Michael dreamily approaches Whistler and declares "Sara's dead." Whistler is not especially broken up about it, just says he's sorry. But Michael continues: "They killed her, and it's all because of you!" He brandishes a chicken foot and throws it to the ground at Whistler's feet. So what is it, class? Does he really want to kill Whistler? It is totally his fault Sara got taken in the first place, and what else does Michael have to lose? Or is there something going on in that hot genius brain in addition to crippling grief and guilt? I'm gonna go with "a little from column A, a little from Column B." I can believe that he'd just lose it, but I also know that he can compartmentalize like nobody's business and he probably wouldn't have gone into the yard unless he was cookin' something up. And he wouldn't abandon LJ. We end with a shot of the crowd, delighted at the prospect of yet another body. That'll be three just since this morning!
Okay, so that's HALF, kids. Moving on to part two of our double feature.
3.07 Vamanos. So Michael and Whistler are facing off in the yard, and I don't think I need to tell you it's hot. Whistler is kind of baffled, and we get that cool line from the previews where Michael announces "this man is no friend of mine!" You go, Went! Emote! Whistler continues to be really, really confused, and Lechero reminds Michael there's no going back once the chicken foot comes into the equation. Michael says there's nothing to go back to. Sigh.
Sucre shoves some of his gravedigging money into an envelope for Maricruz, and includes his fake passport photo "for the baby." Okay, that's pretty adorable. He offers to help more but Linc just throws a wad of bills at him and tells him he's done plenty. Sofia leaves to gas up the car, and Sucre wonders if it's a good idea, Linc bringing her along to do the exchange. But Linc wants more leverage with Whistler. He knows what these people are capable of and he's not going to risk his son's life. Yeah, big of you to take that stand NOW, Linc. "Maybe you don't have to," Sucre replies mysteriously.
Mahone, looking like hell and probably smelling worse, is being transported to the courthouse. The more they talk, the more he realizes this isn't the sure thing they implied it was. If he talks, he'll be incriminating a lot of people, including himself. Lang tells him just to tell the truth and stay calm.
"You guys don't happen to have one of those magic pens lying around?"
Lechero gives Michael and Whistler 15 minutes to pray or whatever they need to do before they head out into the ring, and Michael sneaks up on an understandably jumpy Whistler to tell him to relax, he doesn't want to kill him. Without the soccer game, they need a diversion for their escape, and nothing gets the Sona guys distracted like a good muddy deathmatch. So with 13 minutes left it's now or never. Whistler tries to tell Michael he really is sorry about what happened to Sara, but Michael interrupts him to hiss at him to never say her name again. After they get out, he's trading Whistler for his nephew, that's it. Then he'll find whoever killed Sara and kill them right back.
He strolls down the hallway with his badass face on, but stops when he sees something in one of the cells - it looks like maybe a clamp or something? Whatever it is, he wants it and he grabs it. He's intercepted by Bellick, who, oh my god, just, yay Wade Williams. He's all wide-eyed with shock, asking Michael if it's true, about Sara. And I remember now his creepy crush on her, but this is just genuine heartbreak, like even he gets how far out of control this whole thing has gotten. He's the saddest little puppy dog, telling Michael very genuinely that he's so sorry. "She was a good person," he says, and he means it. Really, A+ on that scene, Mr. Williams, but it does kind of suck that I feel his pain more than Michael's. But Michael has a prison to break out of in 13 minutes, so he can't bear to see this douchebag all broken up and grief-stricken. It's pretty hard for me too.
Wade Williams, you get the MVP award for this one scene, because my heart? It was wrenched.
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Comments (3)
Great recap.
It was probably better than the double-feature itself.
"Whistler approaches Michael in the bathroom. No, not like that." - Classic!
1 of 3 | Posted by Firthguy | Posted on November 12, 2007 7:14 AM
This is the first episode since season 1 (with the notable exception of S3 premiere) that I was literally on the edge of my seat with my heart in my throat. Watching the first season, every episode started with me on the couch and ended with me 2 feet from the TV alternately holding my breath and screaming at the TV. What a great buildup to last nights fall finale.
And although Michael got his "moment" aka Skid Row Power Ballad Emoting; Wade Williams was totally MVP this week. I am embarrased to admit that I actually teared up when he said I can't even kill myself; which was compounded by my memory of the scene in which he did not, in fact, kill himself. So utterly fantastic.
Now about that Skid Row Power Ballad Emoting; OMG I swear you are in my head Loula. That is EXACTLY what I thought when I was watching (er, wincing)....Which is so weird b/c Sebastian Bach was one of my first crazy famous person crush. Could have been so much better. But the genuis Chicken Foot Throwdown move afterwards made me forgive them.
And Whistler and Snoozin/Rethcin...WTF is that? Can't wait to see what happens and where they are taking Michael.....Again, they better not kill him!
Oh and how awesome was that helicopter scene? Terrible editing and somehow I found it rather hysterical. But it was pretty ballsy move....
Thanks for doing it all in one shot. Know it must have taken much longer but you did it! So, till next week.
2 of 3 | Posted by mamabird | Posted on November 13, 2007 6:38 PM
"Turns out what he found in the yard was a cigar butt - Antonio, his man on the outside, used to give them to him as tribute and now he reeks of them. Ponytail guy looks up at Sammy, who gave him the cigars in the first place, but Sammy fails to leap to his defense. I don't really get what the problem was, but the end result is that Lechero has a body to string up and Whistler goes free."
Ponytail guy looked up at Sammy because Sammy gave Ponytail guy the cigars - meaning, Sammy probably killed Tyge (he has a name?).
3 of 3 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on November 17, 2007 7:37 PM