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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Burn Notice Season 7 Episode 9 - Bitter Pill
    4.8/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Bitter Pill

    S7:E9

    The team look for an antidote at the manufacturer's lab in order to save a poisoned Middle Eastern diplomat. Elsewhere, Madeline takes action when she suspects she's being followed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Burn Notice Season 3 Episode 12 - Noble Causes
    5.0/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Noble Causes

    S3:E12

    Michael is caught off guard by a visit from his drug dealing neighbor Sugar. But to Michael’s surprise, Sugar isn't looking for trouble; He needs Michael's help fending off a crew of notorious thieves. Meanwhile, Michael struggles with working beside an unexpected partner.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Ben Watkins

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  3. Burn Notice Season 7 Episode 7 - Psychological Warfare
    5.0/10(5 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Burn Notice Season 3 Episode 3 - End Run
    5.2/10(5 votes)

    #4 - End Run

    S3:E3

    Arms trader Brennen returns and kidnaps Nate, forcing Michael to help him pull off an elaborate heist. Michael must also contend with Paxson's ongoing investigation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Burn Notice Season 3 Episode 4 - Fearless Leader
    5.2/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Fearless Leader

    S3:E4

    Michael gets a hold of a crime lord who seems to be the prime suspect in a Miami PD investigation, so he wants to hand him over in return for being left alone.

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writer:Michael Horowitz

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  6. Burn Notice Season 3 Episode 13 - Enemies Closer
    5.2/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Enemies Closer

    S3:E13

    When Michael's old acquaintance Larry shows up unannounced, it is up to Michael to clean up his mess. Meanwhile, Michael's brother Nate shows up with his new wife Ruth.

    Director:Kevin Bray
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Burn Notice Season 3 Episode 14 - Partners in Crime
    5.2/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Partners in Crime

    S3:E14

    Sam convinces Michael to investigate a robbery at a chic fashion house, but they quickly realize the world of design isn't always pretty. Meanwhile, Michael and Fiona gain the trust of a Polish intelligence officer to get information on an unlisted "black flight," transporting dangerous cargo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Horowitz

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  8. Burn Notice Season 4 Episode 5 - Neighborhood Watch
    5.2/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Neighborhood Watch

    S4:E5

    A doctor seeks help when drug dealers terrorize his clinic; Michael is drawn into a game of cat and mouse with a killer.

    Director:Kevin Bray
    Writer:Michael Horowitz

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  9. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 2 - Bloodlines
    5.2/10(5 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:Alfredo Barrios Jr.

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  10. Burn Notice Season 6 Episode 14 - Down & Out
    5.2/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Down & Out

    S6:E14

    Michael arranges to be captured by a Syrian intelligence officer in order to rescue an inept smuggler; Riley offers Madeline a deal in hopes of tracking down Michael.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Burn Notice Season 4 Episode 11 - Blind Spot
    5.4/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Blind Spot

    S4:E11

    Michael and team come to the aid of a woman who has her entire life savings wiped out by a sleazy womanizer.

    Director:Michael Smith
    Writer:Michael Horowitz

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  12. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 9 - Eye for an Eye
    5.4/10(5 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Horowitz

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  13. Burn Notice Season 6 Episode 8 - Unchained
    5.4/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Unchained

    S6:E8

    Michael intentionally gets arrested in order to help an FBI agent take down a vicious mobster. Jesse and Pearce follow up on the gun sale that put the weapon in the hands of Nate's murderer, but run into danger.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Burn Notice Season 3 Episode 1 - Friends and Family
    5.5/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Friends and Family

    S3:E1

    Michael is bailed out of jail by an old friend who asks for his help in return.

    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writer:Matt Nix

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  15. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 15 - Necessary Evil
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Burn Notice Season 7 Episode 10 - Things Unseen
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #16 - Things Unseen

    S7:E10

    When Michael discovers an old friend digging up secrets that could expose his cover, he must decide just how far he will go to protect the mission. Meanwhile, Sam and Jesse are thrust in the middle of a street war involving a decade-old murder after Fiona’s boyfriend is targeted by a coldblooded gang member.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Burn Notice Season 7 Episode 5 - Exit Plan
    5.7/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Exit Plan

    S7:E5

    Michael meets a former Russian operative who now works as part of Burke’s mysterious organization. In order to get out of Cuba, they’ll have to outwit a bloodthirsty counterintelligence expert who’s locking down the island. Strong convinces Fiona to help Michael’s mission by making her an offer she can’t refuse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 6 - Unpaid Debts
    5.8/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Unpaid Debts

    S1:E6

    Michael discovers a surprise aboard a boat he has retrieved from Jamaican gangsters. Meanwhile, a CSS agent urges Michael to stop his investigation into who burned him.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Burn Notice Season 6 Episode 7 - Reunion
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Reunion

    S6:E7

    Sam agrees to help his girlfriend's son, who is in deep trouble with a loan shark. Michael and Fiona reconnect while searching for the saboteur.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Rashad Raisani

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  20. Burn Notice Season 7 Episode 2 - Forget Me Not
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 9 - Hard Bargain
    5.9/10(8 votes)

    #21 - Hard Bargain

    S1:E9

    A slightly dim house sitter's fiancée has been kidnapped, and Sam guilts Michael into a rescue while he's negotiating with a D.C. bureaucrat to stop the burn notice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 9 - Good Soldier (1)
    6.0/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Good Soldier (1)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 5 - Family Business
    6.1/10(9 votes)

    #23 - Family Business

    S1:E5

    Michael takes on arms dealers for an airport worker, while Nate obsesses about the car and their dad's will together.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 5 - Scatter Point
    6.1/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Scatter Point

    S2:E5

    Michael poses as a safe cracker to help out a reformed ex-con who is unwillingly part of a heist, and tries to sneak into the heavily-guarded office of his handler. Meanwhile, Sam gets an unexpected proposition from his girlfriend.

    Director:Rod Hardy
    Writer:Ben Watkins

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  25. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 10 - Do No Harm (2)
    6.1/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Do No Harm (2)

    S2:E10

    Michael prevents a man from committing suicide, whose son suffers from a heart condition. He had lost his savings in a scam after investing in a "miracle drug" for his son, so Michael decides to get him his money back. Meanwhile, he has to deal with an explosion at his place and his brother in jail.

    Director:Matt Nix
    Writer:Matt Nix

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Bitter Pill" is the worst rated episode of "Burn Notice". It scored 4.8/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/8/2013. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Noble Causes".