This episode of the pod marks a few milestones: It's our first dissection of a foreign action film, with a female lead, that neither of us had seen before. But watching NIKITA, it's clear how much it has stylistically influenced modern action/spy/thriller cinema. We talk about that with regards to its direction, cinematography and acting, as well as how it differs from more masculine American fare by being basically a tragic love story about loneliness more than anything else. We also discuss Nikita's relationships with Bob and Marco, and her transformation from a feral street punk to a trained assassin who develops love and emotions in a way that puts her at odds with her new life in an interestingly cloudy way not usually touched on in action movies. We also discuss way-too-big firearms, Jean Reno's character and what his motivations may or may not be, watching things with subtitles or closed captioning, why TV commercials are so loud now, and more. This was a fun (and different) one for sure!

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