Episode Report Card Sobell: C | 1 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Agent Kim -- dead! Also, many other conspiracy stooges!
By Sobell | Season 2 | Episode 22 | Aired on 04.01.2007
We cut to Michael sailing on his beautiful boat. A shot of clouds whirring by reminds us that time is elapsing. Then Michael's docked the Christina Rose. He lifts out a big backpack (one presumes it's filled with money), checks his watch, deposits the bag in some underbrush, then heads in to meet Mahone.
When he comes in, Mahone offsets the hostility of keeping a gun on him with the compliment, "Michael, that's a beautiful boat." Michael drawls, "Just promise me you'll change the name when you take it. I don't think my mother would have approved of you." Linc demands that Mahone uncuff him. Mahone doesn't think so. Michael asks wearily, "Is this the part where you go back on your word?" Mahone pats him down and replies blithely, "No -- as of now, they want you alive." Michael wants to know why. Mahone replies, "That's a good question. Figure it out someday on your own time." I love how he's totally short with both brothers. Anyway, Mahone wants the money, and Michael is all, "Not until you uncuff my brother." The two Mind Mates haggle over the money and the uncuffing, and this discussion is finally cut short by Mahone's phone ringing. Oh, this just gets better: it's Agent Kim. Mahone gives him directions.
Then Mahone calls the local police -- "Miraflores Docks. There's been a murder. A well-dressed Asian man has just been shot by two Americans." Michael watches this with a What NOW? look, and when Mahone hangs up, he says, "So you kill him and frame us. Why?" Mahone puts on his jacket and says testily, "So everyone will leave me alone. 'Cause that's all I want. That and the money." Michael replies, "That's not going to happen, Alex. Let him go." Mahone says, "Give me the money." "No," Michael replies. Mahone says again, "Give me the money." Again, Michael says petulantly, "No." Mahone raises his gun and shouts, "Give me the money!" Michael elects to give Fox money instead.
That's right -- we go to commercials. If Fox wants to dispel the impression that Drive is merely the humorless version of The Cannonball Run, it needs to not run promos where the characters are all talking about "a secret, illegal road race" with prizes. Because now, I'm sort of expecting Jamie Farr to show up, bellowing, "Wing tips? Buy yourself a decent clothing store!"
Then we come back and Mahone is still glaring bullets at Michael. This beats discharging the actual bullets he's got in his gun, but not by much. Agent Kim comes in, coyly remarking, "I am dumbfounded." Mahone snaps, "Don't be shy -- they're all yours." Kim replies, "You'd said you'd have them right where we want them. This isn't right where we want them." Oh, those One World Conspiracy stooges -- always getting folks on the technicalities. Mahone tells Kim this is as far as it goes. In the time it takes me to type, "Mahone turns around and points the gun at Agent Kim," Mahone has done exactly that, and Kim has sussed out that Mahone meant to kill him. However, Agent Kim didn't get to where he is by assuming that his flunkies are loyal. (Nor did he get there through fieldwork, but that's another story.) So his goons descend. Linc manages to free himself from his sewer pipe. Mayhem ensues: Linc and Michael run in one direction, Mahone's shooting all over the damn place, people whose names are nowhere near the credits are dropping like flies.