"Burn Notice" Breaking and Entering (2008)

Director:

Paul Holahan

Writers:

Matt Nix (creator)
Matt Nix (written by)

TV Series:

"Burn Notice" (2007)

Original Air Date:

10 July 2008 (Season 2, Episode 1)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Stepping out of the back of the eighteen-wheeler he was riding in, Michael Westen is greeted with an exploding plane...

Plot Keywords:

Miami | Spy | Hero | Mother Son Relationship | Friendship Between Men

Cast

Jeffrey Donovan	...	Michael Westen
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Fiona Glenanne
Bruce Campbell	...	Sam Axe
Sharon Gless	...	Madeline Westen
Tricia Helfer	...	Carla
Patrick Fischler	...	Jimmy
James C. Burns	...	Ryder Stahl
Adam Cronan	...	Surveillance Guy
Michael Dale	...	Ryder's Guy #1
Steve Lantz	...	Security Guard
Edwin Lopez	...	Ryder's Guy
Dushawn Moses	...	ATF Agent
Joel Spence	...	Isogene Manager
Ivy Stein	...	Cassie

Runtime:

Netherlands:55 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Netherlands:12

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When the police officer picks up the planted automatic weapons, he does so with his bare hands, without gloves. This would be a fatal mistake for any real police officer, as it would compromise any fingerprint evidence that could be on the weapon.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Michael Westen: [voice-over] As a spy, you get to spend a lot of time alone... Whether you're in an Indonesian prison, a cave in the Afghan mountains, or the back of a cargo truck, it comes with the job. You're trained to make the most of it, plan your next move, go over your intel, review your training, but, when you've cleaned your gun thirty times, and reviewed the past tense of every verb in five languages, you start itching to make a move.

Soundtrack:

Pain

disappointing

I was disappointed in this episode. After last years excellent cliffhanger, I expected more in the season opener. To go through all that rigamarole, and then just stick him in a situation like all of last years, was quite a let down. Don't get me wrong, it was a good episode, but after waiting a year to find out who had burned michael (or was pretending to be that person) I expected more. Maybe the writers couldn't come up with a revelation that was outstanding enough, so they just decided to go with the tried and true. This is a great show, but the story needs to branch off in a few new directions if it is going to remain fresh. I hope that this is just a temporary blip in an otherwise original and fun show. In the last year I have become a fan of the quirky programming on USA. Shows like Burn Notice and Psych are the only ones I look forward to seeing any more, and I would like that to continue.