TVgasm recently celebrated our 2000th post and I’d guess that about 1600 of them are recaps. Of those 1600, I am going to whip my balls out onto the table and state that I believe the latest episode of Prison Break is one of the most complex and difficult shows ever recapped here. Wait - why did I just pull my sack out? I hope no one saw that. I don't mean to whine or make excuses but seriously, it's like the writers took a bunch of speed before their writing session. "Shit was crazy," as they say.
And the craziest shit seems to keep happening to Lincoln Burroughs - most recently a giant truck slammed into him in order to (finally) kill him. He was thrown from the prison van and was left moaning and groaning on the side of the road. The first passerby was Paul Kellerman - though I think after last week he's now just Owen Kravecki - because he was knowledgeable of the crash plot to kill Lincoln. Like all evil bad guys, Kellerman confidently and slowly w-a-l-k-e-d 100 yards to the nearly dead inmate. And, of course, like only the best bad guys, Kellerman proceeded to give Linc a little dramatic speech about life and death and political conspiracy before doing the deed. The Joker, Dr. No, The Penguin, Goldfinger, The Green Goblin, Donald Rumsfeld...
Kellerman then proceeded to smother dear Linc with a hanky - his gun apparently forgotten that morning. However, as Kellerman was waxing poetic, another passerby arrived and leapt to Linc's assistance. Kellerman begged the Good Samaritan off as he was clearly succeeding with his hands-to-mouth resuscitation. But this guy really wanted to help and - it's Daddy Burroughs! *WHACK!* He knocked Kellerman out and rescued his beleaguered son. Anyone else think that, at this point, Lincoln was like, "Let me die for f**k's sake?"
A few miles away at Fox River Prison, Sucre was free from the SHU and the escapers all rejoiced. "We can all sign each other's yearbooks later," quipped T-Bag. The writers are really messing with us now, making us laugh along with the evil Bagger. Michael now had the missing map and all he needed now was one key to a door up in the infirmary - once secured, the escape was a "Go!"
"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph," breathed a stunned Westmoreland. Nah, just Jesus apparently, as it was Abruzzi - resurrected after 3 days from the dead! His would-be murderer, T-Bag, wasn't exactly happy about the Messiah's return and immediately set out to get himself a murder weapon. Make that a re-murder weapon.
Michael immediately glommed onto his mafia buddy and was a bit taken aback by his apparent Born Again Christian status. Abruzzi, always a close-talker, had stepped it up and was now a hugger. Um, like, Eww, okay? At least he didn't make Michael touch his neck scar. (Anyone else ever see the other movie called "Crash" with James Spader and Holly Hunter? Don't.)
Anyway, Abruzzi assured Michael that the plane would be in place for the escape, everyone was dead in the van crash but Lincoln, and oh - Lincoln had disappeared with his father to a nearby junkyard. Bellick, for some odd reason, was taking personal responsibility for what was for all intents and purposes an accident and convinced Warden Pope to keep the story away from the media for the time being. Why? I didn't get that.
A quick check in on the storyline I don't like, Nick and Veronica were busy going through Quinn's phone records still. Michael has been diagnosed schizophrenic, treated and released and Sucre has been caught outside his cell, punished and released, all in the time that these two lawyers have sifted through a couple pages of phone numbers. Yet another example of lawyers being lawyers; getting paid by the hour. Pricks.
Back out to the rural crash scene, Bellick was on point to reign in any leaks. The one obvious "leak" was the guy who arrived first on-scene and could ID the getaway car. That's right, PaulOwen KellermanKravecki. Kellerman explained his presence by saying he was on a business trip out to Aurora (Schwing!) and didn't want to be bothered with all this policey stuff. Bellick demanded to know Kellerman's name, which he gave as Roy Huggins.
Need another reminder why you read TVgasm? Here you are: On a hunch, I just Googled "Roy Huggins." Pretty freaking cool, huh? Touché, "Break" writers, touché. And to think, I ended last week's recap with, "I'll save my "Search every farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse" references for next week, which looks particularly exciting. "
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Comments (10)
I called that number LOL. Awesome.
Um, Michael is a moron. I can believe he just thought randomly putting the keys on some papers wouldn't arouse any suspicion.
It will be interesting to see what they try now, since bellick discovered their little "project"....
What they heck was up with the way Avocado was sitting?!?
1 of 10 | Posted by Firecat
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Posted on April 28, 2006 6:31 PM
I refuse to believe Michael was stupid enough to invite Tweener into the escape. Therefore, he must have known that Tweener would tell Bellick and he fed him that information on purpose. Perhaps to fake out Bellick, since they're no longer escaping that way, and then they'll be free to go the new way?
2 of 10 | Posted by Silver559
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Posted on April 28, 2006 10:43 PM
Hehehehe.. I just love your recaps! So hilarious.
Anywho
Yeah it's just kinda hard to believe that he would tell the wigg.. I mean Tweener the plan.
He's gotta know that the guy is a nark. I mean.. he doesn't even try to cover up the fact that he is.
I can't wait till Monday though... DAMN it's gonna be good!!!
3 of 10 | Posted by Shollia
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Posted on April 28, 2006 11:15 PM
A great, fast-paced recap to keep up with this fast-paced show.
I agree - Michael had to have told Tweener on purpose. Maybe even told him to tell Bellick.
Was Abruzzi referring to "that bitch" Veronica or a plane? I kind of think he was talking about a plane. But if he was talking about Veronica maybe he'll kidnap her and next season can be about trying to rescue her.
4 of 10 | Posted by pbjunkie
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Posted on April 29, 2006 4:00 AM
pbjunkie -
I originally thought the "bitch" would turn out to be the plane - as a way to confuse us. But I'm thinking now it's definitely Veronica and she's Abruzzi's bargaining chip.
That's the beauty of my recaps being later in the week - the show is on a couple days away!
5 of 10 | Posted by sg-dub
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Posted on April 29, 2006 6:30 AM
not only did the whole thecompany/abruzzi thing confuse me...but the lj email did too. am i retarded, maybe missed something? but seriously, why did he respond asking how my parents were then telling me how costa rica is great? shouldn't leej be in prison...and not be so goober-lame? "Someone asked me the other day if I remembered what steady land felt like under my legs . I don't, but I'm sure you do!"--cmon now.
6 of 10 | Posted by Dani3587
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Posted on April 30, 2006 4:34 PM
(Anyone else ever see the other movie called "Crash" with James Spader and Holly Hunter? Don't.)
Advice that would have been useful a few years ago. Thanks.
7 of 10 | Posted by LuvzSunshine
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Posted on May 1, 2006 8:41 AM
Abruzzi was talking about Veronica. I read in TV Guide that Abruzzi helped get Nick's father out of prison in exchange for Nick keeping tabs on Veronica for him. No idea why though.
8 of 10 | Posted by flymotha
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Posted on May 1, 2006 9:31 AM
This show is so cool. Can't wait for tonight's new episode! How will they get Linc out?? That's what I wanna see.
Thanks for the recap sg-dub. Short & sweet.
9 of 10 | Posted by stacyrocks
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Posted on May 1, 2006 9:36 AM
I sure wish you had warned me about the other "Crash" a few months ago. I'll never get those 2 hours back.
10 of 10 | Posted by tiffgasm
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Posted on May 2, 2006 8:51 AM