Friends and Enemies (3 Jun. 2010)

While Michael contemplates working with a man who is trying to uncover the identity of the arms dealers who were responsible for Simon's escape, the old gang helps a lawyer who has been green-lighted for death by a biker gang.

Director:

Tim Matheson

Writers:

Matt Nix (creator), Matt Nix

Stars:

Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Coby Bell

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Jeffrey Donovan	...	Michael Westen
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Fiona Glenanne
Coby Bell	...	Jesse Porter
Bruce Campbell	...	Sam Axe
Sharon Gless	...	Madeline Westen
Michael Ironside	...	Gregory Hart
Rich Sommer	...	Winston
Andrew Bryniarski	...	Big Ed
Paul Tei	...	Barry
Andy Mackenzie	...	Hunter (as Andy MacKenzie)
Robert Wisdom	...	Vaughn Anderson
Aubrey Kessler	...	Darla
George Kokkoris	...	Earl
Miguel Suarez	...	Biker
Edward Youssef	...	Big Biker

Storyline

Michael helps Fiona and Sam protect a lawyer against the city's most dangerous biker gang. Meanwhile, he must team up with an unlikely ally to stop a looming terrorist threat... but quickly finds that no mission is without its price.

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Plot Keywords:

bully | kicked in the head | billiards | hitting a woman | face slap | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 June 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Flying Glass of Milk Productions, Fuse Entertainment, Fox Television Studios

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

(at around 32 mins) During the shoot-out between Michael et al and the bikers as the camera angle changes from front to side to back of the car the rear-view mirror appears and disappears depending on the camera angle.

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Quotes

Michael Westen: Guys, *Guys*! I have a loaded machine pistol in my hand and I have no idea what I'm doing!

User Reviews

The Beginning of the End?

It's become blatantly obvious that the shows RUGGED INSISTENCE on "sticking to the formula" will be its downfall. Either writer/director Matt Nix isn't bright enough to break from the "Michael has a client despite that being a detriment the the current story" cliché, or he isn't brave enough. But until he either hires a writer/has a guest director who is... every episode is going to suffer.

And THIS episode is destined to go down as the worst of the entire run.

I personally felt the finale of Season 3 was the most important and dramatic move the series ever made, finally opening up some real and important growth and development for all of the characters.

All that was IMMEDIATELY squandered not five minutes into the beginning of the first episode of Season 4. Where, despite quite literally the world being at stake, it was back to the formula and dry ice on any character or plot development.

The addition of a few new faces this season is *not* breaking from the formula and only serves to underline that you could have dozens of new characters who you would barely notice were there if you stuck to the tired script that Matt Nix is sticking to.

Here's hoping that Season 5 finds the show in the hands of a writer with more of a vision leaving Matt Nix to do what he does best (namely blow things up.)