Clare Henney: Nikita

12:00 PM | | Posted by Clare Henney

I never really watched La Femme Nikita so I don’t know if this is based on that one but I do love this version (if it is a version of that TV series). Actually, it wasn’t Maggie Q that sold me on this one: when someone said that Shane West is a part of the show, I knew I just had to watch it.

To be honest, I don’t know much about Maggie Q except that she’s the ex of my future (?!) husband Daniel Henney. I saw her once on this show where she was talking to a bunch of models from all over Asia and I thought that she seemed to be a cool and fun person to hang out with. All that aside, I think that she is perfect as Nikita: there’s this air about her that makes you feel like she really is a trained assassin out to seek revenge. She’s got that emotional wall up the comes down when she encounters people she empathizes with. She’s also really amazing with her action sequences. Very few celebrities can say that they can do the stunts on their own. Even with a stunt double, you can tell that she knows what she’s doing.

I’ve been watching the show on both ETC and Warner TV (just be sure that I catch up if I miss an episode) and I’m liking it so far.  I like watching Shane West go all action man when the situation calls for it.  Lyndsy Fonseca, who plays Nikita’s protege on the show, is not bad either.  I was also surprised to see a bulked up Devon Sawa in this one as well.  It just keeps getting better and better as far as casting is concerned (speaking of which, has anyone noticed that Melinda Clarke doesn’t seem to age at all?).

I know the first season of the show is over in the US and that they’re already shooting the second season but I am still enjoying every episode of this show’s first season.  I don’t even want to look at the episode guides because I don’t want to spoil the viewing experience.  I hope that this is a show that lasts a while…six seasons or more like Alias I hope.  This is such a good replacement for that old favorite of mine. Mikita (Michael and Nikita, Shane West and Maggie Q’s characters) is a good replacement for my love for the Sydney-Michael tandem from Alias.

Nikita is on every Monday at 8PM on Warner TV and on Tuesdays on ETC also at 8PM.

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