Sammy brings the new recruit and his pals into the penthouse and announces he's off to get some rum. From the storage place thingy where Michael and Whistler totally aren't supposed to be! They're discussing the plan - Michael needs to figure out exactly where in No Man's Land they are, but after that it should only take two days to dig out. They're almost caught, but Lechero hides the gringos and is able to fend Sammy off by just generally acting like a dick. He follows Sammy upstairs, and Michael whispers to Whistler, "Let's get back to work!" They don't have the code for the tunnel door, but MacGyver Michael has slipped something in the lock and they have access without having to go through Lechero. Whistler is visibly antsy - he's got that 5:00 appointment and all - but he hides the knife in the storage room and follows.
Sullins calls on Mahone next, and he is not nearly as friendly as Agent Lang. Mahone looks so crazy, so totally batshit nuts, that he is rendered speechless. He's puzzled at first; Mahone tries to blow it off as nerves, but Sullins has seen him do live press conferences forever and calls bullshit on that particular defense. Eventually he goes from puzzled to disgusted. And yeah, Mahone doesn't really look courtroom-ready. Sullins barks at him to get his shit together, get a suit on, and let's go.
Back in the James Bond Supervillain Headquarters place, Retchin is satisfied that everything on their end is covered. Now it's up to Whistler.
"How long is this trigonometry lesson going to take? Cause I kind of have a Thing at 5."
Michael is sort of thinking out loud, but Whistler keeps glancing at the door. He's all nervy and Michael notices. Whistler's just all "Oh, I'm claustrophobic all of a sudden even though I spent the first two episodes behind a wall in the sewer. I'll just step out for some air." But Michael knows something's up. He follows behind, saying if he gets caught in the penthouse with Sammy up there he'll never need air again. Clever! Whistler just very seriously says he needs to get out. Now. Michael Is convinced that he's up to something. He's getting angry, but Lechero shows up to let them escape. Before he leaves, Michael asks to borrow the phone, and it's cute, cause he sort of sounds like he's a 14 year old girl. "But I have to call my brother!" He insists, but nope, the phone stays with Lechero. Now get out.
Linc and Sucre are renting a romantic cabin in the woods. And by "romantic cabin" I mean "crumbling shack." The guy they're renting it from smirkily warns Sucre against growing any marijuana. He makes an offended face, and Linc makes a "well, you do look like the pot farming type" face, and it's very cute. Anyway, it's a real shithole, and Linc gives the guy $100 bucks for the month, then he and Sucre head out into the woods. Now, we have to wait till freaking February to figure out why the hell they do this, but Sucre has this c.1988 boombox with him, and they stand in the middle of nowhere and record the sound of Linc emptying his handgun, pyow pyow pyow. "I hope this works, Papi," Sucre tells him. Me too, Sucre! Oh no wait, I mean, what the hell are you talking about?
T-Mac is heading out to the yard for his visit with T-Mac Sr, when Michael stops and - surprise! - asks for his help. He asks T-Mac to have his dad call Linc's number and deliver a simple message. "Hell no!" is his initial response, which, first of all, ha! And yeah, being friends with Michael isn't the safest thing in the world. Poor T-Mac. Michael begs him - if his brother doesn't get this message something horrible is going to happen to him. He's doing that earnest shiny-eyed thing that would melt the coldest heart, so naturally it works on the adorable little sucker. He has a really sweet little visit with his Papi. T-Mac Sr holds it together, mostly, but breaks up a little when he says "you should be in school now. With your friends." And this seems to clinch it - T-Mac responds "I have friends in here." "The American?" Papi asks, which, aww, he knows about Michael. I know there was a big T-Mac-Papi scene cut from an earlier episode and this scene makes me kind of angry that we never got to see it. Anyway, T-Mac says he's a good man; he keeps his word. That's rare in Sona.
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Comments (5)
Awesome recap as always. I'll certainly miss these more than the show!
Sadly, it was a body double the unleashed the hot back nakedness on our retinas, not Wentworth's. Le sigh.
1 of 5 | Posted by quarkz | Posted on November 15, 2007 10:14 PM
new word of the day -
batshittery
i nearly peed when i read that.
2 of 5 | Posted by josef | Posted on November 15, 2007 11:10 PM
Ha! It's good to know that I'm not the only one who enjoys my fake words. I believe I have also used the words "asshattery" and "suckitude" here.
And I thought it might be a double, especially once I was watching frame by frame to get that screencap. But either way, what was the point of flashing those if he was just going to put on the exact same shirt? That whole sequence confused me, but maybe it'll make sense in February, or whenever the hell this whole thing is over with.
3 of 5 | Posted by loula | Posted on November 16, 2007 2:20 PM
Does anyone know what T-Mac did to get into Sona?
4 of 5 | Posted by gigglesgirlee | Posted on November 16, 2007 6:28 PM
Loula, I heard making up words is a sign of genius.
Gigglesgirlee, I heard T-Mac is in Sona for stealing "Cutest Sidekick Ever" (and my heart) from Sucre.
From the recap:
"Lechero says that who he calls and who calls him is none of Sammy's damn bidness. Sammy is acting so much like a girlfriend he might as well ask if his Fabio vest makes his butt look big."
Ha! And I think Sammy is planning a coup against Lechero. Notice Sammy didn't just bring in one new guy, but the new guy's whole crew. That officially outnumbers Lechero's crew. Hmm...
5 of 5 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on November 17, 2007 9:02 PM