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'Nikita's' Maggie Q on Nikita's mission: Redemption or revenge?
Confession: We're totally obsessed with "Nikita" and this winter hiatus has been particularly brutal after "All The Way," the show's fantastic and heartbreaking mid-season finale.
So are you dying to know how Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) will cope with (spoiler alert!) killing Thom (RIP!) and being activated? Or how Nikita (Maggie Q) will take down Division without having a man on the inside? And is romance coming up for Nikita and Michael (Shane West)? Or maybe a love triangle involving Nikita, Michael and Alex?
Sorry, we're not answering those questions just yet so you'll have to check back next week for those. We aren'tPercy completely awful human beings though, so we're going to give you a little something to tide you over.
We caught up with the Nikita herself, Maggie Q, at The CW's winter television critics association press tour, where she totally charmed us with tales of walking around Whole Foods with bruises on her wrists after being strung up on chains in "All The Way."
When the show began, it seemed like Nikita was hellbent on exacting revenge on Division for killing her love Daniel. In later episodes, particularly "Rough Trade," we saw Nikita revisiting old cases and trying to fix the mistakes she had made.
So is Nikita's story a tale of redemption or revenge? "I'd say it's more redemption than anything. I think it's more about Nikita having to feel human again and wanting to go back and fix the things that she didn't have control over at the time, which is a very hard thing to do," Maggie explains. "I don't know if she's going to be able to do that entirely, but she's certainly trying."
It seems like taking down Division along the way just happens to be an added bonus: "It's more about trying to right wrongs than seeing people go down. I mean I think there's a certain satisfaction in that but i think that's a byproduct of righting wrongs."
The CW released this pretty bad*ss poster for "Nikita" featuring Lyndsy and Maggie that reads: "Revenge is sweeter when it's doubled." So maybe it's a little bit about revenge?
So are you dying to know how Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) will cope with (spoiler alert!) killing Thom (RIP!) and being activated? Or how Nikita (Maggie Q) will take down Division without having a man on the inside? And is romance coming up for Nikita and Michael (Shane West)? Or maybe a love triangle involving Nikita, Michael and Alex?
Sorry, we're not answering those questions just yet so you'll have to check back next week for those. We aren't
We caught up with the Nikita herself, Maggie Q, at The CW's winter television critics association press tour, where she totally charmed us with tales of walking around Whole Foods with bruises on her wrists after being strung up on chains in "All The Way."
When the show began, it seemed like Nikita was hellbent on exacting revenge on Division for killing her love Daniel. In later episodes, particularly "Rough Trade," we saw Nikita revisiting old cases and trying to fix the mistakes she had made.
So is Nikita's story a tale of redemption or revenge? "I'd say it's more redemption than anything. I think it's more about Nikita having to feel human again and wanting to go back and fix the things that she didn't have control over at the time, which is a very hard thing to do," Maggie explains. "I don't know if she's going to be able to do that entirely, but she's certainly trying."It seems like taking down Division along the way just happens to be an added bonus: "It's more about trying to right wrongs than seeing people go down. I mean I think there's a certain satisfaction in that but i think that's a byproduct of righting wrongs."
The CW released this pretty bad*ss poster for "Nikita" featuring Lyndsy and Maggie that reads: "Revenge is sweeter when it's doubled." So maybe it's a little bit about revenge?
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I can't wait for the other part of the interview next week and to see all the questions answered above that you teased :P! I just love what Maggie Q said about Nikita in this bit though. It's exactly how I view her character & where she's at & what she's trying to do. Thanks so much for the Nikita post Tierney :D.
That poster is HOT too. o.o Big girl crush on Maggie Q lol. They both are so damn gorgeous...
Keep my fingers crossed hope to see the romance between Michael and Nikita. Maggie looks really nice in the poster.
With so many of the shows I like this season floundering in the ratings and likely to not make it to a second season, Nikita is the one bright light. I'd never thought I'd be so glad to like a show on the CW!
From what the ratings are generating for this show, chances for a second season doesn't look too good, UNLESS it can rebound in the second half of the season.
I think ratings were dropping before the hiatus because the show was getting a wee bit tedious. It was the same **** every single week. But the mid-season finale did change it up and I hope they continue delivering exciting episodes like that one. Fingers crossed!
Oh the CW better effing renew this amazeballs show or i swear yo! I will be throwing some **** around! Lol.
thank said. I hope more Michaek & Nikita coming up in the back 11...srsly! That's all this show is missing... its not 'Nikita' without Michael/Nikita!
I've been waiting for so damn long on Michael and Nikita's romance so they better get it on soon when the new episodes return. BTW, I love the poster! Both ladies look gorgeous. And Maggie, nice outfit!
Michael and Nikita's romance please.
Love Mikita >3
CW, you better not cancel the show. This is one of the best show on your network. And now, it's time for some romance with Michael and Nikita please. I'm tired of the teasing already. Love the poster... they look pretty cool!