So, the Tivo's been picking up La Femme Nikita for me recently and I've watched a few episodes.

I'm supposed to find Michael attractive, right? Because the mullet and the complete lack of facial expression are problematic.

I'm supposed to find Michael attractive, right?

Not necessarily. I mean, it took me a while to think he was, and then I was all Micheal'N'Nikkita4Evah!!!!1!! except not ironically.

I've outgrown that stage, and if I ever write another LFN story, it'll be the evil kind that makes the fandom disown me. (Except they can't, because apparently, I'm part of the fascist evil cabal that controls it.)

Michael looks odd if he doesn't have bad hair. One gets indoctrinated. As handlers go, he makes his CIA namesake look like a total wimp, and he knows from the greater "good".

I love him. I'd be more of a shipper if I loved Nikita too. But I do love him to pieces.

If you ever get around to seeing how the series ends (my GOD, the final season makes the end of XF or Highlander look like high art, and in so few eps), then you need to read Dana's fic whose name escapes me that's set after it. It's so right.

Actually, I think I've read it - the one with the little kid, right? You know, the dead one.

I suspect they're heading into the homestretch now, as I'm apparently seeing episodes from 2000.

Elena -- you mean that they clearly explained that Richie was a future immortal in the first episode?

No, not explained. But there's an exchange between Duncan and Connor that's kind of inexplicable until you learn much later that Richie's a potential immortal. It's been long enough since I saw it that I don't really remember, so I don't remember if there's any other evidence than that.

Well, we had that exchange too (about "watching out for the boy") - -was your's longer?

I love him. I'd be more of a shipper if I loved Nikita too. But I do love him to pieces.

Oh, I still find Michael fascinating, even though Nikita's characterization steadily went so kerflooey that I wanted to put season five in a paper bag and leave it flaming on the porch of whomever approved it...

Er. Yes. Michael will either grow on you, or he won't. I won't mind which way you swing, since I have friends hugely into Madeline/Operations, and anything Birkoff.

Sumi, I haven't a clue. I haven't seen the pilot in yonks.

I'm willing to accept that he may be an interesting character. It's just, you know, the mullet. In the late 90s. I had difficulties.

It's just, you know, the mullet.

If it helps, the mullet does go away. He looks much better with a) short hair, or b) longer, curly hair.

Nobody deserves hockey hair.