Better than expected, but I didn’t expect much. Was disappointed at the ending, as I hoped it would have even further separated itself from the previous, excellent USA Network Nikita series.
It isn’t great, but it’s certainly at the level of most anything on one of the major broadcast networks. I personally enjoy the hell out of it, but I have my own critiques.
Only saw the movie once, probably 10 years ago or so, so I don’t remember it that well, and I never really watched the Peta Wilson version, so I didn’t have too many expectations for it, but I thought it was pretty good and will watch again next week.,
Isn’t this the same plot as every other female action hero show on TV? Seriously, beautiful female trained to kill, on the run, turns against her trainers. Plus, it doesn’t help that Nikita’s had so many versions made already.
We’ll probably watch it for awhile and see if anything new develops. Gotta do something until Dexter and Breaking Bad start up again.
So I’m trying to figure out where this version actually fits in.
It doesn’t appear to be exactly tied to any predecessor.
The agency is called “The Division”, which is different than the USA series.
Two of the characters are Michael (Nikita’s former handler) and Birkoff, which match the USA series, but not the French, American, or I’m presuming the Hong Kong movies.
The senior lady is Amanda, which matches Point of No Return, but not the USA series (Madelaine).
The head of the agency is named Percy (new), and the agency appears to be engaged in espionage for hire, assassinations etc, not just a government action. The USA series seemed to be aimed at criminal organizations, if the methods a bit shady.
And Maggie Q bears no resemblance to any of the previous Nikita’s (except maybe the Hong Kong one?).
I’m fairly confused. The story hints at the events of the basic Nikita plot - girl druggie criminal has death faked by government and is recruited to be a spy. After much training and several missions, she falls in love, then has her lover killed. In the end she escapes with help from her handler.
I can’t quite piece together a coherent whole for any of the extant versions. Basically, it draws on the well of Nikitaness without actually being connected to a single predecessor.
I’ve seen bits and pieces of the American version at some point, but it had a different title so right or wrong I don’t really associate it with the other versions.
I know nothing of any Hong Kong versions of anything.