Prison Break: January 2008

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Who Is James Whistler?

OK, we on to Season 3 of Prison Break in Sona now. Whistler, James Whistler who is this guy really ? No one who's been watching still believes some innocent fisherman, even his previously naieve girlfriend Sophia doesn't anymore. In Sona this new inmate came up to Whistler and said " I recognise you from Paris with The Ambassador". Whistler tried to deny it but he wasn't convincing. Mahone and Michael were standing there and they sure didn't

Episode 3: Cell Test

In this episode Michael knows he has to reveal to Sucre that he plans to escape.Sucre is not impressed at all and requests a cell transfer rather than get caught in the crossfire or dob in his mate.Unfortunately for Michael his new cellmate is the dangerous crazy Haywire. Haywire is crazy but also very smart. Haywire starts to figure out that Michaels tattoos are a map.Michaels knows that he's gotta get rid of Haywire or his plan could unravel in a hurry.So Michael headbutts against the cell bringing blood to his face. When the guards see this they immediately believe Michael because he just a normal new guy while Haywire is a crazy psychopath.

Episode 2: Allen

This episode follows on from first episode still trying to get us to believe and Linc to believe that Michael can escape from Fox River.You probably think Allen is gonna be someones name, close but not quite.You'll have to watch to find out but I will say Allen proves very helpful to the overall plan of escaping the cell and then Fox River.We're introduced to Michaels cellmate Sucre. Sucre is in for armed robbery.Michaels pretty lucky that he got Sucre as a cellmate cause he's not too bad.This episode see racially charged tensions inside the prison which seem like they're about to boil over.Because of the stress and the drama of prison life any little thing can set people off cause they're in a horrible situation already.This episode is home to the famous toe-cutting scene where Abruzzi cuts off Michaels toe after Michaels puts out the word he knows where to find Fibonacci.Abruzzi threatens to cut his toe off and when Michael won't tell him he does.Michael can't tell Abruzzi where Fibonacci is cause he needs to be able to use this over Abruzzi a few more times yet some time down the track.Once Linc founds out what happened to Michael he's desperate to teach Abruzzi a real tough brutal lesson.Linc shcools Michael and tells him that he'll never survive in Fox River if he lets stuff like that happen.But because Michael knows he's gonna need Abruzzi much later on he tells Linc not to do anything about it.

Episode 1: Pilot

The first episode introduces us to the characters and the Prison Break story.Structural engineer Michael Scofield is in the courtroom in Chicago facing a charge of attempted armed robbery.His brother Lincoln Burrowes has recently been sentenced to death for the murder of Terrence Steadman, the brother of the Vice President.Lincoln was recently fired from his job by Terrence Steadman.Lins ex-girlfriend and Michaels friend Veronica Donovan attempts to defend Michael from the charge of attempted armed robbery.Veronica is puzzled why Michael has done this and why he seemingly does not want her help in staying out of jail.Michael didn't need the money. He was very well paid for being a structural engineer.Veronica is only a real estate lawyer so this is out of her league.Veronica defends Michael because she has already seen Lincoln go to Prison and she doesn't want the same thing to happen to Michael.Michael doesn't cooperate with Veronica in fact he says to Veronica "you've always been good to me but you've gotta let mo do this".This episode is memorable for being the first time that Michael reveals to Lincoln the tattoos all over his body.Michael tells Linc that it is his blueprint for escaping from Fox River.Linc is immediately sceptical but slowly comes around.Once Linc starts asking questions Michael reveals how much of the escape has been carefully planned.Michael has researched not just the prison but also the inmates in it and how to stay out and escape the country.

Deaths?

If you've been watching Prison Break for a minute you'll know that Abruzzi came back to Fox River after he was knifed by T-Bag.I thought for sure when they showed him covered in blood in the floor left for dead that he was dead.But no ! Abruzzi came back to Fox River later in the same season because he found God apparently.How else do you think could come back to life ?We saw two guys from The Company take Veronica away in a body bag after they shot her but who knows.Maybe I'm just saying that cause I'd like to see Veronica and Linc meet up again in Panama.There's more characters we assume are dead but we're not sure. The writers could bring some of them back if they had it in their plans.Let me know who else you think they could bring back ?

Profile: Veronica Donovan

Veronica was one of my favourite characters on the show.It took a while for Veronica to really grow on me but once she uncovered bits and pieces about the conspiracy and showed her desperation to help Linc and Michael I was converted.I mean Veronica was a real estate lawyer but she put everything into discovering the truth because of Michael and Linc and because of the gutsy woman that she was.When Veronica boyfriend was murdered by The Company it cleared all the obstacles for Veronica and Linc to be together again if Linc ever escaped from jail.It's kind of convenient how that happens in big time movies and TV shows that the woman falls in love with her ex boyfriend again after her current boyfriend is out of the way.Veronica and Linc really did love each other and it's fully sad that they won't get to be together when Michael and Linc make it to Panama.It would have been great to say Michael and Sara and Linc and Veronica reuniting down in Panama.Now I'm even more keen to buy Prison break Season 1 on DVD to see Robin Tunney doing interviews and talking about Veronica.

Micheal and Sara: The Kiss

Just saw the latest Prison Break episode here in Australia.It features the long awaited and much talked about kiss between Michael and Sara.It was awesome, I mean everyone been expecting it for so long.And we didn't know how Michael and Sara would meet up again especially after Michael and Linc were captured by Mahone.You could tell how much Sara loves Michael after she saw on TV that Michael and Linc had been captured.The Kiss occurred after another traumatic event for Sara - trying to kill Kellerman after he tryed to kill her.Sara was having an emotional time thinking about how she'd been just a doctor at Fox River Prison just four weeks ago.And now shes on the run with the two most wanted men in America and her fathers been killed by this shadowy conspiracy.Sara told Michael how the first thing they told her when she took the job at Fox River was to never fall in love with an inmate.When they kissed that was Sara's silent way of telling Michael that she had fallen in love with him.Michael must have been worried that Sara wouldn't forgive him for being forced to use her to escape from Fox River and also cause Saras' father was killed by The Company because of this mess that Sara had been dragged into.Sara knows she shouldn't trust Kellerman but at this point they've got no other option.Watching I know that it'll only be a matter of luck and timing if Kellerman doesn't give them over to The Company.Kellerman demanded to speak to the President before he would even consider it.Kellerman then got a series of phone calls from Caroline (the President) asking him to come back and hand over the fugitives.But Kellerman asked Caroline where they had dinner for his 35th birthday and Caroline to stop asking stupid questions.Just then Kellerman figured out it wasn't Caroline he was talking to.Then Kellerman said whoever you are tell Bill Kim he just made a huge mistake.And then it cuts back to an office in DC with a blonde lady and Bill Kim in the background and Bill is shocked cause he knows he's stuffed up now.Bill Kim is one of the The Companys' watchdogs who was overseeing Kellermans operation.Now he's gonna be in huge trouble.Can't wait for the next episode to see what happens.Especially with Sara and Michael becoming closer all the time and to find out what the key that was around Frank Tancredis' neck reveals in the vault.

Profile: Micheal Scofield

Michael was a structural engineer who among other things happened to design prison layouts.When Michaels brother Lincoln Burrowes was sentenced to death for the murder of Terrence Steadman Michael went to see Linc.Michael had to ask Linc if it was true. Once Linc told Michael that he had been setup that was enough for Michael.Linc was the only family Michael had in the world. Michaels life was exciting but not fulfilling to him.So Michael plotted and he planned for weeks and weeks to meticulously find a way to break Linc out of Fox River Prison.It helped that Michael helped design the prison. However it was still gonna be an enormous task.Then Michael got himself thrown in to Fox River for Armed Robbery. When it went to court Michael did everything he could to make sure he got thrown into prison.All of this is a measure of the man that Michael is.Michael not only mapped out the prison but he also researched the people inside who was going to need to get out and stay out without being caught.He researched DB Cooper (Westmoreland), Abruzzi and others.Michael sticks out like a sore thumb in a place like Fox River. But he manages to make it work.The hardest thing for Michael is to reconcile the fact that he must use The Warden and the beautiful Dr Sara Tancredi to break Linc out of Prison.

Profile: Lincoln Burrows (Linc)

Linc is one of the central characters in Prison Break and Prison Break On The Run.Linc has been sentenced to die for the murder of Terrence Steadman, the Vice Presidents brother.Linc has resigned himself to being put to death in prison before Michael shows up.Linc says to Michael "the last thing someone in my position should be given is hope."Linc is the hard tough guy to Michaels cerebral genious and they both play off each other really well.Linc sacrificed his life for that of his brother Michael. Michael did not realise that Linc borrowed money for Michael's education. Michael was told by Linc that it was an inheritance.When Michael hears that from Veronica it sets him on the path to get arrested to get thrown in prison alongside Linc.Linc helps out Michael with his Don't Trust Anybody attitude and his physical power and presence.