Burn Notice Season 5, "Company Man"
Burn Notice is back, and finally this show is starting to change how it operates. Burn Notice started the trend for USA shows: for the show to tell a loose story throughout the season, with case of the week stories being the main meat in each episode. But if Burn Notice can keep the main story and case of the week stories together, the show will prove that this is the flagship show for USA. The episode was fun in a similar Burn Notice way, but at the same time had a different feeling because the show was now taking place outside of Miami. Yes, this isn’t the first time the show has gone out of Miami, but this felt like it was the start of a new trend, rather than just the exception for a few episodes.
But the main difference in the show is the core story, things are actually progressing past the slow grind of events that the show has been treading for 4 seasons. This is a well welcomed change for the series, because the same old same old wasn’t making the grade anymore, particularly when compared other USA shows that realize their problems and correcting them (cough, White Collar). Michael actually doing CIA work again has a new promise for the show and hopefully things will heat up this season, making it stand out from the status quo that Burn Notice has become.
Rating: Watch
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