sunday night: ninja no more?

Jake’s alive! Wooooo-hooooooo!

OK, before you get too comfy basking in the warm glow of a hero brought back from certain death, remember that a TON more stuff happens in the fifth and sixth kick-butt episodes of "Samurai Girl."

First off, Heaven and Karen face off in the girl fight to end all girl fights. (Is it just us, or did you not trust Karen the minute she showed up?) Then Jake gets stabbed in the back -- literally -- by Karen, but he cheats death a second time. Speaking of cheating death, Heaven and Jake talk about the whole cutting-of-the-rope thing and, believe it or not, Jake’s OK with it. In fact, he’s happy about it. Must be a samurai thing, because most guys we know would carry a grudge about something like that.

Aside from all the major action, and the swoon-worthiness of Jake riding a motorcycle, the biggest thing that happens is that Heaven comes face-to-face with her own destiny. After helping to bring her dad to justice, she goes back to the place in Japan where she was found when she was a baby. There, she fights Karen (again, never trusted her), saves Cheryl (the best BFF ever), and defies the prophecy. Not bad for a girl who once upon a time was a sheltered little princess.

In the end, Heaven isn’t defined by what some ancient legend said about her. It’s like Severin said, she can be whoever she wants to be. (You can too, BTW.) Question is, who will that be? One minute Heaven looks really happy being an ordinary girl. But then, when she comes up against Sato and his ninjas, she pulls out her sword and flashes this wicked smile. Looks like Samurai Girl is here to stay.

Would you rather be "Ordinary Girl" or "Samurai Girl"? Why?