Season 1 Epiosde 9 One Way

Episode Title: One Way

Episode Description:

Nikita (Maggie Q) and Michael (Shane West) temporarily team-up to kill a terrorist who murdered Michael's family many years ago. When Percy (Xander Berkeley) learns this information, he sends Division agents to kill Nikita, who ultimately compromises the mission, leading to Michael's capture by the terrorist group. Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) is caught going through medical files inside Division so she creates a lie that involves Jaden (Tiffany Hines) and almost blows her cover. Melinda Clarke, Aaron Stanford and Ashton Holmes also star. Ken Fink directed the episode written by Albert Kim.

Photos:

"One Way"--Xander Berkley as Percy and Melinda Clarke as Amanda on NIKITA on The CW. Photo:Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW

"One Way"--Tiffany Hines as Jaden on NIKITA on The CW. Photo:Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW

"One Way"--LtoR: Lyndsy Fonseca as Alex and Tiffany Hines as Jaden on NIKITA on The CW. Photo:Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW

"One Way"--LtoR: Tiffany Hines as Jaden and Lyndsy Fonseca as Alex on NIKITA on The CW. Photo:Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW

"One Way"--LtoR: Melinda Clarke as Amanda and Lydnsy Fonseca as Alex on NIKITA on The CW. Photo:Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW

"One Way"--LtoR: Tiffany Hines as Jade and Lyndsy Fonseca as Alex on NIKITA on The CW. Photo:Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW

"One Way"--LtoR: Lyndsy Fonseca as Alex, Tiffany Hines as Jade and Xander Berkley as Percy on NIKITA on The CW. Photo:Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW

"One Way"--Tiffany Hines as Jade on NIKITA on The CW. Photo:Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW

Preview Clip

Shane West on his character Michael

In his interview with Zap2It, Shane West had this to say about Michael:

On keeping up with his female co-stars:

"What you can expect from Michael is everything and anything,"

About doing his action and fight scenes:

"I've done action and fight scenes before, but I was never supposed to be any sort of trained fighter in any sense of the word," he admits. "Doing kicks has been the hardest thing because of making it look good. You can kick anyone without lifting your foot very high and it'll be just as effective, but on camera, it's all about lifting the knee really high and extending."

About taking yoga:

"I'm not a yoga guy. I've been an athlete all my life. I never stretched but I never hurt myself. I was one of those annoying guys. Now I've realized with this show I need to do a lot of stretching. I might have to get into yoga. It works. I just hope they don't throw any extra kicks in in the next few episodes so I get a chance to learn."

On Nikita:

"She was one of my students, yes," says West from his character's point of view. "It was six years ago when she was in Division. She's been gone rogue for four years. I believe that in the few years that she was in Division, something blossomed between them -- whether it was physical, emotional, I don't know yet."

On Michael:

"I think that Michael would say he thinks it's a very important agency that does things that most people cannot do and work they cannot get to, situations they can't fix," says West. "I believe that he knows that some of their missions may be sketchy, but he believes that inherently there's a good reason behind everything Percy does. He doesn't necessarily trust him but he does feel he owes him."

For the complete interview, click here.

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By Hanh Nguyen