Bad Breaks (12 Feb. 2009)

Michael and former handler Jason Bly are trapped together in a bank robbery. The pair must work together in order to get out alive

Director:

John T. Kretchmer

Writers:

Matt Nix (creator), Michael Horowitz,

Stars:

Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jeffrey Donovan	...	Michael Westen
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Fiona Glenanne
Bruce Campbell	...	Sam Axe
Sharon Gless	...	Madeline Westen
Alex Carter	...	Jason Bly
Mark Sheppard	...	Tom Prescott
Rodney Rowland	...	Bank Robber (as Rod Rowland)
Mandy June Turpin	...	Paula Foster
Paul Tei	...	Barry
Gaston Renaud	...	Red Bull Robber
Patrick Michael Buckley	...	Leg Wound Robber
Paul Niebanck	...	Prescott's Accomplice
Andrew Sensenig	...	Board of Health Agent
Brice Beckham	...	Jeremy
Melissa Cabana	...	Receptionist

Storyline

Jason Bly, the agent Michael believed to have discredited, found a way to turn the tables on him, but he tries to toughen it out. When they meet in a bank, it is robbed by a ruthless gangster who cares nothing for casualties on either side. Michael poses a s a doctor to save innocent clients and Jason, who foolishly tried to resist. Michael manages to contact Sam for outside support, aided by Fiona.

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Plot Keywords:

bank robbery | beating | elevator | butterfly bandage | kidnapping | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Release Date:

12 February 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the voice over, Michael says using the Ethernet cable makes a good antenna. He actually cuts a power cable and uses the ground wire.

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Quotes

Fiona Glenanne: [frustrated] I still think we should set off the charges, blow a hole in the wall, rush in... Beats waiting out here.
Sam Axe: Yeah, that's good, let's get Mike and the hostages killed because you have the attention span of a 3 year old.

User Reviews

Die Hard meets Bourne meets Macguyver

This episode shows how Micheal at his best innovative, cool under pressure and able to improvise at the last second.

There is a funny banter between Fiona and Sam as always, and almost a Carla from cheers moment from Fiona

Alex Carter can play slimy very well, but also shows a more noble side to his character. We see that Michael being smarter than him was no one off.

There is not as many hot bods here on display as in a usual Burn Notice episode.

What there is in 40 minutes an example of how to protect hostages the non die hard way.