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Old 09-05-06 | 07:21 AM
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I agree with Original Desmond, enjoy the ride. This show is great. Complain to much and we get reality tv again. ugh.
Old 09-05-06 | 07:37 AM
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Well, this episode confirmed it. Somewhere on Michael's tattoo, he has a plan for an alien invasion from both the planet Pluto and the dwarf planet Pluto in which the invaders drop him at the North Pole with two toothpicks, barbwire, and a piece of celery requiring him to build a shelter and cook a spicy rabbit stew.
Old 09-05-06 | 07:41 AM
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Apparently, people heal fast in the world of Prison Break. Last week, T-Bag got his severed hand sewn back on and was using it to choke the doctor who did it within five minutes.
Uh, didn't he use his arm to do it? Was it even the arm that was injured? I saw the ep again on one of the repeats, and it sure looked like he never used his hand for anything, so as far as we know, it still could end up dying.

This week, Dr. Tancredi checked herself out of the hospital looking as fit as a fiddle, despite the fact that she was in a drug-induced coma 2 episodes (and about 48 hours in the shows timeline) ago. I expect that next week, we'll see Veronica alive and well, having healed from getting shot in the forehead.
Now this I'll agree with. As a matter of fact, they seem to still be on the first day after the break, even though Sucre mentioned it being 72 hours.
Old 09-05-06 | 08:15 AM
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Did I miss something? Where did Michael get the Bag o' Body Parts? That's not exactly something you can duck into Walmart and pick up off the shelf.
Old 09-05-06 | 08:27 AM
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Weakest episode of this series so far. I think the reason this season is floundering is that there are so many storelines to follow now, each one is drug out and not much happens each week. This week alone we had the following different storylines:

1. Brothers
2. C-Note
3. Sucre
4. Dr.
5. Guards
6. Fichtner

And they didn't even cover:
7. T-Bag
8. Tweener
9. Abruzzi
10. Haywire
11. Prez Conspiracy

That's just too much story and not enough time.
Old 09-05-06 | 08:37 AM
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Did I miss something? Where did Michael get the Bag o' Body Parts? That's not exactly something you can duck into Walmart and pick up off the shelf.
Who said they were human? It looked like vacu-sealed slabs from a butcher shop to me.

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Old 09-05-06 | 08:41 AM
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I thought it was as good of an episode as any. Of course, I really love the show and I'm willing to accept just about any random bag of body parts that might show up.

And they might have a lot of different storylines to cover right now, but I think they are handling it very well. Most of the characters that didn't get covered this week should be showing up in the next episode. Which is much better than a show like Lost where you don't even see or hear from a character for weeks.
Old 09-05-06 | 09:07 AM
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Weakest episode of this series so far. I think the reason this season is floundering is that there are so many storelines to follow now, each one is drug out and not much happens each week. This week alone we had the following different storylines:

1. Brothers
2. C-Note
3. Sucre
4. Dr.
5. Guards
6. Fichtner
Which, IMO, is fine for a single episode. There's only an hour, and I'd much rather have them spend more time on less people per episode then try and cram all the different storylines into one.

And they didn't even cover:
7. T-Bag
Probably still driving in the general direction of Utah. Depending on how long the Vet goes undiscovered (and his car marked as stolen), he could be traveling without incident for a while.

8. Tweener
Same as T-Bag, still headed to Utah. Not that unexpected that he could go without incident, especially since this episode seemed to have taken place over the course of just a few hours.

9. Abruzzi
Would have been nice to see him, since we don't know if he's going to try and make contact with his family or head to the money.

10. Haywire
He's the only one I really have a problem with, since we haven't seen him at all since the first season finale. All of the other cons have at least had their stories updated at one point or another.

11. Prez Conspiracy
Uh, Kellerman (the Secret Service agent) was both at the hospital when Sara got arrested and at her recovery group. We don't know exactly what he's up to yet, but I'm guessing that he's trying to find out if she knows anything about the conspiracy. Either way, it's hardly been dropped.

Also, it makes sense that it isn't quite getting as much attention at the moment, considering that both Veronica and Nick are dead, LJ's being trucked to Arizona, and Michael and Lincoln are more concerned with getting to the money then to Mexico.

That's just too much story and not enough time.
It's only been three episodes into the season so far, and every storyline except Haywire's has had some airtime. Not to mention that they've only been out of the prison for less than a day.

I'd say wait until at least the halfway point of the season before worrying that certain storylines are getting neglected.
Old 09-05-06 | 09:11 AM
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I agree with dadluholla. I love this show and each week I'm entertained, usually on the edge of my seat!
However, I didn't like last night's ending, with Bellock watching as Michael, Link and the ever-hot Holly Valance got into the car. Sure- maybe he tailed Holly is one theory, but how about letting the viewers see him doing that, rather than just showing him watching them?
I know- I contradicted myself, and I do love the show still. Just not last night's ending!
Old 09-05-06 | 09:12 AM
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Which, IMO, is fine for a single episode. There's only an hour, and I'd much rather have them spend more time on less people per episode then try and cram all the different storylines into one.



Probably still driving in the general direction of Utah. Depending on how long the Vet goes undiscovered (and his car marked as stolen), he could be traveling without incident for a while.



Same as T-Bag, still headed to Utah. Not that unexpected that he could go without incident, especially since this episode seemed to have taken place over the course of just a few hours.



Would have been nice to see him, since we don't know if he's going to try and make contact with his family or head to the money.



He's the only one I really have a problem with, since we haven't seen him at all since the first season finale. All of the other cons have at least had their stories updated at one point or another.



Uh, Kellerman (the Secret Service agent) was both at the hospital when Sara got arrested and at her recovery group. We don't know exactly what he's up to yet, but I'm guessing that he's trying to find out if she knows anything about the conspiracy. Either way, it's hardly been dropped.

Also, it makes sense that it isn't quite getting as much attention at the moment, considering that both Veronica and Nick are dead, LJ's being trucked to Arizona, and Michael and Lincoln are more concerned with getting to the money then to Mexico.



It's only been three episodes into the season so far, and every storyline except Haywire's has had some airtime. Not to mention that they've only been out of the prison for less than a day.

I'd say wait until at least the halfway point of the season before worrying that certain storylines are getting neglected.
I'm hardly worried about a TV show. I would just prefer they spent more time on a story each week instead of trying to cram too much in. I would prefer it be like Lost, where they concentrate on a particular storyline for much of the hour, instead of just showing little pieces about a few.
Old 09-05-06 | 09:18 AM
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How much you wanna bet Sucre trashes that motorcycle?
Old 09-05-06 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Snowmaker
How much you wanna bet Sucre trashes that motorcycle?
I said almost the same thing to my wife when Sucre's friend started explaining how unique the cycle was!

Originally Posted by Groucho
Did I miss something? Where did Michael get the Bag o' Body Parts? That's not exactly something you can duck into Walmart and pick up off the shelf.
They never explained what happened to the "Bags of Veronica" from the first episode...Do you think that it......

John

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Old 09-05-06 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Snowmaker
How much you wanna bet Sucre trashes that motorcycle?

And when he finds the $$ he buys the guy an even rarer bike to make up for him trashing the bike.
Old 09-05-06 | 11:02 AM
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Just don't try and overanalyze things guys and enjoy the ride
Exactly! sure the show is farfetched but man do I love it. I'm thinking we might have another flashback episode (like in season 1 ) that shows all the preperation michael has done for once they broke out. This may explain the bag O' body parts.
Old 09-05-06 | 11:11 AM
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It looks like that one person will get caught - CNOTE. Damn wife of his.
Old 09-05-06 | 11:41 AM
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It looks like that one person will get caught - CNOTE. Damn wife of his.
I was thinking the same thing. Hopefully his wife gives some sort of false information.
Old 09-05-06 | 11:43 AM
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I'm not sure why the feds even needed to contact his wife. Just follow her at the time/date already given and arrest c-note. Couldn't be simpler.
Old 09-05-06 | 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Groucho
I'm not sure why the feds even needed to contact his wife. Just follow her at the time/date already given and arrest c-note. Couldn't be simpler.
Well, that might work if he didn't use code. "Rainbow Room" meant the kid's bedroom, and clearly they were both familiar with Star Trek:The Wrath of Khan and 1 week really meant one day.
Old 09-05-06 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Groucho
Did I miss something? Where did Michael get the Bag o' Body Parts? That's not exactly something you can duck into Walmart and pick up off the shelf.
What kind of understocked Walmart do you shop at?

Seriously, Michael hid the body parts under the trunk before he went to prison, back when he rigged the car to blow up if the radio was tuned to 103.5. You know -- just in case he ever needed to needed to fake his death on Route 81.
Old 09-05-06 | 12:35 PM
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Seriously, Michael hid the body parts under the trunk before he went to prison
Oh, okay. That makes sense. Since if there's one thing that stays good for an indefinate amount of time, particularly in a hot trunk, it's a Bag O' Body Parts.
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Here are some of the things i liked about the episode

You have the ahem sophiscated escape plan of Michael V some of the other escaped cons doing things like ringing their wives from a payphone

You have the slick chess mind of the FBI agent V the meat and veg muscle approach of Beleck and his new sidekick

Beleck is running on pure hate, the FBI agent just hates to lose.

Then in the mix you have two ladies from Michael's past, can they be trusted ?

We have a psycho con (T Bag), a connected con (Abruzzi), a mad con (haywire) and a couple of family driven cons.

Then there's the money!

Trust me fellas, i'm psyched for this series. I don't need to see any of the vice president sideplot at all
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How in the hell did Sucre sneak out of the car with the traffic cop 10 feet behind him and looking his way the whole time?
Old 09-05-06 | 12:49 PM
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How in the hell did Sucre sneak out of the car with the traffic cop 10 feet behind him and looking his way the whole time?
Ah, you see, it's an old rule of film and tv (most commonly seen in horror films): characters can only see what is in frame. So, Sucre wisely waited for there to be a closeup on the cop, and snuck off then.
Old 09-05-06 | 12:53 PM
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Ah, you see, it's an old rule of film and tv (most commonly seen in horror films): characters can only see what is in frame. So, Sucre wisely waited for there to be a closeup on the cop, and snuck off then.
That Sucre is pretty sneaky.
Old 09-05-06 | 01:07 PM
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How in the hell did Sucre sneak out of the car with the traffic cop 10 feet behind him and looking his way the whole time?
Easy. He quickly drew a picture of satan's face on the floor of the car, and used it as a guide to drill some holes, allowing him to slip out via a nice little opening underneath, and out into the cornfield. The lessons learned from Michael's tattoos stay with you for a lifetime.

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