Episode Report Card Sobell: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Bad Boys Eventually Get Quiet Time
By Sobell | Season 4 | Episode 11 | Aired on 11.17.2008
Zoom! We're there already. Linc parks the SUV at GATE and begins unloading the car. In the shotgun seat, Sucre crosses himself and begins praying. In the back seat, Dr. Sara pulls out a syringe, loads it, and sighs, "If I still had a medical license, I'd lose it over this." She explains that she's shooting Michael up with something usually given to epileptics. "IT will suppress the rapid firing of neurons for the next three hours, making it unlikely that you'll have a seizure in that time." However, he can't take on any added mental or physical stress. I'm not sure that's even possible for any of the members of Team Scylla at this point. Dr. Sara's got that envelope again, and she tells Michael, "As soon as this is over, I'm taking you to the hospital." She hops out of the car; Michael watches her go with an opaque look. Uh-oh. That looks often means he's planning something that nobody else can guess -- or stop before it's too late. Then Michael leans forward and checks on how his hetero life-mate Sucre's doing. Without looking up from his prayers, Sucre nods. Michael reassures him, "This is going to go exactly as planned, I promise," and Sucre continues his campaign for Season Four MVP by very softly and matter-of-factly saying, "I'm not praying for me." Awwww!
And then, we have a little scene where Lisa comes in and the considerably-less-giddy General Von Baldy tells her, "You were right. If it weren't for you, [card #6] would be in the wind." Instead of doing the "Ha ha, I was right!" dance, Lisa looks irritated and dismayed. Then she inquires as to Gretchen's current plane of existence. General Von Baldy hedges, "Let's just say she won't bother either of us any more." However, he's now really hot to move Scylla. Lisa can do that. She's also expected to summon all the other cardholders for a meeting.
And now, Team Scylla barrels into T-Bag's office, completely oblivious to his pleas about how card #6 is now part of their to-do list, right? I mention this scene only because it's so funny how these guys just never learn from each other. You ignore T-Bag at your own peril.
Dr. Sara is now sitting down outside GATE. We see her open her Bag of Holding (that woman does love her Prius-sized hobo bags) and slip the envelope Michael had into said bag; it nestles up right next to the gun she's also carrying. Dr. Sara then kicks back to wait. I hope she can reach back into that bag and find a magazine or something.
The guys have wound their way back to the wall, and soon, it'll be quiet time. So Michael speaks now: "This is it. Before we go in, does anyone have any questions about what they're supposed to do?" Nope. Michael then warns everyone that the hole Sucre drilled that morning can act as an excellent conductor of sound, so everyone needs to be vewwy, vewwy qwiet. "From this point on, we need absolute silence," he stresses. Nobody says a word in response. Michael then extends his hand and wishes Mahone good luck. They shake. Holy cats! The series could end tomorrow -- we've just witnessed the termination of one of the greater antagonistic arcs on Prison Break. Michael then hugs his hetero lifemate Sucre, and finally, he and Linc have a long and emotional hug. Michael seems to be fine until Linc pats him on the back paternally, and then, he's fighting back tears. But that soon passes, and the guys head into the quiet antechamber, prepared to pull off their biggest caper yet.