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Post by inuvik on Apr 3, 2007 13:36:56 GMT -5
I was hoping someone else would have posted here, but guess I'll have to go first--am I the only one confused?
Is Michael in some sort of jail? What was that bright light at the end? What does SONA mean? Help!
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Post by mlm828 on Apr 3, 2007 15:25:41 GMT -5
I was hoping someone else would have posted here, but guess I'll have to go first--am I the only one confused? Is Michael in some sort of jail? What was that bright light at the end? What does SONA mean? Help! No, you're not the only one who's confused.  I have no idea what SONA stands for. I don't think the building Michael enters at the end is a "legal" prison run by the Panamanian government, because when the guards let Michael out of the van, one of them told Michael this was as far as they went, or words to that effect. So, whatever it is, it's apparently run by the Company. Based on the statements of the "general," I'm beginning to suspect Michael was the target of the conspiracy all along. I have no idea why, however. There seem to be a lot of questions for next season. For instance, where is Mahone? He gets out of a van in front of the SONA building, but we don't see him go in. Is Kellerman really dead? I suspect that depends on whether his new show gets picked up for the fall. Same question about Bill Kim/Don Yun. And what about Sucre? Surely not everyone will walk past a bleeding man lying in the street. |
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Post by shmeep on Apr 4, 2007 8:32:38 GMT -5
The most disturbing moment of the entire season, in my opinion, was at the end when Michael walked by the shivering, nearly-naked Bellick, who was lying on the ground, guarded by a scary guy with the biggest arms in the world. I'm sure there was a mixture of pity and "serves him right" in Michael as he looked at Bellick for a moment and then looked away without stopping.
Bellick intentionally put young scared prisoners in the same cells as T-Bag and Avocado back in the good 'ol Fox River days, knowing exactly what was going to happen to them, so...I guess it's hard to feel too sorry for him. Still, that's not something I would wish upon anyone.
If Bellick is so irresistible, can you imagine how a pretty and not overly strong guy like Michael will go over? I'm sure he'll use his smarts and escape again...as The Company wishes. What is going on?
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Post by inuvik on Apr 4, 2007 11:36:40 GMT -5
The most disturbing moment of the entire season, in my opinion, was at the end when Michael walked by the shivering, nearly-naked Bellick, who was lying on the ground, guarded by a scary guy with the biggest arms in the world. I'm sure there was a mixture of pity and "serves him right" in Michael as he looked at Bellick for a moment and then looked away without stopping. I must have missed this!  You are right, that is disturbing. |
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Post by inuvik on Apr 4, 2007 14:26:47 GMT -5
SOMA Well this is interesting--it looked to me the General was in some sort of clinic or hospital at the end. Maybe they plan to do experiments on the "prisoners"? Shades of Nazi-ism... Anyway, read this defintion of SOMA: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_(Brave_New_World) |
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Post by mlm828 on Apr 4, 2007 16:05:36 GMT -5
Um, I think it's "SONA." I originally thought it wasn't an actual Panamanian prison, but now I'm not so sure. It may be intended to be a stereotype of what American viewers would expect a Third World prison to be (a la Midnight Express). There was a very brief shot of part of the place's name, but it wasn't long enough for me to make out anything but the last word, "SONA." The most disturbing moment of the entire season, in my opinion, was at the end when Michael walked by the shivering, nearly-naked Bellick, who was lying on the ground, guarded by a scary guy with the biggest arms in the world. I'm sure there was a mixture of pity and "serves him right" in Michael as he looked at Bellick for a moment and then looked away without stopping. Bellick intentionally put young scared prisoners in the same cells as T-Bag and Avocado back in the good 'ol Fox River days, knowing exactly what was going to happen to them, so...I guess it's hard to feel too sorry for him. Still, that's not something I would wish upon anyone. In case anyone has any illusions, this is one part of Prison Break that is realistic -- unfortunately. If Bellick is so irresistible, can you imagine how a pretty and not overly strong guy like Michael will go over? I'm sure he'll use his smarts and escape again...as The Company wishes. What is going on? Whatever SONA is, it seems the "general" knows Michael is there, and, as shmeep pointed out, expects him to escape. I'm sure there's some significance to the comment that it's "in his blood," but I have no idea what it is. I vaguely recall something being said (by the "general"?) to the effect that in the next twenty feet (or twenty minutes?), Michael was going to be in greater danger than he'd ever been before. I assume this refers to what's going to happen when he walks into the open, lighted space we see at the very end, but beyond that, I have no clue. |
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Post by shmeep on Apr 4, 2007 18:32:55 GMT -5
It may be intended to be a stereotype of what American viewers would expect a Third World prison to be (a la Midnight Express). I read something this week that said Michael was sent to the same third world prison all Americans end up in when they are apprehended while abroad. I thought that was pretty funny. |
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Post by inuvik on Apr 5, 2007 14:28:09 GMT -5
OOPS! Too bad, I like the implications of SOMA. How ironic, probably now Lincoln will be breaking Michael out of jail next season. I don't want to watch, but I'm sure I will. I will never ever ever start a serialized show again! Another addicted co-worker and I were talking about this show in the lunchroom yesterday. Apparently there is a Prison Break magazine, she saw it in a drugstore.  |
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Post by inuvik on May 27, 2007 11:59:49 GMT -5
From a newspaper article:
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Post by mlm828 on Aug 26, 2007 22:57:45 GMT -5
If you want to catch up on episodes you missed or just refresh your memory about what happened last season, Fox is showing re-runs beginning tomorrow evening at 8 ET/PT with a second episode to follow at 9.
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Post by inuvik on Oct 28, 2007 11:57:45 GMT -5
What is going on this season?
Two weeks ago, there was no episode. Then an episode last week. And, tomorrow again, no episode! I really think that's pushing it in terms of breaks.
And I won't even go into the content this season, which I really think is stretching all credibility.
But hey, I'm still watching, so guess I can't complain too much.
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Post by inuvik on Feb 12, 2008 13:01:59 GMT -5
Am I alone in watching this?  I can't BELIEVE there is only one more episode to go before they are out of episodes! I'm sure we are going to be left hanging even more next week. Wow--swimming underwater with those tanks. What a great idea! And I sure hope the little basketball guy doesn't get caught again. I have a feeling he will recall Michael's words and run away, so as not to drag his father and family down with him. Too bad T-Bag wasn't shot instead of Lechero.  Great great episode last night! Poor Sucre. |
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Post by shmeep on Feb 22, 2008 18:53:58 GMT -5
I'm still watching! Of course, it may all be over by now. I wasn't a huge fan of this entire season. It was entertaining, but it was also kind of tedious. There were some pretty interesting twists in the end, though. I'm not shocked that Whistler is in league with The Company, but I am surprised that what's-his-face (forgot his character's name! The FBI guy...) was in league with him in the end. I'm also surprised Michael wouldn't just dive for the money at the bottom of the river (using those cool scuba things) and then run off and be happy with his brother and nephew in yet another country. As it is, though, they wrapped things up for now, but left it open for a Michael vs. The Company season next year, should it come back. I hear it's seriously on the bubble. I just hope they don't put him into any more prisons (although he really does need to get Sucre out of SONA).
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Post by mlm828 on Feb 22, 2008 19:20:58 GMT -5
I'm still watching Prison Break, too, but I'm basically on the same page as shmeep. I didn't enjoy this season as much as the first two. I didn't particularly like the Sona story line, and although the conspiracy was still part of the story, there was little or no progress in that story line. We learned they got Michael thrown into Sona in order to break Whistler out, but not much else. And the main Company villain -- Gretchen -- was no Kellerman or Kim. It also became rather predictable this season -- throwing another seemingly-insurmountable obstacle in Michael's way whenever he seemed to be about to break out of Sona. I'm surprised he actually got out of there. I wouldn't mind seeing it come back, if only because, like shmeep, I don't want to think of poor Sucre stuck in Sona. |
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Post by inuvik on Feb 23, 2008 12:08:57 GMT -5
Oh my! I didn't know it's on the bubble. Everyone at work who used to watch it has stopped except me--guess that should have given me a clue though!  I still think the first season was the best. Nothing has matched the suspense and excitement I felt with that one. It was so contained--will they get out?--and now the plot is all over the place. I do remember way back in Season 1, in a very few episodes we saw a bishop or cardinal or someone. They totally seem to have dropped the conspiracy connection with the Church though. I think it was a big mistake to kill Sarah. That tiny bit of love interest helped keep it watchable. |
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You are right, that is disturbing.
