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So, Michael has a name for his bomber. Now, all he needs to do is find him, and for that he'll need a little help. Enter Fiona's semi-insane gun runner friend Seymour--someone Michael didn't last meet with on good terms. But, luckily, Seymour doesn't hold a grudge. Well, not that if he did he'd be able to do anything about his friend Michael Westen--not with Jackass, his not-so-very-bright bodyguard, around. About the only thing he seems to do good with are mango ... Read More

It was Fiona's turn to be nearly killed this time--in this case, nearly incinerated. However, we just had to wait through a commercial break to learn if she was OK, unlike with Michael--who still hasn't found his would-be assassin, but he's getting closer with this week's surveillance equipment theft. Also, Nate's out of jail, but he's yet to make an appearance. And Sam gets Fiona all fired up. Well, sort of. Sam's unwitting fulfillment of a favor is what sparked everything off, of ... Read More

With the mid-season break, it was nearly painful (after the cliffhanger where things went boom!) for me to sit there and wait, wait to see what ultimately became of Michael. It was obvious, though, that he had to have survived the blast, but I wasn't exactly sure how that could be. I mean, that was a pretty nasty explosion, and surely the fall off the catwalk would have hurt him pretty bad. Surely. Well, as we saw, it did hurt him--if just a little bit; ... Read More

Carla was back in spectacular fashion. She managed to have Nate arrested, and Madeline could lose her house as a result. But, it was at the end, with the cliffhanger that I knew was coming, where Carla showed how devious, how cold and deadly and efficient, she really can be. Again, like always, she seemed to think one step ahead of her prey. However, Michael did have the upper hand until, I believe, he made a few mistakes, which put him squarely on ... Read More

There was a surprising twist at the end of "Double Booked". That's when Larry shoots the kid (Drew) dead as Michael loses the bead on him. It wasn't surprising, though, on why Larry did it: He had to get rid of the collateral damage. He couldn't have Drew out there spreading the word about his operations, which, in a criminal madman's mind, I'm sure made perfect sense. We've seen Michael Westen go up against a lot of deadly-dangerous foes, but this was ... Read More

Lately, Michael has been getting slammed from all directions, and this week is no different. Between family issues, trying to learn what Carla's gang is up to, and friends getting him into things he'd rather not be involved in: like stopping ocean-going thieves (arggh, pirates!) who specifically target medicine supply shipments. Or, being introduced to psycho-eccentric arms dealers who think he's their latest partner. I'm sure Mike was thinking, "thanks Fi" on that one! Speaking of Fiona...she's found herself a new man, though we ... Read More

Michael gets to meet his latest contact: Victor. Apparently, Carla is definitely high up in the food chain--or, at least, higher up than this guy--and has sent somebody else to the meet. Now, the spy tip here should seem fairly obvious, as Mike says, "If they give you a map and picture they trust you, a place and time they're just checking you out."  Or, should it be that they want to checkmate you? I wasn't expecting the meet with Carla's operative to ... Read More

We begin where we left off from last week: Michael and Fiona running a stakeout in front of the post office, hoping for either Carla or somebody who works for her to come pick up the mail. I think it's interesting that the opening shot showed discarded sunflower seeds--at least, that's what I think they were--all over the ground; it was amusing when, at first I thought it was Sam's handiwork, but it ended up being Fiona's. And I would have to ... Read More

One tactic used a lot on Burn Notice is the notion of the unknowing double-cross. By that I mean the bad guys usually have no idea that they're being steered in the direction of turning on their own. For entertainment value, a lot is offered with this technique. It tends to leave most of us feeling, I think, quite gratified to see the bad guy get a taste of "his own medicine". And, Comrades was no different. It continued with the "unknowing" double-cross theme. Although, to put it mildly, Michael ... Read More

Like all Burn Notice episodes, there were two parts to "Trust Me": the first being Michael's own mission to find out more about his "burning"; the second being the (side) "job", which lately has become more of a headache for him than an income. Utilizing his newfound intelligence that Carla can speak Arabic (but with a Kurdish accent), Michael Westen was off to, of all places, the Pakistani consulate.  Pakistan has a consulate in Miami?  Perhaps, they do and perhaps they don't, but ... Read More