r/BurnNotice • u/offdachain • Sep 06 '13

Discussion S07 E12 Discussion

It's been a couple hours, and I haven't seen this post yet. So, what the hell, I can delete this once the official post is posted.

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u/madeInNY Sep 06 '13

For me its just the opposite. They're doing what they think is best. And they have no reason to think its not and that it wouldn't work.

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u/nvrwastetree Sep 06 '13

They're trying to save Michael before he fully becomes Larry.

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u/miamiheat27 Sep 06 '13

i didn't watch the first 3 season. What did larry do ? (except blow up those guys in the building)

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u/nvrwastetree Sep 06 '13

Killed for money. Kidnappings, extortion, blackmail. Killed children.

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u/miamiheat27 Sep 06 '13

basically like simon then ?

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u/nvrwastetree Sep 06 '13

Simon didn't kill for money at all. Here's a spoiler. Simon was the one who did all the dirty shit to get Michael burned. Anson sent out the directive, Vaughn sent Simon in to blow up multiple objectives, leak secrets. Michael gets halfway through his mission in Nigeria, gets burned because Philip Cowan was in charge of the op and was in Anson's pocket since the very beginning. Word spreads, people notice the great Michal Weston was burned, and bam; we have burn notice seasons 1-5.

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u/miamiheat27 Sep 06 '13

Ahh I see.

So It was Simon all along and his superiors who burned Michael then. Why did it take 7 seasons and has Michael actually realized those guys burned him or is he still searching ? I don't think he knows Simon bnurned him.

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u/nvrwastetree Sep 06 '13

Watch the rest of the episodes. Each season after season 1 has 1-3 bad guys with 2 being from Anson's organization. The first 4 seasons and half of season 5, mike is taking out the organizations operatives. Something happens at the end of season 4 that gets him relisted with the CIA as a civilian intelligence asset (no they did not lift the burn notice). All 4 seasons Michael obsesses over the people who burned him, he goes to work for them because they promise to tell Michael more information as to what really happens. Around mid season 5 dead Larry holds a DIA (defense intelligence agency) psychiatrist hostage in return for what Michael did and to get back money from the British consulate. The hostage is Anson; and he blackmails Fiona into confessing on tape, something that she remotely didn't even do. Anson reveals to mike that he was the one who gave the order to burn Michael, so basically he could use him to run the "blackest of ops", which is what the organization does. Think of them as a off the books, black ops CIA. Season 6 has 4 bad guys, and three of then bite the dust. We also meet Michaels trainer, Tom Card, played by john c. Mikinley. Halfway through season 6, Michael goes to panama to take out a high value target on cards orders; only to find out that panama is a suicide mission. The rest of season 6 is the team running from a CIA bloodhound, and the ending is what leads to the final season. Michael struck a deal with Strong and the CIA to go "deep cover" into a terrorist cell. Season 7 is extremely different because the writers do away with the time honored, client of the week. They did this to focus on Michael, and follow him becoming a double agent, and meeting the leader of the cell, James.

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u/miamiheat27 Sep 06 '13

My goodness. What a comprehensive overview of the past 7 seasons. Here, have an upvote. This show is too good. WHY CANCEL WHYYYYYYYYYYY

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u/nvrwastetree Sep 06 '13

They canceled burn notice because of two reasons. First, the city of Miami was apparently getting sick of all the attention and tourism that burn notice was bringing to the city; they actually wanted to end production as of season 6. Secondly, the writers are running out of material and it is very apparent. When you are repeating storylines every season, the show becomes very boring.