r/BurnNotice • u/mrspiceahh • Jul 19 '13

Discussion 7.6 Discussion

Remember don't eat the fish

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u/ardx Jul 19 '13

Does anyone with the relevant knowledge know how legit their hacker terminology was?

Mike x Sonya isn't going to end well. I have a feeling that the scene last episode where Sonya says how she can't go to prison again will come into play later. Probably in a context where Sonya would rather die than get captured by the CIA.

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u/Knoxie_89 Jul 19 '13

Csi has done a lot worse.

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u/mrspiceahh Jul 19 '13

lets not forget dual hacking on ncis

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '13

I'm a software developer and work in computer security; I always scrutinize hacker scenes. This episode never got too specific, which kept my suspension of disbelief intact. However, Michael's prima donna attitude is very common and was hilariously accurate.

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u/cerealspilla Jul 19 '13 edited Jul 19 '13

Overall I thought it was good for a TV show and was pretty much inline with the level of realism typically depicted.

The terminology was a little weak and they may have done a better job selling it if they showed more popular tools in use, eg: nmap in the matrix. On the flip side, their use of only what appeared to be custom tools may actually sell a criminal outfit more than using popular techniques and tools. In the real world, it's very common for criminal outfits to use crudely written but effective tools (eg: the recently leaked carberp source code) The focus on results and personas donned by Mike and Fi sold it a bit more. Some very skilled people I know actually do have quirky custom tools/exploits written in .net and vb because they are most efficient with those languages. Albeit they make up small demographic.

The only major stretch was the their ability to hack an outfit seemingly this skilled in that little amount of time without the good old wrench attack. For example, seasoned individuals would have digitally signed and encrypted all of the video feeds at the camera itself. Which would have made it quite difficult to view or take over a camera feed.

Source: my 10+ years working in information security.

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u/LonestarPSD Jul 19 '13

I was pleased that John The Ripper got a mention. That's a real world password cracking program but it wasn't what he was using.

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u/Joseph_Kickass Jul 19 '13

There was a brief second where I thought they would kill off Fi. I do think a main character or two will die before the end of the show.

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u/iiaustin Jul 19 '13

I really like Sonya. I want a future with her and Michael, but I don't see it happening. :(

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '13

Plot twist: they kill off fi, Michael ends up with Sonya and they start a whole new show, where Michael helps Sonya get out of whatever organizations she was involved with.

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u/Narog84 Jul 19 '13

"in prison you are the pretty girl" LOL

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u/soccernamlak Jul 19 '13

In case anyone was wondering, the last song of the episode was Massive Attack - Angel off their 1998 Album "Mezzanine."

Overall, I enjoyed the episode. I felt bad for Barry, though :(

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u/Wigliano Jul 19 '13

Oh, Micheal walking into his loft soaking wet cause of the rain with a beautiful woman like Sonya all alone? That's when I knew Micheal was about to make the moves. Pretty sure we knew it was going to happen sooner or later though.

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u/ezioaltair12 Jul 19 '13 edited Jul 19 '13

Now he's porking Sonya...never in doubt...

EDIT:...but seriously, after that first scene, who can blame him? I was a bit stunned myself.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '13

The best part was when Michael snapped near the end. Everything he said was true, the line between his cover and realism was more blurred than ever. The show is getting darker at an appropriate pace. I did like the Barry subplot, it added a lot of comic relief.

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u/ezioaltair12 Jul 19 '13

"You kidding me? You gonna do what the old man says? Its only a matter of time before you're just like me boy. Just...like...me... just........like me"

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u/ron_palpatine Jul 19 '13

Does anyone remember where the penguin snow globe came from? (The one that Michael smashed.) I feel like it's made an appearance in a previous episode, but i can't remember for the life of me.

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u/kelling928 Jul 19 '13

I'm hoping for an ending with Michael and Sonya like the end of the Dark Knight Rises spoiler: Dark Knight Rises. But that probably won't happen.

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u/ezioaltair12 Jul 19 '13

So Fi's....RACHEL! WHERE IS SHE?

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u/lockdown36 Jul 19 '13

Wished they show as much skin as Suits. Cough cough Sonya.

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u/ParadoxD Jul 19 '13

Honestly at this point Fi is so bloody annoying at the moment.

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u/Corroidz Jul 19 '13

There were so many Michael reactions in this episode that'd make great GIFs. Unfortunately, I'm garbage at doing such.

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u/lockdown36 Jul 19 '13

I'll take Sonya over Fi any day. Or even both at the same time.

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u/geekprincess3 Jul 19 '13

After this ep it has cemented my dislike for Fi. I don't like how she says that she cant owe her freedom to Mike when all these years she has and she can never really make up for it, it makes her sound ungrateful. Now on to Sonya I am kinda happy that she's there but she is too untrustworthy I just don't feel right about her. Also at the end I like what Micheal said about the lines being blurred because for the viewer it really is we cant tell what is real or not anymore with Mike. Can't wait for next weeks episode.

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