5 HELL YEAH's out of 5
One of my favorite shows of in a VERY LONG time. Made by some of the same guys a "White Collar", Burn Notice has been on the air for several seasons. A flag ship show for USA Network, Burn Notice is Smart, Funny, and full of actions. The camera work is great and the eye candy (in Miami) is always nice.
The new season started last night and I have mixed feelings about it. If you've been following the show, you know that Michael was brought to the CIA headquarters at the end of last season as a big cliffhanger. The start of this season was pretty anticlimactic after the CIA revelation. They decided to go with the Montage of Michael talking and showing quick clips of missions, that is him bringing down the whole network that "burned" him. (all but one). The rest of the show focuses on him trying to get the to the top dog and get answers.
Mike has been carrying out CIA missions in secret for 6 months and the gang (Sam, Fee, Jessie, and Mike's mom) just sort of go with it. It's clear they don't like being left out of the loop, and this is an angle the show uses to tell it's story. It works. You really feel the some of the tension between the "gang" and the CIA and how each does things a bit differently. This shows through the best in how Mike improvises his plans. In a way this belittles the CIA Operatives working with him but that's OK. To avoid a spoiler...I won't go into how the show ends...but I will say it's somewhat expected, sort of a letdown, but opens up a world of potential twists that will keep the show propelled for more seasons to come....unless it is what it was...then I'm not sure what they are going to do. Either way, the show is a must watch/record just to find out.
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