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The Best Episodes of Nikita

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Nikita will stop at nothing to expose and destroy Division, the secret U.S. agency who trained her as a spy and assassin.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Nikita Season 4 Episode 4 - Pay-Off
    9.1/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Pay-Off

    S4:E4

    Jones benches Amanda and takes back the reigns of the operation. He calls Nikita and offers her and the entire team complete freedom by wiping away their identities and faking their deaths if they walk away from their mission. The team lands the plane on a secluded Pakistan air strip, but when the local drug czar and his men storm the plane and demand ten million dollars, so Nikita calls Alex for the money. After Alex pulls diamonds out of a safe deposit box to pay the insurgents, Sam sees an opportunity to recoup his losses and contemplates stealing the diamonds. Meanwhile, Michael comes face-to-face with an old adversary, Ramon, who hits Michael with some hard truths.

    Director:Dwight H. Little
    Writers:Travis Fickett, Terry Matalas

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  2. Nikita Season 4 Episode 1 - Wanted
    9.0/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Wanted

    S4:E1

    Nikita is still on the run after she was framed for the assassination of the President of the United States. Dale, a reporter from the news channel ENN, starts questioning what really happened that night. Nikita sees this as an opportunity to clear her name so she re-enters the country to talk to Dale but walks right into a trap set by Amanda. The team is alerted and Michael sets out to find Nikita before Amanda does. While Birkoff and Ryan help Michael from their new mobile office, a high-tech aircraft, Alex stakes out a human-trafficking ring and learns The Shop is involved. Things go south and Alex is surprised when Owen/Sam shows up at the scene.

    Director:Eagle Egilsson
    Writer:Kristen Reidel

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  3. Nikita Season 4 Episode 5 - Bubble
    9.0/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Bubble

    S4:E5

    Just as Nikita is finally starting to see an end to the long war with The Shop, Ryan confesses a secret that could unravel it all. Meanwhile, Michael tries to get Nikita to accept their new circumstances as he contemplates what comes next for the two of them. Realizing Sam was planning to steal her diamonds, Alex gives him a suitcase of fake diamonds to deliver to her contact in France. Alex is surprised when he upholds his end of the bargain and doesn’t take off with the jewels. However, things get messy when Sam is jumped by the loan shark he owes money to, and Alex must step in to save him.

    Director:Nick Copus
    Writer:Oliver Grigsby

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  4. Nikita Season 4 Episode 6 - Canceled
    9.0/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Canceled

    S4:E6

    Frustrated that MDK is still active, Nikita decides to end it her way. Leaving Michael and the team behind, Nikita takes Alex on the road to exact revenge. Nikita and Alex capture Mr. Jones and force him to reveal the names of the rest of the members of MDK. Armed with the information, Nikita goes down a dark path that may ultimately cost her her soul. Michael tracks her down and must get her to surrender before the military opens fire and kills her. However, Nikita isn't one to give up on a fight, leading her to make a shocking decision.

    Director:Eagle Egilsson
    Writers:Albert Kim, Juan Carlos Coto

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  5. Nikita Season 1 Episode 21 - Betrayals (1)
    8.9/10(10 votes)

    #5 - Betrayals (1)

    S1:E21

    After Michael learns that Percy has ordered Divison to kill anyone who could decrypt the black boxes, he sends Nikita in to save the last person on the list, a CIA cryptographer named Malcolm. Nikita kidnaps Malcom and takes him to Ryan for protection. Meanwhile, Percy turns on Alex.

    Director:Eagle Egilsson
    Writer:Andrew Colville

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  6. Nikita Season 4 Episode 3 - Set-Up
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Set-Up

    S4:E3

    Tensions continue to escalate between the United States and Pakistan after Amanda plants evidence that Pakistan hired Nikita to kill the President. Ryan becomes suspicious of Birkhoff's increasingly odd behavior and tells Nikita and Michael that he thinks Amanda may have kidnapped Birkhoff and planted a double on the plane. Meanwhile, the CIA captures Alex and questions her about her involvement with Nikita.

    Director:Marc David Alpert
    Writer:Juan Carlos Coto

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  7. Nikita Season 1 Episode 22 - Pandora (2)
    8.8/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Pandora (2)

    S1:E22

    Percy makes a move to take over the CIA, Alex goes rogue, and Michael gets trapped inside Division making him unable to help Nikita, who may have to pay with her life for helping Alex.

    Director:Kenneth Fink
    Writer:Craig Silverstein

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  8. Nikita Season 2 Episode 13 - Clean Sweep
    8.8/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Clean Sweep

    S2:E13

    Percy has his Guardians hold the members of Oversight hostage until Amanda agrees to his demands. If she doesn't, the Guardians will shoot all the members of Oversight and release a deadly gas inside Division that will instantly kill everyone, including Amanda. Nikita is torn between letting the enemy fall and saving the innocent lives inside Division. Meanwhile, Sean is frantic to save his mother from Percy's clutches and turns to Nikita, Michael and Alex for help.

    Director:Brad Turner
    Writer:Kalinda Vazquez

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  9. Nikita Season 2 Episode 20 - Shadow Walker
    8.8/10(9 votes)

    #9 - Shadow Walker

    S2:E20

    Nikita convinces a reluctant Birkhoff to use 20 million dollars of his own money in a plan to bankrupt Percy and Division, but when Percy ends up stealing Birkhoff’s entire life savings, Birkhoff and Nikita clash. Team Nikita has one last chance to hit Percy again, but Birkhoff is arrested trying to regain his millions and Nikita realizes she must break him out of jail before Division gets to him. Michael and Alex go after Birkhoff’s stolen money while Nikita goes to save Birkhoff.

    Director:Nick Copus
    Writer:Kristen Reidel

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  10. Nikita Season 3 Episode 22 - Til Death Do Us Part
    8.7/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Til Death Do Us Part

    S3:E22

    Amanda forces Nikita into a life-threatening situation where she has to choose between saving Michael or saving herself. The team races to find a way to stop Amanda, but with a diminished Division, they might finally be out-gunned.

    Director:Eagle Egilsson
    Writer:Albert Kim

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  11. Nikita Season 1 Episode 16 - Echoes
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Echoes

    S1:E16

    In order to speed up her healing, Amanda sedates Alex after her last mission then takes advantage of Alex’s drugged condition to question her about the secrets Amanda believes Alex is keeping. Nikita realizes Alex is in danger and tries to secure her another identity to smuggle her out of the country. However, Nikita’s contact double-crosses her and she comes face to face with a surprising opponent. Meanwhile, Michael becomes suspicious of Alex and asks Birkhoff to investigate her.

    Director:Nick Copus
    Writer:Kristen Reidel

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  12. Nikita Season 2 Episode 12 - Sanctuary
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Sanctuary

    S2:E12

    Sean attacks Nikita and Michael in an effort to protect his mother. Meanwhile, Percy gets the upper hand on Amanda and threatens to level Division unless she releases him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Nikita Season 2 Episode 18 - Power
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Power

    S2:E18

    Amanda and Ari set up a board meeting with Zetrov and prepare to take over the company. After a heated face-to-face confrontation between Nikita and Amanda, Nikita recalls what Amanda was like when she was first brought to Division. Meanwhile, Alex surprises Ari by showing up at the board meeting with an old and powerful friend.

    Director:Chris Peppe
    Writer:Juan Carlos Coto

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  14. Nikita Season 2 Episode 22 - Crossbow
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Crossbow

    S2:E22

    Percy calls the President the United States and threatens to set off a nuclear explosion unless his demands are met. Birkhoff finds two scientists who could help stop Percy’s new nuclear satellite, so Nikita and Michael head after one and Sean and Alex look for the other. Unfortunately, Alex and Sean get caught at the very location that Percy blows up as an example of his power. Meanwhile, Nikita realizes the best way to stop Percy is to go into the belly of the beast – Division itself.

    Director:Danny Cannon
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Nikita Season 3 Episode 2 - Innocence
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Innocence

    S3:E2

    Nikita, Michael and team extract a young girl named Liza, who is being held captive by a rogue Division agent, Wade. Wade has brainwashed Liza and trained her to be a Division agent to help him on his own personal mission. Nikita tries desperately to break through to Liza but, in a moment of chaos, the girl escapes Division. The team races to find her before she can complete her mission to unleash a deadly chemical into the UN building during a special event. Meanwhile, Liza’s abduction brings up painful old memories for Alex.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Mary Trahan

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  16. Nikita Season 3 Episode 4 - Consequences
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #16 - Consequences

    S3:E4

    Amanda sends a rogue Division agent, Anne to spring Owen from a Russian prison, but Owen manages to escape her clutches and sends a message to Nikita that he’s free. When Nikita tracks him down, Owen is shocked to learn that Nikita is with Division now but returns to base with her. Michael and Ryan aren’t sure they can trust Owen but Nikita stands by her friend.

    Director:Nick Copus
    Writer:Kristen Reidel

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  17. Nikita Season 3 Episode 6 - Sideswipe
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #17 - Sideswipe

    S3:E6

    Nikita and Michael capture Cyrus, an arms dealer, who is purchasing a weapon-jamming device for Ari. Nikita convinces Ryan to let them use Cyrus as bait to capture Amanda but Cyrus manages to escape the trap. However, when Amanda double crosses Cyrus, his only hope for survival is Nikita. Meanwhile, Birkhoff is hot on the trail of Amanda’s mole and Alex starts to unravel.

    Director:Joshua Butler
    Writers:Travis Fickett, Terry Matalas

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  18. Nikita Season 3 Episode 10 - Brave New World
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Brave New World

    S3:E10

    Michael gives up his role as a field agent and resumes his role inside Division running Operations. After learning key information from Birkhoff, Nikita preps a secret mission that takes her into dangerous territory. When Michael and Alex and Ryan find out, they follow her into Kosovo but the outcome has far-reaching consequences for Division.

    Director:Marc David Alpert
    Writer:Kristen Reidel

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  19. Nikita Season 3 Episode 11 - Black Badge
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Black Badge

    S3:E11

    A CIA agent named Naomi comes across a file detailing Madeline Pierce’s involvement with Division and turns it over to the Director of the CIA, Morgan Kendrick. When Kendrick is killed shortly thereafter, Amanda frames Sean for the assassination and the CIA takes him into custody. Nikita promises Alex they will free Sean and comes up with a plan that could either save him or cost him his life.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Mary Trahan

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  20. Nikita Season 3 Episode 18 - Broken Home
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #20 - Broken Home

    S3:E18

    Strapped down and drugged, Nikita is subjected to Amanda's horrific mental conditioning process, sending her down a terrible trip through memory lane. In the process, Nikita discovers Amanda's deepest, most guarded secret ever. Now revealed as leader of the uprising, Alex struggles to save everyone as events violently escalate. With Michael locked away by Division conspirators, Birkhoff and Sean must step up to save the women they love. Meanwhile, Owen's newfound memories drive him to disturbing actions during Division's lockdown.

    Director:John Badham
    Writers:Travis Fickett, Terry Matalas

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  21. Nikita Season 3 Episode 20 - High-Value Target
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #21 - High-Value Target

    S3:E20

    Seized from the wreckage of Division, the black box falls into the hands of a mutinous agent guided by Amanda. Select leaks to sweeten the box's sale immediately put what's left of the team in peril from potential international buyers and the President. With no support staff, few leads, and clock ticking, arms dealer/reformed rogue Cyrus returns to do right. With his help, Nikita, Michael and Alex stage a daring op at the tightly-secured G-20 economic summit to regain control of the box and everyone's future.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Brandon Guercio

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  22. Nikita Season 4 Episode 2 - Dead or Alive
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Dead or Alive

    S4:E2

    Nikita reunites with Michael, Birkhoff and Ryan aboard the team’s aircraft command center. Michael refuses to discuss their relationship but tells Nikita she should stay with the group and let them help her clear her name. Ryan realizes Amanda is making doubles of VIPs with The Shop’s help. Nikita discovers that one of the doubles is the Director of the FBI, but doesn’t know how to kill him without exposing herself. Meanwhile, Alex holds Sam at gunpoint and demands he return what he stole from her, but when a gang of thugs attacks them they are forced to work together to escape.

    Director:John Badham
    Writer:Albert Kim

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  23. Nikita Season 1 Episode 20 - Glass Houses
    8.5/10(10 votes)

    #23 - Glass Houses

    S1:E20

    Frustrated that Nikita continues to intercept his black boxes, Percy sends Michael to check on one of the boxes and the guardian attached to it. Nikita makes it to the small Pennsylvania town first and is shocked to find that the guardian is a normal woman named Dana who has abandoned her post and is attempting to live a normal life with her husband and child. Tensions mount when Michael is forced to report Dana’s actions and Division swarms in to clean up any evidence of her existence. Meanwhile, Alex and Jaden get into an argument and Nathan gets caught in the middle.

    Director:Ralph Hemecker
    Writer:Kalinda Vazquez

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  24. Nikita Season 3 Episode 7 - Intersection
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Intersection

    S3:E7

    Birkhoff tells Nikita that Sonya is Amanda’s mole and not only has Amanda reactivated Sonya’s kill chip but she also placed a second mole in Division to keep an eye on her. Nikita, Michael and Ryan devise a plan to use Sonya to ferret out Amanda’s hiding place and Birkhoff sets a trap for the second mole. Meanwhile, Michael confronts Alex about her drug use and she begs him not to tell Nikita.

    Director:Dwight H. Little
    Writer:Brandon Guercio

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  25. Nikita Season 2 Episode 14 - Rogue
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Rogue

    S2:E14

    Percy continues his plan to take back Division by threatening to kill Nikita’s mentor Carla, the woman who took Nikita off the streets when she was a junkie. Determined to get to Carla before Percy, Nikita uses Madeline to send her a message. Percy intercepts the message and it’s a race to see who can get to Carla first. Meanwhile, Amanda tells Alex it’s time for her to take back Zetrov and reveal to the world that Alexandra Udinov is alive.

    Director:Marc David Alpert
    Writer:Juan Carlos Coto

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Best Episodes Summary

"Pay-Off" is the best rated episode of "Nikita". It scored 9.1/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Dwight H. Little and written by Travis Fickett, Terry Matalas, it aired on 12/13/2013. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Wanted".