If you know me and you know this blog, chances are you’ve come across me discussing USA Network and its series before. At a certain point, I feel like my analysis and regularly frustrated view on how USA series like to use somewhat empty devices to keep moving the chains away from the lead characters … Continue reading Mid-season finale review — Burn Notice, “Dead to Rights”
Category: Burn Notice
Post-hiatus musings: USA Network edition (Burn Notice and Suits)
After nearly a month, my fairly substantial hiatus here at TVS is over. I am happy to be back providing content for you folks on a regular basis. In my time off, I’ve missed all sorts of television, both viewing- and writing-wise. To combat that, I’ll be whipping up a number of random posts with … Continue reading Post-hiatus musings: USA Network edition (Burn Notice and Suits)
Burn Notice, “Bloodlines”
After last week's somewhat awkward premiere, Burn Notice made a more pronounced effort to get out of the middle ground between the CIA world and Miami and unsurprisingly chose Michael's more local exploits over his possible future with the agency. Even though I'm still very intrigued by how the series is going to integrate Michael's … Continue reading Burn Notice, “Bloodlines”
Season Premiere — Burn Notice, “Company Man”
Season four of Burn Notice was not up to snuff but the last two episodes were very, very good. More importantly, after four years of moving the chains and delaying any resolution, the series finally pulled the trigger on bringing Michael in from the cold. Because of this (as I tweeted today), I'm very optimistic … Continue reading Season Premiere — Burn Notice, “Company Man”
Season Finale — Burn Notice, “Out of the Fire” and “Last Stand”
I haven't checked in with Burn Notice since the summer break for a few reasons. One, Thursdays are ridiculously busy, both for television and my schedule in general. Secondly, I haven't had much to say about Burn Notice. The summer episodes were generally dreadful (if you take a look at some of my reviews during … Continue reading Season Finale — Burn Notice, “Out of the Fire” and “Last Stand”
Burn Notice, “Guilty as Charged”
It's kind of funny that I wrote this piece of the endless pointlessness of USA series' "mythology" just a few days before Burn Notice more or less confirmed everything I said with its worst mid-season finale yet. There are so many things wrong with "Guilty as Charged." First of all, more than half the episode … Continue reading Burn Notice, “Guilty as Charged”
Burn Notice, “Blind Spot”
Though I haven't written a lot about Burn Notice lately, that's not because the series has been slumping. In fact, I think the last few episodes have been fairly strong, even if the ongoing arc is getting simply ridiculous at this point. However, the combination of Chuck Finley and Jesse's realization helped make "Blind Spot" … Continue reading Burn Notice, “Blind Spot”
Burn Notice, “Where There’s Smoke”
For the most part, despite their quality on an individual level, the last few episodes of Burn Notice have totally ran together for me. I watch them, I'm entertained and then it just completely seeps away from my brain. For most USA series, that's fine, but I expect a little more from this one. Thursday's … Continue reading Burn Notice, “Where There’s Smoke”
Burn Notice, “Neighborhood Watch”
I will say this about Burn Notice's start to season four: It totally makes me realize how scattershot and sometimes below mediocre season three was. I'm not sure if this opening string of efforts is better than the height of season two, but it's been a much more satisfying and entertaining ride this summer. One … Continue reading Burn Notice, “Neighborhood Watch”
Burn Notice, “Breach of Faith”
This week's episode of Burn Notice is being compared to season two's "Bad Breaks" because of the hostage situation premise and although "Breach of Faith" might not be quite as good as that effort, it's still a damn fine hour of television.I'm kind of a sucker for tight quarters hostage situation episodes and series like … Continue reading Burn Notice, “Breach of Faith”
Burn Notice, “Made Man”
Series based around teams or staffs usually require some new blood thrown into the mix before things get overly repetitive, but in recent years, the character additions have backfired -- or at least turned off a number of original fans. Sometimes, the new people just aren't as good as the old (House) or there's too many … Continue reading Burn Notice, “Made Man”
Burn Notice, “Fast Friends”
Episode two of Burn Notice's fourth season was an actual improvement over the premiere episode thanks to a welcome overlap between the overarching story and this week's case. Plus, there's trouble brewing for future episodes! "Fast Friends" sees Michael deal with the aftermath of his actions at the end of the premiere when he burned … Continue reading Burn Notice, “Fast Friends”
Burn Notice, “Friends and Enemies”
I think everyone had their issues with Burn Notice's third season and I'm no different. The overarching plot for the season was mishmashed mess that never quite made sense. It seemed as if the idea that everyone could come after Michael meant that no one really that important actually did. The first half was still damn … Continue reading Burn Notice, “Friends and Enemies”
