Scorched Earth (14 Jun. 2012)

With Fiona now in custody and facing an old foe inside prison, Michael pulls out all the stops to take on Anson.

Director:

Stephen Surjik

Writers:

Matt Nix (creator), Matt Nix

Stars:

Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Coby Bell

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jeffrey Donovan	...	Michael Westen
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Fiona Glenanne
Coby Bell	...	Jesse Porter
Bruce Campbell	...	Sam Axe
Sharon Gless	...	Madeline Westen
Jere Burns	...	Anson Fullerton
Alex Carter	...	Jason Bly
Lauren Stamile	...	Agent Pearce
Matt Doman	...	Daryl Jordan
Jordan Werner	...	Guard Carter
Frank Licari	...	Guard Hill
Pearce Blair	...	Frightened Employee
Derek Roberts	...	Head of Security
Amy Wegmann	...	News Announcer
Matt Nye	...	Stoner Teen (as Matthew Sterling Nye)

Storyline

With Fiona now in custody and facing an old foe inside prison, Michael pulls out all the stops to take on Anson.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Release Date:

14 June 2012 (USA)

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Goofs

Wired phones like the one Madeline picked up after seeing the news report get both signal and power through the phone lines. A destroyed telephone box would cause the phone to go silent, just as if it had been unplugged from the wall.

User Reviews

New Season - "New Characters"?

The long awaited season opener, yet again did not fit the mold of our past Burn Notice experiences. While the last iteration of "the Organization's" take down almost entirely occurred while we weren't watching; this season takes up mere seconds from where we left off - and what have they done with "our" characters? More unsettled than we've ever seen him, Michael became almost an entirely different character: moody, sullen, edgy, uncertain and impulsive. Sam was more in charge than we've ever seen him. He's always been the "moral compass" to the group; but now, with Mike's loss of direction, Sam pretty much saved the day first suggesting the plan then keeping Mike centered as they chased around Miami trying to foil Anson's get away.

And Fiona revealed a greater depth than she's ever been allowed to show

• she's really not bad when the writers don't have her whining,

manipulating and playing macho for Michael. Of course her confession now needs to be "vetted" by the feds – and who would be up to the task? Neither she nor Michael are without "government types" anxious to see them behind bars.

And even Jesse and Madeline revealed a side of them we haven't seen before. Both were self-sufficient in their help toward Michael, and at least one of them can still be a blackmail target for Anson. For my tastes, their new found competence is a very welcome change. Will this hold once we get back to dealing with "clients?" Anson, who shaved his mustache, was the only one who hadn't seemed to change; and, frankly, if it were up to me - we'd be done with him by now. Arrogant, condescending and still a classic sociopath he see's all his predicament as Michael's fault; which, we're glad to say: we hope so.