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The Best Episodes of Burn Notice Season 2

Every episode of Burn Notice Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Burn Notice Season 2!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 16 - Lesser Evil
    9.0/10(815 votes)

    S2:E16

    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.

    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writer:Matt Nix

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  2. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 13 - Bad Breaks
    8.9/10(880 votes)

    S2:E13

    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.

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writer:Michael Horowitz

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  3. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 9 - Good Soldier (1)
    8.4/10(703 votes)

    S2:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 11 - Hot Spot
    8.3/10(708 votes)

    S2:E11

    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.

    Director:Stephen Surjik
    Writer:Ben Watkins

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  5. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 10 - Do No Harm (2)
    8.2/10(693 votes)

    S2:E10

    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.

    Director:Matt Nix
    Writer:Matt Nix

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  6. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 5 - Scatter Point
    8.1/10(708 votes)

    S2:E5

    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.

    Director:Rod Hardy
    Writer:Ben Watkins

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  7. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 8 - Double Booked
    8.1/10(686 votes)

    S2:E8

    Michael and Sam discover the location of Bill Johnson (Joe Kimble) by going through his trash and finding laundry bluing, a staple among spies to prevent snooping in trash. Michael returns to his loft to find Larry Sizemore (Tim Matheson), a former mentor of Michael's. Larry offers Michael $20,000, but then Michael raises it to $30,000, to kill a nurse named Jeannie (Amy Pietz) who stands to gain a lot of money when her ailing husband dies. Michael and Fiona track down Jeannie and inform her that Drew (Zachery Ty Bryan), her stepson, has placed out a bounty on her head. Michael protects Jeannie by faking her poisoning, aided by Fiona's new boyfriend, Campbell (Gary Weeks), a paramedic. Larry kills Drew to cover his tracks and leaves Miami. Michael and Sam follow Bill Johnson into a building and find out that Carla has been using Michael for tactical support for an unknown operation. Michael had collected the ID card for entry into the building (Episode 2), and the rifle that sniper Bill Johnson would be using. Michael also attends family counseling with his mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 2 - Turn and Burn
    8.0/10(714 votes)

    S2:E2

    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.

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 7 - Rough Seas
    8.0/10(679 votes)

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Stephen Surjik
    Writer:Michael Horowitz

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  10. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 15 - Sins of Omission
    8.0/10(663 votes)

    S2:E15

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

    Director:Dennie Gordon
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 1 - Breaking and Entering
    7.9/10(801 votes)

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Matt Nix

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  12. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 3 - Trust Me
    7.9/10(688 votes)

    S2:E3

    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.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 4 - Comrades
    7.9/10(695 votes)

    S2:E4

    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.

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 12 - Seek and Destroy
    7.9/10(680 votes)

    S2:E12

    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.

    Director:Scott Peters
    Writer:Rashad Raisani

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  15. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 6 - Bad Blood
    7.8/10(711 votes)

    S2:E6

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

    Director:Bronwen Hughes
    Writers:Matt Nix, Rashad Raisani

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  16. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 14 - Truth & Reconciliation
    7.6/10(641 votes)

    S2:E14

    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.

    Director:Ernest R. Dickerson
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Lesser Evil" is the best rated episode of "Burn Notice" season 2. It scored 9/10 based on 815 votes. Directed by Tim Matheson and written by Matt Nix, it aired on 3/5/2009. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Bad Breaks".