Burn Notice Season 5

Burn Notice Season 5 has quietly become one of the more dependable crime dramas currently available on and . The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch Jeffrey Donovan work — the performance is a masterclass in restraint. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Burn Notice Season 5 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Burn Notice Season 5 treats its mystery as a means, not an end in itself. Season 5 of Burn Notice includes 18 episodes. It aired from June 2011 to December 2011. This season stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar and Bruce Campbell. Jeffrey Donovan and Gabrielle Anwar lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2011. Burn Notice Season 5 is at its best in the quiet scenes between the plot beats, where the character work actually happens. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Crime and mystery fans will find exactly what they are after in Burn Notice Season 5. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Jeffrey Donovan anchors it, but the writing does the real work. If you are going to commit to one crime drama this month, make it this one.

🎬 Burn Notice Season 5 — Episode Guide

Company Man

2011-06-23

Michael works with his old agency to go after the people who burned him in a case that leads the group to Venezuela.

Bloodlines

2011-06-30

Michael has to balance his new agency duties and helping a woman recover her cousin, who is one of many being trafficked into the U.S. by the Yakuza. Against Michael's wishes, Madeline becomes a critical component of the plan to find the girls.

Mind Games

2011-07-07

Nate returns to Miami to seek Michael's help to go after a loan shark who's harassing a widow. The guys soon discover that the loan shark is not all that he seems, however.

No Good Deed

2011-07-14

The team searches for a super-computer to clear Barry's brother of a server heist.

Square One

2011-07-21

Michael plays a key role in a CIA murder investigation. Meanwhile, the team helps a client who reminds them of Michael — a former army sniper who wants revenge on the men who put his sister on the hospital.

Enemy of My Enemy

2011-07-28

The CIA abandons Sam after he goes undercover with a heroin dealer while trying to recover a weapon. Meanwhile, Pearce continues searching for Max's killer.

Besieged

2011-08-04

Michael and Sam try to retrieve a boy from an armed compound. Fiona and Jesse babysit a day laborer.

Hard Out

2011-08-11

Michael and Jesse go on an extraction mission on a Caribbean island but end up trapped there by mercenaries. Meanwhile, Fiona tries to get information out of an ex by doing a favor for him.

Eye for an Eye

2011-08-18

Fiona and Jesse work together for a pharmaceuticals magnate, but soon realize that he is hiding something. Meanwhile, Michael and Sam take on a bomb-maker involved in Max's death.

E10

Army of One

2011-08-25

Michael goes undercover with a group of hijackers in order to assist Jesse with a security job, but he changes the plan when the hijackers take hostages at the airport. Madeline assists Michael by organizing the hostages and trying to lead them to safety.

E11

Better Halves

2011-09-01

Michael and Fiona pose as a wealthy couple at a South American resort in order to extract a bioweapons specialist. Elsewhere, Sam and Jesse try to trap Max's killer.

E12

Dead to Rights

2011-09-08

With convincing from Sam and Jesse, Pearce begrudgingly lets Michael take drastic measures attempting to clear himself of Max's murder. Meanwhile, Larry returns, having kidnapped a government psychiatrist, and insists that Michael help him with a job.

E13

Damned If You Do

2011-11-03

Michael and Fiona plan to abduct a hacker in Puerto Rico in order to obtain his software, but the man has several other enemies to contend with. Elsewhere, Madeline learns to retrieve information from the police under the tutelage of Sam and Jesse.

E14

Breaking Point

2011-11-10

When gang warfare claims the life of one of Michael's childhood friends, he teams up with the victim's brother to entrap the gang in Fiona's weapons scheme.

E15

Necessary Evil

2011-11-17

Michael leads a rescue mission for a scientist abducted by an African warlord, while Sam and Jesse get in trouble during an undercover mission. Meanwhile, Madeline discovers that someone close to her is keeping secrets.

E16

Depth Perception

2011-12-01

Sam reunites with Beatriz after an attempt is made on her life by a Russian spy, and Michael is forced to trust Anson in order to save her. Jesse and Fiona must travel to the Cayman Islands to track down a banker in order to obtain financial information for Anson.

E17

Acceptable Loss

2011-12-08

A friend of Jesse asks the team to help take out his boss, who has been smuggling blood diamonds into the country with the help of diplomatic immunity. Michael asks Pearce for help transferring a prisoner who may be able to provide him with information on Anson.

E18

Fail Safe

2011-12-15

As the team reaches a breaking point with Anson and his sinister plans, Pearce puts Michael in charge of his biggest CIA mission yet.

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