“Up and over. In the drink, honey.” – Fiona
I like the missions that allow Michael (Jeffrey Donovan) and Fi (Gabrielle Anwar) to work together. Now that they’re in a relationship, there’s an added layer of tension that is beautiful to watch. Much like their dance number. As soon as they started dancing, I was reminded of Scent of a Woman and hoped they would break into a tango. That was, by far, the best installment of “Michael Westen Teaches You How to be a Spy” to date.
I have always been a big fan of Charisma Carpenter dating back to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I would love to review the scene with her and Fi by the pool, unfortunately, I can’t remember any of it besides the poolside.
The dinner scene, however, burned into my memory. The way Micheal and Fi switched gears and convinced Kevin (Tom Gallop) to join their team was brilliant. I like the tactic of blowing your cover and then telling another lie. It seemed like it would really work, unlike whatever Sam (Bruce Campbell) and Jesse (Coby Bell) were doing.
Their alleyway IED was so involved and complicated to put together, I don’t see how it could actually work. I understand that Burn Notice would rather not give people blue prints for building bombs but let’s try to keep things in the realm of believability.
I can’t decide which action scene I liked better, Michael’s fight or Fi’s flight. It’s as if the producers answered every viewer’s prayers in this episode by giving the ladies a half-naked Michael fighting a dude while wearing a towel and a dripping wet Fiona.
It takes a lot of gumption to break into a guy’s place, eat his yogurt and then arrest him for a murder he didn’t commit. However, balls are something that Agent Pearce (Lauren Stamile) has plenty of. Good to know that she’s actually a talented spy and was able to get who she thinks is her man.
I, for one, am super psyched about the Burn Noice finale.
Some stats and info about Burn Notice, “Better Halves”
TV SHOW – Burn Notice
SEASON/EPISODE – Season 5, Episode 11
AIRED ON – September 1st, 2011
NETWORK/STREAMING SERVICE – USA/Hulu
GENRE – Drama, Comedy, Spy Shows, Action Shows
CREATED BY – Matt Nix
CAST – Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless, Coby Bell
This review originally appeared on TV Geek Army.