I've watched an episode or two of Burn Notice . . . not bad, but if some spook agency decides to "burn" a guy who knows where all the bodies are buried and where all the skeletons in the closet are, why wouldn't he go to National Enquirer, CNN, or testify before Congress? Seems that the people who "burned" the guy by not just firing him but robbing him as well violated an old maxim of Machiavelli (or was it Sun-Tzu?) : "Never do your enemy a minor injury."
He wants his old job back, so he trying to get "unburned." That is why he is trying to lay low. The show has established that the woman who burned him wants him to work for her in an "off the books" capacity. So he isn't considered an enemy, but an asset.
I like this show, especially with this season there are usually two small plots running concurrently. It's not real serious, but they don't go over the top with either. I liked the taser scene from this week's episode (even though a taser doesn't knock people out IIRC). If you remember that it is entertainment, and not meant to be a documentary then it serves its purpose better than most other shows.
