Nikita

I watched the premiere of the new series Nikita last night. I have to admit I've never seen any of the previous versions of La Femme so I can't compare. This one has almost all of the post-World War II spy tropes plus those that obviously belong to the L F Nikita franchise. There are many pitfalls associated with those checklists and the tangentially stated goal of the heroine here: making the world safe for Beautiful People. The action is as frenetic as a video game shoot-em-up. Despite all that, I did like it. My biggest objection is that series star Maggie Q is fashion-model skinny, which is a fairly mild objection at that.

Maybe I liked it because I saw the tail end of God-Awful-Teenage-Soap-Opera-With-Vampires and Nikita, immediately following, was a hell of a lot better. Maybe it's because one could see instantly 'This show doesn't have all of Joss Whedon's baggage.' Maybe it's because Maggie Q's range of acting skills seems to include playing women with some obvious intelligence. Nikita here is as subtle as she is dangerous. I don't know if this version compares favorably with the earlier ones. But so far I like it.

ETA. For anyone interested, the premiere replays tonight on CW.