Get it, because it was really quiet, and also they drilled a lot of holes? Get it? Huh?
Mission: Implausible!
Anyway, this is what we find ourselves with this week. Their break-in plan turns out to be pretty cool, which is one of my favorite themes in this show: 1) Impossible task is proposed; 2) Michael formulates a secret plan; 3) Plan is revealed only when it actually unfolds; 4) I go "Wow! Neat!" They weren't kidding about the "quiet" part of the title either - a good chunk of this episode is completely dialog-free. Oh, and Michael totally doesn't go to the doctor, of course. It's just a tumor after all. Walk it off, Michael!
4.11 Quiet Riot We begin with Sucre and Mahone carefully, quietly drilling a hole in the Great Wall of Scylla. It's just big enough for Sucre to thread a long bendy tiny camera through. Actually, it looks a whole lot like the endoscope I had shoved down my throat not too long ago, which seemed terrifying until the nice lady gave me all that Versed and the whole world became incredibly nice. Anyway, now Michael can see what he's dealing with. And later on they can all take turns checking each other for stomach ulcers. Why does almost everything I say about this show sound dirty in some vague undefinable way?
T-Bag is sucking up to his wacky odd couple partner in crime Gretchen. He's having a conversation with her through Cole Pfeiffer's bedroom door, telling her "he doesn't deserve it, after what he did to you!" The "he" is General Baldy, and the "it" that he doesn't deserve is Gretchen in a Naughty Schoolgirl outfit, you know, the kind that wouldn't be out of place in a store full of, um, Marital Aids, Intimate Novelties and other Adult Content. She looks pretty hot, in that Adult Content sort of way. After some requisite ogling, ("Ah was born on a mountainside!" he exclaims. "Just keep both hands on the camera" she snarls.) T-Bag snaps some photos on her cellphone as she drapes herself half-heartedly and sort-of-sexily all over the bed.
Back at the warehouse, Sara tells Michael the doctor can see him today at 3, and Michael's all "No! You can't make me! You're not my real mom!" Sara, again, the smartest person in the room, patiently reminds Michael that this particular doctor knows who they are and they have his word he won't turn them in. If he just collapses somewhere, it's hit or miss who treats him in the ER, and it doesn't make much sense to take that chance. Linc grunts in agreement. Meanwhile, Sucre is reminiscing to a surprisingly patient Mahone that the last time he drilled a hole in a wall it was with an eggbeater in Fox River. Aww. "I can't believe it's all coming to an end," he says, blissfully unaware that there are eleven more episodes to go. Poor Sucre is still grieving his big teddy bear pal Brad, and now he's worried about Michael. Mahone says Michael's sick, sure, but one thing that will definitely be bad for his health is prison, so put on your big girl panties and get to work!
Linc tells Sara that Michael won't go to the hospital unless he's sure he has a solid plan, and they should have the General's card soon. Sara wonders if they can trust Gretchen. "With the card? Absolutely." Says Linc. "Anything else? Nope." Meanwhile, Lisa is filling Baldy in: she's got eight guards to bring Scylla to an armored car, which will have a Secret Service escort to the Air Force base. Oh, and once it's in the air, it'll be escorted by three F18s. Jesus Christ. Actually, I doubt even Jesus Christ would get that kind of security. Baldy's Comically Tiny Phone buzzes, and guess who sent him a photo? It's Gretchen, all sexy-like, with the caption "Our old room. 1pm." Gross. He grins and gets up to leave, all "Okay then, glad you got this under control, I got a Thing, see you in a an hour." Lisa knows it's Gretchen and she isn't happy about it. Also, ha, an hour? Shouldn't you at least pretend it's going to take longer than that? I liked this guy so much better before he opened his mouth.
This is the face of a man who's glad he asked his doctor about Controlled-Release Cialis™ For Daily Use, just like that guy on TV sitting in a bathtub in the middle of a field for no reason. Also: gross.
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Comments (2)
Loula!
I am so LOVING this season. And like you, I am wondering where they will go for the last half of the season. I am sure it will be somewhere cool....And no, you didn't miss the thing in the envelope. They didn't show it, but whatever it is, I think has something to do with setting Lisa up. I get two different descriptions of each episode, one on my guide and the other is TV Guide, both of which consistently give a away major plot points, almost worse than the Fox Promo Monkeys. I have tonights episode saying that the guys will be betrayed by one of their "own". My daughter and I debated this on the way to school this morning and the only one that it can be is Self. There is no way Linc, Sara and Michael will betray one another. And Sucre has proven that he would die for his papi, and Mahone has redeemed himself. Soooooo that just leaves Self. Any theories anyone?
1 of 2 | Posted by mamabird | Posted on November 24, 2008 1:48 PM
Hey Loula!
I found your Prison Break summaries a week or so ago, and I just had to sign up to tell you how much I enjoy them.
I'm halfway through series 4 at the moment, but one thing I don't understand, perhaps you could explain it to me?
I thought that the brothers and good doctor were exonerated of all charges, in the US at least, somewhere around the end of season 2, so I don't understand agent Self's threat to lock them up if they don't comply. What did I miss?
"If I ever have a zillion dollars, I will pay Robert Knepper and William Fichtner to just sit around my house emoting at my command..." I couldn't agree more, especially Fichtner, who threatens to steal each episode. Also Wade Williams as Bellick, it just broke my heart to see him shuffling his cowardly ass around the prison in Panama...
Hope you can enlighten me as to the hold agent Self has over the crew, and I look forward to garnishing my remaining viewing with a leisurely read of your take on each episode.
Good luck to you mate, hope you get this, I know maybe it's a bit late...
Al :-)
2 of 2 | Posted by althedog | Posted on June 8, 2009 1:43 AM