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The Best Episodes of Burn Notice Season 5

Every episode of Burn Notice Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Burn Notice Season 5!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 12 - Dead to Rights
    8.4/10(482 votes)

    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.

    Director:Matt Nix
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 18 - Fail Safe
    8.4/10(544 votes)

    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.

    Director:Renny Harlin
    Writer:Matt Nix

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  3. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 11 - Better Halves
    8.2/10(499 votes)

    S5:E11

    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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  4. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 16 - Depth Perception
    8.2/10(450 votes)

    S5:E16

    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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  5. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 3 - Mind Games
    8.1/10(506 votes)

    S5:E3

    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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  6. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 4 - No Good Deed
    8.0/10(509 votes)

    S5:E4

    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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  7. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 6 - Enemy of My Enemy
    8.0/10(495 votes)

    S5:E6

    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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  8. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 15 - Necessary Evil
    8.0/10(448 votes)

    S5:E15

    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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  9. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 17 - Acceptable Loss
    8.0/10(434 votes)

    S5:E17

    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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  10. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 2 - Bloodlines
    7.9/10(524 votes)

    S5:E2

    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
    Writer:Alfredo Barrios Jr.

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  11. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 5 - Square One
    7.9/10(489 votes)

    S5:E5

    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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  12. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 8 - Hard Out
    7.9/10(483 votes)

    S5:E8

    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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  13. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 9 - Eye for an Eye
    7.8/10(481 votes)

    S5:E9

    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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  14. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 10 - Army of One
    7.8/10(481 votes)

    S5:E10

    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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  15. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 13 - Damned If You Do
    7.8/10(451 votes)

    S5:E13

    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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  16. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 1 - Company Man
    7.7/10(578 votes)

    S5:E1

    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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  17. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 14 - Breaking Point
    7.6/10(443 votes)

    S5:E14

    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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  18. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 7 - Besieged
    7.5/10(500 votes)

    S5:E7

    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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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Dead to Rights" is the best rated episode of "Burn Notice" season 5. It scored 8.4/10 based on 482 votes. Directed by Matt Nix and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/8/2011. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Fail Safe".