Finalewatch: 'Burn Notice' goes out with a bang

Car chases? Check. Spycraft? Check. Double-triple-quadruple crosses? Check. Great lines? Check. An opportunity for Michael to act out? Check. One hell of an ending? Mega super duper check. Burn Notice ticks off all the boxes with this summer-season finale. Why are all the good shows ending just as the new TV season is just getting started?

This week, Burn Notice demonstrates the difference between a bad-ass and a bad guy. A bad-ass knows how to identify a covert operative, scare the crap out of a civilian and stop a dump truck in a spectacular fashion. A bad guy just kills people -- and likes it.

Michael plays a couple of unaccustomed roles on Burn Notice this week. First, he poses as a harmless wimp to lull some bad-ass criminals into underestimating him so he can track down some stolen pharmaceuticals. Then, he plays chaperone and buzz-kill to his mom, trying to keep her away from a bad influence.

Burn Notice is normally compelling enough to make me ignore any elements that might cause disbelief. Big guns? Huge explosions? A constant array of family friends who need help? Michael's infinite skillset? I can buy that. But Michael's Mayor Quimby-gets-brain-damage Baaaahstahn accent? Oh, hell no. Continue reading »

Burn Notice is apparently a tribute to the powers of word-of-mouth advertising. Poor Michael keeps getting tracked down by clients who beg for his help, when all he really wants to do is solve the puzzle of Carla and her mysterious organization. Continue reading »

I can only imagine that it is bad news to be involved with any mobster outfit, especially those featured on Burn Notice. If you somehow get lucky and happen upon those who can truly help your cause, thank your lucky stars. Continue reading »

Most people are too smart for a straight-up con, but as we find out on tonight’s Burn Notice, not everyone in the world is blessed with enough common sense to survive the slick middlemen they happen upon. Continue reading »

No, Sarah hasn't been burned. Yes, she's off on a secret mission. This week, I'll be your Burn Notice handler. Like Carla, tall and dead sexy (but, you know, male).

Burn Notice is back, and all is right with the world. Well, not for Michael's world -- he's consigned to being the ass-kicking errand boy for some mysterious voice on the phone, but it's right in my world, because Michael's discomfiture is loads of fun to watch. Continue reading »