Alex is still working with Division, but her main goal now is to exact revenge on Sergei Semak (Peter J. Lucas) for the deaths of her mother and father when she was a child. He is not only running Zethrov, her father’s company, but has also rebuilt her family home and is living in it. Initially, Alex works with Amanda (and her vast resources) to try to get close to Semak, but soon Alex has a plan of her own and Amanda feels cut out of the loop. Suffice it to say that Alex’s revenge story arc involving her past comes to an excellent and satisfying close this season.
Aside from the continual Division drama, Nikita and Michael have some family issues that pop up this season. For starters, Michael discovers he has a child he never knew about, and since his whole driving force exists because of the deaths of his wife and daughter, this is a huge development for him. But will the child be safe if Division finds out and can he and Nikita weather this new storm? Nikita does some digging of her own to try to find out who her real father is, but nothing is as it appears.
Michael and Nikita, and eventually Alex, continue the search for Percy’s secret-filled black boxes, but they are in the care of the Guardians, genetically-enhanced super soldiers. Owen, a former Guardian, pops back into Nikita and Michael’s lives and works towards finding others like his former self. But there’s always one more black box hiding out there, threatening to destroy all America stands for. As Nikita’s band of merry rogue agents continues to grow, so does the danger from Division. When a power struggle between Percy and Amanda accidentally brings the might of the President and a team of deadly Marines to Division’s front door (or back door, actually), Nikita, Michael, Alex and Seymour will have to work together to keep Division and all of those within it from getting wiped off the map. My, how the tables do turn.
I really enjoyed Nikita: The Complete Second Season and watching the storylines develop. The action is intense, the fight scenes are fantastic, and the characters are interesting and continue to evolve. It’s cool to see a lot more of Nikita’s backstory, to see where she came from, and I also loved that Seymour got more involved with the group, because he’s a great character.
Special features include deleted scenes for most of the episodes, commentary on the season finale, a gag reel and featurettes on Maggie Q and the writers crafting the scripts. It’s all good stuff. I will say that I viewed Season 1 on DVD and there’s a huge difference between standard def and viewing it in high def. Everything just pops on Blu-ray and the vistas from around the world look gorgeous. Go ahead and shell out the extra $5 for Blu-ray and you won’t be disappointed.
If you’ve been following Nikita’s story, you’ll definitely want to check out Nikita: The Complete Second Season, especially considering the mind-blowing way the season finale ends. Season 3 promises even more twists and turns for Nikita and her crew and I can’t wait to see what happens.
