Top Ten Favorite "BURN NOTICE" (2007-2013) Episodes

Below is a list of my top ten (10) favorite episodes of the USA Network series, "BURN NOTICE" (2007-2013). Created by Matt Nix, the series starred Jeffrey Donovan: 


TOP TEN FAVORITE "BURN NOTICE" (2007-2013) EPISODES



1. (4.18) "Last Stand" - Michael Western and his friends are trapped inside an abandoned hotel and held under siege by a group of killers led by Vaughn Anderson, a high-ranking member of the black ops mercenary agency called "Management".





2. (1.10) "False Flag" - Before he leaves Miami to deal with his burn notice, Michael is hired to find a woman's missing son. Only, he learns that she is a professional assassin, targeting the boy's father. Lucy Lawless guest starred.





3. (2.16) "Lesser Evil" - Michael captures the rogue agent responsible for trying to bomb him, but he decides to form an alliance with the latter and together, go after "Management" agent Carla Baxter and her boss.





4. (3.08) "Friends Like These" - While Michael takes a job from mercenary Tom Strickler, despite former girlfriend Fiona Glenanne's reservations, Barry the money launderer cashes in his favors and asks Michael to help retrieve a stolen ledger with his clients' information.





5. (7.13) "Reckoning" - In the series finale, Michael must win back the trust of everyone he had betrayed as anti-government mercenary James Kendrick becomes obsessed with ending his life.





6. (4.12) "Guilty As Charged" - Michael's mother, Madeline Westen and Fiona tries to convince burned C.I.A. agent Jesse Porter not to go after Michael for burning him. Meanwhile, Michael prepares to meet with corporate CEO John Barrett, who has ties to "Management".





7. (6.06) "Shock Wave" - Michael's friend, Sam Axe and Barry are pinned down by an assassin, as Michael gets a lead on the founder and leader of "Management", Anson Fullerton. An MI-6 agent tries to prevent Fiona's release from prison. 





8. (2.08) "Double Booked" - Michael tries to foil a hit that he was hired for by "Crazy" Larry Sizemore, an old spy colleague he thought was dead. The situation becomes more complicated when he discovers that there is more than on contract out on the target. Tim Matheson directed and guest starred.





9. (5.18) "Fail Safe" - When Anson demands that Michael burn the C.I.A. team he's working with, Fiona decides she has had enough and takes a drastic step to settle Michael's debt to Anson once and for all. Dean Cain and Kristanna Loken guest starred.





10. (2.10) "Bad Breaks" - Michael and former F.B.I. handler Jason Bly are trapped together in a bank robbery and must work together in order to get out alive.

Top Ten (10) Favorite Episodes of "HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREETS"

Below are my top ten (10) episodes from NBC's "HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREETS" (1993-1999):


TOP TEN (10) FAVORITE EPISODES OF "HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREETS"



1. (5.19) "Deception" - The murder of a Nigerian drug courier sets the scene for an explosive encounter between gangster Luthor Mahoney and Detectives Mike Kellerman, Meldrick Lewis and Terri Stivers. Kellerman's action will result in repercussion for the squad in over a year.





2. (1.06) "Three Men and Adena" - Tim Bayliss and Frank Pembleton bring in an arabber named Risley Tucker as the prime suspect in the murder of the 11 year-old girl, Adena Watson. With a 12-hour time limit, the two partners try one last interrogation in a desperate attempt to get a confession. Writer Tom Fontana won an Emmy for writing this episode.





3. (3.04) "Crosetti" - The squad reels with shock over the news of Detective Steve Crosetti's suicide death - especially former partner Lewis, who has difficulty accepting the detective's death.





4. (3.10) "Every Mother's Son" - Pembleton and Bayliss investigate the shooting of a 13-year-old boy, Darryl Nawls. During the course of their investigation, the mother of the shooter unknowingly meets the mother of the victim and finds that they have much in common.





5. (6.22) "Fallen Heroes (Part 1) - Junior Bunk is arrested for the death of a corrupt judge named Gibbons. After stealing a revolver from an officer's death while no one is looking, Junior engages in a shooting spree, killing and wounding several officers - including Laura Ballard and Stu Gharty.





6. (6.23) "Fallen Heroes (Part 2) - The squad goes after the Mahoney organization, following Junior Bunk's shooting spree in Part 1. This leads to Bayliss getting seriously wounded. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Al Giardello and Pemberton eventually learn about Kellerman's killing of Luthor Mahoney.





7. (2.02) "Black and Blue" - The department and community pressure the Homicide Unit to solve a cop-involved killing. With the lives and reputations of fellow officers at stake, Giardello clashes with Pembleton over the investigations. Giardello demands a pursuit of civilian suspects, but Pembleton's instincts tell him the cops are lying.





8. (5.13) "Betrayal" - Bayliss's shaky history with child victims leads him to reveal a family secret to Pemberton after the two work the beating death of a young girl found by the interstate. Kellerman rejects the Fifth Amendment before a grand jury, and is let off the hook.





9. (7.10) "Shades of Gray" - Rene Sheppard is assaulted when she and Lewis investigate an incident involving the accidental death of a West Indian immigrant at the hands of a white bus driver.





10. (1.07) "And the Rockets' Dead Glare" - When a student who was a political refugee is murdered, Lewis and Crosetti take it upon themselves to investigate individuals at the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC. Kay Howard and Beau Felton spend the day in court testifying in the ongoing case against "Pony" Johnson. Pembleton weighs the pros and cons of a possible promotion within the department.