What I’m Watching: Burn Notice

Burn Notice: Season 3, Episode 11 “Friendly Fire” (B+)

This episode was particularly fun because it gave one character who rarely sees the limelight the chance to bring in a case of his own. It also gave Sam the opportunity to hit a guy in the face – twice – and express some unseen rage for the usually affable character. An exciting bonus of his friend’s presence was the way it provoked Madeline to try to get to know Sam better through him, and to correct herself after saying that he was her son’s best friend and proclaim him her best friend too. Regarding the case itself, that was one hell of an ugly color combination that Michael was somehow able to pull off. I really enjoyed his signature move of snapping his fingers and then having something off in the distance explode, especially since, by the end of the episode, everyone was begging him not to snap his fingers since they clearly knew what was coming next. Gilroy is somewhat of an interesting character, though he’s really not much different from Carla. Chris Vance shouldn’t be blamed because his character was stupid on “Prison Break,” so he’s probably an able actor, but we’ll have to wait and see. There’s one thing that Gilroy’s presence does make me very happy about, and that’s the renewed relationship between Michael and Fiona. Michael patting the spot on the bed next to him when Fiona asked him where he wanted her was awesome, and her undressing for him very speedily only moments later was even better. Long live this couple.