Days 228 and 229

Not a busy weekend, got the papers and did the crossword:

…and got the Dimitri From Paris Salsoul Mastermix album, which has got great reviews and if it’s anything like Dimitri From Paris’ other mixes it should be great. 

I didn’t have time to listen to it as I was watching the last season of Burn Notice.

Burn Notice is about a spy, Michael Westen, who is branded as unreliable and burnt by his agency, which leaves him with no money or support and trapped in Miami. It turns out that Michael was burnt by a secret organisation who want him to work for them. The story centres on Michael clearing his name and taking down the organisation that burnt him and the consequences of doing this. The early seasons have a realistic tone and later seasons have a more fantastical tone, you could say that it moves from Harry Palmer to James Bond depictions of being a spy.  

Watching all seven seasons (and TV movie) over a week it was nice to see the relation between the characters develop and grow and to see characters motivations change and mature. For example, Michael goes from being 100% focused on getting back to in with the agency to not wanting anything to do with spying and just being with his girlfriend. Or Fiona going from a chaotic force of nature to someone who considers the consequences of their actions (while still being a little chaotic). 

There is a little repetition with the later seasons revealing that there was someone behind who Michael thought was leading the secret organisation, which means that Micheal has to go rouge. And the episodes with Patten Oswalt are a little too light hearted and kinda stand out from the other episodes. But I did have a few tears in my eye as the last episode finished and people died and others got their happy ending.

I found Burn Notice a really entertaining watch and if you haven’t seen it, you should give it a try.