Frazier’s Daddy tells him they were protecting him from the enemies he gained as a spy. He would be helpless without them. Mike says, "I’ll tkae my chances and steps out of the helicopter, arms folded on his schest, feet first and starts swimming.
Was it worth Victor’s death to blow these guys off? How will he get info on them? Perhaps it is a Clever Rise to Lull Frazier’s Old Man Into a Flase Sense of Security…
Wow, no clue if that’s correct or not – I can’t remember that far back! And I doubt most other people can either. They really need to be less subtle if that’s what they were trying to say. 
Voice over about bath rooms having hard surfaces, fight. Cut to view outside bathroom. Two gun shots. Michael exits, puts on shades I don’t remember seeing before.
At some point in a later episode, Fi or Sam comments on how crappy they look. Michael smirks.
Gotta find my copy of the pilot…
Found the DVD. Nah, he’s wearing them from the start. He does work the action on an automatic pistol and kill the two guys in the bathroom off camera, anyway.
Damn, so much for that idea. 
I still think the sunglasses were left for a reason (other than they probably wouldn’t have survived the plunge).
I thought Maddie’s notion of blending in was brilliant. “If they can figure out which 60-something bleach blonde woman in Miami is me, more power to 'em.”
Jeffrey Donovan, not usually a fantastic actor, did a good job of almost crying when he killed Victor.
How did Fi know which car Michael would be driving though? (Well, I guess she just looked for the one being chased.)
Is it me or does John Mahoney seem to have really aged since FRASIER went off the air? Good choice, but if they just had to go with a Frasier alum I think David Hyde Pierce would be a great villain.
Just don’t prick your finger where he can see it!
I hope she has learned not to use cell phones or credit cards. Of course, then she would be th onlu 60-something BB without a cell.
The shades survived the beating in the pilot, a two hundred foot plunge would have been nothing. 
I love this show.
I’m trying to remember the “Survival Guide” tips for surviving a plunge like that. There are several, but the only one I can remember is to tighten your sphincter as much as possible to avoid getting -best case scenario- the worst enema you’ll ever have or -worse case scenario- your body weight full of ocean water. Anyone remember any others?
This is something some organization thinks it’s members will do on a regular basis?
The D.A.R. gets a little wild at some of their conventions.
It’s a series of books: how to survive falling from choppers/airplanes, alligator attacks, volcanoes, etc…
So, you got anything on Space Aliens, Nuclear War, Zombies, that sort of thing?
Close your sphincter, but it has nothing to do with enemas.
He told someone that he got them on a mission during his spy days from someone he killed. “He didn’t need them anymore”, I think.
I’m sure it was just symbolism. That Michael no longer is protected by his higher ups and now has the sun directly in his eyes.
naaahhh… I think he left them behind to remind them that this was the day they almost caught Captain Jack something or other.
I think they, along with the Charger, his mom’s lighter, and the chair he cared so much about in his apartment, are horcruxes in case he’s killed, and since he’d just shot Vic there was power for one more.
Michael: "When making a horcrux the mistake most people make is to choose an item that’s too obvious or not obvious enough. Personally I us
Oh wait, wrong series.
Ah, that’s where I got the idea he took them from one of the guys he killed in the pilot.
Shedding a costume. “Michael Weston, burned-spy” is another role he plays. Those glasses are part of that character’s costume. There was a moment right after he killed Victor, where he stopped, took a breath, and prepared again to go out in that role to meet management. Putting on the glasses was part of his prep.
Leaving the glasses behind was shedding that identity for whatever comes next.
I don’t think there was any choice in the matter, the way Victor (and Carla) laid things out either Victor died at Michael’s hands and he could be the hero of the story, or Management would take Victor apart if they captured him alive and Michael would also be killed by them.
Miami Beach to Disney World - just under 4 hours if you obey speed limits. Turnpike all the way.
I just watched this ep again. Again, I’m surprised at the quality of the season-ender.
I think my favorite line was Maddy’s “I guess this means we’re not going to Disney World.”
But there are lots of clever one-liners; not enough to make them seem unnatural, but enough to entertain.
I also like that the writers seem to have had a really clear story arc for the season. It’ll be interesting to see what the next season focuses on.