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Recap / Burn Notice S 5 E 8 Hard Out

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Michael goes on a CIA mission to stop a team of mercenaries in the Bahamas, while Fi is forced to turn to a shady arms dealer from her past to get information for Michael.


  • Amoral Afrikaner: The man Cahill works for is never specified as a South African, but his name (van der Wal) and accent peg him.
  • Artistic License – Chemistry:
    • The C4 used in the previous episode for the death trap intended for Jacob is from a batch stolen from the USSR in 1988. After 20 years, that C4 would be useless. Chemicals degrade, especially if they're extremely reactive, like high explosives.
    • Sodium reacts with water to produce hydrogen gas and enough heat to detonate the hydrogen, yes, but unless you drop a kilogram in a lake you're not going to get an explosion that size.
  • MacGyvering: Marine flares get turned into an IED to destroy a satellite uplink.
  • Parent with New Paramour: Maddy introduces her new boyfriend, Benny, at the end of the episode.

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