Burn Notice - Season 3

Remember when I said that for the show to grow, it would have to do something new? Yeah, well it didn't. Mike is still pulling odd jobs in Miami with his crazy girlfriend and Bruce Campbell by his side, while a main plot progresses in bursts once in a while. Once again, the season ends with a strong episode that ditches the formula for something more exciting and with a cliffhanger ending that suggests a change in what's to come next time, although I'll gladly bet that by the second episode of season four, he's pulling odd jobs in Miami with his crazy girlfriend and Bruce Campbell by his side again. There's not really anything wrong with that, it's just what keeps Burn Notice as an enjoyable but forgettable spy show instead of a potentially great one.

There's the usual train of snarky contacts and overseers who boss Mike around while also supplying him with work he doesn't care for but does anyway, and they all predictably get written out after a handful of episodes. Mike's mother's role expanded a bit this season, as she gets more involved than he'd like in a couple of their capers and starts getting actually affected by his spy work. Right now it's the closest thing the show has to actual depth, although it's not really my favorite part. I felt like there was some more overlap than there should have been in plots/techniques used, as the show thrives when it's being clever and new, though there was enough of that to keep me watching with a semi-interested glaze. Not a great program, but funny and interesting enough to keep it's place on my list.