The series centers around Nikita; a compassionate woman forced into working for a government organization which deals in the nasty business of keeping the world safe from nuts. Given our situation today, this show's overall plot regarding how and why one must struggle to remain civilized in an uncivilized business is hard hitting. But is creatively gives a little insight to the reasons why and how a global defense department would respond and/or counteract assaults. A little insight to the type of situations and responsive / preventative measures required might just be what we need right now. It's certainly not tough to watch there's plenty of eye candy.

The show still displays the hottest techie toys and spy doo-dads. More interesting now than ever. Costuming, hair, make-up & music are, as usual, great. I just don't suggest anyone taking their scissors and chopping the mop down as Nikita did at the onset of this season, remember she has a stylist just beyond that camera! The new season is also still full of no-holds barred and skillfully displayed martial arts scenes.

There are plenty of new shows on the tube that obviously imitate La Femme Nikita, but so far, none have done it better! This shows official web site is hot, (link above) however they don't give information about the production crew and providers of the tech props, clothing, music, etc. - that I could find. I'd like to know the names of the people that make this show work so well. Afterall, credit should be given where credit is due.

If the show is too hard for you (which I doubt), you can always change the channel and parents should know that it still isn't suitable for the younger cubs in the family.

This year's story plot:

The previous season left off with "Section One" operative Nikita being revealed as having spent the last three years as a double agent spying on Section One for the "Center" (i.e.: the big boys who control Section One). In her capacity as internal investigator for Center's boss, Mr. Jones (previously known in the series as smarmy but oddly sweet and vulnerable Mick), Nikita has had to evaluate Section's overall working dynamics and individual performances - and give a report of her findings.

Nikita's evaluation of Section One results in:

Madeline, (Alberta Watson), Section One's master strategist, profiler and (Section's Boss) Paul's personal love slave, commits suicide rather than submit to the evaluation results and remedies. Oh, Nikita had a pang of the owies over the senseless act of pill popping cyanide; she didn't want Mad Maddie blotted off the face of the earth, she even put in a personal plea to Mr. Jones to spare Malicious Madeline. Ever the toughie though, Nikita took the ultimate control freak Madeline's cowardly choice of suicide, like a big girl should; compassionately and the show wisely indicates that suicide is never a good choice. I liked that. And of course there is the issue of Alberta Watson (Madeline) having a new role in a new show, so she really had to go. But she didn't go too far; she re-appears in the series as a cold calculating hologram that still lights Paul's fire.

Paul, (Eugene Robert Glazer), also known as "Operations" is Section One's cold and ruthless leader. Paul was denied his long awaited and desired promotion to Oversight, Section One's monitoring organization - that which he and Madeline schemed and killed to position him for. Nikita explains to Paul that he hasn't become enlightened to his true responsibility in his role as guardian to the innocent masses, that his position in Section One should have provided him the opportunity to do. Rather he has become jaded in his secret agenda's of strategic promotions which boarder on delusions of grandeur, and has even sacrificed innocents (civilians and team members) while doing his job fighting the terrorists of the world. She and Michael have had to curb this quirk of Paul's on numerous occasions. He will remain in Section as Operations for another seven years and must endeavor to learn the difference between his mission objectives (fighting terrorists at all costs and with all the incredible resources he's got at his disposal) and ultimately learning that civilians and team members are not dispensable under any circumstances. Now, if Paul was one of my clients I'd have to give him the big lecture on knowing the difference between a job and a career, and that one doesn't sacrifice the honor and personal pleasure a career can deliver even if a job offers more money! Sadly, Paul finds a hologram program that visually and audibly imitates Madeline to be a source of solace; so, will he be able to find personal satisfaction in guarding the world's children from terrorists? Or will he just try to wipe up the floor with Nikita whom he sees as the cause of his lover's death and the promotion pass-over? Will he gravitate toward Kate as his new lover and an overall substitute for Madeline? We'll see as the series continues.

Kate Quinn, (?) Section One's new, ambitious head of Comm, would like to advance herself further and as a side benefit exact a little revenge by contriving to kill Nikita. She adjusts an advanced virtual reality program designed by Birkoff (substituted by his twin Jason in the series) and begins the procedure of casting evil majik spells on the grieving Paul by producing a hologram of Madeline that thinks, talks and even has some physical mass resembling Mad Maddie. Is Kate a nasty person? Yes.

Birkoff's (Mathew Ferguson) character was killed off as he saved Section One from mass destruction by his (too real and much too protective of it's creator) advanced virtual reality program. His character was that of an innocent, nerdy virgin boy who had a crush on Nikita. His not so nerdy, lusty twin brother who lived on the outside and was recruited when Birkoff passed over has replaced him. He's a match for the nasty Kate (Birkoff's sub when he passed on and while Jason was been groomed to resume).

Walter, (Don Francks), Section One's cranky, wise, experienced to the max, longhair hippie/biker-style weapons expert, was transferred to The Farm. A Section One retirement position so to speak where Walter would train new operatives and weapons experts. Getting back to the Farm was something he secretly desired, after all it's better than being cancelled, and in order to keep the macho up he must protest. Of course, Nikita talks him into coming back to Section in his old position, much to Walter's crusty delight. It seems cushy retirement wasn't all it was cracked up to be.

Michael, (Roy Dupris), Section One's Top Op is punished for loving Nikita and playing against the rules in order to keep her safe/alive on so many occasions. Nikita, herself, is forced to sentence Michael to "abeyance". Michael knows the rules, he knows Nikita has no choice, he takes it like a man and asks only for the respect of dying in action. He leads a suicide mission from which he was to never return alive. But, Nikita and Walter both conspire to secretly spared his life and give him what he's always really wanted (no not that?) his freedom from the organization. Then, she tells him she never loved him, it was an act in her role as double agent. And here?I cried?Michael cuts his face under his eye to appear as if he is crying blood. Considering that is a bit more dramatic than Nikita chopping her own hair, I again ask that you Do Not Try This At Home To Impress Your Babe During Break-Up Arguments! Remember all you adorable men out there, its just special effects, it's not reality TV! The character that takes over for Michael as big shot operative - dominant male - is not listed on the official web-site yet.

Nikita is free from Section One! Free from Operations, and free from watching team members killed for the slightest infractions. She's the alpha female now! She's Mr. Jones' pet; his special little princess. He promised to clean up Section and make it into a more humane organization rather than the ?Uh oh, nothing could be that easy could it? Of course not! Mr. Jones instructs Nikita is to return to section for one last vital mission. Oh sure, he gives operations (Paul) the big lecture; treat her with respect blah blah. Nikita is devastated, trapped by her noble obligations and human responsibilities; she isn't free at all. Operation brands her before the entire team as a big bad bitch traitor - but she knows her duty. She's back, because the worst and biggest terrorist organization calling itself The Collective, is planning massive strikes against the Western world - the likes of which have never been seen. Section One can stop them and as Nikita is the Top Op now that Michael is dead (not really, eh!) she is vital to the mission. Like a folk hero, she has unwittingly but deservedly developed fans amongst the younger ranks of Section for trying to transform Section into a less fearsome, nobler workplace. Nikita wants to know the real reason she was recruited into Section One but with Michael out of the picture, will Nikita survive or truly make the world a better place?

Watch and see.