Season Guide
Burn Notice Season 5
Season 5 Review
⚠ Spoiler alert Season notes below reveal how the story develops.
Season 5 of Burn Notice premiered 2011-06-23 and ran 18 episodes through 2011-12-15.
Episodes
1
Summary In the Season 5 premiere, Michael works with his old agency to go after the people who burned him in a case that leads the group to Venezuela. Our…
2
Summary Michael helps a woman track down her cousin, who’s caught up in a human trafficking scheme, but is dismayed when Madeline becomes involved in the plot to rescue her.…
3
Summary Nate returns to Miami to seek Michael’s help to go after a loan shark who’s harassing a widow. The guys soon discover that the loan shark is not all…
4
SummaryBarry's brother is framed for attacking a server, so the gang track down the real hacker to clear his name.Our TakeMiddle of the road. Watchable, but you'll forget the details…
5
SummaryMichael takes part in a CIA murder investigation. Elsewhere, the team helps a former Army sniper who's looking to avenge his sister's injury.Our TakeVery good, not the series' peak, but…
6
Summary Sam gets close to a heroin dealer as part of a plan to help the CIA retrieve a weapon from a Serbian mob. But his undercover work doesn’t go…
7
Summary Michael and Sam try to rescue an ailing boy from his father, who took the boy to a heavily armed compound. Elsewhere, Fiona and Jesse keep an eye on…
8
Summary Michael and Jesse go on an extraction mission on a Caribbean island but end up trapped there by mercenaries. Meanwhile, Fiona tries to get information out of an ex…
9
SummaryA pharmaceuticals mogul hires Fiona and Jesse to do surveillance work for him, but he's hiding something about his business dealings. Elsewhere, Michael and Sam question a bomb maker tied…
10
SummaryMichael infiltrates a group of hijackers in order to help Jesse with a security job, but the mission takes a turn when the group take hostages at an airport. Madeline,…
11
SummaryMichael and Fiona pose as a wealthy couple at a South American resort in order to extract a bioweapons specialist. Elsewhere, Sam and Jesse try to trap Max's killer.Our TakeSolid,…
12
SummaryMichael tries to clear his name of Max's murder by taking drastic action. Elsewhere, Larry resurfaces and insists Michael help him with a job.Our TakeSolid, satisfying television. The season's engine…
13
SummaryMichael and Fiona plan to abduct a hacker in Puerto Rico in order to obtain his software, but the man has several other enemies to contend with. Elsewhere, Madeline learns…
14
Summary Michael’s childhood friend is killed in a gang dispute, so Michael teams up with the victim’s brother to exact revenge on the gang. Elsewhere, Sam gathers information on Anson…
15
Summary Michael heads up a rescue mission for a scientist kidnapped by an African warlord. Sam and Jesse go undercover but soon find themselves in big trouble. Elsewhere, someone Madeline…
16
Summary Sam reunites with Beatriz, who’s on the run from a deadly Russian spy. In order to prevent any harm from coming to her, Michael must rely on Anson’s profiling…
17
SummaryJesse calls in the team to help stop a smuggler from bringing blood diamonds into the country. Elsewhere, Michael needs assistance transferring a prisoner who could have information on Anson.Our…
18
SummaryMichael receives his biggest CIA mission yet just as Anson's plans kick into high gear in the Season 5 finale. While Michael's on the job, Sam and Fiona keep an…