Where There's Smoke

Season 4, Episode 8, Aired
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Michael and Jesse need Madeline's help in order to rob a bank.
Meanwhile, Sam and Fiona help an inventor protect his prototype battery at a party until kidnappers show up.

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  • This show is never lets me down and the cliffhanger was in one word, JUICY.

    9.5
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    By tvfanatic91, Dec 11, 2011 Report Abuse
    I missed the first ten minutes but I got home just in time to see Fiona and the client kidnapped. So in comes Michael, Sam and Jesse to save the day. But that's not all folks! Because they were kidnapped on the day a bankheist was planned we're throwing in a special surprise guest. That's right for the price of one kidnapping were throwing in the extra help of Mrs. Westin to keep the gang focused so they can solve one kidnapping in order to be able to rob a bank later that day. Forget the ShamWow, this is what I call a deal! Now back to the review, the gang save the day, like they always do but the last ten minutes are where it gets good. Madaline tells Jesse to watch his emotions because even though Fiona and Michael don't always see the same thing they are always going to be together. Then knowing how Fiona feels about Michael and his handling of Jesse after burning him Michael boldly lies to Jesse saying he has never heard of Simon. All I can say for Michael is Ahh-Ohhh! Now that's what I call Music...I mean a cliffhanger! Sorry for the pop-culture references, I guess I forgot to take my medicine this morning. ;)moreless

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  • Where there's smoke, there's Fi.

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    By Nickylucas, Nov 07, 2010 Report Abuse
    This episode had a lot of good stuff in it. Storywise, things heat up as they found the bank that whoever released Simon tried to rob, and client-wise Fiona gets kidnapped. Of course, kidnapping Fi, not a good idea.

    Fiona uses her badass skills to trick the kidnappers and beat them at their own game, protecting the client at the mean time of course. At the same time, Michael, Sam and Jesse are at a race against time to get the client and Fi back alive knowing the kidnappers will probably kill the women as soon as they get their 10 Million dollars. At the same tim, they have to deal with the husband that is tempted to pay the money.

    After it's all said and done, and Fi is back, they rob the bank to find a family bible. The bible is owned by none other than Simon.

    Talk about a suprise.moreless

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  • Money won't save them.

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    By TMFMM2022AD, Aug 18, 2010 Report Abuse
    Sam and Fiona are working security for a business big wig at a dinner party, a married couple one of which whom the husband Mr. Aikins created Libby a lithium Ion battery. Someone recently tried to break in to his car got get information on his creation so they could be filthy rich. Mr. Aikins figures that someone will come to the dinner party that night and steal his invention. Sam and Fiona are taking the cover as a married couple Charlotte and Charles. As Mr. Aikins is explaining what he wants from them and they are investigating the premises of the house, the doorbell rings and the Sarah (the wife) assumes its the caterers but its the robbers and they kidnap Sarah and Fiona to hold them ransom for money.moreless

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    By thefanof, Aug 01, 2010 Report Abuse
    What do you do when you have a struggling TV show? If you guessed have a hostage or kidnapping episode you would be right. Burn Notice is almost reaching Degrassi levels with how many hostage crisis episodes they are having, but this is a good show whereas that is not, so they get a pass here of sorts.

    Fiona was kidnapped and had to use some of her rarely seen skills to escape. We all knew she would get out so I think that hurt my enjoyment a little bit, but this was still 40+ minutes of pure adrenaline.

    B Note had a strong episode here. Let's hope the next one is just as good.moreless

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  • Never mess with Fiona. Seriously...bad idea!

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    By entil2001, Jul 30, 2010 Report Abuse
    After the previous episode, I was a bit puzzled over the complicated relationship between Michael and Fiona. I took it from the discussion on the podcast that this was not just me; others were seeing some oddities there as well. This episode may have addressed the matter more definitively.

    My impression was that Fiona, though quite capable and deadly on her own, came to realize after her experience that she was still in love with Michael. As Michael's mother put it, whether they love each other, hate each other, it's still "each other". Which not only makes sense of a few things, but also adds to the inevitable tragedy when Jessie learns the truth.

    It was bad enough when Jessie was simply an ally and perhaps a friend. Jessie's attachment to Team Westen was commonality of experience and purpose. There would have been feelings of betrayal, and it still likely would have been very personal for him, but it would have been largely a mess of Michael's own making.

    But now we have Jessie's emotional component: his fierce attraction to Fiona. And as evidenced by this episode, his impulsive and even irrational side is only going to be fueled by his bitterness over Fiona's attachment to Michael. This all promises to explode when all is said and done, and it all depends on how far Jessie goes when he learns the truth. Does he maintain some level of rationality, or does he snap completely?

    Add to all that a solid plot, and this was the second strong episode in a row. Now that the summer run is beginning its climb to the inevitable cliffhanger, I hope this trend continues. And at least there's no more Kendra!moreless

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    • Featured Music: "Hallucinate" by Shane Drasin and Kurt Farquhar (Girl fight) "Panic Attack" by Earodynamics (Exit strategy) "Dust Of Ney" by DJ Kambo (Michael to the rescue) "Black Gates" by Beat Chamber (Michael to the rescue) Edit

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    • Original International Airdates:
      Australia: September 30, 2010 on Channel Ten
      United Kingdom: October 12, 2011 on FX/FX HD

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    • Jesse: We try not to talk about our upcoming felonies. You know. Madeline: Some things are better left unsaid, huh? Jesse: Yeah. Madeline: Jesse...This might be one of those things. Fiona and Michael love each other, and they hate each other. But it's always...each other. Edit
    • Michael: (voice-over) The life of a spy demands a kind of cool detachment. When your job requires you to keep secrets and break trust you learn to keep people at arm's length. It's one thing to lie to an asset. It's another to lie to a friend. Edit
    • Michael: Any idea where you are? Fiona: No. But it's about to have one less wall. Michael: We still have 20 hours. It's one of you against four of them. Fiona: Don't feel bad for them, Michael. Edit

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    • Michael: Bonnie, Clyde, what's going on? Referencing Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, an outlaw couple famous during the Great Depression. They captured the public's attention with their criminal exploits, including bank robberies. They died in a blaze of glory in 1934 gunned down by a police ambush in Louisiana. Their reputation was solidified in American pop folklore by Arthur Penn's film Bonnie and Clyde (1967) starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. Edit

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