Burn Notice: Season Three

Burn Notice: Season Three Review

Burn Notice Season 3
16 Episodes on 4 Discs being released June 15, 2010

"Burn Notice" is a series about a spy who was "burned" and had to settle in a city without any records of a past and make due with his surroundings. Luckily for Michael Westen, he ended up in beautiful Miami with all the mojitos you can drink and the great Bruce Campbell in his company. What's so hard about that?

It turns out quite a bit. Jumping into the third season without seeing the previous two appears to be not to challenging a feat as the premise is simple and the episodes engaging. Michael (Jeffrey Donovan) has a relationship with a "trigger-happy" ex-girlfriend, Fiona Glenanne (Gabrielle Anwar) and someone who used to be an FBI informant, Sam Axe played by Bruce Campbell to help him out on jobs that he and the other two plan together to make some money or help out someone in need. This season begins after Michael cuts all ties with his former employers who in theory had been protecting him and now the gloves are off and he is on his own.

Spy training comes in handy in lots of situations and one really enjoyable element of the series is the use of Michael voiceovers to give instruction on useful tricks and techniques in the spy business for whatever he is doing at the moment. It feels almost like a how-to course and when you see him make a complex device out of everyday items to catch the signal of a cell phone, you'll be hooked and wonder if you could make one yourself if given the chance.

Of course, what spy show wouldn't be complete with undercover missions, picking up accents, and lots of explosions? These are plentiful and at the end of the day, the three get to go to the bar together or home to Michael's mother, Madeline (Sharon Gless) and her badly-made birthday cake. Sam stays at Michael's mother's place and is in the process of hefty renovations in season three due to a sun room he blew up presumably at the end of season two.

In this season, Michael has attracted the attention of a suspicious Detective trying to entrap him in any way possible. Luckily for him, he always seems to be one or two steps ahead and even attempts to solve one of her cases to get her to back off. Michael also wonders if getting back into his old line of work would be more secure than his current lifestyle and takes steps to open that door back up even though Fiona and Sam disagree with him. Some villains jump into play to attempt to use Michael's skills and promptly dispose of him. The ending of this season leaves Michael in a great cliffhanger.

Fiona is a hard-as-nails lady who doesn't leave herself vulnerable to her emotions and prefers to take the direct approach in life and in her work. She is coined as "trigger-happy" which is an accurate assessment of her instinctual behavior. She considers romance with Michael to be what Michael's mother calls "trench warfare" so she is always on guard. Sam Axe enjoys courting old ladies with large bank rolls as it affords him the opportunity to drive many fantastic looking cars and he also serves as back-up and reconnaissance on many missions. Michael's mother is somewhat scatterbrained and a terrible cook, but is fiercely loyal to her son and his friends.

This is a very enjoyable action series on the beach with lots of explosions, car chases, undercover character work, and mojitos.

Bonus Features:

There is a featurette on the "Burn Notice" Stunt Unit that lasts almost ten minutes and details how a car chase scene goes down complete with voiceovers from Michael Weston's character and clips from the show to tie it together. Also it has the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International panel for Burn Notice featuring Bruce Campbell, Ben Shenkman, Matt Nix, Alfredo Barrios Jr, Jake Karnes, and Seth Peterson. There are about 10 minutes of answering questions from the audience and Campbell being treated like the rock star he is.

Burn Notice: Season Three Overview

Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 06/01/2010 Rating: Nr

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