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The Best Episodes of Nikita Season 2

Every episode of Nikita Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Nikita Season 2!

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

Genres:DramaAction & Adventure
Network:The CW

Season 2 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Nikita" season 2 is "Game Change", rated 8.3/10 from 715 user votes. It was directed by Danny Cannon and written by Craig Silverstein. "Game Change" aired on 9/23/2011 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Falling Ash".

  • Game Change
    8.3/10 715 votes

    #1 - Game Change

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2011

    Nikita and Michael plot to take down Division and Oversight and are prepared to use the contents of the black box to do so. Amanda is now running Division but Oversight has assigned one of their own, a new agent named Sean, to keep an eye on her. Amanda's first mission is to get back the black box from Nikita, and she enlists Alex's help to do so. Alex refuses until Amanda tells her she will help her find the man who killed Alex's father. Meanwhile, Nikita and Michael find help from an unlikely ally.

    Director: Danny Cannon

    Writer: Craig Silverstein

  • Falling Ash
    8.2/10 605 votes

    #2 - Falling Ash

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2011

    While investigating an old corrupt Division program, P9, that seems to have resurfaced, Nikita and Michael run into Owen. He tells them he is searching for Dr. Joseph Mars, who is not only the mastermind behind P9, but also invented the Regimen and could help Owen wean himself off the dangerous drug. Michael is hesitant to trust Owen again but Nikita decides the three should join forces. Percy demands to see Alex.

    Director: Eagle Egilsson

    Writer: Kalinda Vazques

  • Knightfall
    8.2/10 576 votes

    #3 - Knightfall

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2011

    Birkoff tells Nikita and Michael that a black box file reveals that an international terrorist named Ramon, who has been taking credit for some serious political assassinations, now works for Division. This news upsets Nikita since she was the agent that captured Ramon years ago and turned him over to Percy. Amanda convinces Alex to kill Anton Kochenko, a man who used to work for Alex's father, and plans to let Ramon take the credit for the murder. However, when Nikita disrupts Amanda's plan, Amanda fights back by taking what Nikita loves most.

    Director: Kenneth Fink

    Writer: Juan Carlos Coto

  • Partners
    8.1/10 591 votes

    #4 - Partners

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2011

    Nikita is stunned when she hears that her old Division partner Kelly escaped from a Turkish prison. Nikita thought Kelly died years ago and always felt responsible because it happened on the mission where Nikita escaped from Division. Knowing Amanda will go after Kelly, Nikita tells Michael they have to go to Turkey to help her. Amanda sends Alex and Roan to Europe to stop the former partners from reuniting.

    Director: Dermott Downs

    Writer: Kristen Reidel

  • Looking Glass
    8.2/10 562 votes

    #5 - Looking Glass

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2011

    Michael discovers Cassandra, a woman he once romanced under Division orders, is in danger. Feeling guilty for how things ended, he wants to help her but Nikita suspects there is more to it than easing his conscience. Amanda manipulates Alex into helping her on a mission but Sean gets caught in Amanda's web of lies and begins to doubt Division's true motives.

    Director: Ken Girotti

    Writer: Albert Kim

  • 343 Walnut Lane
    8.1/10 548 votes

    #6 - 343 Walnut Lane

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2011

    While searching for information on the black box, Birkoff stumbles upon Nikita’s birth certificate. Nikita and Michael track down Nikita’s father Richard, but the reunion is not quite what Nikita expected. Percy tells Alex that the black box that Nikita has contains information that could help her avenge her father’s death.

    Director: Nick Copus

    Writer: N/A

  • Clawback
    8.4/10 571 votes

    #7 - Clawback

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2011

    While in prison, Ryan discovers patterns that reveal how Oversight gets its funding. Ryan arranges a meeting with Nikita to fill her in, but Amanda intercepts their coded messages to each other and alerts Oversight, who sends in one of their own to interrogate Ryan. Nikita and Michael scramble to break Noah out of prison before Oversight gets to him. Meanwhile, Alex is being tailed by Gogol, and comes face to face with someone from her past.

    Director: Eagle Egilsson

    Writer: Brandon Guercio

  • London Calling
    7.9/10 534 votes

    #8 - London Calling

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2011

    Michael becomes alarmed when he hears Cassandra is in trouble and rushes off to help her. He discovers General Tupelov has accused her of stealing two million dollars and has threatened to kill her unless she returns it. However, when Cassandra's story doesn't add up, Nikita becomes suspicious of what she might be hiding. Meanwhile, Alex receives a very tempting offer from Percy that could give her the resources to eliminate Semak.

    Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt

    Writer: Kalinda Vazquez

  • Fair Trade
    8.8/10 595 votes

    #9 - Fair Trade

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2011

    Nikita steals funds from Oversight, forcing them to host an emergency meeting. Nikita and Birkoff figure out how to spy on the meeting so Nikita can identify the other members of Oversight, but things go awry and Sean captures Birkoff. Amanda demands to know where Nikita is hiding but Birkoff refuses to give up his friend so she tortures him. Meanwhile, Alex sets her plan in motion to reclaim her father’s empire. With a price on her head, Alex realizes the easiest way to get into Russia undetected is the same way she was smuggled out – through the illegal sex ring.

    Director: Nick Copus

    Writer: Juan Carlos Coto

  • Guardians
    8.4/10 566 votes

    #10 - Guardians

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2011

    With Michael out of town, Nikita turns to Owen to help her track down and steal another black box from a Guardian. Unfortunately, she discovers that Owen is working for an unlikely employer that could jeopardize Nikita's whole operation. Amanda realizes Alex received privileged information about Semak and that information could only have come from Percy. Furious that Percy undermined her, Amanda strips him of all his amenities. Back home in Russia, Alex finally makes her move on Semak.

    Director: Dwight H. Little

    Writer: Albert Kim

  • Pale Fire
    8.3/10 548 votes

    #11 - Pale Fire

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2012

    Alex’s mission to take down Gogol comes to a head as she infiltrates her childhood home and faces ghosts from her past. On a completely separate mission, Nikita also ends up at the mansion to steal Semak’s black box. Nikita and Alex run into each other and decide to join forces, but they run into a major roadblock. Meanwhile, Michael and Owen work together to figure out Percy’s secret plan with the Guardians.

    Director: Deran Sarafian

    Writer: Kristen Reidel

  • Sanctuary
    8.7/10 623 votes

    #12 - Sanctuary

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2012

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Clean Sweep
    8.6/10 593 votes

    #13 - Clean Sweep

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/2012

    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

  • Rogue
    8.0/10 538 votes

    #14 - Rogue

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2012

    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

  • Origins
    8.3/10 533 votes

    #15 - Origins

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/17/2012

    Nikita and Michael try to help Carla remember her past, which holds the key to taking down Division. Carla recounts the night Nikita was arrested and Nikita is stunned at what she learns. Meanwhile, Alex shows up at a Zetrov press conference where Semak is speaking and announces that she’s Alexandra Udinov.. Alex demands a trade – her mother for the empire.

    Director: Michael Robinson

    Writer: Albert Kim

  • Doublecross
    8.5/10 528 votes

    #16 - Doublecross

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/16/2012

    Division is in an uproar when their agents are being assassinated one by one. Amanda realizes Percy is behind the murders and is trying to undermine her authority with the other Division agents. She reluctantly calls Nikita with an offer that is hard to resist – stop Percy and she’ll give Nikita Ryan.

    Director: Eagle Egilsson

    Writer: Kristen Reidel

  • Arising
    8.2/10 496 votes

    #17 - Arising

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/23/2012

    Michael is furious when he discovers a secret that Cassandra kept from him, so he and Nikita fly to Moscow to confront her. Meanwhile, Alex makes a last ditch effort to find her mother by sending out a coded message through a televised interview.

    Director: Karen Gaviola

    Writer: Andrew Colville

  • Power
    8.5/10 538 votes

    #18 - Power

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/30/2012

    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

  • Wrath
    8.1/10 530 votes

    #19 - Wrath

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/20/2012

    When Nikita worked for Division, she targeted a man named Nicholas Brandt and infiltrated his inner circle. She captured him and he’s been behind bars ever since. However, Percy springs Brant, and his first mission is to capture Nikita for payback. After he has her in his clutches, he tortures her, forcing Nikita to face a side of herself she thought she had long buried. Meanwhile, Percy continues to play mind games with Michael, Alex and Sean, pushing one of them to the brink of death.

    Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt

    Writer: Albert Kim

  • Shadow Walker
    8.3/10 538 votes

    #20 - Shadow Walker

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/27/2012

    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

  • Dead Drop
    8.4/10 508 votes

    #21 - Dead Drop

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/4/2012

    When it looks like Percy’s nuclear weapons plan is getting out of control, Ryan suggests they go to the Director of the CIA, Morgan Kendrick, for help. Nikita is vehemently opposed to the plan and is surprised when Michael takes Ryan’s side. Tensions escalate when Nikita is proven right after they discover Kendrick has a link to Percy. Meanwhile, Sean is shot by Percy’s men, shaking Alex to the core.

    Director: Michael Robison

    Writer: N/A

  • Crossbow
    8.5/10 526 votes

    #22 - Crossbow

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/2012

    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: N/A

  • Homecoming
    8.9/10 612 votes

    #23 - Homecoming

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/18/2012

    Nikita and Michael invade Division in an attempt to capture Percy. Alex and Sean get caught in a deadly gunfire battle with the U.S. Marines and Ryan must convince the President of the United States not to destroy Division until he is sure Nikita and Michael are safely out of the building, but the President is eager to end Percy’s reign. Meanwhile, Birkhoff asks Sonya for help, and Nikita corners Percy in his office, but he pulls out one final trick that may cost her the battle.

    Director: Eagle Egilsson

    Writer: N/A