‘Burn Notice’ season 7, episode 10 review: One of Michael Westen’s coldest kills yet
When you are a spy, it’s almost in the unwritten code that you are going to be forced at times to do some pretty ugly things. Many of these came out in Thursday night’s “Burn Notice” episode “Things Unseen,” with the primary one being having to watch Michael Westen prove his loyalty to James, but at the same time eliminate someone in Steele who he once felt held a certain bit of value to him.
This episode could turn out to be an extremely important one for the entire future of the show, and for one primary reason: Michael killed someone who was technically on his side. Where does this road of loyalty start and end? Is Fiona someone that he’d also take down if need be? We’re being somewhat hyperbolic, but this is what makes him at times a pretty difficult man to understand; while he is very resourceful at times, there are other moments in which he still sees the world as being very much black and white.
For all of the criticism of this season surrounding Michael and Fiona taking their sweet time to get together, we imagine that you probably appreciated the opportunity to see them actually take some steps towards being together again … courtesy of Carlos moving out. It’s nothing that either one of them necessarily did actively, but it is hard to dispute that it allows the door to be open again on something that could have been dead earlier this season.
But, there are only three episodes left. Unless there’s some sort of time jump, we find it hard to see Fiona jumping from “I love you” to Carlos to suddenly wanting to be with Michael again, especially given that he was the reason Carlos left. This is why we are left both happy and conflicted by the end of this episode, though the video preview for next week does at least have us excited as to who the old face from Michael’s past could be.
Do you like where “Burn Notice” is going leading into the end? As always, we want to hear your thoughts below!
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August 17, 2013 @ 3:35 am
It seems to me that there is a chance that this season will end with Michael being the most dangerous man alive. its too few episodes left to heal all wounds, so my guess or where i kinda want the show to be going, is that i’d see Michael become the thing he hates most, taking over james bussnies and literally destroy everything that had ever come between him and Fiona. Fiona would ofcourse hate him for that and michael would hate himself and ultimately take his own life. i think it would be wrong at this point for one of those happy endings. If there would be another season it would probably be one where the cia will be using michels good old gang to take down michael. maybe then in the end fiona would change her mind in the moment of truth and go with michel and both of them attempting to get away to some remote place to live out thier lifes but, then be stopped trying and killed by the cia or someone they least expected. I wouldnt mind another season though it would be quite hard to top this one.
Colleen Mengel
August 16, 2013 @ 11:22 am
The one thing many of us feared was that Carlos would depart voluntarily and Fiona’s return to Michael – if it indeed happens – would be by default. It is almost as thought Matt Nix is doing everything he can to disappoint his fans. Michael is going back down the road he traveled once – and the insight into that life was very satisfying early in the season. But now? I cannot see the team reuniting into the unit it was before. Sam and Jesse have seen too much and Fiona will always know that Michael’s actions – involving Sonya’s help – cost her Carlos. Separating from this show – something I thought I would never be able to do – is becoming increasingly easier. As much as this season has been riveting and the acting quite excellent, this isn’t the show I expected to see and prolonging it is painful. I’ll almost be glad when it’s over… I can’t believe that I am saying that :(