So I wound up completely falling in love with the CW show Nikita and Birkhoff is still my favorite character. Sure, I love Michael and Nikita and even Alex but Birkhoff still tops my list.
He is played by Aaron Stanford, best known in the geek community for his roll as St. John/Pyro in the X-men movies. You can see that AS has aged and gained some weight. I think he is adorable! He pulls off Nerd very well and it’s rather hilarious.
Anyway, Birkhoff has the majority of the one-liners. It has been said by writers and Aaron himself that Birkhoff is the hint of comedy for when things are getting too serious. I love watching Birkhoff and Michael go back and forth; Birkhoff told Michael that he needed to get a sense of humor. Michael responded that he doesn’t laugh at Birkhoff’s jokes because he has a sense of humor. Of course, the fangirl in me ships Michael/Birkhoff–not romantically, just a general pairing–and there was this part in a episode where Birkhoff is kidnapped and held in a government office while Nikita is hacking into his laptop (because it is rigged to blow if it gets a certain distance away from him). Michael demands Birkhoff’s release when he gets there and is denied. Birkhoff yells, alerting Michael to his location and Michael kicks the door in to go rescue his Birkhoff. How adorable is that?!
Sure. It wasn’t meant to be adorable. But it was. STFU.
Side note, I actually roleplay as Birkhoff in a game and it’s so much fun getting into the character’s head and waiting each week to see what he does. I missed it when he was gone for a couple weeks!
Even Birkhoff and Nikita have a cute relationship. He calls her Niki (“don’t call me Niki”) and she calls him Nerd (“don’t call me Nerd”). In the same rescue episode, she comes into the room and he jumps up all surprised. “Hi Nerd.” Teehee!
Stay Classy, Internets.
♡ Kristen
