T-Bag has gotten his second wind. He's recovered from his icky disturbing flashbacks and is merrily clearing debris from the floor. You know, so they can start putting down those roots! Poor Susan. "We can't live here," she says. "You can't do this to them. Look at them." T-Bag looks at the kids as instructed then promptly shoves them in a closet so he can have some alone time with his Suzie Q. And oh man. Does Robert Knepper ever bring his A-game to this rambly diatribe. Chew all the scenery you want, my friend, I'll be right here saying "awesome!" out loud. I don't know if it would even work in anyone else's hands, but he just knocks it out of the park. "I am not the monster you think you see before you." he intones gravely. "I am the laws of karma all come down wrong." Whoa! That's a pretty nice encapsulation of this character right there. A-plus to whoever shouted that out in the writer's room. Anyway, it's quite a monologue. He is the sin of his father. He's just as grateful as the rest of us that he cannot procreate, and his squicky family tree, which we are to understand does not branch all that much, will stop with him. He wants to end that bloodline and start a new one, and she and the kids are his salvation. All he needs is for her to love him, just a little bit. It's really kind of heartbreaking. I mean, little Teddy never even had a chance, and grownup Teddy is smart enough to know he's a lost cause. He's the end product of a nasty gene pool. A stagnant, moldy gene pool, with leaves and dead bugs floating around it and maybe the bloated remains of a couple of clumsy squirrels.
Susan, who we must remember really did genuinely love this man not too long ago, breaks down. Can she do that, he begs? Can she at least try to love him? "No," she sobs. She's sorry, but she can't. Bzzzt! I'm afraid that's not the answer we were looking for. Teddy's sad puppy dog eyes turn into cold murderous pitbull eyes in about .18 seconds and it's freaking scary. Susan is just too exhausted to lie anymore. She looks like she's pretty much given up on getting out of there alive.
Cut to T-Bag scowling outside as Susan, who's been locked up in the storm cellar, begs for him to let them go. T-Bag just glares menacingly at a nearby axe.
Michael et al are getting nervous. Pope is taking way too long and they're afraid something's up. They get even antsier when one of those scary dark government sedans pulls up in front. They're about to make a run for it when they see Pope leaving the building, just as a tiny man emerges from the car. "Hello, Henry!" Agent Kim says brightly. Eeee!
Of course, Pope doesn't know who the hell he is, so they have an amusing back-and-forth in which Kim tries his best to be menacing and which is worth the price of admission if only to hear Pope call Kim "young man." Ha! Kim knows he wasn't in there smoking cigars, and he should probably hand over whatever he found. As incentive Kim draws the Pontiff's attention to his gun and his armed thug driver. Everyone's watching this with some interest, but only Kellerman knows who they're actually dealing with. Michael lays low until the very last minute, then throws the Family Truckster™ into gear and guns it straight for the sidewalk, where he totally and completely RUNS KIM DOWN! And I feel like I should warn you that that's not the last exclamation point I'll be employing for this scene. Because while Kim's down, Linc manages to disarm him with a well-placed kick. When Kim tries to get up, Linc proceeds to just punch the snot out of him over and over for good measure. Ha! It's pretty fantastic. Michael has to do his Linc Whisperer thing and "Tsschh!" him off before he'll stop.
Linc reluctantly abandons his beatdown and piles in to the car with Pope, Sara and Michael. Kellerman's right behind them, but as he reaches for the door handle, Dr. Sara looks him right in the eye. And totally locks him out. Awe! Some! They speed off without him and he's left with a diminutive asskicked Secret Asian Man and at least one dead or dying thug to deal with. Oh man. I do love me some Kellerman; that is no secret. But he so totally had that coming. Even he knows it, the Magnificent Bastard. He shakes himself off a bit, looks around in exasperation, and runs off as sirens approach.
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Comments (9)
I dont know if its just that screencap of Sucre and Maricruz in the car, but are she and C-note's wife played by the same person?
I'm 100% over Michael and his steely-eyed, overly dramatic statements. Can you imagine Michael in a normal social setting (ie one where his brother's not been framed for murder, he's not the most wanted man in the country, etc)? for instance ordering a Mcdonalds meal? "I'll have........(sharp intake breath, narrowed eyes)....the number...4........(5 second dramatic pause).....(deep breath)...with......a Coke (stare intently at cashier for an overly akward amt of time)
ugh so over him! Kellermen, Mahone and Kim should get their own show
1 of 9 | Posted by msu11y28
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Posted on February 22, 2007 7:47 AM
Great recap! Love the "bow chicka bow wow" comment - I could totally hear that playing in my head.
Poor T-Bag. He's one of those characters you love to hate, but right now I just love him (and all of his creepiness).
I haven't seen Prison Break in weeks, and am still relying on these recaps - thanks for doing them!
2 of 9 | Posted by Mrs.Meow
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Posted on February 22, 2007 8:40 AM
I've read somewhere that Wentworth Miller's eyes are affected by light sensitivity, and that's why he's all squinty eyed. I think the gravity Michael uses is amusing; also, I think it goes along with the physiological profile done on him in season 1.
T-Bag's bringing articulation back. He consistently has the best lines, as well has the best deliveries.
Sucre's story line is SNOOZE!
3 of 9 | Posted by StreetHassle
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Posted on February 22, 2007 9:32 AM
yeah, whose hotel room were they in and where did they get a computer? How do they even have any money?
as preposterous as this show is, it doesn't fail to deliver.
I would SO listen to a band call T-Bag and the Hollander Family Hostages!
4 of 9 | Posted by jobu
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Posted on February 22, 2007 9:53 AM
It's funny you say that about WM's eyes, because I noticed he has freakishly large pupils like I do. At least some of it seems to be actual squinting, but either way, have at it!
I think it does makes sense to play the character that way, especially when you think back to like, the pilot episode, and how his whole thing was that he's super intense genius who's had to look after his brother since he was like 8. Good call on the Season 1 profile.
Having said that though, ha, msu11y28. I almost hope we actually get to see that one day. "My name is Michael Scoffield, and I have some questions about my cable bill." *8-second steely-eyed glare* Dunnnn!
T-Bag has become way more interesting than I ever would have thought. Robert Knepper pretty much owned this episode. This show has really cornered the market on morally ambiguous characters, which is no small feat. And I love me some moral ambiguity.
And yes, Sucre and C-Note both like their women caramel-colored. Mrs. C-Note is prettier though. And less boring.
5 of 9 | Posted by Loula
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Posted on February 22, 2007 10:04 AM
i must concur with the praise of robert knepper as t-bag. i still think his is the most improbable plot thread (six words: veterinarian performs hand transplant sans anasthesia), but his character gained a new level of depth this week, and knepper's performances are wonderfully varied, from vicious campiness in the early episodes to this week's sensitive and surprisingly believable turn.
it's a bit ironic (although unsurprising) that the best performances are coming from the supporting character actors (stacy keach as warden pope; william fichtner as mahone; knepper and, to a lesser extent, the actress who plays sarah) rather than the pretty-boy leads. still, even though i think wenty miller is a real ham, you can't deny his charisma. all together, this was a great episode (i even like sucre), and the show seems to be finding its groove again. great recap, loula--
6 of 9 | Posted by jack
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Posted on February 22, 2007 10:43 AM
HUGE kudos to Loula for this amazing recap. Thank you for being there for us.
I always rolled my eyes when people would comment about being at work, reading the recaps, and having to explain to their coworkers about the laughter. But I must say, I just had one of those moments myself. "take care of their Grown Folks Bidness" was my first moment. I got a couple of gopher heads over the cubicle walls but no one approached. "it's actually pretty suggestive, but the music does not start going bow chicka bow wow." This would be about the time the coworkers began to wander by to see what was so funny. YOU try to find something legitimately amusing about the “query” (wink, wink) you are running. It ain't easy, people!
StreetHassle: "bringing articulation back" Doesn't have the same ring as SexyBack but it'll do.
7 of 9 | Posted by RealityTV4Me
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Posted on February 23, 2007 8:35 AM
One more thing....it would be highway robbery if Robert Knepper didn't win an Emmy for his performance this season. Of course, that would be the least of the charges against him.
8 of 9 | Posted by RealityTV4Me
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Posted on February 23, 2007 8:40 AM
Linc and Kellerman should have taken those guys' guns.. in fact, if they took away every agent's gun at every possible moment, it would resolve a lot of immediate future complications
9 of 9 | Posted by lola
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Posted on June 17, 2007 11:13 AM