Metacritic TV

Burn Notice
Season Two

SERIES: USA, Thursday 10:00p (60 minutes)

Starring Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, and Sharon Gless

Created by Matt Nix

Genre(s): Comedy, Crime, Drama

FIRST AIR DATE: July 10, 2008

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

74 / 100

Critic Reviews

90 Newsday Verne Gay
It's smartly acted, well written, funny, expertly directed and hugely entertaining. And utterly, totally, profoundly devoid of pretension.
80 New York Daily News David Hinckley
Everything isn't perfect on Burn Notice. Some of the subplots have to be wrapped up a little neatly. But the interplay of the core group has enough ambivalence and shadows to keep the show intriguing.
80 Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall
Nix and company had a very thing going last season, and they've found a way to change the show a little without screwing it up.
75 San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman
In the best tradition of light but engaging (and highly entertaining) dramas, Burn Notice is plain and simple fun--you want to come back every week.
67 Entertainment Weekly Gillian Flynn
Right now, it's relying too much on Michael's chainsmoking mom as hammy comic relief. [11 July 2008, p.65]
50 USA Today Robert Bianco
The interplay among the main characters is by and large unaltered, and for some fans that will be enough. For others, though, what was once a summer pleasure is now a bit less pleasurable.

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