Features include an audio commentary of the episode “Shock Wave” with creator Matt Nix, Renny Harlin (!), Jeffrey Donovan and Bruce Campbell. However, I wouldn’t recommend starting here if you want to capture the fun essence of the show.Īlthough the special features have been scaled back on this DVD release, they are still enough in here for a second look… especially for a show in its sixth season. (God in heaven, did I just throw some show-saving praise on Jesse? Egads!)įor the avid watcher of “Burn Notice,” it’s nice to check out this season. I never thought I’d say this, but the chemistry of these two is the saving grace of this year. In fact, these two have less personal investment in the overall “shit gets real” events permeating this seasons. Thus, Sam is often left to team up with Jesse, which makes the latter more tolerable this season. There’s no signs of this letting up, considering the shocking impact the mid-season finale has on Michael’s’ life. In fact, with Fiona dealing with the harsh realities of incarceration and Michael (Jeffrey Donovan) taking all this emotional weight on his shoulders, these storylines get too morose for my tastes. Though all is not lost in “Burn Notice: Season Six.” There’s still a level of fun entertainment, especially when it comes to Sam (Bruce Campbell).
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I can at least respect the series for trying to tie things up. I suppose it’s to be expected since the seventh season is set up to be the last one. Sadly, this week-to-week enjoyment has taken a back seat, particularly in this season. However, there was always the fun aspect of the show in which Michael and his rag-tag group of operatives help people in need. What I always enjoyed about “Burn Notice” in its early seasons is that it was simply a modern version of “The Fall Guy.” Sure, there was the continuing storyline for Michael to discover layer upon layer of conspiracy to keep him silent (which over the years has turned in on itself like a snake eating its own tail). Unfortunately, this leaves less room for the procedural aspect of the series. This works with Michael being brought back into the good graces of the government to overcome his burning that started the show.
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The driving force for the first half of this season is for Michael, Sam and Jesse to free her. Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar) is in jail after being framed for blowing up a building. This wouldn’t be so bad if Season Six hadn’t started out already with shit getting real. We see a massive “shit gets real” storyline in the middle of “Burn Notice: Season Six,” and it’s something that becomes a driving force for the second half of the season, leading into Season Seven. While this is a good move for the actors, it can seriously mess up the timber of the show. These tend to show that actors are becoming concerned with stagnation in their characters. The second warning was too many “shit gets real” storylines.
Still, that was warning #1 about shark-jumping for the burned spy in Miami. I don’t love his character being a series regular, but he doesn’t irritate me as much as he initially did. By his third year, Jesse has found his place. Generally when a series brings on a new regular to mix up the chemistry of the characters, it’s a sign that they’re trying to fix something.įor two years, Jesse fixed nothing and just got in the way of the triad of Michael, Fiona and Sam. The biggest sign was the addition of a Ted McGinley character like Jesse Porter (Coby Bell). There were some signs that “Burn Notice” was in the midst of jumping the shark a few years ago.
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