where there's smoke there's--

So. That Burn Notice AU I'm writing, okay. I came up with the idea after the episode that aired on the 18th, but after the 26th.

To explain it a bit more, because I can, Michael takes a CIA deal (that fits more with the season 6 ending, not the season 7 beginning, which makes no sense, at least to me--or I might be the only person overthinking this dud of a final season), works with the Miami branch of the CIA and goes to the Dominican Republic without warning to his family and friends. After Madeline finds out, she asks the rest of Michael's team to get him back to Miami.

Last night's episode (I'm apparently in the minority of not thinking it was all good, because, once again, there are huge gaping plot holes in the A + B stories. "But Jeffrey Donovan was great!" says Burn Notice marketing. Me: If "great" is yelling a lot while appearing sweaty, then yeah, he's great): Michael's team tries to rescue Michael. And none of them are emotional about it at all. They're like robots that rescue people and say smartass things. It's creepy, especially since even the season 6 incarnation of Michael's team would care about Michael if he went missing.

Either this is yet another coincidence when I'm writing my Burn Notice canon AUs or this show has become so predictable to me I can guess parts of episodes before they air. Oh well.

In other news, I'm currently looking into canons where there's realistic British spycraft, and I've discovered The Sandbaggers, about a fictional branch of the SIS during the Cold War. Hopefully most, if not all, the episodes are on YouTube like The Prisoner. It looks great.