Burn Notice
Ep. |
Title |
Air/Pub'l |
Grade |
Author |
| 4-17 Weecap |
Your List Has Got Me PissedLast Stand - Vaughn comes after Michael and the list, and he comes heavy. |
2010.12.16
2010.12.20 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 4-17 Weecap |
The Enemy of My Enemy Is Also My EnemyOut of the Fire - Two old nemeses come back for a third round with Michael, but they probably shouldn't have tangled with each other. |
2010.12.16
2010.12.17 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 4-16 Weecap |
Cop Killer CopDead or Alive - The team takes down a dirty cop who had his partner killed -- by making him think he didn't. |
2010.12.09
2010.12.13 |
B+ | M. Giant |
| 4-15 Weecap |
Baby Brother BluesBrotherly Love - A younger brother makes bad decisions that get his older brother mixed up with some bad people. Also, there's Nate Westen. |
2010.12.02
2010.12.06 |
B+ | M. Giant |
| 4-14 Weecap |
Bad BromanceHot Property - The team helps steal a chemical weapon from some bad guys, for another bad guy. Who they knew was bad! |
2010.11.18
2010.12.03 |
B | M. Giant |
| 4-13 Weecap |
MiseryEyes Open - A wounded Michael poses as a mad bomber's number-one fan. |
2010.11.11
2010.11.15 |
B | M. Giant |
| 4-12 Weecap |
TerminatedGuilty as Charged - Michael gets one kidnapping victim safely home, but isn't so lucky with a second one -- himself. |
2010.08.26
2010.08.27 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 4-11 Weecap |
Busted!Blind Spot - Jesse helps catch a whole slew of accomplished liars this week. Unfortunately, most of them are in the regular cast. |
2010.08.19
2010.08.20 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 4-10 Weecap |
Prison Break-InHard Time - Michael breaks into prison to help a friend of Sam's, but ends up breaking the bad guy out. |
2010.08.12
2010.08.13 |
B- | M. Giant |
| 4-9 Weecap |
Cole-Hearted KillerCenter of the Storm - Michael tangles with a hitman who, lucky for Michael, doesn't really want to hit anybody. |
2010.08.05
2010.08.06 |
B- | M. Giant |
| 4-8 Weecap |
Kidnapping FiWhere There's Smoke - Fi goes way above and beyond for a client, but at least this one can pay. |
2010.07.29
2010.08.02 |
B+ | M. Giant |
| 4-7 Weecap |
Past & Future TensePast & Future Tense - Michael helps out Burt Reynolds, who plays another former spy in trouble. This is quickly turning into his market niche. |
2010.07.22
2010.07.23 |
B- | M. Giant |
| 4-6 Weecap |
Double-Edged SwordEntry Point - Michael and Fi foil a master thief's plan, only to have to foil another plan with a lot less notice. |
2010.07.15
2010.07.16 |
B- | M. Giant |
| 4-5 Weecap |
Neighborhood WatchNeighborhood Watch - Michael and the team come to the aid of a doctor who's having trouble with the wrong kind of pharmaceutical retailer. |
2010.07.01
2010.07.05 |
B | M. Giant |
| 4-4 Weecap |
Madison BluesBreach of Faith - Michael and Sam find themselves on the right end of a hostage situation for once, only to discover that the right end isn't much better than the wrong end. |
2010.06.24
2010.06.26 |
B- | M. Giant |
| 4-3 Weecap |
No Scumbag Left BehindMade Man - The team, which now includes Jesse, tries to get a mob boss busted for a heist. But it doesn't work, because the team now includes Jesse. |
2010.06.17
2010.06.18 |
B | M. Giant |
| 4-2 Weecap |
Turner and OopsFast Friends - Michael wants to find the spy he burned. Fortunately, the spy Michael burned also wants to find Michael. |
2010.06.10
2010.06.11 |
B+ | M. Giant |
| 4-1 Weecap |
Pay It ForwardFriends and Enemies - When not tangling with a biker gang, Michael's working with the people who burned him. And ends up doing a little burning of his own. |
2010.06.03
2010.06.04 |
B | M. Giant |
| 3-16 Recap |
Simon SaysDevil You Know - The psycho who really committed all the crimes described in Michael's burn notice is in town --and he wants them back. Michael's so busy dealing with that escaped convict, dodging the cops and calling Management, he doesn't even have time to take on a client. Aside, that is, from the aforementioned escaped convict. |
2010.03.04
2010.03.09 |
A | M. Giant |
| 3-15 Recap |
Gilroy Was HereGood Intentions - Led by Fiona, the team solves one kidnapping, thwarts another, and then gives the kidnapper pretty much what he wanted in the first place. And Gilroy proves to be a disposable pawn in whatever the mysterious prisoner has planned for Michael. |
2010.02.25
2010.03.01 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 3-14 Recap |
Tim's GunPartners in Crime - A fashion mogul hires the team to prove one of her employees is stealing from her, but they end up un-framing that employee for her murder instead. And this is the job they take money for? |
2010.02.18
2010.02.22 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 3-13 Recap |
Hello, LarryEnemies Closer - This week, Michael is juggling his undead spy ex-buddy Larry, an angry middle manager of a Colombian drug cartel, hurt feelings on the part of all his friends, and his new sister-in-law. Although he mostly leaves that last one to Madeline. |
2010.02.11
2010.02.17 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 3-12 Recap |
Lynch MobNoble Causes - Michael takes down another crew of bad guys -- this time to save his ex-neighbor's cousin. Miami sure has a lot of high-end criminals for such a small town. |
2010.02.04
2010.02.09 |
B- | M. Giant |
| 3-11 Recap |
The Devil and Michael WestenFriendly Fire - To get in good with Gilroy, Michael plays the part of the bad guy. Which he does by capturing a child molester while helping a gangster with a heart of gold. Maybe Gilroy's not as smart as he thinks. |
2010.01.28
2010.02.01 |
B- | M. Giant |
| 3-10 Recap |
Crash into MeA Dark Road - Michael successfully infiltrates and breaks up a ring of insurance scammers, but Madeline's not so sure she wants to be on the team any more after Michael makes her screw over her new friend. Who is actually a very old friend. |
2010.01.21
2010.01.25 |
B- | M. Giant |
| 3-9 Recap |
Kill Me, I'm IrishLong Way Back - Michael deals with two inconvenient figures from Fi's Irish past. One wants her dead, and the other expects Michael to talk like Fatherrr O'Malley all the flippin' toime. |
2009.08.06
2009.08.11 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 3-8 Recap |
Ledger DomainFriends Like These - Michael's got a lot to do this week: get Barry the Money Launderer's client list back, do a shady job for Strickler, c***-block Sam, fix his mom's leaky roof, and get dumped by Fi. You'd be surprised which of those things seems to be the hardest. |
2009.07.30
2009.08.04 |
B+ | M. Giant |
| 3-7 Recap |
Up Michael's AlleyShot in the Dark - Michael's working both his sweet spots this week: he's helping solve a problem he really hates, while looking into an offer for something he really wants. |
2009.07.23
2009.07.28 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 3-6 Recap |
Into the WoodsThe Hunter - The good news: Michael is able to not only escape from, but defeat and nab a Ukrainian war criminal who wants him dead. The bad news: someone tries to pay him for it. Dude can not catch a break. |
2009.07.16
2009.07.22 |
A | M. Giant |
| 3-5 Recap |
Burn [Notice] After ReadingSignals and Codes - After shooting practice, Michael meets a nut who has stumbled on a national security leak, and ends up helping him plug it. Metaphorically, that is. Also, Michael's getting closer to getting his old job back, but farther away from Fi. Win-win! |
2009.07.09
2009.07.14 |
B- | M. Giant |
| 3-4 Recap |
Stacey's MomFearless Leader - To prove he's a good guy, Michael takes down someone Detective Paxson has been after. Never mind how many felonies he committed to do it. Also: Sam's getting audited by the embittered son of one of his old girlfriends. |
2009.06.25
2009.06.30 |
B | M. Giant |
| 3-3 Recap |
Errand SpyEnd Run - With his brother being held hostage, Michael is forced to undertake… a scavenger hunt. |
2009.06.18
2009.06.22 |
A | M. Giant |
| 3-2 Recap |
Hey, You're Asking the Questions Here!Question and Answer - To track down an abducted child, Michael puts himself right where the kidnapper wants him. |
2009.06.11
2009.06.15 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 3-1 Recap |
Occupational HazardFriends and Family - Not only is Michael still burned, but he's got any number of people out looking for him. Makes it kind of hard to do his Job Of The Week, if by "hard" you mean "inadvisable." |
2009.06.04
2009.06.08 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 2-16 Recap |
Who's the Victor Now?Lesser Evil - Seriously, we're asking. Sure, Michael finds a new love (briefly), and Carla's out of the picture, and he finally gets to meet her boss. But this finale left us feeling a little bit at sea. |
2009.03.05
2009.03.09 |
A | M. Giant |
| 2-15 Recap |
My Two SamsSins of Omission - When Michael's ex-fiancée Sam shows up to ask for his help dealing with a black market trader, Michael's got his hands full. And the black market trader is no pushover either. |
2009.02.26
2009.03.02 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 2-14 Recap |
Investigation Seeks Repatriation to the Haitian NationTruth and Reconciliation - When a grieving father asks Michael to help send a corrupt ex-prison warden back to Haiti to answer for his crimes, Michael begs off. At first. |
2009.02.19
2009.02.23 |
B+ | M. Giant |
| 2-13 Recap |
Spy JinxBad Breaks - The thirteenth episode of the season is about a bunch of bank robbers who think they're having a terrible run of bad luck. In fact the only really unlucky thing that happens to them is having Michael inside the bank they're trying to rob. |
2009.02.12
2009.02.17 |
A | M. Giant |
| 2-12 Recap |
I, SpySeek and Destroy - With help from whackadoo arms dealer Seymour, Michael nabs his bomber, gets the next clue from him, and ships him off to Suriname. Carla will be thrilled. Also, an art dealer hires Michael to find out who's spying on him. He should have specified that he also wanted Michael to tell him when he found out. |
2009.02.05
2009.02.10 |
B | M. Giant |
| 2-11 Recap |
Burn Without NoticeHot Spot - While trying to track down Michael's bomber, Fiona nearly gets herself incinerated. But then she can't even do that right. |
2009.01.29
2009.02.02 |
C+ | M. Giant |
| 2-10 Recap |
Mission: Do What You Were Going to Do AnywayDo No Harm - Carla's not only not behind the explosion that nearly killed Michael, she has no idea who is. So she tasks Michael with finding out. Finally, an assignment that he can get behind. |
2009.01.22
2009.01.26 |
C+ | M. Giant |
| 2-9 Recap |
When You Are Engulfed In FlamesGood Soldier - You just knew Michael's pursuit of Carla was going to blow up in his face eventually. |
2008.09.18
2008.09.23 |
A | M. Giant |
| 2-8 Recap |
I, Otter, Kill YouDouble Booked - Michael gets hired to kill a woman, but saves her instead. Don't worry, he gets paid the same as always. |
2008.09.11
2008.09.15 |
A | M. Giant |
| 2-7 Recap |
Under the CounterRough Seas - What do you call medicine stolen by pirates? Pharrrrrmaceuticals. |
2008.08.21
2008.08.27 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 2-6 Recap |
Method to the MadnessBad Blood - Method Man guest-stars (and Tricia Helfer still doesn't) when that dweeb from Felicity fleeces him out of $2 million. It's about to get real! Wu-Tang! |
2008.08.14
2008.08.18 |
B | M. Giant |
| 2-5 Recap |
CrackedScatter Point - While he's helping an ex-getaway driver go straight, Michael's plan to walk into Carla's office goes straight into the crapper. |
2008.08.07
2008.08.12 |
B- | M. Giant |
| 2-4 Recap |
Asking NicelyComrades - A certain CTU agent could probably learn a thing or two about interrogation techniques from Michael and Sam. |
2008.07.31
2008.08.04 |
N/A | M. Giant |
| 2-3 Recap |
Cons and ProsTrust Me - Michael demonstrates the difference between a con artist and a con stylist. |
2008.07.24
2008.07.30 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 2-2 Recap |
Second-Degree BurnTurn and Burn - Michael knows what it's like when someone makes the people you work for think you're screwing them when you aren't. So he does it to someone else. |
2008.07.17
2008.07.21 |
B+ | M. Giant |
| 2-1 Recap |
Meet the New BossBreaking and Entering - It's a pretty short meeting, even after Michael does a Job Of The Week for his new Cylon handler. |
2008.07.10
2008.07.14 |
B+ | M. Giant |
| Mondo Extra | On Notice
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2008.07.09 |
A- | M. Giant |
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