Burn Notice

Unpaid Debts

Season 1, Episode 6, Aired 8/2/07

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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.

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Sharon Gless

Madeline Westen
Gabrielle Anwar

Fiona Glenanne
Bruce Campbell

Sam Axe

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Please, can his brother just leave yet??

6.7

"Fair"

By redfiretruck, Apr 17, 2010 Report Abuse

Ugh, I really do not like the character of Mike's brother. And overall, I did not like this episode much. It was boring in some parts, annoying in others. When Mike's mom and the guy snuck out was an especially "duh!" moment. The whole boat thing didn't really go over well with me. I mean, I got it... but I didn't like it. Thouh it was nice to see Mike's Mom finding love again. But basically, this episode was lackluster. I really hope next week's episode delivers; it does look pretty promising in the previews I've been seeing on USA. Hopefully.moreless

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By PabloExobar, Aug 21, 2008 Report Abuse

Cool episode, liked the humorous parts, there were quite a few(Michael busting the CSS agent) Also liked Michael and Fi scenes, moreso than i liked them before.

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the case was clich , give me the money , no, you give me, or this and that will happen.. blah blah blah

also, Michael's brother has to go. The mother's far more than enough (she already tends to get a little annoying)

maybe instead of the emphasis on the family Sam and Fiona could get a little more screen time. AAANYWAYS , bit below the previous few episodes, but still entertanining. Hopefully the season's endgame will give us a little more on the high concept storyline.moreless

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good episode...

8.5

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By Fwirrel, Jul 29, 2008 Report Abuse

Michael helps Sam's friend steal a boat and give it to someone. However, there turns out to be money in the boat and the people he's supposed to give the boat to are ex-cops and are threatening Sam's friend's daughter. I love the end when he just burned all of the money. I don't understand why he didn't keep more for himself. I guess that is his character. Anyways, the CSS guy is still trying to get Michael to stop looking for who burned him. I really like their character interactions. Overall, another solid episode of Burn Notice. I didn't like the story as much in this episode, but I still got all of the great character interactions that I have come to love.moreless

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By cavanagh15, Jul 07, 2008 Report Abuse

This was a great episode. We got a little bit of everything that you could ask for in this show. Micheal and Fiona had some words about their past relationship which may or may not spring up again sometime here in a future episode. They have been hinting at it for a long time but other then some little kisses and casual flirting from Fiona they have not really gotten anywhere with that. The case in this one was good as well. It did get a little boring near the end with all the "Give me my money" from both sides. The bridge scene could have been a little better considering it was supposed to be the high point of the episode. However, that was overshadowed by the larger case of Weston finding out the identity of the CSS agent that tormented his mother and is following him trying to get him to turn off the Burn Notice search. This episode had everything that the last episode was missing and is one of the better episodes of the season, I think.moreless

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So damn good.

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By Inbredpoet, Sep 03, 2007 Report Abuse

I'm a huge fan of Burn Notice. I love the whole damn thing. I was happy to see the series take a turn for the middle class after so many episodes of high class Mercedes Chases and Penthouse Wire Tapping. Now this episode doesn't go whole hog, just a little foray into non-Armani Suits. Michael takes the time to wear a 'beater and talks a little thick (it was like a revisit to Nicholas Cage in Con Air). All in all it was a good episode.
So Far Burn Notice has excelled in one area that many shows don't pay attention to. It's something that may be so subtle that paying it direct attention may kill a series. I'm talking about developing two or more plots in a single episode. Of course every show does this, but never ever very well. Usually at best a series will develop one story line for 50 and then in the last 10 highlight what story we'll be looking at next week. As far as I can tell Burn Notice puts everyone else to shame by running the plots into a finely woven mesh, sometimes we're seeing two or even three plots developing on screen in the same scene. Very Well Played.
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- International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Nesplacené dluhy (Unpaid Debts) Edit
- Original International Air Dates: New Zealand: December 9, 2007 on TV3 Australia: February 26, 2008 on TEN Czech Republic: March 19, 2008 on Prima Sweden: March 23, 2008 on TV6 United Kingdom: November 9, 2008 on FX Germany: November 2, 2009 on Vox Slovakia: February 22, 2010 on JOJ Finland: March 8, 2010 on MTV3 Edit
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- Michael: (voice-over) Sometimes intelligence gathering involves sophisticated techniques and a lot of high tech equipment. But sometimes, it's as simple as picking someone's pocket. Edit
- Michael: (voice-over) Getting information out of someone who doesn't want to give it up is all about upsetting the target's emotional balance; impairing their judgment. Fear is good for that; anger is not bad either. Edit
- Michael: (voice-over) Anyone who has handled large amount of cash can tell you, it's one of the toughest things in the world to move. It's heavy and dense, dead weight. If it's on fire, of course, that complicates things further. Edit
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- Mike picks Homer as his cover name as a nod to Virgil's name - both are epic poets of Greek and Roman myths. Virgil, the later poet, modeled his famous poem, the Aeneid, on The Odyssey and The Iliad, Homer's most famous works. Edit