of the CW's 2010–2013 show starring Maggie Q. A dozen episodes into Nikita and things are starting to heat up. The show's mythology is slowly building, piece by piece, and some interesting revelations about various characters have come into play. We've learned that Percy, head of Division, is a master manipulator with zero empathy skills. Michael continues to serve as Percy's lapdog for the most part, but he's starting to bristle and push back against his boss. Alex's natural skepticism seems to indicate she might be doing some pushing back against Division soon, too. As it is, she's already working as Nikita's mole on the inside, corresponding via direct message (and in code) with her, leading to way too many scenes watching Maggie Q and Lindsy Fonseca staring intently at their computer screens. By the first mid-season finale, several plot lines begin to come together. Alex go...

Random thoughts while working my way through the entirety of the CW's 2010–2013 show starring Maggie Q. When Nikita premiered on the CW in 2010, I watched the first few episodes, but, for reasons I can't remember today, stopped thereafter. It wasn't because I didn't like it. While it was too early to tell whether or not I was going to love it, I liked it fine. I really liked model turned actress Maggie Q in the titular role. While she may be petite in stature, but she's absurdly fit and performs many of her own stunts with a powerful blend of power and elegance. She kicks copious amounts of male ass in this series, too, and there's something to be said for watching a woman lay waste to one hulking male aggressor after another. So, who knows why I dropped the show back in 2010. All I do know is I've always considered going back and binging it. Well, last night I started doing just that for two good enough reasons: it's on Netflix, and it...