it's not how big it is, it's how you use it.

The Burn Notice season finale last night was disappointing.

-Michael, why did you jump out of that helicopter? Seriously, that's the only time you're ever going to speak to FBI "management" and you jump out halfway through the conversation, before you got a d*mn thing you wanted? Ugh.

-It seemed like Victor dying was a big(ish) deal for Michael, but they didn't deal with Fiona killing Carla AT ALL. Reactions are important! They're what make the actions important, for God's sake! Almost no one is killed on this show, so it's shocking. Fiona taking murder so perfectly in stride is seriously creepy, bizarre, AND boring.

-When is Sam going to hook up with Michael's mom? Because SERIOUSLY. Those two have Christian/Sean, Chuck/Blaire chemistry. And, obviously, I LOVE psycho teddy bear lady, so I want her happy.

-Too James Bond, not enough Jason Bourne, imo.

I think the finale's serious problem was: there was a TON of big action (way bigger than usual)- car after car blowing up, two murders, a leap from a helicopter, etc, etc, etc- but that left little time for the characters to react... so the action just felt tedious. The show would have been better if they'd cut down on the murders, had maybe one shoot-out/explosion, and pruned the action in general so Michael's helicopter leap (which was the most important action stunt character-wise) had the space/time to create a bigger whollup. We needed time to get closer into the characters' heads (since they're what's cool about the show- any show) so the action would punch harder.

Negative space is cheap and vital!

But, of course, the show was great when played to its awesome premise: what life is like for ordinary people with extraordinary skills. I love the regular conversations and aggrevations the characters have, and the weird, cool facts and methods they use to get what they want. Can't wait until Burn Notice is back in June!