Burn Notice

Hot Spot

Season 2, Episode 11, Aired 1/29/09

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In order to get free football tickets, Sam asks Michael to join him in helping Coach Sean Martin, as one of his players is threatened by a gangster.''Meanwhile, Michael works on finding out who tried to kill him.

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Jeffrey Donovan

Michael Westen
Gabrielle Anwar

Fiona Glenanne
Bruce Campbell

Sam Axe

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Fabulous episode. Like a mini-movie.This could have been a stand-alone show. Expanded a little, it could have been a great movie - Oceans 11 type. Great writing, great acting, great editing, great use of music.moreless

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By akutger, Jul 09, 2010 Report Abuse

Loved the revenge line about TV and candy.
Loved the fortune cookie scene
Liked Sam's line about working hard but making it look easy. When he called Fiona "lady". Very noir.
Liked all the scenes with Tony - he's a good actor and dialog was believable, resonated more than many of the bad guy scenes in Burn Notice
Liked the line about no bruises, just a few paper cuts - summed up the Carla scene perfectly - what we saw and what we didn't see
Liked when Michael was explaining everything to Sam about the Carla meeting and Sam said something like, Yeah, yeah, yeah, get in the car. Great way to explain things to the audience without making it obvious - Sam didn't need details, audience did. Great way to handle it.
Loved Mom's line about if you didn't bring people over I'd never see you.
Loved the scene about Cory eating all the food - even the fact that Mom had all the old food - and later when Fiona said he ate his weight in cereal - so real, brought a grounding and reality to the story, the kid - another example of showing a world in a few funny lines
Loved the bomb-making scene. Another example of tight dialog to convey so much.
The scene where Fiona talks about first falling in love with Michael - also a complete story in a few lines of dialog.
The Christmas story was so sad - added so much to the whole family dynamic and Michael's background story. Great how they used such a short scene and perfect dialog to tell such a big story.
Loved the back alley scene. Great set-up to get the bad guys. I like it when BN does that instead of thuggery.
The entire ending - from Michael finding Fiona in his loft, to bringing back the breakfast - being real quiet, obviously happy - finding Carla and their dialog - another scene where a whole world was contained in a few lines. That's the kind of thing that makes a show - or movie - great. Nothing wasted.
Loved that Michael tried to reach Fiona at the end and she didn't answer.
Overall, the writing was amazing. The contained a world of information, mood, history, foreboding in small moments and few words while keeping it light with wonderful, smart sarcasm.moreless

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yawn. this series has been losing its edge.

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By sramv9, Apr 17, 2010 Report Abuse

This episode was very predictable, and really not interesting. I'm getting tired of them taking the clients to the mom's house every time, and watching her chain smoke all over the place. The actress's acting skills and all the characters actually seem wasted on the show these days with writing that just doesn't inspire or even entertain much. Sam Axe is written as just a boring cliche, the main story line is more or less the same week after week,...& I find I just can't care whether Michael and Fi get together or not when Michael's character doesn't really doesn't exhibit anything that looks to me like true passion and interest in her other than as an operative - and she seems somewhat pathetic to keep hanging around waiting for him to change. The scenes where they are trying to make it seem like they have something between them are the most unbelievable and weak on the show in my opinion. I really like Fi's character a lot though! I wish they could make the emotional/relationship dynamics more interesting and believable. I think they better get Fi hooked up with someone she really loves that loves her. And let's have Michael do the same. And have the mother quit smoking (because she evolves as a person), and let's have Sam do something shocking and not be such a lapdog. And get to the bottom of the burn notice and turn the tables on Carla soon.moreless

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Michael helps out a football player and his coach.

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By thefanof, Apr 09, 2010 Report Abuse

Coming off the red hot Season 2.5 premiere Burn Notice delivered another gripping episode tonight. The premise was not as strong as last week's but it was still a fairly entertaining story. Sam really excelled here with some snappy one-liners and his generally likable sidekick behavior. And of course Carla is great, even when she's barely doing anything that special.

The ending completely changed my view on this as I did not see the fire coming at all, nor did I see Fionna waiting for Michael in his house, nor did I see them getting back together. Unfortunately this will lead to some relationship garbage that belongs on Gossip Girl next week, but for now I'm content with the ending.moreless

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Michael, Fiona and Sam pose as a gang of ruthless car thieves to stop a thug who is threatening a local high school football star. Meanwhile, Fiona and Michael track down the man responsible for the explosion at Michael's loft.moreless

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By genesislove, Apr 09, 2010 Report Abuse

Loved "Hot Spot". Best episode thus far. So well written. Very stylish in the filming of the episode. My favorite scene was when Fiona and Michael were remembering Michael McBride....the man she fell in love with.

I always like the cool spy techniques and action, but it was nice to get a glimpse at the people at the heart of the show. All the emotion. When Michael thought Fiona had died, oh boy. The rain coming down, and of course the kiss.

I thought I was watching a movie.

Whatever you do, please don"t leave us hanging with Michael and Fiona.

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What did we find out?

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By daringdo, Apr 09, 2010 Report Abuse

Sam is a protective big brother/father to Mikey while keeping it light and breezy - and Mikey needs/wants it. Fiona fell in love with Michael when they blew things up together in Ireland, but Michael doesn't trust that she loved him for who he really is or who he was pretending to be. Mom lives in the past but knows the history she rewrote is a lie. Some sort of sexual assault happened to Fi or someone she loved. Real crime bosses are much lower key than show usually demonstrates - secondary plot was much more believable than usual. Carla is really scared - and Michael knows it. Her tough girl persona is crumbling. Michael has truly weird taste in food. Probably got it from his mom who doesn't seem to think much about what she serves him - or others. Maybe that's why Sam cooked dinner when he stayed at her house a few episodes ago!moreless

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Trivia
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- The bomb Fiona builds and attaches to the fire exit is different to the bomb one sees shortly before its explosion. With the first one the string of explosive material was made into a spiral in such a way that it formed a solid disc, while with the second one consecutive turns of the spiral have at least half an inch distance to each other. Also, the color of the explosive has changed from pure yellow to yellow with green stripes. Edit
- When Sam shoots the wheels of the gang car, shards of wood can be seen coming from under the car (need HD to see that) revealing that the tires were flat and they put the car on wood support which were removed at the supposed time of the shotgun fire. Furthermore, in the front of the car shot at the end of the scene, front tires aren't flat anymore. Edit
- The episode ends with: In Memory of JOSE DUARTE 1934 - 2008 Edit
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- International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Ohnivá past (Fiery Trap) Edit
- Original International Air Dates:
  Latin America: March 24, 2009 on FX
  Australia: September 17, 2009 on Channel Ten
  Czech Republic: December 9, 2009 on Prima COOL
  United Kingdom: December 21, 2009 on FX/FX HD
  Germany: March 1, 2010 on Vox
  Slovakia: March 17, 2010 on JOJ
  Finland: December 12, 2011 on MTV3
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- Michael: (voiceover) When you work for an intelligence agency, you operate within an official structure. There's a chain of command to report to, protocols to be observed, no one questions their mission. But when you freelance, you don't have those luxuries, getting your team on board may require some convincing. Edit
- Corey: (about Felix) Man, what was I thinking? He's a stone cold gangster. Fiona: No, he doesn't deserve to be called a gangster, anyone who attacks a 15-year-old is a pervert. Edit
- Michael: Revenge is a waste of time. Fiona: Well, so is watching TV and eating candy, but you do it 'cause it feels good. Edit
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