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The Best Episodes of Burn Notice

Every episode of Burn Notice ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Burn Notice!

The Best Episodes of Burn Notice

A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate situations.

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  1. Background image for Reckoning
    9.1/10(907 votes)

    #1 - Reckoning

    S7:E13

    Michael must regain the trust of those closest to him in order to finish what he started.

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    Director:Matt Nix
    Writer:Matt Nix
  2. Background image for Lesser Evil
    9.0/10(786 votes)

    #2 - Lesser Evil

    S2:E16

    Michael gets to know Victor's motivation and his connection to Carla after capturing him. When the truth about Carla's organization is revealed, everyone is put in danger.

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    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writer:Matt Nix
  3. Background image for Bad Breaks
    8.9/10(840 votes)

    #3 - Bad Breaks

    S2:E13

    A federal agent with a knack for giving Michael trouble returns to Miami to force Michael to hand over blackmail materials; the two enemies must work together during a bank robbery.

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    8.9/10(558 votes)

    #4 - Last Stand

    S4:E18

    Michael, Fiona, and Jessie try to keep the NOC list away from Vaughn and his strike team. Meanwhile Sam and Madeline try to convince Congressman Cowley to pass the list higher up.

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    Writer:Matt Nix
  5. Background image for Tipping Point
    8.8/10(460 votes)

    #5 - Tipping Point

    S7:E11

    As Michael becomes ever more conflicted with his mission, he travels to Mexico with Sonya in order to help James with an important job. Anxious to finish the operation, Strong hires freelance mercenaries to extract James on site... but brings along an unexpected guest.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Friendly Fire
    8.7/10(683 votes)

    #6 - Friendly Fire

    S3:E11

    When Sam gets an unexpected visit from a former Seal buddy asking for help, Michael must infiltrate a protected urban barrio and hunt down a child predator. Michael also befriends a psychotic former spy runner in order to learn more about his destructive plans while in town.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Devil You Know
    8.7/10(606 votes)

    #7 - Devil You Know

    S3:E16

    International fugitive Simon is loose and Michael's on the run from the FBI for his role in Simon’s escape. When Simon confronts Michael and threatens to blow up a Miami Beach hotel, Michael must call on his friends and an old enemy to help him avoid disaster and put Simon back in the dark hole where he belongs.

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    Director:Matt Nix
    Writer:Matt Nix
  9. Background image for Last Rites
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Last Rites

    S6:E3

    Pearce asks Michael to help her track down her fiancee's murderer. Fiona investigates the group that tried to get her killed in prison.

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    Director:Nick Gomez
  10. Background image for Split Decision
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Split Decision

    S6:E5

    Michael takes on a gangster with help from an unlikely ally. Card offers Fiona a deal to become a CIA asset, an arrangement that would prevent her from being extradited.

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    Director:Scott Peters
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Shock Wave
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Shock Wave

    S6:E6

    Michael finally gets a solid lead on Anson, but the plan to get Fiona out of prison hits a snag when an MI-6 agent tries to prevent her release. Across town, Sam must protect Barry after a cold-blooded assassin traps them in a secluded beach house.

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    Director:Renny Harlin
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Means & Ends
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Means & Ends

    S6:E12

    Fiona is surprised by a visit from a smuggler she met in prison, who needs her help bringing down a corrupt Miami detective. Meanwhile, Michael teams up with a former adversary in order to turn the tables on a more treacherous foe.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Long Way Back
    8.6/10(650 votes)

    #12 - Long Way Back

    S3:E9

    A dangerous man from Fiona's past resurfaces in Miami after years of hiding, with deadly intentions. Teaming up with Fiona's ruthless brother, Michael will do whatever it takes to save her... even if that means crossing a few lines.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Forget Me Not
    8.6/10(503 votes)

    #13 - Forget Me Not

    S7:E2

    Michael returns to Miami to track down someone who is trying to blow his cover; Michael is forbidden from contacting his crew.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Psychological Warfare
    8.6/10(525 votes)

    #14 - Psychological Warfare

    S7:E7

    Michael finally meets with the head of the organization he’s been assigned to dismantle, but things get dicey when the leader drugs him at gunpoint in order to learn his deepest secrets. In danger of exposing his cover, Michael soon realizes that in order to protect his future... he'll have to face his past first.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Sea Change
    8.5/10(436 votes)

    #15 - Sea Change

    S7:E12

    Michael must expose his identity to James and Sonya. Meanwhile, Fiona, Sam and Jesse form a plan to retrieve Michael.

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    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Loose Ends (2)
    8.4/10(757 votes)

    #16 - Loose Ends (2)

    S1:E12

    Michael must rescue Sam from heroin smugglers, who happen to be ex-Special Forces, while also evading agents who are out to get him.

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  18. Background image for Good Soldier
    8.4/10(678 votes)

    #17 - Good Soldier

    S2:E9

    Hired by Fiona's boyfriend's friend Henry, Michael poses as a disgruntled bodyguard to thwart a kidnapping plot masterminded by a ruthless man named Lesher.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Guilty As Charged
    8.4/10(532 votes)

    #18 - Guilty As Charged

    S4:E12

    Fiona attempts to find Jesse and convince him to meet with Michael. Meanwhile, Michael helps a criminal defense attorney rescue his daughter after she is kidnapped by one of his clients.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Matt Nix
  20. Background image for Out of the Fire
    8.4/10(489 votes)

    #19 - Out of the Fire

    S4:E17

    Michael's enemy Brennen and Michael's former friend Larry team up to pressure Michael into killing the individuals on the stolen NOC list. Meanwhile, Sam, Jesse, and Fiona try to help Michael turn the tables on Brennen and Larry.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Dead to Rights
    8.4/10(463 votes)

    #20 - Dead to Rights

    S5:E12

    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.

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    Director:Matt Nix
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Fail Safe
    8.4/10(516 votes)

    #21 - Fail Safe

    S5:E18

    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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    Director:Renny Harlin
    Writer:Matt Nix
  23. Background image for Hot Spot
    8.3/10(681 votes)

    #22 - Hot Spot

    S2:E11

    Sam calls in a favor and asks Michael to talk to Sean Martin, a football coach who helps impoverished kids. Sean wants Michael's assistance helping one of his players, Corey Jensen, who's being targeted by gangsters.

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  24. Background image for Mixed Messages
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Mixed Messages

    S6:E2

    Michael reconnects with his mentor and offers to help go after a drug cartel in exchange for visitation privileges with Fiona. Meanwhile, Fiona leans on a new friend for help fending off a gang leader in prison.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Under the Gun
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Under the Gun

    S6:E4

    Michael, Sam and Jesse head to the Everglades to track the guard trying to kill Fiona in prison. Fiona has to do another favor for Ayn in order to get herself out of trouble.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Official Business

    S6:E9

    The CIA recruits Fiona to break into a guarded safe after a civilian asset winds up in over her head. Meanwhile, Sam and Jesse visit a mercenary training camp to track the sniper who killed Nate.

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    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Reckoning" is the best rated episode of "Burn Notice". It scored 9.1/10 based on 907 votes. Directed by Matt Nix and written by Matt Nix, it aired on 9/12/2013. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Lesser Evil".