9/4/2023 0 Comments Burn notice 2017![]() The easy nature of it is appealing and it does have a good presentation by using Michael's voice-over – often explaining the plot while also being interesting as little tips on the spy game (albeit from a TV writer's point of view). This is getting more obvious as time goes on because it does often feel that the world of Burn Notice is not building or growing as no ramifications really follow through episode to episode beyond those necessary for the "bigger picture" thread or those that the writers want to keep around to make their job easier. It is full of convenience and lazy writing as well – Michael's brother comes and goes as required and, when Michael's family comes under threat in the final episodes, nobody even mentions the brother. Likewise the action scenes are good enough but nothing to really lift the pulse and the actual plots are engaging but not gripping to the point where I can't wait for the next episode. The humour is amusing but not as much fun as I would have liked it to be. Of course the writing is still not all that great and there is still nothing that really gets me excited about the show beyond quite liking it as something easy, amusing and diverting to watch. This is more evident with the stronger episodes because these ones do keep all the balls in the air and do manage to have a good build to them – the final 5 or 6 episodes of the season are good examples of this, specifically the bank robbery one did a good job of keeping things tight and having a plot that allowed drama to build rather than stop/start. It is hard to describe but it often feels like the tension is never built up or maintained rather well and that any one scene that has pace or thrills sort of "ends" and then the next scene almost has to start from scratch. These "cases" are generally less inspiring and are delivered with the rather stop/start, fade-out nature that limited the first season. Some of the cases are a bit weak and benefit a lot from having the Carla thread be a part of the episode to keep it interesting. Some of the episodes are weaker than others. In this regard it continues to deliver easy plots that don't challenge the viewer but do engage sufficiently to be of worth. So as before it does appear to know what it is aiming for and it is not a b*lls-out serious thriller but rather light entertainment with a bit of edge along with the fun. This does happen to a point and the season is better for it but it still never moves away from being what it is – and nor should it I suppose and me criticising it for this is like criticising water for being wet. Season 2 returned with the offer of a season long thread that could produce a good overall arch that gives some cohesion to the slightly "A-Team-esque" structure to the "case-a-week" nature of it all. When I watched season 1 of Burn Notice, I was continually struck by how it appeared to be a show that had had so-so expectations put on it by the network and could have done with a bit more love in terms of money, writing and the overall ambition of the show.
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