The BEST episodes of Burn Notice season 2

Every episode of Burn Notice season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Burn Notice season 2!

Covert intelligence operative Michael Westen has been punched, kicked, choked and shot. And now he's received a "burn notice", blacklisting him from the intelligence community and compromising his very identity. He must track down a faceless nemesis without getting himself killed while doubling as a private investigator on the dangerous streets of Miami in order to survive.

Last Updated: 9/9/2024Network: USA NetworkStatus: Ended
Lesser Evil
star
8.02
1911 votes

#1 - Lesser Evil

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/5/2009

Michael gets to know Victor's motivation and his connection to Carla after capturing him. When the truth about Carla's organization is revealed, everyone is put in danger.

Directors: Tim Matheson
Writer: Matt Nix
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Bad Breaks
star
7.85
1993 votes

#2 - Bad Breaks

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/12/2009

A federal agent with a knack for giving Michael trouble returns to Miami to force Michael to hand over blackmail materials; the two enemies must work together during a bank robbery.

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Good Soldier
star
7.67
1925 votes

#3 - Good Soldier

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/18/2008

Hired by Fiona's boyfriend's friend Henry, Michael poses as a disgruntled bodyguard to thwart a kidnapping plot masterminded by a ruthless man named Lesher.

Directors: Jeff Freilich
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Hot Spot
star
7.57
1958 votes

#4 - Hot Spot

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/29/2009

Sam calls in a favor and asks Michael to talk to Sean Martin, a football coach who helps impoverished kids. Sean wants Michael's assistance helping one of his players, Corey Jensen, who's being targeted by gangsters.

Directors: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Ben Watkins
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Double Booked
star
7.55
1917 votes

#5 - Double Booked

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/11/2008

Michael tries to foil a hit that he was hired for by an old spy colleague he thought was dead, which becomes more complicated when he discovers that there is more than one contract out on the target.

Directors: Tim Matheson
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Do No Harm
star
7.51
1826 votes

#6 - Do No Harm

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/22/2009

Michael prevents a man from committing suicide, whose son suffers from a heart condition. He had lost his savings in a scam after investing in a "miracle drug" for his son, so Michael decides to get him his money back. Meanwhile, he has to deal with an explosion at his place and his brother in jail.

Directors: Matt Nix
Writer: Matt Nix
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Rough Seas
star
7.50
1740 votes

#7 - Rough Seas

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/21/2008

Michael is hired to track down nearly a million dollars worth of pharmaceuticals that were stolen by thieves on their way to Tanzania.

Directors: Stephen Surjik
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Seek and Destroy
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7.49
1829 votes

#8 - Seek and Destroy

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/5/2009

Michael, under the alias of Miles Parker, is hired by Scott Chandler to investigate strange activity - log-ins at odd hours, unusual computer activity and telephone bugging - at an art gallery. But after being attacked by the the gallery's receptionist, Michael finds himself working against Chandler. Meanwhile, Michael needs to find the person who planted the bomb at his loft, therefor he turns to arms dealer Seymour for help.

Directors: Scott Peters
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Sins of Omission
star
7.48
1943 votes

#9 - Sins of Omission

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/26/2009

Michael's ex-fiancé seeks the spy's help in freeing her son, who was kidnapped by a disillusioned ex-spy named Brennen.

Directors: Dennie Gordon
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Bad Blood
star
7.40
1828 votes

#10 - Bad Blood

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/14/2008

When someone's suspected of embezzling from a hip-hop mogul's charity, Michael attempts to trick the thief into stealing a larger sum.

Directors: Bronwen Hughes
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Scatter Point
star
7.39
1911 votes

#11 - Scatter Point

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/7/2008

Michael poses as a safe cracker to help out a reformed ex-con who is unwillingly part of a heist, and tries to sneak into the heavily-guarded office of his handler. Meanwhile, Sam gets an unexpected proposition from his girlfriend.

Directors: Rod Hardy
Writer: Ben Watkins
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Truth & Reconciliation
star
7.38
1743 votes

#12 - Truth & Reconciliation

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/19/2009

Michael takes on a sympathy case for a Haitian man whose daughter was murdered by a corrupt government official he believes is hiding in Miami. Michael gets closer to tracking down the person who tried to kill him.

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Breaking and Entering
star
7.35
1914 votes

#13 - Breaking and Entering

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/10/2008

Having been recruited by the people who burned him, Michael's new handler, Carla, tasks him with helping a computer tech, whose wife and daughter were kidnapped, liberate some information that is guarded by mercenaries.

Directors: Paul Holahan
Writer: Matt Nix
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Trust Me
star
7.33
1880 votes

#14 - Trust Me

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/24/2008

Andy, a cell-phone salesman, was conned into investing in a fake Cuban nightclub. Michael helps Andy when the people he borrowed the money from come knocking.

Directors: Paul Holahan
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Turn and Burn
star
7.32
1886 votes

#15 - Turn and Burn

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/17/2008

While Michael's new handler asks him to locate a Tunisian counterfeiter, Sam asks him to help a woman who says she is being stalked by a drug dealer, and his mother asks him to join her in seeing a therapist.

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Comrades
star
7.27
1706 votes

#16 - Comrades

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/31/2008

Michael helps a Russian woman, Katya, whose sister was smuggled into the U.S. by gangsters; however, Katya cannot afford their extortionate demands and her sister is being held captive.

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