Well, at least LFN did not pretend to be an ensemble show - it *was* Nikita's show. :p
But yes, I definitely agree with the Jack/Nikita comparison. She definitely has the holier-than-thou attitude all throughout the show (as does Buffy. and Hermione. and Harry, to a certain extent. do you see a pattern here?). But unlike Jack, Nikita was made to see what happens when you adopt such an attitude in a world where things don't work in a black-and-white way. She paid for it. And by often providing us with *both* the POVs (say that guy whom Nikita was supposed to kill in Mercy; killing him would've been the kind thing to do, and Nikita was made to see that), the show made sure that we accepted the central character as a fallible narrator and presented a very interesting grey world where *both* POVs are valid to a certain extent. The same with Buffy, who despite her holier-than-thou attitude *is* the Hero, *is* the most important person in the world. And she too pays. I'm not sure if that's what they're aiming for with Jack - so far, he has Done No Wrong.
I was very careful to avoid mentioning the canonicity of Boone/Shannon because I don't want to spoil you.
Well, I am generally Spoiler Queen (one has to be when the show are aired *years* afterwards), but this was a wonderful surprise. The pairing makes me very, very happy (pervy HP fan here), and I'm actually glad I avoided all spoilers. *g* You know, this goes on to prove that we *don't* imagine all the vibes - a lot of it *is* actually there.
I'm also avoiding DH spoilers, because I'm enjoying it very much this way for a change. *g* Of course, that probably won't be the case with S2 - I don't think I could wait till next year to know what happens.
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But yes, I definitely agree with the Jack/Nikita comparison. She definitely has the holier-than-thou attitude all throughout the show (as does Buffy. and Hermione. and Harry, to a certain extent. do you see a pattern here?). But unlike Jack, Nikita was made to see what happens when you adopt such an attitude in a world where things don't work in a black-and-white way. She paid for it. And by often providing us with *both* the POVs (say that guy whom Nikita was supposed to kill in Mercy; killing him would've been the kind thing to do, and Nikita was made to see that), the show made sure that we accepted the central character as a fallible narrator and presented a very interesting grey world where *both* POVs are valid to a certain extent. The same with Buffy, who despite her holier-than-thou attitude *is* the Hero, *is* the most important person in the world. And she too pays. I'm not sure if that's what they're aiming for with Jack - so far, he has Done No Wrong.
I was very careful to avoid mentioning the canonicity of Boone/Shannon because I don't want to spoil you.
Well, I am generally Spoiler Queen (one has to be when the show are aired *years* afterwards), but this was a wonderful surprise. The pairing makes me very, very happy (pervy HP fan here), and I'm actually glad I avoided all spoilers. *g* You know, this goes on to prove that we *don't* imagine all the vibes - a lot of it *is* actually there.
I'm also avoiding DH spoilers, because I'm enjoying it very much this way for a change. *g* Of course, that probably won't be the case with S2 - I don't think I could wait till next year to know what happens.
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