Haywire is telling Larry the dog that they have to get out of there because he did a bad thing. Aw. Poor crazy person. Mahone's barking orders from his Fugitive Map, but he's interrupted by Wheeler, with the news that Haywire killed a guy last night. Wheeler does not mention that the guy in question was a pervert douchebag, but personally I think that's relevant information. Mahone's like, yeah, send some people. Wheeler says he'll notify HQ. Mahone: "Are you not following direct orders?" Wheeler: "Not from you." Ooh, snap. Internal Affairs wants him to run all of Mahone's orders by HQ first. This might interfere with the whole "secret government assassin working off blackmail" aspect of his job description. Kim calls, all "so hey, the crazy one, why's he not dead yet?" Mahone is tired and annoyed. I really do love Mahone. He really, really doesn't understand why they can't just bring Haywire back in alive - the poor guy obviously doesn't know what the hell is going on around him. Kim doesn't want to take the risk. He also sort of pointedly and cryptically tells Mahone not to worry about Linc and Michael for now.
Kellerman, using his magic multi-agency badge and his world-class, government-trained bullying skills, worms his way on to a Chicago-bound train with Michael. He's transporting a fugitive, he explains, and maybe it would be best if they had an entire car to themselves. The conductor, if that's what they still call him, you know, the ticket taking guy, agrees. Once they're in their nice private car he whistles for Linc and Sara to join them for the Most! Awkward! Train Ride! Ever! Kellerman's smirking in Sara's general direction, and I am going to jail in hell for thinking it's kind of hot. Sara's really taking this whole thing like a champ, honestly. I guess you tend to take these things in stride when you've narrowly avoided death as many times as she has this season. Well, either that, or she's positively boiling just beneath the surface, and at any moment the teakettle could go "Phooooot!!!" One or the other.
Mahone's back to visit Bellick, who still hasn't been moved to Ad Seg and isn't happy about it. Mahone has a better offer, like acquittal. So many constitutional violations in his prosecution! Which, yeah, hilarious though it is, Bellick's conviction is pretty much bullshit. In this universe, I mean. Things are different in Prison Break County. All the papers are on all the right desks, says Mahone, they just need to be rubber stamped, and ta da! Freedom.
Bellick tracked down Michael through Nika, right? And he found T-Bag through Susan Hollander? All Mahone needs is a junkyard dog who's willing to do the ugly things it takes to bring a con to justice. Ha! He's so in the right place. Bellick is the junkyardiest of junkyard dogs. "Are you my dog, Brad?" Ha! "Damn hell yeah I am." Note to self: work "damn hell yeah" in to conversation as much as possible.
The Most Oblivious Welcome Wagon Lady In The History Of Ever is finding T-Bag's gourmet brunch and Southern anecdotes positively delightful. He makes a one-armed bandit joke, and I'm sort of astonished I hadn't made one yet. Zack's been making big significant eyes at the door, but Susan's been making "Bad idea!!" eyes back at him. Suddenly he asks Mrs. Wallace if she'd like to go to the garage with him to see his new bike! Uncle Teddy grabs him by the arm and tells him it's rude to leave the table when they have company. To really emphasize the importance of table etiquette, he flashes Zach the gun in his waistband. "Without a strong father figure, a young man might just end up in prison," T-Bag explains, ducking anvils.
Linc and Kellerman are napping, and Sara is flashing back to her whole history with NotLance the NotGay NotAddict. At first it's all pie and narcotics, but it degrades quickly in to water torture. And yeah, it's pretty scary. She asks Michael to see if he can find her some water downstairs where the restrooms are. Once he's out of sight, she strolls by Kellerman, who says "It wasn't personal, Sara. War never is." She rolls her eyes and hisses, "Yeah." Then she grasps the leather cord she keeps the key on, pulls it taut, and totally garrotes Kellerman from behind, ninja style! Awesome!
Wow, she is serious, too, snarling and everything. Linc wakes up just as Michael gets back and they pull her off him. She's so tiny and angry! She's fighting and kicking and grunting, and right on, Dr. Sara. Don't fuck with the Doc, people, she's had a rough couple of weeks.
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Comments (5)
loved that part where bellick practiced his G-man introduction in the rearview mirror of his shiny new truck. HI-larious.
getting bellick out of the joint was a smart move for the writers, as it simultaneously enables them to more easily integrate the search for the other escapees and reinforces the increasingly tenuous connection to the prison. damn hell yeah!
glad to see from the previews that stacy keach (the warden) is back on the scene next week, and that the plot may be returning to fox river. this show got unruly after the actual escape. for one thing, it's no longer a 'prison break'--it's 'the fugitive(s)'. and with all of the prisoners spread out, things got messy. now that there are fewer prisoners to catch, the story is regaining cohesiveness, but then again, the less distractions there are, the easier it is to spot the gaping plot holes (how on god's green earth could t-bag--by far the most dangerous of the escapees--not have been cornered yet? i know ted bundy busted out of jail in colorado and made it all the way to florida, but he had 2 hands and looked like a normal dude rather than a skeezy bottle-blonde truckstop hustler).
i also agree that the haywire/mahone standoff was one of the finer acting moments this show has seen. william fichtner is really on a different level than the rest of the cast, and while he's been saddled with some ham-fisted scenes (wouldn't mahone pop his precious pills BEFORE he started climbing the silo ladder?), when given the chance, he can actually make a cardboard character like mahone seem 3-dimensional and sympathetic.
glad to see sara get a little saucy on kellerman and then finally get to neck with michael, setting the hearts of millions of ladies and gay men aflutter. hell, i'm not even gay, and i'd probably make out with ol' wenty. he's soooo adorable.
1 of 5 | Posted by jack
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Posted on February 8, 2007 6:21 AM
I liked this episode a lot. So happy to see Sara and Michael together, and I wanted to jump up and down when they FINALLY made out! But of course the train had to stop before it got really good. :)
This show frustrates me somewhat b/c I want to see smart writing, plausible scenerios, good plot twists, etc and it doesnt always happen. I didn't see the "fake president" situation coming so that was pretty clever.
Thankfully Went is so fun to watch, even with that permanent mean face he has going.
2 of 5 | Posted by TVCheese
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Posted on February 8, 2007 7:55 AM
The plot holes bother me less and less as time goes on. It's kind of like a comic book, really. The actual storytelling, particularly the main "troubled genius stops at nothing to exonerate his lovable thug brother" plot, is usually interesting enough to outweigh the continuity/plausibility problems that would drive me bonkers on other shows. Maybe they're just good at distracting me.
Re: T-Bag, Robert Knepper does a really good job of reminding me that sociopaths, sort of by definition, are scary good at blending in and gaining trust from otherwise reasonable people. Ted Bundy even used a fake cast to get girls to trust him, so I think the fake hand kind of works to T-Bag's advantage. People don't want to be rude so they don't look too hard. So I buy it, but only because I watch way too much Court TV.
I didn't see the fake president thing coming either! That's another thing I like, is that this show surprises me pretty often, probably because I don't speculate about it obsessively.
And yeah, I'm really glad William Fichtner has something to do. Much like Adelstein with Kellerman, I love the Mahone character, but I definitely think that has a lot to do with the actor. He seems genuinely troubled and exhausted and desperate, not cartoonishly evil. I also think I've underestimated Wentworth Miller's talent, now that we're seeing more of the non-prison Michael. And Sara, actually. I barely noticed her last season, but she's knocked it out of the park lately.
I totally didn't see the Warden in the previews! That's fantastic. I've missed him.
3 of 5 | Posted by Loula
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Posted on February 8, 2007 9:11 AM
Loula - What a great recap! I LOL'd many a time. I actually think Kellerman is a genius character...and the actor who plays him is perfect. Just menacing enough to be believeable, just babyfaced enough to be extra terrifying.
4 of 5 | Posted by suedisco
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Posted on February 8, 2007 11:07 AM
I think I've only ever watched 3 complete episodes of this show. But I'm in the loop thanks to these great recaps!!
5 of 5 | Posted by fignuts
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Posted on February 8, 2007 11:58 AM