Now, if I’m viewing this last episode as just a stand-alone episode, then it’s probably my favorite of the season. I actually really laughed at some of the scenes and overall enjoyed it.

So for a big overarching storyline, I can’t rate this season well. But for this particular episode (if it were a standalone), it would’ve been great.

I did like the scene where he was writing things he was thankful to his mom for, and #1 was “Providing me with a cover ID.” That was awesome.

You are feeling the same thing that I’m feeling about Burn Notice—while I’m watching it, it’s an amusing waste of time but I’m not feeling a lot of excitement for it otherwise.

USA goes THREE WEEKS between episodes to deliver what looks to be a lackluster season finale to a lackluster season. I was shocked when they announced the season finale-“what already?” I thought. I’d been waiting for the season to pick up speed and now it’s almost over.

Tricia Helfer’s role as Carla was over-hyped and under-delivered. Here total screen time to date wouldn’t amount to a quarter-hour of a single episode. Which is too bad as too bad, Helfer’s role as Natalie Six on Battlestar Galactica (as opposed to Caprica Six) got me excited to see Helfer play someone NOT the overt, in-your-face sexpot.

The bottom line is that Season 2 of Burn Notice was new but not terribly different. It’s more like everything to date has been Burn Notice Season 1 split up over two summers.

This show is stagnating and hasn’t grown beyond its very clever premise and introduction. This is by no means a bad show but it seems like Team Burn Notice is doing its best to be mediocre when it could easily be SO MUCH Better.

Here’s hoping next week’s finale leaves us wanting more.

Cheers,
FanBoyWonder