# Burn Notice 8/6: Season Finale!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 6, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544 "2009-08-06T17:00:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/1 "2009-08-06T17:00:34Z")
Last chance to get your Mikey/Sam/Fee/Madeline fix for the summer! Does Fee leave Miami? Does Michael get the chance to go back to work, but turn it down in the end? Will Sam ever drink anything non-alcoholic? Will Maddy come down with lung cancer? 9pm Eastern!! ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/2 "2009-08-06T17:43:29Z")
Make that “mid-season” finale. 🙂 Thanks for this awesome entertainment enhancement, USA Network. ---
**Author:** ![ProfessorX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@ProfessorX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProfessorX)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/3 "2009-08-06T19:36:35Z")
Yeah, just to clarify, it’s just the summer finale, there are still new episodes to come later in the year. I heard that they are going to take a look at Fiona’s family and her roots. That’s gonna be really cool because a lot of her backstory is really cloudy and we only have pieces of info at this point. This season’s been rocking it, I’m expecting I will watch repeats of this episode like 3 times. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/4 "2009-08-06T19:51:58Z")
So when does it return? January? ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/5 "2009-08-06T20:24:03Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > So when does it return? January? Yep, so says their Facebook news feed. ---
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/6 "2009-08-07T02:00:22Z")
That was awesome. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/7 "2009-08-07T02:18:32Z")
That was pretty intense. I loved it. I’m also glad that the whole trying to unburn himself bullshit is being back burnered. I loved seeing Michael just take Strickler down like that. Is that the first person we have seen Michael straight up kill in the whole series? I like that he did it with minimal hesitation. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/8 "2009-08-07T03:20:05Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > I loved seeing Michael just take Strickler down like that. … I like that he did it with minimal hesitation. He needed killin’. Memo to self: Do not mess with Fiona. They needed to turn the series plot around; if he gets unburned, it’s I Spy or MCGiver 2009. If he doesn’t get unburned, it’s the same damn thing every week. I believe they found a good compromise. I sure did like _Touching Evil._ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/9 "2009-08-07T05:59:37Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > …I loved seeing Michael just take Strickler down like that. Is that the first person we have seen Michael straight up kill in the whole series? I like that he did it with minimal hesitation. He killed Victor on the boat last season. I thought he was undecided about killing Strickler for several minutes. Strickler was monologing, something this series has usually been good about avoiding. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/10 "2009-08-07T12:44:56Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > Is that the first person we have seen Michael straight up kill in the whole series? I like that he did it with minimal hesitation. He killed the two guys in the pilot. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/11 "2009-08-07T12:55:38Z")
Maddy could never sell that house; it reeks of smoke. I can’t believe anybody could ever even walk in it without gagging. And I would so buy it, too! It’s gorgeous. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/12 "2009-08-07T13:59:26Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > He killed the two guys in the pilot. But off-screen, IIRC we only heard the sound of shots. Mike’s killed many people (like the theif last week) but usually in a less hands-on way than Strickler’s timley demise. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/13 "2009-08-07T15:32:35Z")
> [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](#): > > usually in a less hands-on way than Strickler’s timley demise. Shooting the guys in the bath room after beating them into unconsciousness is pretty hands on, even if off camera. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/14 "2009-08-07T15:48:00Z")
Mike typically doesn’t kill people that he doesn’t HAVE to kill, but he’s a very pragmatic person. If he needs to kill somenoe, they usually get killed. ---
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/15 "2009-08-07T16:29:46Z")
> [@crazyjoe](#): > > Mike typically doesn’t kill people that he doesn’t HAVE to kill, but he’s a very pragmatic person. If he needs to kill somenoe, they usually get killed. Exactly. My theory is if he wants someone dead he lets that persons enemies do it for him. Why? Because then the death can’t be tied to Mike. The most that detective had on Mike earlier in the season were some explosions and not murders/mysterious deaths. By not killing people himself he can keep a low profile (as any spy should) He seems to only kill if it could be justifiable. For instance Strickler was pointing a gun at him and essentially imprisoning him. Not to mention contributing to the potential death of one of Mike’s friends. Victor was dead anyways. If Mike didn’t kill him Carla’s organization would have eventually. So it was more or less a mercy killing. ---
**Author:** ![FalconFinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@FalconFinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FalconFinder)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/16 "2009-08-07T19:02:26Z")
Not to mention, he didn’t really want to kill Victor. He felt bad about doing it, but gave in to the guy’s last wishes. Karla’s crew would not have been merciful about what they did to the guy. This is the first time I think I’ve seen Michael kill in pure hatred. You could see it in his eyes… ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/17 "2009-08-07T20:32:05Z")
One little thing I liked: When Michael “McBride” shifted to his American accent and Sean said something like, “You’ve got a bit of an accent.” And wasn’t Maddy’s house blown up in a previous episode? Sam must be a heck of a worker to get it rebuilt so quickly ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/18 "2009-08-07T20:43:11Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > One little thing I liked: When Michael “McBride” shifted to his American accent and Sean said something like, “You’ve got a bit of an accent.” > > And wasn’t Maddy’s house blown up in a previous episode? Sam must be a heck of a worker to get it rebuilt so quickly The was just the sun room, and it was a whole half season ago. Sam should get a cut of the profits if she ever does sell it. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/19 "2009-08-07T20:43:39Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > One little thing I liked: When Michael “McBride” shifted to his American accent and Sean said something like, “You’ve got a bit of an accent.” “I dunno, your accent’s a bit dodgy.” > [@](#): > > And wasn’t Maddy’s house blown up in a previous episode? Sam must be a heck of a worker to get it rebuilt so quickly Yeah, it’s been a running gag. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544/20 "2009-08-07T20:49:23Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > “I dunno, your accent’s a bit dodgy.” Yes, that was nice. 🙂 Isn’t it supposed to be impossible to infiltrate the IRA because everyone knows everyone’s cousins? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-8-6-season-finale/505544.md?page=2)