A Dark Road - S3-E10
Trivia: The records clerk that Madeline befriends is played by Tyne Daly, who was Sharon Gless' co-star on "Cagney & Lacey" in the 1980s.
Trivia: At the beginning of every show you'll see an on-screen credit for Consulting Producer Michael Wilson. Not only is this the name upon which the name Michael Westen was based, this person is a real former spy that was burned and helps keep the information and stories in the show accurate.
Bloodlines - S5-E2
Trivia: In the second last scene, when Michael is talking to his mother, the Google Maps street view car drives by in the background. It is recognizable by the red camera equipment on top of the car.
Trivia: When Sam and Fiona introduce themselves as detectives they use the names Cagney and Lacey. Sharon Gless who plays Michael's mother played Detective Cagney in the 80's show Cagney and Lacey.
Trivia: The brown sunglasses Michael wears are Oliver Peoples Victory, with a brown tint made specifically for the show.
Trivia: When the boat house blows up near the end of the episode (right before Michael hits Trevor), the explosion was actually much bigger and more powerful than the actors anticipated. Their reactions to the explosion are authentic.
Trivia: During filming of numerous episodes, the crew and cast had many problems with airplanes flying overhead, because they were in a flight path. Blooper reels make many references to this.
Shock Wave - S6-E6
Trivia: When Sam and Barry are pinned down in the house by gunmen, Sam is making a improvised explosive device. Barry says to Sam, "When are you gonna be done with that boomstick contraption?" This is a reference to the Evil Dead series Army of Darkness, when Bruce Campbell the main character says, referring to his shotgun "This is my boomstick!"
Trivia: In the final episode every character says the line they said in the opening throughout the episode. Fiona: "Shall we shoot them?" Sam: "You know spies, bunch of bitchy little girls." Jesse: "That's how we do it, people." Only difference is Fiona is the one who says "My name is Michael Weston. I used to be a spy."
Chosen answer: They could wear disguises to hide their appearance.
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