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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!

The Best Episodes of Burn Notice Season 5

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

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  1. 8.4/10(458 votes)

    #1 - 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:N/A
  2. 8.4/10(509 votes)

    #2 - 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
  3. 8.2/10(420 votes)

    #3 - Depth Perception

    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  4. 8.1/10(480 votes)

    #4 - Mind Games

    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.

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  5. 8.1/10(469 votes)

    #5 - Better Halves

    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.

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    Director:Michael Smith
    Writer:Lisa Joy
  6. 8.0/10(481 votes)

    #6 - No Good Deed

    S5:E4

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

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    Director:N/A
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  8. 8.0/10(469 votes)

    #7 - Enemy of My Enemy

    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  9. 8.0/10(419 votes)

    #8 - Necessary Evil

    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  10. 8.0/10(411 votes)

    #9 - Acceptable Loss

    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.

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  11. 7.9/10(493 votes)

    #10 - Bloodlines

    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.

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  12. 7.9/10(459 votes)

    #11 - Square One

    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  13. 7.8/10(457 votes)

    #12 - Hard Out

    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.

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    Director:N/A
  14. 7.8/10(456 votes)

    #13 - Eye for an Eye

    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.

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  15. 7.8/10(453 votes)

    #14 - Army of One

    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.8/10(418 votes)

    #15 - Damned If You Do

    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.

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    Writer:Matt Nix
  17. 7.7/10(553 votes)

    #16 - Company Man

    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.

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    Writer:Matt Nix
  18. 7.6/10(415 votes)

    #17 - Breaking Point

    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.

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  19. 7.5/10(471 votes)

    #18 - Besieged

    S5:E7

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

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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 458 votes. Directed by Matt Nix and written by N/A, it aired on 9/8/2011. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Fail Safe".