In this week’s episode of NIKITA entitled “Falling Ash,” rogue Division agent Owen Elliot returns. In a recent interview, Devon Sawa talked with theTVaddict.com about what Owen is up to, the journey he is on, and whether he can foresee a future between Nikita and Owen.
How would you describe Owen’s journey for the second season of NIKITA?
DEVON: Actually, when I got the script and read it — the last scene in this episode is kind of a game-changer for Owen. Craig and the writers have done it again. They kind of send Owen off in his own direction and I’m really excited about it. I mean, I don’t know the specifics of what’s going to happen, but the way it’s going is really exciting. I think fans are really going to be like, ‘Oh my god!’ and there’s going to be a lot of jaws dropping at the end of this episode. [laughter] I’ve got to be real careful that I don’t give anything away, but it’s going to be pretty cool!
Is this Owen’s way for lobbying for his own show and get a spin-off?
DEVON: That would be nice!
Venturing back into last season briefly, when we last saw Owen, he was still fighting the drug addiction he had gotten on while he was with Division. Did he successfully overcome that or has he had to find some kind of substitute?
DEVON: Well, the drugs that he was taking last year, Michael gave him enough to get by for a while, but now he’s running low. He’s not quite become the guy that he was in that last episode, but he knows what’s gonna happen. So now his whole thing in this episode is trying to figure out a way to safely detox off the regimen.
So that’s a big part of what’s upcoming still.
DEVON: Yeah.
This is also going back to what his journey is about, is it his own personal vendetta that Owen’s on now or does he have a more altruistic motivation in taking down Division?
DEVON: I think he’s still got the revenge thing going on. He’s after Percy. He’s definitely got Percy on his mind. [Read more…]