Over the last three years, Michael Westen has faced his demons, ghosts from his past, and – in Victor – a cautionary tale of his own future. In tonight’s season finale he meets something far worse: himself. The monster whose crimes fill Michael’s burn notice has been locked in a dark hole, stripped of his…

For two seasons, I’ve found myself in the awkward position of complaining when my second favorite event on the annual sports calendar comes around because USA would preempt Burn Notice for two weeks. When USA lost the broadcast rights to the US Open to ESPN, the knowledge that Michael, Sam, and Fi wouldn’t be interrupted…

I apologize again or my absence the past couple of episodes. But this was a pretty good one to come back to. Michael’s existence has changed a lot over the past two and a half years. From a closed-off and guarded loner, he’s learned to trust and care about other people in ways that had…

My name is Michael Weston. I’m an actor. When you’re a busy actor you’ve got a lot. Cash, credits, job history. You’re stuck working in whatever city they decide to film in. Like Miami. Out from the shadow of the Paxson arc, Michael’s back to trying to find his way back into the Company’s good…

And so the saga, nay the tragedy, of Detective Paxson comes to a close. I’m surprised she didn’t literally whimper as she trudged off the screen. For a show that rarely missteps, Paxson was a rolled ankle, stubbed toe, and nail fungus wrapped in a somewhat pretty package. ((If you think that metaphor’s tough to…

Things are heating up in Miami, Eff El A. Michael’s got a new admirer in Detective Paxson, she of the sly smile and withering looks, and some C4 in storage. If Paxson finds out what Michael’s got stored, things will get downright explosive. Oh, and there’s a kid in peril and a birthday party in…

Fiona, he did his government work, as you call it, for a reason. For what? His country? And what have they done for him lately, other than betray him, leave him for dead, ruin his life? The fact that you have to ask means you’re never gonna get it, Fi. It seems like ages since…

Michael Westen’s had a rough couple of years, even if they have been in the sunny clime of Miami. Burn Notice Season 3 premieres this Thursday, June 4, 2009 on USA Network in its new timeslot at 9p/8c. Tracked by Feds, hassled by Bly, attacked by Arye Gross, and splattered in Toby Ziegler’s blood, and…