![]() ![]() Patience kids, the Gilroy arc has just gotten started. Second half of Season 3-With no authoritive entity to direct his moves, pat him on the back, or give him cover, Michael assumes the role of vigilante, finding validation by continuing to do what he was made for, even if nobody appreciates it(Psychology 101). S1-Who and why was Michael burned Season 2- Michael finds out who and why First half of Season 3-Michael is obsessed with getting the old job back (only 5 minutes of 4 episodes devoted to this) while living with the fallout of turning down Management ends with Michael giving up the ghost for something he realizes is more important, friends and family. The burn notice theme is changed up every season. Elimate that and we just have what some complain is the "formulaic" weekly caper. Bored with the main story arc? Are you kidding? It is the only link we have to the mystery that is Michael Westen. Oh btw, speaking of spy stuff, Alan, when are you going to start writing up Archer? That might be my favorite show now. Plus, why no fallout from the CIA yet that Michael's handler was murdered? Witness how confused people are in terms of how Gilroy fits into Michael getting burned. But the execution so far hasn't been that great. The getting unburned storyline was getting stale, and having another reason for a multi-episode operation seems good. Michael sees Gilroy as an incredibly dangerous guy that only Michael is capable of bringing down (which continues to beg the question, why not just shoot him, as Fiona and Sam have suggested multiple times). Michael crossed paths with Gilroy just because Gilroy happened to kill Michael's handler for unrelated reasons, and Gilroy saw him at the scene. In fact, Michael has to pretend to be ok with being burned for Gilroy to want to work with him. Mason has nothing to do with burning him and I don't believe he's made any promises that he can do anything about Michael wanting to get back in. I *think* what they're trying to do with Mason Gilroy is pivot from the big story arc being that Michael tries to get unburned to just having a Big Bad to try to bring down each season, right? Hopefully there's a strong finale and a better season 4 around the corner. I used to love this show but was always worried about its longevity given the premise. ![]() The burn arc makes no sense (and really hasn't since they killed off Carla and Victor), and at this point I no longer care who/what entity or organization burned/hired/fired/is chasing/not chasing/attempting to kill or not attempting to kill Michael. The show now seems to be talking down to its viewers and just a general all-around mess. They're so smug it's almost painful to see them come up. Even the lower thirds have gotten annoying. ![]() Examples? For anyone that's paying attention, they've been reusing locations to the point of overkill (is Miami really that small that we have to see the Hotel Victor or the same outdoor bar over and over?), recycling guest stars (Sugar, Larry, etc.) and regurgitating the same spy tips we've seen again and again. I literally feel like they took elements of all the old scripts, put them in a blender and made season 3.5. I know some people feel the show would be too lightweight if Michael wasn't working towards some larger goal, but given how much better the show is when he's dealing with other people's standalone problems, I don't know that I'd mind if we got a long stretch where Michael stopped worrying about getting unburned and just built stuff to blow up.Īnybody else watching the same Burn Notice I am right now? It's gotten so stale so quickly you wonder if Nix abandoned his baby in favor of working full time on this other show he's now running for FOX. I'm still unenthused about the Gilroy arc, which leads me to a question: at this point in the life of the series, how necessary are the arcs? Michael knows who burned him, and he's evolving into someone who doesn't seem like he'd want to be a spy again, and the show's serialized elements have only occasionally been as entertaining as watching Michael, Sam and Fi help the client of the week. And the story was also a good showcase for Sam and Fi, and Michael's relationships with each. I'm almost relieved the NBC comedies will be off the air for a few weeks, because the Thursday programming pile-up means I only just got done with last night's "Burn Notice." Was very glad to have Tim Matheson back as crazy Larry, because the show is always more fun when Michael's dealing with an opponent who's as smart as he is. ![]()
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