The WORST episodes of Nikita

Every episode of Nikita ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Nikita!

When she was a deeply troubled teenager, Nikita was rescued from death row and given a second chance by a secret U.S. agency known only as Division. What they didn't tell her was that she was being trained as a spy and assassin. Having escaped Division, Nikita is seeking retribution and will stop at nothing to expose and destroy their covert operation.

Last Updated: 11/10/2024Network: The CWStatus: Ended
Aftermath
star
7.50
1434 votes

#1 - Aftermath

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/25/2013

Nikita and Owen face off against a rogue “cleaner” named Liam, while Michael takes a new position at Division. Michael and Nikita’s relationship becomes strained as he watches her work with Owen.

Directors: Brad Turner
Writer: Carlos Coto
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The Sword's Edge
star
7.51
1610 votes

#2 - The Sword's Edge

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/30/2012

Division discovers one of their rogue agents, Markov, who has been undercover for six years, has been elected President of Uzbekistan and is planning to kill the President of the United States. Ryan confesses to the team that Division is on thin ice with the President and she has threatened to wipe them out if the public finds out about the secret agency and rogue agents. Nikita and Michael are furious that Ryan kept this a secret from them and must figure out how to save the President’s life without alerting her of the danger. Meanwhile, after Alex and Owen are caught in an explosion, they investigate and believe an insider set it up.

Directors: Kenneth Fink
Writer: Albert Kim
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Black Badge
star
7.52
1475 votes

#3 - Black Badge

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/22/2013

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.

Directors: David Grossman
Writer: Mary Trahan
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Rough Trade
star
7.53
3364 votes

#4 - Rough Trade

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/2010

Nikita delves into her past when she posed as a nanny for an influential government official and decides to right the wrong of his death. During the mission, Michael comes to Nikita’s rescue and begins to doubt Percy’s motives... Back at Division, while undergoing basic training, Alex suffers from a panic attack which prompts Amanda to break her of claustrophobia.

Directors: Nick Copus
Writer: Carlos Coto
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The Recruit
star
7.53
3313 votes

#5 - The Recruit

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/2010

Alex alerts Nikita that Division has activated one of the recruits to execute a suicide mission. Nikita intercepts the recruit at the same time Michael arrives, and the two exchange gunfire. Meanwhile, back at Division, a recruit attacks several guards, which leads to mass chaos.

Directors: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: Amanda Segel
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Masks
star
7.53
1443 votes

#6 - Masks

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/12/2013

Alex confesses her desire to leave Division to Birkhoff, while Amanda begins providing Owen with something he was never able to find – memories of his real past. Despite Nikita’s attempts to help, Owen begins to confront the events of his past.

Directors: Chris Peppe
Writer: Kamran Pasha
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2.0
star
7.54
3858 votes

#7 - 2.0

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/2010

Percy and Michael take their latest assignment, a Slavic leader wanted for war crimes, into protective custody. Nikita learns of their hideout and attempts to thwart their plan, but a mysterious group of mercenaries in search of nuclear material beats her to the task. Alex is activated earlier than expected for a special assignment that throws her into the crossfire of bullets. A flashback reveals a pivotal moment in Nikita's life.

Directors: Danny Cannon
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Falling Ash
star
7.55
2511 votes

#8 - 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.

Directors: Eagle Egilsson
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Self-Destruct
star
7.55
1415 votes

#9 - Self-Destruct

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/2013

Shattered by Amanda’s programming, her inability to save everyone, and her ultimate responsibility for the tragic events at Division, Alex reverts to old ways and violently strikes out. With most of their compatriots dead, broken, or scattered to the wind, Nikita and Michael together must pick through the ashes of Division to see who and what can be salvaged – and quickly, before the President realizes the sinking depth of the damage. Memories of Division’s glory days haunt them. Birkhoff struggles with his own personal losses.

Directors: Nick Copus
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Girl's Best Friend
star
7.56
2808 votes

#10 - Girl's Best Friend

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/21/2011

Nikita believes it's getting too dangerous for Alex at Division and decides its time Alex disappeared. Alex agrees but before the plan can be put in motion, she and Jaden are assigned to an overseas mission to stop the son of a foreign president from selling a newly developed nerve toxin. Things go awry and Alex must decide between saving the mission or saving herself.

Directors: Robert Lieberman
Writer: Carlos Coto
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Survival Instincts
star
7.56
1500 votes

#11 - Survival Instincts

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/1/2013

Ray (Matt Bushell), a rogue agent, kidnaps his girlfriend Kate (Anna Hopkins), so Ryan dispatches the team to rescue her. Nikita is confused when Michael sends Owen into the field with her instead of going himself. Meanwhile, Sean makes a decision about Alex.

Writer: Albert Kim
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Pale Fire
star
7.58
2096 votes

#12 - 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.

Directors: Deran Sarafian
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Sideswipe
star
7.58
1555 votes

#13 - Sideswipe

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/7/2012

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.

Directors: Joshua Butler
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Arising
star
7.60
1936 votes

#14 - 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.

Directors: Karen Gaviola
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Invisible Hand
star
7.60
1394 votes

#15 - Invisible Hand

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/2013

Before becoming engaged, Nikita said, "There's always gonna be another mission." Now, after barely surviving harrowing recent events, Michael questions his fiance's commitment to a life beyond Division's web of deceit, double-crosses and murder - and he's not the only one with doubts. Still, the remaining threat of Amanda looms large over the team, particularly since she's now allied herself with mysterious new partners that furnish her with a terrifying new weapon. Meanwhile, Alex considers an intriguing offer from the Nobel Prize winner she's defending.

Directors: Dwight Little
Writer: Carlos Coto
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Origins
star
7.60
1958 votes

#16 - 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.

Directors: Michael Robison
Writer: Albert Kim
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True Believer
star
7.60
1645 votes

#17 - True Believer

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/2/2012

When Ryan tells Nikita an undercover agent has been arrested and they need to extract her from prison, Nikita questions why Division is continuing to run Percy’s old missions. Nikita, Michael and Sean attempt to stop a terrorist attack but are one man down after Alex is shot. Meanwhile, Birkhoff and Sonya continue to bicker.

Directors: Danny Cannon
Writer: Carlos Coto
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The Life We've Chosen
star
7.61
1359 votes

#18 - The Life We've Chosen

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/15/2013

Amanda holds Alex hostage and tells Nikita she will release Alex in exchange for Ari. Michael assigns Nikita and Sean to handle the exchange of prisoners, but Ryan adds Owen to the team at the last minute, which makes Michael suspicious. While in captivity, Alex befriends a fellow prisoner named Larissa and vows to break them both out of the jail, which ultimately conflicts with Nikita’s plan, forcing Alex to choose between Nikita and her promise to Larissa.

Directors: Brad Turner
Writer: Albert Kim
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The Next Seduction
star
7.61
2863 votes

#19 - The Next Seduction

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2011

Ryan intercepts information about a dangerous new weapon coming into the U.S. and asks Nikita to help him prevent its delivery. Nikita learns that the man bringing the weapon into the country is Voss, a man Division forced her to have a relationship with while working undercover. She reluctantly resumes her alter ego to prevent the missile from being delivered. Meanwhile, Michael interferes with Alex's relationship with Nathan.

Directors: David Solomon
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Kill Jill
star
7.61
3643 votes

#20 - Kill Jill

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/2010

Nikita rescues Jill, a journalist who is trying to expose a conspiracy involving Division and a major plane crash. Michael and Percy suspect Birkhoff of being Nikita’s inside mole and send Amanda in to interrogate him... Michael enlists the help of the recruits, Alex, Jaden and Thom, to help them locate their latest target.

Directors: David Solomon
Writer: Amanda Segel
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Free
star
7.61
3072 votes

#21 - Free

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/2011

Now an agent, Alex gets a new apartment and is given a cover job. She meets her new neighbor Nathan who invites her to a party at his house. Nikita warns Alex about getting too involved with people but Alex struggles between her duties at Division and living a normal life. Nikita realizes Division has implanted a kill chip in Alex's head and sets out to gain control of the chip. While interrogating Birkhoff, Nikita stuns Ryan by revealing a secret.

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Phoenix
star
7.62
3208 votes

#22 - Phoenix

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/2010

Division sends Thom to eliminate Anna, a woman who was having a secret affair with a U.S. Senator. Division agrees to cover up any trace of the affair as long as the Senator agrees to help pass a bill that will continue to fund the agency. Nikita, with Alex's help, attempts to reach out to Anna's parents, but the conversation doesn't go as she expected.

Directors: David Barrett
Writer: James Barnes
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Wrath
star
7.62
1852 votes

#23 - 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.

Directors: Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer: Albert Kim
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Coup de Grace
star
7.62
2863 votes

#24 - Coup de Grace

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/2011

Alex’s first assignment is a group mission to kill the Prince of Georgia at a museum gala. After Alex tells Nikita about the order, the two devise a plan to foil the assassination. However, Nikita trusts the wrong person and their plans are foiled, resulting in a stand-off and alerting Division that Nikita is in the building. Percy sends Michael in to kill Nikita.

Directors: Nathan Hope
Writer: Albert Kim
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Inevitability
star
7.62
1393 votes

#25 - Inevitability

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/29/2013

When Nikita decides Division should take on a government mission to eliminate the President of Chad while he’s in Paris, Alex takes a stand and refuses to participate. Upset that Nikita is keeping secrets from everyone, much like Percy did, Alex recruits Birkoff to dig up secrets on Danforth to use as leverage in case things get messy with the government. Alex and Birkhoff are shocked when they come across a secret so big it could blow up Division — literally.

Directors: Mark C. Baldwin
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