Prison Break

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If anyone missed the episode on Monday, FOX is repeating it tonight at 9 (Eastern Time).

There were a few scenes that I missed so I'll be tuning in tonight.

[mlm828]

I decided to watch it again, too, because I thought there might have been things I missed. When I was watching, I wondered if the effort to reveal the conspiracy has really ended with the deaths of Nick and Veronica. Then it occurred to me that there is someone who might figure it out: Fichtner's character. Hmm. Or will he be too caught up in the chase? And will we see Kellerman again? Does anyone remember how much Michael and Linc know about the conspiracy?

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mlm828 said:

I decided to watch it again, too, because I thought there might have been things I missed. When I was watching, I wondered if the effort to reveal the conspiracy has really ended with the deaths of Nick and Veronica. Then it occurred to me that there is someone who might figure it out: Fichtner's character. Hmm. Or will he be too caught up in the chase? And will we see Kellerman again? Does anyone remember how much Michael and Linc know about the conspiracy?

I love that idea! It would be so cool if Mahone were to get so inside Michael's head that he starts to see the conspiracy for what it is and joins forces with the escapees! Brilliant! I never would have thought of that, but it makes sense. He already seems to thoroughly understand why Michael went to jail. He knows Michael isn't really a criminal. He's bound to put a lot of other stuff together in the process. I love that the tattoo is still a main character in the story, only from the perspective of someone on the outside.

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mlm828 said:

I decided to watch it again, too, because I thought there might have been things I missed. When I was watching, I wondered if the effort to reveal the conspiracy has really ended with the deaths of Nick and Veronica. Then it occurred to me that there is someone who might figure it out: Fichtner's character. Hmm. Or will he be too caught up in the chase? And will we see Kellerman again? Does anyone remember how much Michael and Linc know about the conspiracy?

I've been watching the earlier episodes and Michael mentions to either Veronica, I think, that he is aware of the conspiracy but could never figure it all out. It sounded like he tried that angle to get Lincoln free before doing what he ended up doing.

I really like Mahone. Once he figured out the English, Fitz and Percy on the tattoo it all started to fall into place. It's going to be interesting to see what else he figures out.

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rmiro13 said:

I have a question regarding last night's PB episode:

When they show the guy loading up Veronica's dead body into the trunk of the car, the license plate has one number. When they show them putting something else into the trunk (it looked like a white box), it's a different number.

I rewound my TiVo and confirmed that the the numbers were definitely different.

I couldn't decide:

(1) if it was a goof;
(2) if they were filming two different trunks; or
(3) if they wanted to point out that they'd switched tags on the cars, and this will come up in another episode.

Did anyone else notice this?

Didn't notice this on Monday night but since you mentioned it I noticed it last night watching the repeat.

My opinion is that it's just a goof and no really noticed it on the other PB boards that I'm on.

They showed the car and the look on Steadman's face and it was like Steadman was truly realizing that no one is going to help him out.

The question of the hour is what was the message on the swan to Sarah. I'm a little bit curious but not all that much. Not really into the whole Michael/Sara Shipper thing.

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bluedelft said:

rmiro13 said:

I have a question regarding last night's PB episode:

When they show the guy loading up Veronica's dead body into the trunk of the car, the license plate has one number. When they show them putting something else into the trunk (it looked like a white box), it's a different number.

I rewound my TiVo and confirmed that the the numbers were definitely different.

I couldn't decide:

(1) if it was a goof;
(2) if they were filming two different trunks; or
(3) if they wanted to point out that they'd switched tags on the cars, and this will come up in another episode.

Did anyone else notice this?

Didn't notice this on Monday night but since you mentioned it I noticed it last night watching the repeat.

My opinion is that it's just a goof and no really noticed it on the other PB boards that I'm on.

There were definitely two different license numbers. I agree it could be a goof -- or the hit men came in two separate cars. But why show them loading things into the trunk or trunks at all? And why show the mysterious white box? Any ideas about what it is?

I hate to say this, but the black plastic bags didn't look large enough to hold a human body. Assuming poor Veronica was in one or more of them, what did they do to her? (I'm not sure I really want to know). And where is she going to end up -- in the well with Quinn?

How awful for Linc, being on the phone with her when she was shot. Now that he and (presumably) Michael know Steadman is alive, it will be interesting to see what they do with that information. I'm sure that, unlike Veronica, they won't just go waltzing in there without a plan, when they find him.

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mlm828 said:

There were definitely two different license numbers. I agree it could be a goof -- or the hit men came in two separate cars. But why show them loading things into the trunk or trunks at all? And why show the mysterious white box? Any ideas about what it is?

I hate to say this, but the black plastic bags didn't look large enough to hold a human body. Assuming poor Veronica was in one or more of them, what did they do to her? (I'm not sure I really want to know). And where is she going to end up -- in the well with Quinn?

How awful for Linc, being on the phone with her when she was shot. Now that he and (presumably) Michael know Steadman is alive, it will be interesting to see what they do with that information. I'm sure that, unlike Veronica, they won't just go waltzing in there without a plan, when they find him.

LOL @ the comment about Quinn. Don't know why but it made me laugh.

According to FOX's website Veronica is deceased so we can only guess that whatever was in the white box "helped" in getting rid of the body and cleaning up the blood in the house.

Lincoln, does anything go right for this man? The look on his face when he heard the shots - OMG. Michael coming over and just touching Lincoln's arm - made me very sad

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mlm828 said:

There were definitely two different license numbers. I agree it could be a goof -- or the hit men came in two separate cars. But why show them loading things into the trunk or trunks at all? And why show the mysterious white box? Any ideas about what it is?

I wondered about the white box as well. I have a friend who asked if I could put that episode on DVD for him, so I'll get a chance to see it once more when I make the copy from my TiVo.

I would agree that the two tags are probably a goof, but they made it somewhat obvious. In other words, they made sure that the whole tag was visible each time without any of the actors blocking the view when they filmed.

The other way I thought about it is that the put Veronica in one trunk and the white box in the other (if, as you mentioned, the hit men came in 2 cars).

I hate to say this, but the black plastic bags didn't look large enough to hold a human body.

ITA! Veronica seemed petite, but not that petite...unless they folded her in half!

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I've glanced through the Prison Break posts on TWoP, and one of the posters there mentioned something that has been bugging me, too.

Linc was wrongfully convicted -- Steadman isn't dead -- but none of the other escapees, including Michael, was wrongfully convicted. And the escape itself is a crime, not to mention the additional crimes that have already been committed during the escape. So how is this going to play out? Even if the conspiracy is unmasked and it's shown that Linc was wrongfully convicted, I don't see the authorities giving him or Michael a pass on the escape and related crimes or, in Michael's case, the original crime. So unless they make it to a country which has no extradition treaty with the U.S., how do they avoid ending back up in Fox River or some other prison? I think I read somewhere that the creators of the show have the story plotted out through three seasons. I wonder if they've dealt with this.

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mlm828 said:

How awful for Linc, being on the phone with her when she was shot. Now that he and (presumably) Michael know Steadman is alive, it will be interesting to see what they do with that information. I'm sure that, unlike Veronica, they won't just go waltzing in there without a plan, when they find him.

I think it was all very...convenient. But it's a good thing because he needed to know she had been killed and he needed to know Steadman was alive.

I wonder how they'll handle the fact that The President herself has signed on to another show and won't be back--unless her other show, Brothers and Sisters on ABC, tanks?

mlm828 said:

I've glanced through the Prison Break posts on TWoP, and one of the posters there mentioned something that has been bugging me, too.

Linc was wrongfully convicted -- Steadman isn't dead -- but none of the other escapees, including Michael, was wrongfully convicted. And the escape itself is a crime, not to mention the additional crimes that have already been committed during the escape. So how is this going to play out? Even if the conspiracy is unmasked and it's shown that Linc was wrongfully convicted, I don't see the authorities giving him or Michael a pass on the escape and related crimes or, in Michael's case, the original crime. So unless they make it to a country which has no extradition treaty with the U.S., how do they avoid ending back up in Fox River or some other prison? I think I read somewhere that the creators of the show have the story plotted out through three seasons. I wonder if they've dealt with this.

I've thought of this myself. I believe that since Linc was about to be wrongly put to death and Michael rescued him, there's a good chance those two can get off because of how desperate the situation was. Michael's original crime didn't have to land him in Fox River. Veronica told him she could get him out with probation in one of the earlier shows, so I'm sure there could be some other legal finagling. As for the others? Michael and Linc obviously don't care much what happens to them.

My thinking is that this show will either end with Michael and Linc and LJ (I hope they can rescue him!) living large in South America--or creating assumed identities and finding a way to stay undercover in the US. But they'll probably be cleared in some way. Seems improbable, but so is most of the show. It's just fun. I'll suspend my disbelief for it.

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admin said:

Seems improbable, but so is most of the show. It's just fun. I'll suspend my disbelief for it.

From March - June 2005, we had good practice in suspending disbelief for a great show. I, too, can manage to suspend my disbelief for PB.

What's impressed me about PB is how exciting each episode is. Kudos to whoever writes it.

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admin said:

I wonder how they'll handle the fact that The President herself has signed on to another show and won't be back--unless her other show, Brothers and Sisters on ABC, tanks?

I thought I read somewhere that she might make a few brief appearances. But maybe not, if the conspiracy story line is on the back burner.

admin said:

My thinking is that this show will either end with Michael and Linc and LJ (I hope they can rescue him!) living large in South America--or creating assumed identities and finding a way to stay undercover in the US. But they'll probably be cleared in some way. Seems improbable, but so is most of the show. It's just fun. I'll suspend my disbelief for it.

Me, too. It bugs me, but not enough to stop watching.

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mlm828 said:

admin said:

I wonder how they'll handle the fact that The President herself has signed on to another show and won't be back--unless her other show, Brothers and Sisters on ABC, tanks?

I thought I read somewhere that she might make a few brief appearances. But maybe not, if the conspiracy story line is on the back burner.

One of the executive producers came out and said that the President will be seen in later episodes and that they are waiting to see what happens with Patricia Wetting's new show.

Same thing happened with C-Note (senior moment and I can't remember his real name right now) he was on in the earlier episodes and was later added at the cast. If they are going to eliminate prisoners it wouldn't bother me to see C-Note gone.

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For those who haven't seen tonight's episode hold onto your seats - if you thought last week was good wait until you see tonight and the previews for next week - WOW!

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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I can't believe it's Monday night and I completely forgot about Prison Break! Do you see what happens when your DH works overtime, your son has soccer practice and dinner has to wait until 8:00?

Hopefully FOX will be kind again this week and show it a second time - PLEASE!