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Prison Break

EP. TITLE AIR/PUB'L GRADE AUTHOR
3-13

Where The Wild Things Are

The Art of the Deal - They're everywhere: inside Sona, on the outskirts of Sona, and tangling with Susan B.

2008.02.17
2008.02.23
B+

Sobell

3-12

Somewhere In The Darkness

Hell Or High Water - The inmates pull off an escape -- well, some of them do, anyway. This is even more remarkable when you consider that it requires a boat and the pilot (Sucre) is stuck at work.

2008.02.10
2008.02.17
B+

Sobell

3-11

Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Under And Out - A little rain accelerates Michael's escape plans, and a little pain whets both Lincoln and Whistler's motivations.

2008.02.03
2008.02.10
B-

Sobell

3-10

Out Of The Dust

Dirt Nap - ...comes a solution to T-Bag's problems, a new milestone in Michael's moral development and the indication that we're about to shift into Act II for the season. Or perhaps Act III.

2008.01.20
2008.01.26
C+

Sobell

3-9

A Girl Named Disaster

Boxed In - Or named Susan B. Anthony. Or possibly Gretchen. Or, after this hour, The Little Mermaid, since she's soaking wet from her waterboarding. Also, Michael is soaking wet from being put in a redneck sauna.

2008.01.13
2008.01.20
C+

Sobell

3-8

The Fool Of The World And The Flying Ship

Bang & Burn - A lot of folks are in contention for the first title, but only two are in the running for the second object -- Whistler, and one very angry Michael Scofield.

2007.11.11
2007.11.19
B

Sobell

3-7

The Whipping Boy

Vamonos - Michael takes out some of his grief on Whistler; Linc takes out some of his issues with Susan B....out on her.

2007.11.04
2007.11.11
C+

Sobell

3-6

The Higher Power Of Lucky

Photo Finish - That is who Mahone needs to be praying to, as he's got a get-out-of-Sona card. Also, it wouldn't hurt the nearly-killed Whistler to start paying homage as well.

2007.11.04
2007.11.10
C

Sobell

3-5

Up A Road Slowly

Interference - Linc and Sofia look for places to park the getaway car; Michael looks for ways to make sure there's need for a getaway car.

2007.10.21
2007.10.28
C

Sobell

3-4

Sarah, Plain And Tall

Good Fences - Or, as pertains to this show, considerably shorter by a head and dead. Meanwhile, Scofield begins some of that crafty scheming we all know and love.

2007.10.07
2007.10.14
C

Sobell

3-3

Teddy And His Telephone

Call Waiting - Michael twists T-bag's remaining arm and gets a half hour on Lechero's mobile phone out of the deal. Linc tries to free his loved ones and earns Susan B. Anthony's wrath.

2007.09.30
2007.10.06
B-

Sobell

3-2

…And Now Miguel

Fire/Water - Scofield and his mad engineering skillz prove useful -- and remind Mahone, T-Bag, and Bellick that being homicidally inclined is useful only 90 percent of the time.

2007.09.23
2007.09.30
B-

Sobell

3-1

Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Orientación - Mahone has to go through withdrawal and killing yet another person as he saves a surly Scofield from certain death. Also, the One World Conspiracy finagles a way to justify Michael's second trip to prison.

2007.09.16
2007.09.23
B

Sobell

2-22

Agent Kim -- dead! Also, many other conspiracy stooges!

Sona - Yup -- Agent Kim is now working for the Conspiracy Invisible. Meanwhile, we have a maybe-death (Sucre's) and a death I have not yet begun to come to grips with (Kellerman's). Also, Michael ends up back behind bars. Enjoy your summers, everyone!

2007.04.01
2007.04.07
C-

Sobell

2-21

Yet ANOTHER hooker -- dead!

Fin Del Camino - T-Bag may or may not have killed her -- but he is responsible for leading Michael directly into a trap set by the One World Conspiracy.

2007.03.25
2007.04.01
B+

Sobell

2-20

Some poor Mexican hooker -- dead!

Panama - Three guesses as to which unidextrous nut job killed her and the first two don't count. Meanwhile, the Fibbies miss catching Michael, but they get a small measure of satisfaction out of bagging his girlfriend.

2007.03.18
2007.03.25
B-

Sobell

2-19

Madame Evil's administration -- dead!

Sweet Caroline - Our Conspiracist-In-Chief steps down after she's put between a rock and a hard place, also known as "Both Michael and Agent Kim threaten to disclose all the nasty little secrets she'd prefer to keep quiet." Meanwhile, Mahone messes with Dr. Sara's head.

2007.03.04
2007.03.10
B-

Sobell

2-18

Another innocent civilian -- dead!

Wash - T-Bag kills his doppelganger, assumes his identity, and begins the long trek from 'Bama to Bangkok. Meanwhile, Michael & co. try to determine if the recording they have will exonerate Lincoln.

2007.02.25
2007.03.03
C+

Sobell

2-17

Niedermeyer -- dead!

Bad Blood - You realize I've been building up to this all year, right? Anyway, Pope reunites with the people who lost him his job, Sucre reunites with Maricruz, T-Bag reunites with the Alabama soil, and C-Note reunites with the penal system.

2007.02.18
2007.02.24
B

Sobell

2-16

Haywire -- dead!

Chicago - Mahone takes down another member of Team Escarpara (or maybe he merely does nothing to prevent another Team Escarpara member from going down) while Michael and Sara reunite.

2007.02.04
2007.02.10
B

Sobell

2-15

Sasha's dad -- dead!

The Message - Team Escarpara adds another body to the count. Meanwhile, Michael and Linc hold the airwaves hostage and Madame President Evil reaches out to her ex.

2007.01.28
2007.02.03
C+

Sobell

2-14

Agent Von Blondie -- dead!

John Doe - Mahone decides that it is okay to shoot the messenger. And in other plotlines, T-Bag makes himself a family, and the boys team up with Kellerman to kidnap Steadman.

2007.01.21
2007.01.27
C+

Sobell

2-13

Denise -- dead!

The Killing Box - Who is Denise and why should you care? Well, she's one of the two people T-Bag offs on his way to Susan's this week. Also, Michael and Linc do a lot of not-escaping right up to the end of the episode.

2006.11.26
2006.12.02
C+

Sobell

2-12

Aldo Burrows -- dead!

Disconnect - Michael and Aldo's reunion is acrimonious and awkward, so Aldo spares them all further social embarrassment by getting shot clean through the liver. Also, Bellick's on the hook for Roy's murder, and Kellerman gets an unnecessarily harsh job review from Agent Kim.

2006.11.19
2006.11.25
C

Sobell

2-11

Geary -- dead!

Bolshoi Booze - The unkillable T-Bag racks up another entry in the season two body count. Sucre saves Michael from an appearance as a recap headline, and Kellerman moves closer to making next week's blurb headline read "Dr. Sara -- dead!"

2006.11.12
2006.11.18
B

Sobell

2-10

The Bozo Fetts' beautiful friendship -- dead!

Rendezvous - Once they slap eyes on their ill-gotten millions, the Geary/Bellick partnership goes out like a light. Meanwhile, Michael and Sara have an awkward reunion, as do Lincoln and his dad.

2006.11.05
2006.11.11
B-

Sobell

2-9

Oscar Shales -- definitely dead!

Unearthed - Michael manages to intuit in mere minutes what an entire FBI hasn't been able to figure out in years. Also, the only Team Escarpara member who doesn't have his plans go horribly awry is C-Note.

2006.10.29
2006.11.04
C+

Sobell

2-8

An innocent civilian -- dead!

Dead Fall - Dr. Sara continues to prove she's the anti-Veronica, Michael and Sucre compete in the escapee triathlon (running, biking, getting stuck underwater) and Linc engineers a fed-free reunion with L.J.

2006.10.22
2006.10.28
B

Sobell

2-7

Tweener -- dead, yo!

Buried - The little screw-up gets killed by Mahone following a near-solid hour of unexpected moral fortitude. Meanwhile, Dr. Sara gets sucked deeper into conspiracy when the One World Order offs her dad.

2006.10.01
2006.10.07
B+

Sobell

2-6

Tweener's chance for a new life -- dead!

Subdivision - The little screw-up gets apprehended by Mahone following a near-solid hour of screw-ups. Meanwhile, the rest of Team Escarpara inadvertently stumbles into an episode of The Red Shoe Diaries.

2006.09.24
2006.09.30
B-

Sobell

2-5

Road trip romance -- dead!

Map 1213 - Tweener, T-Bag, and the brothers all meet up in Tooele. Sucre finds out that Maricruz is not worthy of his perfervid devotion. C-Note takes up some extra time.

2006.09.17
2006.09.23
C+

Sobell

2-4

Abruzzi -- dead!

First Down - Abruzzi meets Mahone -- and his maker -- in a motel parking lot. Michael learns that the woman you married as part of your prison escape plan isn't always the most trustworthy of souls.

2006.09.10
2006.09.16
C+

Mr. Sobell

2-3

Michael and Lincoln -- not dead!

Scan - Although they've now set up a car accident to make Mahone believe otherwise. Also, the writers push roughly four other plotlines into motion.

2006.09.03
2006.09.09
C+

Sobell

2-2

Dr. Gudat -- dead!

Otis - The man performs a medical miracle by reattaching T-Bag's hand, and the ungrateful patient offs him for his trouble. Also, Michael fails in his second prison breakout attempt.

2006.08.27
2006.09.02
B-

Sobell

2-1

Veronica -- dead!

Manhunt - The season's first significant fatality is the overmatched girl sleuth. Fortunately, Team Escarpara seems to be doing better.

2006.08.20
2006.08.26
B+

Sobell

1-22

He's handy in a tight spot

Flight - Although nobody on Team Escarpara has died in this round of the escape attempt, they do end up down an appendage once the intra-team fighting breaks out.

2006.05.14
2006.05.20
B-

Sobell

1-21

Unready, Unsteady, Go

Go - Team Escarpara takes off, and the escape is surprisingly glitch-free. That means only one probable fatality.

2006.05.07
2006.05.14
B-

Sobell

1-20

Ready, steady, go

Tonight - Team Escarpara's timetable just got radically compressed, and the boys spend all day trying to put all the pieces together before that night, when they run.

2006.04.30
2006.05.07
B-

Sobell

1-19

Escaping from the prison of love

The Key - After Dr. Sara correctly figures out that she got played by Michael and his wife, she not-breaks-up with him for real.

2006.04.23
2006.04.29
C+

Sobell

1-18

Perhaps a new team captain?

Bluff - Although Michael has a fruitful stay in the Whack Shack -- crafts to give Dr. Sara, tattoo sketches to take with him -- the rest of the team laps him in the productivity department.

2006.04.16
2006.04.22
C+

Mr. Sobell

1-17

"You're a Waste of My Fries"

J-Cat - Bellick decides to meddle in Tweener's social life after the inmate fails to deliver any dirt on Michael; Team Escarpara members take one for the team.

2006.04.09
2006.04.15
B

Sobell

1-16

He ain't dead, 'cause he's my brother

Brother's Keeper - A filler episode reveals that Madame Vice President and Mistress of Evil may have a lot in common with Michael. (No, not a tattoo.)

2006.04.02
2006.04.08
B

Sobell

1-15

Whoever had "burn" in the office pool wins

By The Skin And The Teeth - Michael gets yet another injury in his effort to scout out a new escape route.

2006.03.26
2006.04.01
B-

Sobell

1-14

The Best Laid Plans Of Rats And Men

The Rat - After the elaborate escape plan falls apart, Michael's bid to break the electric chair fails.

2006.03.19
2006.03.24
B-

Sobell

1-13

The light you see at the end of the tunnel…

End Of The Tunnel - …is just the rush from an oncoming train. Or so it seems to Michael as he copes with more setbacks.

2005.11.27
2005.12.04
C

Sobell

1-12

Well, now you've done it, T-Bag

Odd Man Out - The would-be cotillion king ends up making the escape plan more complicated while trying to simplify it.

2005.11.20
2005.11.25
B-

Sobell

1-11

Kellerman! Baby! Come back! All is forgiven!

And Then There Were 7 - Quinn's tenure as Magnificent Bastard looks like it's over, and our favorite SS agent's back on top. Also: Westmoreland decides to go on prison break with the boys after all.

2005.11.13
2005.11.19
B-

Sobell

1-10

Score one for the Darwinists

Sleight Of Hand - All Michael's posturing over Fibonacci turns out to have been a big fat bluff, and C-Note recruits himself for Team Escarpara.

2005.11.06
2005.11.12
C

Sobell

1-9

T-Bag's twitterpated for Tweener

Tweener - Having driven Seth to suicide, T-Bag sets his sights on a new inmate. Michael decides to put a stop to it.

2005.10.30
2005.11.05
C+

Sobell

1-8

Linc gets his kicks on Rt. 66

The Old Head - Won't he get hip to this timely tip, when he makes his prison break trip? And get his kicks on Rt. 66, which passes beneath the prison.

2005.10.23
2005.10.29
C+

Sobell

1-7

Well, look what you've done now, Michael

Riots, Drills And The Devil, Part II - The riot continues, the body count rises, and a wall comes tumbling down.

2005.10.02
2005.10.07
B-

Sobell

1-6

Unquiet riot

Riots, Drills And The Devil, Part I - Bellick goads the prisoners into rioting, with nasty results for a rookie CO.

2005.09.25
2005.10.01
B-

Sobell

1-5

It's so hard to find good conspiracy participants

English, Fitz Or Percy - The world's most

2005.09.18
2005.09.21
B-

Sobell

1-4

Wire Transfer

Cute Poison - Michael needs to figure out a way to get Haywire out of his life. Sucre needs to figure out a way to get Maricruz back in his. As luck would have it, their interests seem to converge.

2005.09.11
2005.09.16
C+

Joe R

1-3

Cellular Degeneration

Cell Test - Things get even worse for Michael, as he pisses off Sucre and gets stuck with a new cellmate who never sleeps. In other news, Leticia is murdered, and Sebastian dumps Veronica. Well, at least things are looking up for Sebastian.

2005.09.04
2005.09.10
B-

LTG

1-2

Missing The Corner Pocket Shot

Allen - For about ten minutes, Michael agrees to be someone’s prison bitch. Then a prison riot derails that bad idea.

2005.08.28
2005.09.03
B+

Sobell

1-1

He is a man of constant smirking

Pilot - Michael's been planning, all this time / to bid farewell to life on the outside / and free his brother, who committed no crime.

2005.08.28
2005.09.01
B+

Sobell

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