The Best Episodes of Burn Notice Season 5

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7.7/10(574 votes)
#1 - Company Man
S5:E16/23/2011
Michael works with his old agency to go after the people who burned him in a case that leads the group to Venezuela.
Director:Stephen Surjik
Writer:Matt Nix
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Director:Stephen Surjik
Writer:Matt Nix
7.9/10(517 votes)
#2 - Bloodlines
S5:E26/30/2011
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.
Director:Colin Bucksey
Writers:Alfredo Barrios, Jr.
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Director:Colin Bucksey
Writers:Alfredo Barrios, Jr.
8.1/10(499 votes)
#3 - Mind Games
S5:E37/7/2011
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.
Director:Scott Peters
Writer:Michael Horowitz
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Director:Scott Peters
Writer:Michael Horowitz
8.0/10(503 votes)
#4 - No Good Deed
S5:E47/14/2011
The team searches for a super-computer to clear Barry's brother of a server heist.
Director:Unknown
Writers:Ben Watkins, Rashad Raisani
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Director:Unknown
Writers:Ben Watkins, Rashad Raisani
7.9/10(482 votes)
#5 - Square One
S5:E57/21/2011
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.1/10(488 votes)
#6 - Enemy of My Enemy
S5:E67/28/2011
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.
Director:Jonathan Frakes
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Jonathan Frakes
Writer:Unknown

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7.5/10(493 votes)
#7 - Besieged
S5:E78/4/2011
Michael and Sam try to retrieve a boy from an armed compound. Fiona and Jesse babysit a day laborer.
Director:Stephen Surjik
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Stephen Surjik
Writer:Unknown
7.9/10(476 votes)
#8 - Hard Out
S5:E88/11/2011
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Rashad Raisani
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Rashad Raisani
7.8/10(475 votes)
#9 - Eye for an Eye
S5:E98/18/2011
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Michael Horowitz
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Michael Horowitz
7.8/10(474 votes)
#10 - Army of One
S5:E108/25/2011
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.
Director:Tawnia McKiernan
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Tawnia McKiernan
Writer:Unknown
8.2/10(487 votes)
#11 - Better Halves
S5:E119/1/2011
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.
Director:Michael Smith
Writer:Lisa Joy
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Director:Michael Smith
Writer:Lisa Joy
8.4/10(478 votes)
#12 - Dead to Rights
S5:E129/8/2011
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.
Director:Matt Nix
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Matt Nix
Writer:Unknown
7.8/10(439 votes)
#13 - Damned If You Do
S5:E1311/3/2011
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.
Director:Stephen Surjik
Writer:Matt Nix
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Director:Stephen Surjik
Writer:Matt Nix
7.6/10(435 votes)
#14 - Breaking Point
S5:E1411/10/2011
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.
Director:Renny Harlin
Writers:Ben Watkins, Rashad Raisani
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Director:Renny Harlin
Writers:Ben Watkins, Rashad Raisani
8.0/10(440 votes)
#15 - Necessary Evil
S5:E1511/17/2011
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.2/10(440 votes)
#16 - Depth Perception
S5:E1612/1/2011
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(429 votes)
#17 - Acceptable Loss
S5:E1712/8/2011
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.
Director:Jonathan Frakes
Writer:Ben Watkins
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Director:Jonathan Frakes
Writer:Ben Watkins
8.4/10(539 votes)
#18 - Fail Safe
S5:E1812/15/2011
As the team reaches a breaking point with Anson and his sinister plans, Pearce puts Michael in charge of his biggest CIA mission yet.
Director:Renny Harlin
Writer:Matt Nix
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Director:Renny Harlin
Writer:Matt Nix