Burn Notice

Double Booked

Season 2, Episode 8, Aired 9/11/08

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An associate from Michael's past hires him to assassinate a woman named Jeannie, who is about to become a very rich widow. As Michael investigates, the situation grows more complicated.

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Sharon Gless

Madeline Westen
Jeffrey Donovan

Michael Westen
Gabrielle Anwar

Fiona Glenanne

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9.5

"Superb"

By cavanagh15, Dec 24, 2008 Report Abuse

The best part about the episode was that Michael didn't win in the end, which was a great end to the episode. Michael did save the girl who was on the block for being killed, but wasn't able to kill his old friend and save the guy who was trying to get the girl killed. Did the guy deserve to die? Yes. But Michael didn't want to kill him. Wanted him to run far far away and never come back into town. I thought it was good that the old spy ran away, likely to never be heard from again. Fiona and Michaels relationship is still just average, the on-screen connection has tailed off quite a bit from how they used to be way back in season one. I thought the episodic case in this episode was actually a higher quality then most other season two episodes and I wasn't disapointed when the main storyline didn't advance much further then watching the Sniper walk into a building. With the fall finale just ahead, hopefully we get a good ending to go into the new year with.moreless

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Actually exactly why i should be watching this series.

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By lexacliche, Sep 16, 2008 Report Abuse

This installment surprised me, in previous episodes Burn Notice would always point out the redundancy of 'The Client' which was getting very tiresome after a while. This episode took an unexpected turn, instead of representing out of kindness to his brother, friend or mother, he was obligated to help this person for fear if he didn't she would die and the blood would be on his hands. I liked the story line, it was different, and burn Notice needed that.

The only thing is that Micheal's mother is starting to annoy me. Why do they keep showing her, when it's not even that necessary. The show is finding a way to keep Micheal's mother in the plot and it obvious. Fiona's new love interest, I really couldn't care for, it was funny, but the show is playing with these two characters too much, pretty soon we could loose interest in Micheal and Fiona's relationship.

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Michael tries to stop a hit that he was hired for by an old spy colleague called Larry "the undead spy", which becomes complicated when he discovers that there are multiple contracts out on the target.moreless

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By Mav0224, Sep 15, 2008 Report Abuse

I thought this was a good episode, bringing in a character who was another spy that Michael had previously worked with. I was hoping for more developments on who burned Michael but my guess is they are saving that for the season finale. They did track down this Bill Johnson character who is supposedly a hit man who Michael has been doing the prep work for, but they really didn't find out too much about Bill Johnson. It's interesting to think about why Michael didn't kill Larry "the undead spy". We know Larry was going to kill the other guy so why didn't Michael take the shot? Was it because of some kind of spy code or was he too weak to pull the trigger?moreless

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It's coming along well... (SPOILER?)

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By xanderodell, Sep 12, 2008 Report Abuse

this episode is exactly what the series needed, just as you thought its over, something else comes up. still i really wanted to see Michael pull that trigger. it gives him the more feel that you-mess-with-me-you-are-going-to-die kind of spy. making him more bad-ass. now,i love the way how he handles things with zero body count, it makes it more of a challenge but still i'd love to see him kill someone again. who knows? by the end of this season he might kill carla! now, that would be a punch in the sun victory. and oh yeah, i love the part with fi's bf being in on the mission. "are you a soil scientist to?" haha. nicemoreless

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By Fwirrel, Sep 12, 2008 Report Abuse

Michael was hired by a spy he knew from the past to kill a woman. Michael took the job to actually make sure the woman did not die. I loved the story in this episode. It was different and interesting. I really liked the character of the spy from Micheal's past. He was funny and new. I hope he comes back in the future. I loved the part in the episode with Michael and his mom. That was so sweet! She signed the military form, not her husband. Wow, that was a shocker and I loved Michael's reaction. Overall, great Michael/mom episode with a good story.moreless

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- Featured Music: "Treasure Island" by Armik "Fabulosa" by Sanchia "Cheveron" by La Sonora Dinamita "Nitron" by Daniel A. Silver "The Lookout" by Machine Vandals "Warrior's Play (Dirty Mix)" by Machine Vandals "The Gladiate RMX" by Machine Vandals "Pass Me My Drink" by Wayne Jones Quartet "Premeditated" by Machine Vandals "We Called It Love" by Joel Evans Edit
- When Michael talks to Jeannie for the first time, she leaves a stain on his right shoulder. In the following shots, the stain disappears and reappears again. Edit
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- (Michael, while waiting in a car has a notepad and is writing)
  
  Things to be thankful to my mother for.
  
  1 - Outfitted me with cover ID...
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- International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Dvakrát objednaná vražda (Double Booked Murder) Edit
- Original International Air Dates:
  Latin America: March 3, 2009 on FX
  Australia: August 20, 2009 on Channel Ten
  Czech Republic: November 18, 2009 on Prima COOL
  United Kingdom: November 30, 2009 on FX/FX HD
  Germany: February 8, 2010 on Vox
  Slovakia: March 12, 2010 on JOJ
  Finland: November 21, 2011 on MTV3
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- Michael: Right now, I gotta do a job... with Larry. Sam: Larry? Dead Larry? (laughs) Oh, man. I hated that guy. Michael: He's back. Sam: Okay, I hate him present tense. He's a bad influence, Mike. Don't tell me you're working with him. Michael: No, I'm not working with him. I'm working against him. Sam: Well, in that case, can I help? Edit
- Michael: Larry. Uh, correct me if I'm wrong, but you're dead. Larry: Okay, you're wrong. Just don't tell my ex-wife. Edit
- Sam: (about Larry) Just checking in? He's got a weird thing for you. Michael: It's because he doesn't have any friends. Sam: That's because he killed most of them, Mike. Edit
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