Prison Break

I am sorry I was not here to post a recap of the first episode last week. I had a case of pneumonia. I am feeling better now. I will post 2 seperate posts: one for last week’s recap and one for last night. I have a whole bunch of stuff to share about PB and I will be doing that over the course of this week.

Surely this has to go to Scofield’s sweat patch. Festooned upon his grey sweatshirt, the patch regularly fluctuates in size between scenes and has taken on a life of its own. Surely this soaking mass deserves its own agent and trade union? Perhaps it should join the writers and take strike action, given the lack of recognition it currently receives. Besides, if Lechero can smuggle phones and hookers into prison, can’t he manage one can of anti-perspirant deodorant for his new buddy?

Best New Character

Susan, without a shadow of a doubt. Possessing the power to make a man’s testes retract in fear, she’s a straight-talking mercenary who is not afraid to go through with her threats. She beheaded Sara Tancredi and was about to do the same to LJ before the young chump’s father called. Her back story is intriguing too, with flashbacks harking back to her time as a captive subjected to brutal rape and torture. It will be interesting to find out the true nature of her dealings with Whistler.

Best Moment

There’s a temptation here to give it to the moment Sara Tancredi’s head was discovered in a box. No, not because of the sheer dramatic impact of the moment, of which there was very little - particularly if you’ve seen a film called Se7en. Instead, it was because it finally drew a line under the character after the increasingly frustrating attempts to show us she was alive - using body doubles and stand ins. Sarah Wayne Callies wasn’t going to reprise the role, so the sooner Schofield’s love interest was dispatched the better, because she was dead wood.

However, the ending to episode six was such a jubilant moment when Schofield, learning of his loved one’s death, grabbed the crow’s foot and challenged Whistler to a fight to the death. A sudden twist and reversal of our expectations, it worked a treat - even though we knew there would be some contrived way out of it.

Worst Moment

Sofia pulling the gun on Lincoln Burrows on the beach. The twist had been so clearly signposted due to various shots of Sofia looking very devious and calculating in the scenes leading up to it. This killed any dramatic impact. Then, before you can scream “bring back John Abruzzi’, the pair were back on the same side again. What a pointless waste of time, just for a cheap thrill.

Most Redundant Plot Function

The character of Andrew Tyge entered Sona in the fifth episode, was given plenty of airtime and pointed out that he recognised Whistler under another guise. Then he was killed. Cheers for turning up dude. Bearing in mind that Whistler lived down a hole in the prison, communicated with his girlfriend via bird watching books and was wanted by The Company, we already had the impression that there might be more to him than meets the eye.

Most Underused Character

This is a three-way tie between Mahone, T-Bag and Brad Bellick. All three were so crucial to the enjoyment of the last season, with their own unique traits and pantomime villain status. But once ensconced within the walls of Sona, they all lost their potency and Prison Break failed to find any appealing supporting characters to rival them. Still, at least we could wallow in Bellick’s perpetual suffering.

The ‘Please, No More!’ Award

We’ve had enough shots of Michael Scofield brooding and/or sulking. It might have worked over the first two seasons, but it has become too tiresome now and seems to constitute about 27.4% of each episode. It seems that Wentworth Miller has gone down the Joey Tribbiani route of ‘sniff the fart’ acting.

Source: Cult Spy via Prison Break Buff

In the midst of the show’s third season, Fox ordered a script of a possible spin-off of the show, which is tentatively titled Prison Break: Cherry Hill. It is being written by Prison Break’s executive producer Matt Olmstead and co-executive producer Zack Estrin. The series will be set at a women’s prison and focuses on a character named Molly, who will be introduced in the third season of Prison Break.

This came from an article on Wikipedia. I am not sure I am ready for a spin-off. It just wont be the same. It is bad enough that writers had to go on strike and now we have to wait a month for PB to come back on, but a woman’s prison? I dont think so FOX!

What shall we do now that PB is on its crazy hiatus? I dont understand why they wait till January to come back on? Why cant they just run a normal 16 week season like most other shows. I think the way they are doing it may in fact lose PB alot of viewers. Many shows like Lost start mid season (January) and Lost has a huge fan base. So I think that since people have to wait for 2 months, they lose interest and start watching another show or just dont go back to PB. I dont know…this is just my theory. What do you guys think??

The following are ratings for season 3 by the episode. The latest episode, “Bang and Burn,” had the lowest amount of 7.2 million viewers. No episode has yet to reach 8 million so far. Where have all the viewers from the first two seasons gone?

Episode 1: “Orientación” 7.5 million viewers. (Sept 17, 2007)
Episode 2: “Fire/Water” 7.28 million viewers. (Sept 24, 2007)
Episode 3: “Call Waiting” 7.22 million viewers. (Oct 1, 2007)
Episode 4: “Good Fences” 7.21 million viewers. (Oct 8, 2007)
Episode 5: “Interference” 7.52 million viewers. (Oct 22, 2007)
Episode 6: “Photo Finish” 7.80 million viewers. (Nov 5, 2007)
Episode 7: “Vamonos” 7.80 million viewers. (Nov 5, 2007)
Episode 8: “Bang & Burn” 7.20 million viewers. (Nov 12, 2007)

As if the implications of the writers’ strike weren’t already giving us migraines, along comes Fox to make our heads explode with its latest incomprehensible schedule announcement, covering the strike-impacted midseason from January to April (consider most everything you read from here on subject to change). The first piece of bad news was expected: The seventh season of 24 is being postponed indefinitely, until Fox can ensure the entire season can run intact and uninterrupted. Who knows when that will be? Another blow: Fox is finally living up to its threat to move Bones to Fridays, effective January 4, where it will be paired with repeats of House (the Fox equivalent of Law & Order, considering how often the hit medical drama will be peppered throughout the network’s new and unimproved lineup).

Monday. With 24 out of the picture, the new big-ticket midseason item is now the action-packed Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which kicks off on Sunday, January 13, before moving into its regular 9 pm/ET slot on Mondays on January 14. Prison Break, which has moved up its fall finale to next Monday, will return in its regular position on January 14, where it is scheduled to air through February. On March 3, a ghastly sounding war-of-the-sexes reality show, When Women Rule the World, takes over Prison Break’s slot. On March 10, House encores take over for Terminator, which apparently will have already completed its midseason tryout.

Michael’s making friends with Mexican Martin, who is apparently named Tyge. Well, call me egotistical, but I think Mexican Martin is a waaaay better name than Tyge, and Brittany (one of our readers) agrees that he reminds her of Martin Short as well, so Tyge shall be called Mexican Martin for as long as he remains on the show. Michael’s trying to figure out whether Mexican Martin really knows Whistler. Mexican Martin swears that Whistler worked at the Ambassador Hotel in Nice. Michael wants more details, but Mexican Martin wants to know why.

Cut to Michael, Whistler and Mahone planning in a cell. The boys plan on departing Sona and all its glorious amenities at 3:13 p.m. and Michael wants a ladder.

Mahone is concerned about Mexican Martin’s interest in Whistler and worries it might screw up the plan, what with Mexican Martin constantly eyeballing Whistler. Just a shot in the dark here, but maybe Mexican Martin thinks Whistler is hot.

Bellick wants to “roll bones” with Mexican Martin in his cell and Martin jumps to the worst possible conclusion: assuming that Bellick is hitting on him because he’s shirtless. No offence, Martin, but there are at least 3 other guys hotter than you that Bellick could hit on. And that’s the principal cast alone. I’m not even really paying attention to all the extras milling around. Bellick’s affronted that Martin doesn’t want to be his friend, especially after he gave him food and a place to sleep. Martin embarrasses Bellick by turning him down and sends him on his way.

Michael and Linc are plotting at the fence. Michael announces that he’s already taken care of one of the guards and needs Linc’s help with the other. Linc’s all pissed off because Michael is only giving him three hours to locate the guard and slip something into his drink. Seriously, does Lincoln ever stop bitching and just follow Michael’s plan? Honestly, Linc, shut the hell up and do what the guy says. It’s not like YOU are the one breaking out this time.

Michael reveals that the Company thinks the breakout is taking place at 9:00 p.m. tonight and they’re not telling them about the earlier plan so they can survey the transfer site. We learn that Lincoln’s gotten his hands on a gun but tells Michael he can’t get pictures of LJ and Sara. Michael, all glowery and whispery, insists that he wants photos by 2:30 p.m. or the escape’s off. Do you think that Wentworth Miller suffers from throat soreness after all the whispering he does on this show? My best friend is an opera singer and she always warns me that whispering is harder on your vocal cords. If only Wentworth would agree to marry me, then I could warn him of the dangers of the Scofield Whisper.

Susan’s bringing LJ some food. And for extremely weird reason she feels it appropriate to wear only a man’s shirt for their little meeting. She tells LJ about a time she got captured while serving in Mosul. The point of this story is to warn LJ of acting up during the hostage exchange that evening.

Sammy is still pissed off by T-Bag’s inclusion in their little group and Lechero tells Sammy to back off. Lechero warns T-Bag that he’s got to keep up on the spying gig.

Linc rushes back to Sofia and Sucre to tell them of the need to track down the tower guard and take him out.

In Sona, Michael overhears Sammy talking with another of Lechero’s henchmen. Michael manages to grab a knife and escape into another room.

Mahone’s visited by Agent Lang (his old partner from season 2). Lang reveals that Mahone can be transferred to a prison in the US in exchange for Mahone’s testimony against the government regarding the conspiracy. Lang offers Mahone only 8 years of prison, but he turns her down. Mahone’s obviously keener on Michael’s escape plan. You gotta understand the guy’s reasoning: Michael’s got a proven track record of breaking out of prison, while the government doesn’t always keep its word.

Whistler and Michael are stringing together some kind of rope ladder inside a cell. Whistler hands Michael a note for Sofia. The boys are joined by Mahone and Michael reveals that he’s found another cell to get them into no-man’s land. Obviously, in the interest of creating constant conflict on this show, the cell in question is currently being occupied by three of Lechero’s henchmen. Oh yes, I see where this is going. Do you, dear readers?

Mexican Martin, who looks dead, is being carried out into the courtyard. Is this the end of Mexican Martin? I barely knew him! Lechero is pissed that people have abandoned his chicken foot fight club in the interests of more unregulated violence. No one volunteers information, however. Instead, Lechero convenes a meeting with McGrady. Lechero thinks that McGrady might know what happened to Mexican Martin, since he’s always playing basketball around where the body was found. I’m so upset about Mexican Martin’s death. McGrady reveals that he did see someone go into the stairwell where Martin’s body was found and overheard an argument.

Michael confronts Mahone about the possibility that he might have killed Mexican Martin, but Mahone brushes him off. In the meantime, Lechero’s henchmen drag off Whistler, obviously believing that he did away with Martin. Michael looks like he wants to cry. Poor baby, how many times have his carefully-laid plans been frustrated by unforeseen circumstances?

Michael’s very pissed off and accuses Mahone of killing Mexican Martin. He’s determined to find the real killer so he can save Whistler. Mahone couldn’t care less if Whistler’s escaping with them.

Whistler’s protesting his innocence in front of Lechero while T-Bag commits petty thievery by lifting a ring from a table. Whistler wants to know why Lechero is rushing to judge him and tries to talk his way out of the room. Unfortunately, Lechero’s not stupid and insists that Whistler remain.

Bellick’s playing dice all by his lonesome in his cell. Awe, I feel bad for him. He’s like that weird outcast kid who’s got no friends. Michael approaches and accuses Bellick of murder. This episode is like one big game of Clue: “It was Whistler, in the stairwell, with the knife!”. “No, no, it was Bellick in the corridor with the candlestick!”. There’s a movie called Clue that’s based on the board game, and it’s absolutely hilarious. I highly recommend you people check it out. Bellick reveals that he’s just a giant softy, who’s not really capable of murder.

Susan’s giving Lincoln a sedative to help out with the guard and she tells him she knows Sofia is helping him out. She’s also not pleased that Lincoln didn’t tell her himself. Linc asks for a photo of Sara and Susan quickly catches on that Linc has neglected to tell Michael that he and Sara won’t be going on that date….or any date for that matter. You know, ever. She agrees to come up with a photo to help convince Michael.

Sucre and Lincoln are checking out the guards and Sucre tries to identify the one they need to drug. The guards drag off Sucre to help with Mexican Martin’s dead body (*sob*) and Linc’s big plan to give the guard (Hurtado) the drugged coffee backfires. Sofia quickly steps in, unbuttons her blouse, and convinces Hurtado to give her a ride out to Sona. God knows I always unbutton a few buttons when I need to distract men and help facilitate a prison breakout. I did that just last week, as a matter of fact.

Back in Sona, T-Bag is taunting Michael about the imminent death of Whistler. T-Bag offers up Sammy as a scapegoat and tells Michael to plant the ring T-Bag lifted earlier at the scene of the crime. Michael looks conflicted. Seriously, I like to think of myself as a moral person, but if I had a deadline to break out of prison to save the people I love, I think I would be planting that ring. Hrm….I wonder if the Law Society is going to disbar me for admitting that.

My cousin Joe just left a message on my phone. He thinks that Sara might not be dead. Joe’s obviously an idiot. It’s a good thing he just married into the family, instead of being my blood cousin. Otherwise I might feel very embarrassed for being related to him.

Michael’s pondering the morality of his actions while Whistler’s still trying to convince Lechero that he’s innocent.

Hurtado’s flirting with Sofia while Linc trails them in his own car. Hurtado parks the car and offers Sofia “special” visitation rights inside Sona if Sofia will “do him”. Linc grabs his gun and exits his car, seeing Hurtado come on to Sofia. Susan calls with news that she has a photo and Linc tells her to meet him at Sona. Sofia, who is a lot cleverer than she looks (is cleverer a word?) lies to Hurtado that she’s one of Lechero’s girls and he immediately backs off. She also manages to switch the coffee cups when he’s not looking. We also learn that Lechero’s name is really Norman St. John. Meanwhile, Linc stupidly reveals to Susan that they’re drugging the guard now and she realizes that he lied about the escape time.

Michael goes in search of Alex, hoping to solve his moral dilemma. Instead, he finds a knife covered in blood. Michael confronts Mahone with the knife while Mahone denies any involvement, but Michael is determined to show the knife to Lechero.

Susan storms into LJ’s room and lies a tarp down on the ground. LJ quickly catches on that Linc screwed up and starts begging for his life. Susan’s phone rings just in the nick of time and Linc is apologizing profusely. Linc tells Susan the real escape time and she hangs up.

Sullins (Mahone’s old FBI boss) is visiting Mahone. Sullins reveals that he’s bargained Mahone’s sentence down to 4 years in a US prison and tells Mahone he must appear before a special prosecutor.

Michael hands Lechero the bloody knife and names Mahone as the murderer.

Mahone, meanwhile, is swaggering his way out of Sona, with Lechero and Michael watching. Lechero tells one of his henchmen to get Whistler ready. Probably to die.

Michael calls Lechero a “dictator” and begs for Whistler’s life. Lechero stabs one of his henchmen instead and reveals that he picked up a cigar from the barrel with the corn husks earlier, the same cigar that his henchmen took from Sammy earlier in the episode. Obviously Lechero believes his henchman killed Mexican Martin.

Sucre’s at the Sona fence, spraying the body and the fence. Oh, Sucre, I wish you had more face time. I love you so. Susan meets with Linc outside Sona. Linc is upset that she brought him the same picture of Sara as the previous one he gave to Michael, but Susan cares not for his bitching and moaning.

In the Sona courtyard, Lechero’s henchman is strung up in a very “Jesus on the cross” type of pose. Lechero reveals that the soccer game is cancelled (oy, now Michael has no distraction for the escape) and questions Sammy’s loyalty.

At the visiting fence, Linc reveals that The Company has gotten wind of the real escape time. Michael is convinced that Sara and LJ will remain safe as long as The Company needs Whistler. Michael is obviously not aware that Sara is now about a foot and a half shorter. Linc tries to convince Michael that they do not have the upper hand here and Michael wants to see the photos.

Lincoln finally tells Michael the truth about Sara. Lincoln begs him to follow through on the plan in order to save LJ, but Michael just walks away in a daze. Back in Sona, Michael sobs his bleeding heart out. Wow, that’s the most emotion we’ve seen out of Wentworth Miller in the last 2 years. My poor Wentworth.

Michael tells Whistler about Sara’s death and blames Whistler for it. Michael is brandishing the chicken foot and throws down in front of Whistler.

Former Prison Break cast member Lane Garrison was sentenced yesterday to 40 months in prison, stemming from a drunk driving episode last December that resulted in the death of a teenage passenger. Although Garrison’s legal team was pushing for Garrison to be released on probation, the judge handed out his 40-month sentence with no complaints from Garrison’s legal team. They have no plans to appeal the sentence.

On Saturday, December 2, Lane Garrison left a party with two 15-year old passengers and one 17-year old, a student at Beverly Hills High named Vahagn Setian. They passengers had been driving around Beverly Hills, looking to buy alcohol. They eventually did, but soon after Garrison lost control of his SUV and jumped the curb, hitting a tree. Setian was killed in the accident. Garrison was later found to have a blood alcohol level of .20, almost three times the legal limit. He also tested positive for cocaine.

Garrison could have been sentenced to over six years in prison, but Judge Elden Fox didn’t think that was unnecessary. Addressing the court, Fox told Garrison, “I think you are ultimately a decent human being who made a very bad mistake…[and] that crime resulted in the devastation to at least three different families.”

Garrison may actually only serve around 20 months in prison. He will get credit for 90 days which he’s already spent in behind bars, and will likely get a few months knocked off for good behavior. This was obviously a tragic situation, and one that deserves justice, so it’s nice to see a Hollywood actor actually spend some significant time in jail. Interpreting the words of Garrison’s lawyers, it seemed that they did not want to fight the charges or the sentence and that Garrison was truly and deeply remorseful and wanted to serve his time with dignity.

-Oscar Dahl, BuddyTV Senior Writer
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Episode 305 “Interference”
Airdate: 10/22/2007
Linc visits Michael; the escape deadline is tomorrow. Linc needs to arrange a getaway vehicle for 3pm – the only way to avoid the military jeeps is to be able to see them, so they need to escape in broad daylight.

A new inmate, Andrew Tyge, sees Michael and Whistler talking. He recognizes one of them. Michael asks McGrady for a watch and binoculars. Michael outlines his escape plan to Whistler; but first, he needs to get to know the guards better to find out their weaknesses. Whistler’s cell overlooks the other guard’s tower; Michael asks him to observe him all day, and gives him one half of the binoculars.

An impatient Susan is looking at a blueprint of a large building and labeling it with numbered post-its – steps in a plan?

Sucre is approached by Lechero’s cousin, Augusto – he had an arrangement with the previous gravedigger to smuggle things into Sona. He’ll give Sucre $5000 to do this just once. Sucre agrees.

Whistler finds that there’s a time of day when there’s a blind spot for the guard for six minutes. Michael has found that the other guard occasionally adjusts his TV when there’s interference – and he can build a transmitter to help jam his signal. Tyge is spying; Michael almost catches him, but not quite. However, Mahone has seen Tyge, and tells him to mind his own business.

Lincoln and Sofia try to take an off-road, but it’s a private government road and they’re stopped and bullied by the police, though Sofia talks them out of any trouble. The officer says he’ll remember Linc, though.

After having sex with Lechero, Sister Mary Francis says that Augusto won’t pay for her any more. Lechero won’t pay either – he won’t pay for sex. She’s desperate and broke, but Lechero’s offended.

As T-Bag continues to provide Mahone with drugs, Sammy picks up the package that Sucre has smuggled in. Michael steals the microwave of a particularly tough inmate. He uses it to finish his jamming device. It works – but the guard suddenly takes aim at Michael’s cell and sprays the window with bullets. An alarm blares. Colonel Escamilla and his men enter the prison – a guard reported seeing a rifle scope, and he’s not leaving until he finds the rifle. Sister Mary Francis can’t be found by the soldiers; T-Bag hides her and promises to keep her safe. He seems to have a genuine affection for her.

Susan gets a call from General Pad Man, who is behind her kidnapping and blackmail attempts – and calls her Gretchen. She’s freelance, but he’ll hold her accountable if their plan goes wrong.

The monoscope is found in Michael’s cell. The guard, Hurtado, demands to know why Michael was watching him. Whistler steps up and says the scope is actually his, and he wasn’t watching the guard, he was watching birds. He shows the bird book as proof that he’s a birdwatcher. The General is mollified.

Lechero returns to his cell – to find that Mary tried to steal $30 from his unguarded cashbox. T-Bag steps up and claims he gave the money to her and planned to replace it by the end of the day. Lechero is angry, and roughs T-Bag up, but Mary is out of trouble for now.

Linc buys some supplies at a dive shop, and then goes with Sofia to the beach, not far from the prison gates, where he buries four small scuba tanks. A getaway for himself, Michael, Sofia and Whistler. International waters are 12 miles off the coast. Linc and Sofia start to trust each other.

Augusto pays Sucre for his delivery – and asks him to make another. Sucre resists, but ultimately gives in.

Michael is locked out of his cell, all his belongings inside; his plans are ruined. But Mahone has noticed something else from his own cell – Hurtado has a coffee fix. They and Whistler run into Tyge – who is sure he knows Whistler. He calls him McFadden and says he was in Nice, in 1997, with the Ambassador. Whistler insists Tyge’s insane, he’s just a fisherman. Neither Michael nor Mahone believe him. But Mahone doesn’t care – he just wants to get out.

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As you know there was no PB last night because of the baseball game. But stay tuned next week for the Interference episode. It is sure to be a good one.

EPISODE 304: Good Fences
Airdate: 10/08/2007

As Michael starts to hatch an escape scheme, Whistler warns him that if he doesn’t give up the book, he’ll tell the Company that Linc has it. Michael is unfazed. He asks to borrow McGrady’s cross necklace, but McGrady demands to know why.

Linc, still freaked by the bloody box, visits Michael, who asks Linc to make friends with the prison gravedigger. We see in flashback what was in the box: Sara’s severed head.

Michael cuts the power in the prison, then visits a trembling Mahone, going through withdrawal, to enlist him in his escape plan. He asks for a black felt tip pen. Bellick’s watching. Mahone begins to hallucinate that Haywire is there, warning him against trusting Michael.

A man tries to escape; Lechero catches him and cuts his Achilles tendons in front of the other prisoners. Meanwhile, Sofia visits Whistler and insists on helping. Whistler asks her to dig into the Scofield brothers’ pasts. And Linc meets with Susan, who demands Linc give her the real book.
When Sucre refuses to help, Linc enlists Sofia as a translator so he can make friends with the prison gravedigger. The gravedigger recognizes Sofia from the prison gates. Okay, they’re going to have to try honesty.

Lechero, knowing Michael is an engineer, goes to him to see if he can help get the electricity back on. If Lechero’s cell phone dies, he can’t get any food into Sona and they’ll all die. Michael says the electricity can only be repaired from No Man’s Land, the area between the inner and outer gates of the prison, where any escaping prisoner is shot dead by tower guards. If he’s going to trust that Lechero can protect him from the guards, he’ll do it – but only in exchange for a specific corner cell – the first to get sunlight in the morning, he says. Bellick horns in, offering to help dig, and letting Michael know he overheard his conversations with Mahone. On the dig, Michael won’t include Bellick in his plans. So Bellick goes to Lechero and tells him Michael’s planning an escape, and that he saw Michael bury something in a junction box in No Man’s Land. Lechero goes to Michael and demands to see what he buried. It’s duct tape – to fix the frayed wires, says Michael. Time to turn the power back on; Lechero insists on coming along with Michael. They arrive in the main power room. There is a fusebox, where Michael has jammed McGrady’s cross – this is what’s really been keeping the electricity off. The main power switch won’t work while the cross is there, and Michael can’t get the cross without Lechero seeing. So Lechero picks a fight with Sammy, during which he is able to surreptitiously remove the cross. The power comes back on. Lechero, though suspicious, is satisfied for now.

T-Bag kills Nieves, Lechero’s man for smuggling drugs and money into the prison, and makes it look like an overdose. Lechero already suspected Nieves of thievery; this just confirms it. T-Bag takes Nieves’ place in Lechero’s organization.

Linc arranges to meet Susan and get $15,000 from her. Sofia insists on coming along; Linc refuses to let her. And he tells Sucre to get lost already if he’s just gonna run off.

Mahone brings Michael a felt tip pen. Whistler doesn’t understand why Michael repaired the electricity – now the electric fence, which hadn’t been working in the first place – is back online. Michael says they’ll escape by making the fence as deadly as possible.

Susan and Linc meet with the gravedigger; the money is to bribe him. He asks for more money; Susan shoots him dead.

The hallucinatory Haywire begins to urge Mahone to kill Michael. T-Bag brings Mahone some drugs, and he takes them to steady his shakes. He visits Michael in his new cell – which overlooks the electric fence – bringing him the black felt tip pen, which he’d left behind in his old cell. Now why would Michael do that? Full of new confidence and self-control, Mahone says he’ll kill Michael if he’s not included in the escape attempt.

Linc, still hiding that Sara’s dead, tells Michael that the gravedigger’s been killed – but Sucre is now the gravedigger. He couldn’t abandon his friends after all.

Susan sends the bird book back to Whistler, who then visits Michael to find out the details of the escape plan. They watch Sucre bury Nieves. Every body is sprayed with Kesslivol, a chemical that kills the odor of decomposition. And when heated to a certain degree – as it can be by, say, Sucre surreptitiously spraying it on an electric fence – it can corrode steel.

On last week’s season 3 premiere of Prison Break, viewers were treated to several new facesm including Robert Wisdom who plays the menacing Sona kingpin Lechero. The Panamanian prison is ruled by the inmates, and Lechero is the de facto leader, the man who tries to keep a group of the worst felons in line.

BuddyTV got the chance to speak with Robert Wisdom at this weekend FOX press junket in Los Angeles, and unlike his character on the show, he could not be any nicer. As an added bonus, members of the press who woke up early enough for breakfast were treated to seeing Wisdom talking on the phone while, right next to him, a TV showed the Prison Break season premiere. Side-by-side, it’s stunning how different the man is from the character.

-Robert Wisdom discussed how he was cast on Prison Break this year, and his feeling that we would get the role because he had a strong understanding of the character.

-Lechero is based on or inspired by a number of historically ruthless dictators, such as the Shah or Iran, Idi Amin and Benito Mussolini. In other words, Lechero is not someone to be taken lightly.

-Having previously played a death row inmate on Boomtown and a member of the Baltimore police department on HBO’s The Wire, Wisdom talked about the different ways in which he approaches characters on either side of the law, and how he always tries to find the center.

-Wisdom respects the other actors on Prison Break, and is impressed how seriously they all take their jobs. Also, though he didn’t watch it originally, when he was hired he got the first two seasons on DVD and sped through them and got hooked right away by the cat and mouse aspect of the first season and the expanded conspiracy of the second.

-In his free time, he is very passionate about music and plays several instruments.

-Wisdom confirmed that, in the fifth and final season of HBO’s The Wire, premiering in January 2008, is character, Bunny Colvin will return, and Wisdom assured fans that this season will be “extraordinary.”

-Interview conducted by John Kubicek

Dont forget to watch PB tonight all. 8:00pm EST on Fox. I really hope this show picks up soon. I know I have said this before and I am a HUGE fan of PB but this season is just plain ole boring. I think alot of it has to do with the Panama Prison. I realize prison is not meant to be glamorous but nonetheless it needs something. Tonight sounds like a good episode though so we will wait and see. Stay tuned for tomorrow for anything you missed.

Okay does anyone else agree with me that PB is just not what it was the first 2 seasons? Season 1 and even Season 2 was exciting and I couldnt wait until the next week to see what would happen. But I just dont get that feeling this season. I realize we are only into the 2nd episode but it seems a bit boring to me. I think there is too many characters that we have to keep track of. I also think this whole Panama prison is a dull setting. I may be the only one thinking this my I am entitled to my opinion. It wouldnt be the first time I was wrong…lol. I know that Sara is not coming back so I am not sure what will happen to her storyline. I think the Sara and Michael storyline was awesome. So who else agrees with me? Even if you dont agree with me, tell me your opinion.

Bellick’s all pissed off that Michael didn’t save him a space in line. You know, because they were such good friends the last two seasons (*sigh* must be nice, must be nice). Then the following conversation happens: McGrady: “You ever have sex with blond cheerleader?” Michael: “Yeah, sure”. McGrady: “You’re the man, bro!” Seriously, what is it with men and cheerleaders? Michael asks how long the water’s been out and it’s obvious the guys are standing in line to get purified water. We learn the water’s been distributed like this since the riots.

Michael, who’s learned absolutely nothing from his Fox River experience about not involving random prisoners in his escape plan, asks McGrady about James Whistler. We learn he killed the Mayor’s son in a bar fight and he’s a wanted man in Sona and has vanished, possibly escaped. Michael looks intrigued. Michael smart. There, something nice.

One of Luchero’s flunkies tries to start something with a fellow prisoner, but Luchero breaks it up. Before he does, the water barrel gets overturned. The prisoners are not pleased, but Luchero promises more water. This is all oddly reminiscent of when Michael started a riot back in Season 1 by messing with the air conditioning.

Bellick approaches Michael, asking for water. I have to say, there are few actors who could still keep their dignity and bravado intact while wearing nothing but their underwear like Wade Williams does. Something nice again. Michael tells Bellick he’ll trade water for information and asks Bellick about the Whistler note he put in Michael’s pocket. Bellick reveals how he met Whistler and his location: the sewers.

Michael walks into the sewers with trepidation. He starts whispering for Whistler, which I guess is his normal tone of voice. Whistler finally responds and tells Michael that if he goes above ground where the other inmates are, he’ll be killed. Whistler has a sexy accent. Nice thing again.

Whistler asks Michael why people want him out of Sona, why they sent Michael. Michael doesn’t believe Whistler is innocent and I don’t blame him, but I’m confused as to why the Company wants Whistler. According to the most recent poll on our site, 37% of you think he’s one of them, 24% think the Company wants to kill him, and 38% have no freaking idea what this guy’s story is. I’m with you 38%.

Lincoln is meeting with Susan in a restaurant/lounge. She immediately tells him to not bother threatening her and instructs that they are to meet every day. She’s a very demanding, but thorough, criminal mastermind. If the Company had hired more people like her in Seasons 1 and 2 I suspect they would have accomplished more of their goals. Lincoln asks why he and Michael were chosen to break out Whistler. Whistler is a political target because of his crime and getting him out by bribes and official channels are not possible. Lincoln lays down a threat: if LJ and Sara are hurt, he’s going to come after Susan’s family. You better watch out, Susan. I’ve seen the damage Lincoln and his pecs can do.

The appearance of Sucre! He’s one of my favourite characters. He’s also buying a gun.

Some of the men are in the Sona courtyard, calling out Luchero for not providing them with water. Bellick is begging for rice inside the prison and gets turned away. He asks Michael why he’s interested in Whistler and Michael replies “no reason”. Bellick asks Michael why he’s whispering. Oh, Bellick, the more appropriate question is “why isn’t Michael whispering” because you know something’s wrong if that happens. Also, the answer to your question is either: (1) Michael has a heretofore unmentioned vocal cord problem, or (2) he thinks whispering is sexier. Michael tells Bellick to shut up about Whistler and that he’s his only friend, so he better do what he says. Bellick and Michael, friends? When the hell did that happen?

McGrady is talking to Mahone, saying that the Mayor has promised that anyone who kills Whistler will go free.

Sucre is visiting Bellick, who’s begging for Sucre to get him out of Sona. Sucre threatens Bellick with the gun he bought earlier. Bellick, who finally realizes that he needs to stop acting like a complete ass, admits that he never kidnapped Maricruz, he merely chased her and Sucre’s aunt out of the house back in Mexico. Sucre, brain trust that he is, believed him. Oh, Sucre, I’m sorry. I love you. I’ll be nicer. Bellick asks Sucre to help him and to call his mother back in the US. Sucre walks away in disgust

Now Mahone’s playing in the sewers, looking for Whistler. Mahone looks like he’s come to the conclusion that he won’t kill Whistler to get out of Sona when he hears Whistler coughing.

Now Lincoln’s visiting Michael, asking if he found Whistler. Lincoln’s rushing Michael, telling him to “keep moving, keep moving”. Holy cow, Lincoln! Cut the guy some freaking slack! He had months to plan your damn escape! Lincoln hands over Michael some money, which I find highly ironic considering Lincoln used to be the deadbeat and Michael used to be the wealthy engineer. Michael tells Lincoln that no one’s ever broken out of Sona before, and certainly never in a week. I agree with the week part, but I don’t think anyone every broke out of Fox River before and Michael figured that one out. Come on, Michael, use your sexy brain! Lincoln tells Michael he’d trade places with him in a second and a perfect little tear, similar to Lincoln’s in the last episode, falls from my eye. Oh, Lincoln, you’re such a good brother. See? Another nice thing.

Back in the sewers, Mahone’s searching for Whistler, who’s cowering behind a wall. Mahone promises to take Whistler somewhere safe but Whistler tells him to bugger off. Mahone jams a pipe through the wall Whistler’s hiding behind, perhaps shattering his helpful image.

Lincoln and Sucre meet up on the street. Lincoln tells Sucre about Michael but Sucre, who’s too excited to go to Maricruz (who’s back in Chicago), just wants to bail. Sucre, for shame! Michael broke you out of prison and saved your life in the river! As Sucre’s bus drives away, Linc notices “Banco de Versailles” on the back and pulls out Whistler’s note, the one Michael must have given him.

Sofia, Whistler’s girlfriend, also has the note figured out and is directing a taxi to Banco de Versailles.

Back in Sona, Luchero is yelling at his flunky who overturned the water barrel earlier. Luchero instructs T-Bag to hand out some water he has in a jug. The men are still calling out Luchero in the courtyard. Bellick asks T-Bag to introduce him to Luchero, saying he’s got information. Oh, Bellick, you’re going to sell out Michael, huh? Hang your head, man. Hang it in shame!

Back in the sewers, Mahone’s successfully breaking down the wall between himself and Whistler.

T-Bag brings Bellick before Luchero. Bellick tells Luchero that Whistler might be hiding in the sewers. We’re back at the courtyard and we learn that McGrady’s been in Sona since he was 14. How sad. Michael sees Bellick’s newfound clothed and fed status and realizes that he gave up Whistler. I don’t think Michael is Bellick’s friend anymore.

Mahone is dragging Whistler through the sewer and confronts the posse that’s come for Whistler, when Michael also appears. He looks dangerous and murderous, which is a good look for him. Mahone holds off the posse with his big pipe and Michael is the only one with the balls to approach. Michael promises to testify for Mahone if he lets Whistler live when Whistler manages to run away.

Michael approaches Luchero, offering to help him if he takes the bounty off of Whistler. Luchero’s not about to trust the new pretty boy in town and asks T-Bag if Michael is trustworthy. Oh, please! T-Bag says that Michael is a snake. Let me sit here and ponder the hypocrisy of that statement for a moment. Michael goes back to the courtyard and asks McGrady to get him some moonshine or other booze. McGrady points out that the impending riot is not a good time to get wasted, but I disagree. I always drink during riots. Makes them more fun.

Sofia’s at the bank and identifies herself as Whistler�s girlfriend. We learn she’s a signatory on his account. Lincoln hears “Whistler” and starts watching her. Sucre is sitting on a bench at a bus stop when he’s approached by some cops who think he’s up to no good. Sucre then has a moral dilemma: go back to Maricruz or remain in Panama. Well, he doesn’t get on the bus.

Whistler’s being chased by Mahone through the sewers. Mahone, who’s obviously sick and tired of chasing after people, corners Whistler and tells him to come up with him.

McGrady delivers the booze to Michael, who then asks for plastic bags. Michael starts soaking some cotton strips in the alcohol.

Back at the bank, Sofia removes whatever was in Whistler’s safe deposit box. Lincoln follows her out. He approaches Sofia and identifies her as Whistler’s girl and then takes her bag. Wow, that was way too easy. Lincoln finds a little bird guide book and asks why Whistler wants it, but Sofia doesn’t know. The two of them get into a shouting match that goes something like this: Sofia: “Why won’t you people leave him alone?!” Lincoln: “My brother and I would love to be sitting on the beach, me tanning my pecs, Michael tanning his full-torso tattoo, instead of breaking your boy-toy out of jail!” Sofia doesn’t know about the breaking-Whistler-out-of-jail plan. We see Elliot Pike watching the two of them.

Back in his cell, Michael is pouring the booze into plastic bags. McGrady is worried about playing nice with Michael, since he has so many enemies and he’s only been in Sona for a day. Michael takes his bag into the courtyard.

Mahone’s back to dragging Whistler through the sewers and again manages to hold off the posse with just a pipe. Michael is back in the sewers, feeling across a pipe near the ceiling.

Luchero gets a call from a guard on the outside and asks for water. The guard points out that Luchero has no leverage, with no guards being present in Sona anymore, and promises water in two days.

Michael, who’s obviously figured out how to fix the water situation in 20 minutes when the rest of Sona couldn’t figure it out over the past two years, is dropping the bag of alcohol down some sort of shaft. We see it’s been attached to a length of cloth. He lights the alcohol-soaked cloth on fire. Mahone manages to drag Whistler up to the courtyard, swinging his pipe.

Luchero comes down and another man challenges his supremacy. Meanwhile, an explosion is heard under the ground of the courtyard and water comes flooding out of a pipe. The men start cheering and Michael reappears. Mahone asks what’s to be done about Whistler and Luchero, clearly realizing what Michael’s done, agrees to take the bounty off Whistler’s head.

Seriously, someone explain to me what the hell Michael did and how he got the water back. Were the pipes blocked? Did his explosion loosen the blockage?

Sucre is calling Maricruz. He tells her that he’s not coming back to make sure she and the baby remain safe. Maricruz looks like she’s not happy with becoming a single, unwed mother. They exchange “I love yous” and call each other “baby” about 157 times in their conversation.

Lincoln is back at his pretty decent hotel and finds Susan in his room. Susan knows that Lincoln met up with Whistler’s girlfriend and tells him to stay away from her. She threatens Linc and demands to know what he took from Sofia. He says “a bird guide” and hands it over. She takes it and leaves. Oh-ho! Clever Lincoln. We see he tossed Susan an extra identical copy of the guide that he had obviously bought. He starts looking through the one he procured from Sofia. Maybe Michael’s not the only brains in the family after all.

The man who was trying to ring-lead the rebellion against Luchero is now crying at his feet. Luchero and his buddies drown the guy in a bucket of water. If I were a dictator like Luchero, I would have drowned the guy outside in the courtyard, as a lesson to all the other would-be rebels. I also think the path to world domination begins by taking over Kazakhstan. I studied political science, you know. That makes me s-m-r-t (er, I mean s-m-a-r-t). Damnit, I shouldn’t have revealed my Kazakhstan plan.

Whistler’s thanking Michael for saving his life and wants to know about the escape plan. Michael, unfortunately, has no idea. But since he came up with the water plan in about 20 minutes, I say he needs about 4 or 5 hours to come up with an escape plan. Or possibly 3/4 of the season. Whichever the writers prefer.

So, was I nice enough? Is Wentworth on his way to my apartment now? Maybe I should MapQuest him some directions….

Written by: Clarissa
clarissa@prisonbreakmanhunt.com