This scene with T-Bag should not be as funny as it is. Props again to Robert Knepper for doing such great things with such an absurd role. He's trying to unlock the door to the cage, and he's using his rubber hand as an extension of his good hand. Which is funny. But then the rubber hand falls to the ground on the wrong side of the door, which is extra funny, and he loses his shit, screaming incoherent obscenities like Homer Simpson. Self, Mahone and Michael listen from the comfort of Cole Pfeiffer's office. Self says Bellick and Booberella are fine, and he'll keep T-Bag in protective custody until they get Scylla, then give the Fox River guys an awesome, batshit nuts present. Which, what? Why not send him there now? How can he help with Scylla, and why does he have to do it in federal custody? Anyway, Michael explains that the secret room is just the beginning - there's a tunnel entrance down there that goes to the building where Baldy's office is. Michael says the substructure is easy as pie to get into, but they'll need access to Gate for a couple of days. Mahone suggests that if Self can get them some IRS IDs, they'll be able to spend as much time as they want in there and nobody will bother them.
During this walk-and-talk outside the building, a phone rings. From an envelope under a trash can. Oh, that's never good. Sure enough, it's Gretchen, doing the whole "I can see you but you can't see me! Muahaha!" thing. Also in the envelope is a page of the book Michael hasn't seen. Gretchen tells Self that if she doesn't see T-Bag, they don't get the rest of the pages. What does she still need with him? I hope I'm missing something, otherwise this is the grossest 'ship ever. Anyway, Michael grabs the phone, all "who is this?" "Hello, Michael," says Gretchen, who didn't kill his girlfriend after all but he's still got a pretty serious bone to pick with her. Huh huh. Bone.
We're off next week for baseball-related reasons, so we have awhile to think about all this. How will they get the last card, the über-card from the über-cardholder, without a Data Sucker Upper? I would guess that Self could call up the casino and just say Homeland Security needs to confiscate it and they'd hand it right over, but that wouldn't be very interesting and it certainly wouldn't fill up 15 more episodes. I look forward to seeing how long they can draw it out. See you after the National League Championship!
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Comments (2)
Another great recap!
Yes T-bag totally fell in love with Gretchen when she told him "You're messing with the wrong bitch!" If she only knew that kind of thing turns him on. lol
And yes of course Mahone is that smart! Remember how he chased Michael and crew down just from looking at the pictures of Michael's tattoo in season 2. Mahone is so kick ass!!
I LOVED the twist with Sucre. I about died laughing watching him squirm around with that old man. Thanks for the shot of Sucre without his shirt on!! ;-)~
I can't believe Linc & Sarah let Roland go off to the "bathroom" alone after they knew about the data sucker upper telling when the slots are going to pay out. Um hello pay attention!!
What a great episode. I loved all of it.
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