Burn Notice is a series about a man named Michael Scott who
was “burned” from the CIA and acts as a hired intelligence advisor and spy
while burned. Throughout much of the series, he wants to once again become an
agent for the CIA. However, he eventually begins to come to terms with the
seemingly corrupt nature of the CIA and lives his own life. That is, until they
give him the opportunity to rejoin. He goes undercover to help bring down one
of the CIA’s targets, until he once again realized just how corrupt they were
with killing people.
Well if the good guys aren’t the good guys, then that must
mean the bad guys are the good guys. Right? Well this seems to be Michael’s way
of thinking because he briefly joins them in their escape from the CIA. Of
course, until the girl in danger, and that is where we find ourselves beginning
the final episode. Think of how intense this moment is. A gun is pointed at his
long time love interest. He must think of a way to save her without
compromising what he now knows to be his new guidelines and morals. He doesn’t
want her to die. YOU don’t want her to die. How is he going to get out of this
one?
He shoots his new friends of course! Wait- that means that he’s
on no side now, the he’s on his own side. So he’s back to his old ways. He’s back
to being his own team. He thinks he can bring down the bad guys while he is
being chased by the CIA. Well, obviously that’s not a good idea because this
puts his family in danger as well. Don’t worry though, because Michael’s mother
came up with a plan to keep him and the rest of the family out of harm while
Michael is trapped with sensitive information. She’s going to blow herself up
with the guys coming to get her, while the rest of the family is safely hidden!
Then, of course, Michael now just wants to live for himself
and doesn’t care about what side he’s on, kind of like how he used to think for
a lot of the series. This, of course, leads him to take down the leader. This
means that he won! That is, except for that bomb James, the boss, had to blow
up the building. In the climactic scene, Michael dies with the girl. You can
sigh that sigh of relief you were holding in now, because this does not at all end
like a typical spy story.
Wait what’s this? Is it
more scenes? Is Michael alive? Yes, yes he is. It looks like his significant
other escaped too. They jumped out the window and survived, I should’ve
expected it. Well at least they didn’t have his unwavering resolve at the end.
Although, I guess it was unwavering because he originally disliked and wanted
nothing to do with the CIA. Much like it
is now. No one sacrificed themselves! Well, no one else except for Michael’s
grandma who is technically a main character. Okay well at least he didn’t move
to his dream house with his dream girl. Wait, he did. That was the last scene.
So, I guess it is just a typical spy form of entertainment. Totally should have
seen all of that coming.
I think you did a good job of getting your point across. I really like how you used exclamations to try to introduce some excitement into the piece. With that said, I also feel as though that the post was a little too narrative. You did a lot of explaining as to what the show was about, instead of focusing on a new perspective. I feel that this could have been avoided if you had put a focus on specific aspects of the show, instead of the entire episode. As someone who is familiar with the show, I feel as though you didn't introduce anything new to me.
ReplyDeleteI think you've given a great summary of what the show is about, and as someone who has never seen it before, this was very helpful. I can feel your enthusiasm as well, which helps to keep the reader engaged. However, I think you need a bit more of a focus. It might be helpful to pick one particular aspect of the show, maybe a particular scene or episode, and give us specific examples as to why it feeds into all of the spy stereotypes. Then you can elaborate more on your opinion and perspective of the show.
ReplyDeleteI think you've given a great summary of the show, but instead of giving us a full summary, it might be better if you make the reader want to watch the show instead of spoiling it. You seem to really enjoy about blogging about shows. Although you enjoy writing about it, you must also make sure you write it properly. There was a lot of grammar errors and some were either cut of or didn't flow properly. Just read what you wrote once or twice and you'll be good.
ReplyDeleteOverall, it was a really good summary. I love watching that show and you explained everything very well. Keep up the good work with your summaries! -Ralph Cantada
First off, the summary of the show was outstanding. It was a very vivid and detailed description of the last episode, and really helped me understand the main focus of the television show. The only area I believe Robert could work on is to analyze the situation a bit more. He did a good job in his analysis, but by reading this, the summary overwhelmed his short, but very good analysis of the television series. This has the potential to be an outstanding blog. Keep it up.
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I really like it when people are this enthusiastic about a show but it would have been better if you somehow didn't spoil the show. There was also a few grammar errors but nothing a little proof reading couldn't fix. _Leticia Checo
ReplyDeleteIn terms of subject matter, this seemed to be more of a summary or explanation than an analysis or review. I really liked how you began the post, writing about the spy formula, and I think you could have really done a lot with that. You make a statement about how Burn Notice defies stereotypes and avoids predictability, but then revoke that statement in your last sentences by saying that it is typical, after all. I'm not certain if the message of entire summary was meant to be sarcastic, or if you changed your mind halfway through. Either way, I got from this more of a summary than a direct argument. However, in terms of describing the show, you didn't miss a beat. I just couldn't read it closely because I didn't want to spoil it in case I decide to watch it!!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this entry, mainly because of the tone that you used when writing it. The sarcasm made the writing livelier and much more amusing to read, as opposed to being completely serious about it. However, I think you could have either introduced a little more analysis about the show or included your own particular viewpoint about a specific event because it seems like a rehash of the show itself.
ReplyDeleteThis is a well-informed post. You did a wonderful job with explaining the show. I have never seen the show, but I was never confused because you summarized the show almost perfectly. My only issue is that I think you summarized a little too much. Maybe more analysis in your future posts will help throughout the rest of your blog. Good luck
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