Prison Break

What shall we do now that PB is on its crazy hiatus? I dont understand why they wait till January to come back on? Why cant they just run a normal 16 week season like most other shows. I think the way they are doing it may in fact lose PB alot of viewers. Many shows like Lost start mid season (January) and Lost has a huge fan base. So I think that since people have to wait for 2 months, they lose interest and start watching another show or just dont go back to PB. I dont know…this is just my theory. What do you guys think??

The following are ratings for season 3 by the episode. The latest episode, “Bang and Burn,” had the lowest amount of 7.2 million viewers. No episode has yet to reach 8 million so far. Where have all the viewers from the first two seasons gone?

Episode 1: “Orientación� 7.5 million viewers. (Sept 17, 2007)
Episode 2: “Fire/Water� 7.28 million viewers. (Sept 24, 2007)
Episode 3: “Call Waiting� 7.22 million viewers. (Oct 1, 2007)
Episode 4: “Good Fences� 7.21 million viewers. (Oct 8, 2007)
Episode 5: “Interference� 7.52 million viewers. (Oct 22, 2007)
Episode 6: “Photo Finish� 7.80 million viewers. (Nov 5, 2007)
Episode 7: “Vamonos� 7.80 million viewers. (Nov 5, 2007)
Episode 8: “Bang & Burn� 7.20 million viewers. (Nov 12, 2007)

McGrady’s all dressed up. His dad is coming today. He asks Michael if he looks okay.

Michael heads to the fence to meet with Lincoln. Lincoln says that LJ is alive. He has three days. Michael doesn’t seem to care… Lincoln tells Michael that there were three body bags at the drop-off point - that they wouldn’t have gotten out of there alive. Michael tells Lincoln that he cares about LJ and would do anything for him, but obviously Lincoln thinks Michael only cares about himself. “You used me Linc, so I guess you and the company have something in common.� Michael walks away.

Susan B. is on the phone. She says she can’t find him. Never mind, she found him. It’s Pad Man. “It’s time to clean this up. We’re ending this today. Bang and Burn.� Susan looks taken back. She says it’s next to impossible for this time frame. He says maybe he hired the wrong person. She responds with telling him to “seriously reconsider.� His guys attack her, push her down to the bed. Further threats follow.

Everyone Knows About Bang and Burn!

Susan B. talks to Whistler, telling him that they’re going with the “Bang and Burn�. “That’s suicide,� he says. “I might get killed if we do this.� Susan B. says that she might get killed if they don’t. “Be ready by 5:00,� she tells him. “What about Scofield?� he asks. “Kill him,� she replies.

Whistler’s in the courtyard, not looking so good. Lechero approaches Michael. Michael asks Lechero to speak with the Colonel about halting the guards working on the windows… Sammy walks up and tells Lechero that some of the people are acting out. They’re losing Sona.

Susan B. unrolls some plans and bosses people around.

Whistler’s Double Life

Sofia reads the front page of the newspaper, which talks about an attempted escape. The phone rings. Someone is looking for Whistler. “I am his wife,� she says. It’s Tommy Day, the landlord of the apartment that James Whistler rents from. When Sofia responds telling him that he must be mistaken he says, “Oh I assure you, Mr. Whistler is my tenant.� He says that some mail has been coming to the apartment and gives her the address. Someone is listening in. He calls Susan B. with the info.

Whistler reads the bird book. There are notes in the margin. “Mahone, Special Ops, Company? Drugs? Familiy +� Whistler burns the page.

Michael walks in and tells Whistler that the Company is giving them four more days. Whistler looks down on the floor and Michael asks him if he has anything on his mind, like visitation maybe? “What you’re a spy now?� Whistler asks. He says that she’s Company and that she approached him after the failed escape. Whistler meets with another guy in the prison and accepts a wrapped package. “You never met me,� he says before walking away.

Mahone Melts Down

In the hotel room Mahone talks about Shale to Agent Lang. He says after catching Shale, he couldn’t hand him over to a scumbag lawyer who would get him off. So he killed him. And it felt good. But then the visions came of Shale begging for his life. Mahone couldn’t get rid of them so he started taking drugs to keep on even keel. But at Sona he had to improvise. He says he can’t testify like this…

The guards continue soldering the windows. T-Bag approaches Michael with a note. It’s a sketch of Lechero’s quarters. There’s a note at the top. 4:00. 4413. Whistler unwraps his package. It’s a knife.

Sofia walks into the apartment. Tommy Day leaves her alone as he goes to get Whistler’s insurance papers. Sofia sits on the bed and looks around. She starts going through the drawers, empties envelopes.

Whistler Threatens…

Michael follows the plans and notices there’s a door in the quarters. It’s locked with a keycode. He unlocks it and they walk down the hallway. Whistler starts playing with the knife behind his back. He flashbacks to Susan B. telling him to kill Michael. Whistler says, “I’m truly sorry you got caught up in my troubles Michael.�

Just as Whistler pulls the knife they hear a noise in the hallway. “Scofield,� Lechero says as he walks in. He enters in another code and they walk further into the underground tunnels. The guards filled it in. Lechero thinks they can dig out. Michael says they can’t dig out, but they can maybe dig up.

Sofia finds an ID of Whistler with another name. Susan B. walks in. “Hello Sofia,� she says before saying taht she’s an old friend. She shoves Sofia up against the wall. “I can see why James loves you. You’re very beautiful.� Then she says to stop sticking her nose where it doesn’t belong or James will start missing her. She says that Sofia should go home, paint her nails, and get ready for James to come home so they can live happily ever after. “You are truly beautiful,� Susan B. says, runnign her hands through her hair. “I hope you can stay that way … Now get out of here.� Sofia leaves and Susan B. goes through the apartment.

Michael thinks they can either dig up or get buried alive. As they begin walking out Sammy heads into the tunnels. Lechero argues with him and leads him back up the stairs. Michael and Whistler hide to the side. They then sneak back into the tunnels without Lechero knowing. Whistler stashes the knife.

Mahone asks for Agent Lang but she is gone. The other agent tells Mahone that they need to go. Mahone wants to wait but the agent says to throw some water on his face.

Whistler starts sweating and has the shakes. Michael asks if he is okay but Whistler says he is claustrophobic and needs some air. Whistler says he needs to get out. Michael asks what is really going on and why does Whistler keep looking at his watch?

Lincoln and Sucre get the keys to a shack. They take a walk through the woods. Lincoln shoots a gun and Sucre records the sound.

Visitations

Michael approaches McGrady and asks for help. McGrady says that his father just arrived. Michael says that he needs his dad to make a phone call to someone on the outside. McGrady says that he won’t do it - he won’t put his father in jeopardy. Michael begs him and says that if he doesn’t do it, something bad will happen to his father. McGrady’s father says he looks good, that he should be in school. McGrady tells his father that his new American friends needs some help…

As they are talking Sofia walks up to the fence. Whistler steps up and says he’s glad she is there. He tells Sofia that she may not be safe. “Promise me you won’t be anywhere around Lincoln Burrows today,� Whistler says. He tells her to go home and stay there, that he’ll call her tonight. “Call me?� she asks. Whistler asks her repeatedly if she understands and asks her to promise him. She promises. “I love you, more than anything in the world,� Whistler says. “Do you?� Sofia says. She tells him about the landlord calling and asks if she should return his phone call. “Must be the wrong number,� Whistler says. He tells her again to stay away from Lincoln and she walks away.

Attacked
McGrady’s father calls Lincoln and says he has a message. “Don’t come home for dinner.� Lincoln hangs up and tells Sucre it’s a code from Michael. Sofia approaches Lincoln and Sucre. One of the goons is watching them and calls Susan B. She tells him to take them all out, that she warned Sofia.

Sofia tells Lincoln that she doesn’t know what’s going on and that Whistler told her to stay away. Lincoln calls Lechero’s cell phone. Sammy picks up. Lincoln asks to speak to Michael. Sammy hangs up. He turns to Lechero. Lechero says it’s his business.

Some of Sofia’s guys follow Lincoln, Sucre, and Sofia. Sucre and Linc overwhelm two of them but one guy holds Sofia around the neck. Lincoln shoots him right through the head. Ouch!

At the hearing Mahone keeps itching his wrist. The investigation begins and starts talking about the Company. He says that he was told to kill them all. He begins rambling and sounds slightly insane. He says he did what he did to protect his family and that he wants to go home.

T-Bag finds Michael and drags him off to see Lechero. “If your brother should ever call my cell phone again, tell him you’re the one who is going to pay,� he says before handing Michael the phone. Lincoln tells him that they just got attacked and that Sofia was warned not to be around them. “They don’t need us anymore, they’re breaking him out on their own,� Michael says with panic in his eyes.

Mission Aborted

A helicopter flies over the prison. Whistler climbs out on the room and begins waving his arms. Guards begin driving up and the helicopter begins firing. Michael climbs out on the room after him and the two begin fighting. Several guards are gunned down as the helicopter lowers a rope. Whistler grabs on and Michael grabs Whistler around the waist. They dangle over the courtyard. The guards shoot one of the men in the helicopter and he falls to the ground. They lose Whistler. “Abort, abort.� Whistler drops into the hallway and removes his shirt. Michael climbs down as well. Men are running everywhere. Michael changes his shirt. A guard grabs him by the shoulder and drags him to the courtyard.

Susan B. sits in her hotel room as the phone rings. She ignores it and takes a sip of her drink.

Mahone sits in the hallway. Agent Lang sits down beside him. “I’m so sorry, I’m going to have to take you back to Sona,� she says.

Michael is told to get up. The Colonel tells him that he is causing too many problems in Sona, so maybe he shouldn’t be there. “Say good-bye to Sona Mr. Scofield,� he says and leads Michael away.

As if the implications of the writers’ strike weren’t already giving us migraines, along comes Fox to make our heads explode with its latest incomprehensible schedule announcement, covering the strike-impacted midseason from January to April (consider most everything you read from here on subject to change). The first piece of bad news was expected: The seventh season of 24 is being postponed indefinitely, until Fox can ensure the entire season can run intact and uninterrupted. Who knows when that will be? Another blow: Fox is finally living up to its threat to move Bones to Fridays, effective January 4, where it will be paired with repeats of House (the Fox equivalent of Law & Order, considering how often the hit medical drama will be peppered throughout the network’s new and unimproved lineup).

Monday. With 24 out of the picture, the new big-ticket midseason item is now the action-packed Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which kicks off on Sunday, January 13, before moving into its regular 9 pm/ET slot on Mondays on January 14. Prison Break, which has moved up its fall finale to next Monday, will return in its regular position on January 14, where it is scheduled to air through February. On March 3, a ghastly sounding war-of-the-sexes reality show, When Women Rule the World, takes over Prison Break’s slot. On March 10, House encores take over for Terminator, which apparently will have already completed its midseason tryout.

Michael’s making friends with Mexican Martin, who is apparently named Tyge. Well, call me egotistical, but I think Mexican Martin is a waaaay better name than Tyge, and Brittany (one of our readers) agrees that he reminds her of Martin Short as well, so Tyge shall be called Mexican Martin for as long as he remains on the show. Michael’s trying to figure out whether Mexican Martin really knows Whistler. Mexican Martin swears that Whistler worked at the Ambassador Hotel in Nice. Michael wants more details, but Mexican Martin wants to know why.

Cut to Michael, Whistler and Mahone planning in a cell. The boys plan on departing Sona and all its glorious amenities at 3:13 p.m. and Michael wants a ladder.

Mahone is concerned about Mexican Martin’s interest in Whistler and worries it might screw up the plan, what with Mexican Martin constantly eyeballing Whistler. Just a shot in the dark here, but maybe Mexican Martin thinks Whistler is hot.

Bellick wants to “roll bones” with Mexican Martin in his cell and Martin jumps to the worst possible conclusion: assuming that Bellick is hitting on him because he’s shirtless. No offence, Martin, but there are at least 3 other guys hotter than you that Bellick could hit on. And that’s the principal cast alone. I’m not even really paying attention to all the extras milling around. Bellick’s affronted that Martin doesn’t want to be his friend, especially after he gave him food and a place to sleep. Martin embarrasses Bellick by turning him down and sends him on his way.

Michael and Linc are plotting at the fence. Michael announces that he’s already taken care of one of the guards and needs Linc’s help with the other. Linc’s all pissed off because Michael is only giving him three hours to locate the guard and slip something into his drink. Seriously, does Lincoln ever stop bitching and just follow Michael’s plan? Honestly, Linc, shut the hell up and do what the guy says. It’s not like YOU are the one breaking out this time.

Michael reveals that the Company thinks the breakout is taking place at 9:00 p.m. tonight and they’re not telling them about the earlier plan so they can survey the transfer site. We learn that Lincoln’s gotten his hands on a gun but tells Michael he can’t get pictures of LJ and Sara. Michael, all glowery and whispery, insists that he wants photos by 2:30 p.m. or the escape’s off. Do you think that Wentworth Miller suffers from throat soreness after all the whispering he does on this show? My best friend is an opera singer and she always warns me that whispering is harder on your vocal cords. If only Wentworth would agree to marry me, then I could warn him of the dangers of the Scofield Whisper.

Susan’s bringing LJ some food. And for extremely weird reason she feels it appropriate to wear only a man’s shirt for their little meeting. She tells LJ about a time she got captured while serving in Mosul. The point of this story is to warn LJ of acting up during the hostage exchange that evening.

Sammy is still pissed off by T-Bag’s inclusion in their little group and Lechero tells Sammy to back off. Lechero warns T-Bag that he’s got to keep up on the spying gig.

Linc rushes back to Sofia and Sucre to tell them of the need to track down the tower guard and take him out.

In Sona, Michael overhears Sammy talking with another of Lechero’s henchmen. Michael manages to grab a knife and escape into another room.

Mahone’s visited by Agent Lang (his old partner from season 2). Lang reveals that Mahone can be transferred to a prison in the US in exchange for Mahone’s testimony against the government regarding the conspiracy. Lang offers Mahone only 8 years of prison, but he turns her down. Mahone’s obviously keener on Michael’s escape plan. You gotta understand the guy’s reasoning: Michael’s got a proven track record of breaking out of prison, while the government doesn’t always keep its word.

Whistler and Michael are stringing together some kind of rope ladder inside a cell. Whistler hands Michael a note for Sofia. The boys are joined by Mahone and Michael reveals that he’s found another cell to get them into no-man’s land. Obviously, in the interest of creating constant conflict on this show, the cell in question is currently being occupied by three of Lechero’s henchmen. Oh yes, I see where this is going. Do you, dear readers?

Mexican Martin, who looks dead, is being carried out into the courtyard. Is this the end of Mexican Martin? I barely knew him! Lechero is pissed that people have abandoned his chicken foot fight club in the interests of more unregulated violence. No one volunteers information, however. Instead, Lechero convenes a meeting with McGrady. Lechero thinks that McGrady might know what happened to Mexican Martin, since he’s always playing basketball around where the body was found. I’m so upset about Mexican Martin’s death. McGrady reveals that he did see someone go into the stairwell where Martin’s body was found and overheard an argument.

Michael confronts Mahone about the possibility that he might have killed Mexican Martin, but Mahone brushes him off. In the meantime, Lechero’s henchmen drag off Whistler, obviously believing that he did away with Martin. Michael looks like he wants to cry. Poor baby, how many times have his carefully-laid plans been frustrated by unforeseen circumstances?

Michael’s very pissed off and accuses Mahone of killing Mexican Martin. He’s determined to find the real killer so he can save Whistler. Mahone couldn’t care less if Whistler’s escaping with them.

Whistler’s protesting his innocence in front of Lechero while T-Bag commits petty thievery by lifting a ring from a table. Whistler wants to know why Lechero is rushing to judge him and tries to talk his way out of the room. Unfortunately, Lechero’s not stupid and insists that Whistler remain.

Bellick’s playing dice all by his lonesome in his cell. Awe, I feel bad for him. He’s like that weird outcast kid who’s got no friends. Michael approaches and accuses Bellick of murder. This episode is like one big game of Clue: “It was Whistler, in the stairwell, with the knife!”. “No, no, it was Bellick in the corridor with the candlestick!”. There’s a movie called Clue that’s based on the board game, and it’s absolutely hilarious. I highly recommend you people check it out. Bellick reveals that he’s just a giant softy, who’s not really capable of murder.

Susan’s giving Lincoln a sedative to help out with the guard and she tells him she knows Sofia is helping him out. She’s also not pleased that Lincoln didn’t tell her himself. Linc asks for a photo of Sara and Susan quickly catches on that Linc has neglected to tell Michael that he and Sara won’t be going on that date….or any date for that matter. You know, ever. She agrees to come up with a photo to help convince Michael.

Sucre and Lincoln are checking out the guards and Sucre tries to identify the one they need to drug. The guards drag off Sucre to help with Mexican Martin’s dead body (*sob*) and Linc’s big plan to give the guard (Hurtado) the drugged coffee backfires. Sofia quickly steps in, unbuttons her blouse, and convinces Hurtado to give her a ride out to Sona. God knows I always unbutton a few buttons when I need to distract men and help facilitate a prison breakout. I did that just last week, as a matter of fact.

Back in Sona, T-Bag is taunting Michael about the imminent death of Whistler. T-Bag offers up Sammy as a scapegoat and tells Michael to plant the ring T-Bag lifted earlier at the scene of the crime. Michael looks conflicted. Seriously, I like to think of myself as a moral person, but if I had a deadline to break out of prison to save the people I love, I think I would be planting that ring. Hrm….I wonder if the Law Society is going to disbar me for admitting that.

My cousin Joe just left a message on my phone. He thinks that Sara might not be dead. Joe’s obviously an idiot. It’s a good thing he just married into the family, instead of being my blood cousin. Otherwise I might feel very embarrassed for being related to him.

Michael’s pondering the morality of his actions while Whistler’s still trying to convince Lechero that he’s innocent.

Hurtado’s flirting with Sofia while Linc trails them in his own car. Hurtado parks the car and offers Sofia “special” visitation rights inside Sona if Sofia will “do him”. Linc grabs his gun and exits his car, seeing Hurtado come on to Sofia. Susan calls with news that she has a photo and Linc tells her to meet him at Sona. Sofia, who is a lot cleverer than she looks (is cleverer a word?) lies to Hurtado that she’s one of Lechero’s girls and he immediately backs off. She also manages to switch the coffee cups when he’s not looking. We also learn that Lechero’s name is really Norman St. John. Meanwhile, Linc stupidly reveals to Susan that they’re drugging the guard now and she realizes that he lied about the escape time.

Michael goes in search of Alex, hoping to solve his moral dilemma. Instead, he finds a knife covered in blood. Michael confronts Mahone with the knife while Mahone denies any involvement, but Michael is determined to show the knife to Lechero.

Susan storms into LJ’s room and lies a tarp down on the ground. LJ quickly catches on that Linc screwed up and starts begging for his life. Susan’s phone rings just in the nick of time and Linc is apologizing profusely. Linc tells Susan the real escape time and she hangs up.

Sullins (Mahone’s old FBI boss) is visiting Mahone. Sullins reveals that he’s bargained Mahone’s sentence down to 4 years in a US prison and tells Mahone he must appear before a special prosecutor.

Michael hands Lechero the bloody knife and names Mahone as the murderer.

Mahone, meanwhile, is swaggering his way out of Sona, with Lechero and Michael watching. Lechero tells one of his henchmen to get Whistler ready. Probably to die.

Michael calls Lechero a “dictator” and begs for Whistler’s life. Lechero stabs one of his henchmen instead and reveals that he picked up a cigar from the barrel with the corn husks earlier, the same cigar that his henchmen took from Sammy earlier in the episode. Obviously Lechero believes his henchman killed Mexican Martin.

Sucre’s at the Sona fence, spraying the body and the fence. Oh, Sucre, I wish you had more face time. I love you so. Susan meets with Linc outside Sona. Linc is upset that she brought him the same picture of Sara as the previous one he gave to Michael, but Susan cares not for his bitching and moaning.

In the Sona courtyard, Lechero’s henchman is strung up in a very “Jesus on the cross” type of pose. Lechero reveals that the soccer game is cancelled (oy, now Michael has no distraction for the escape) and questions Sammy’s loyalty.

At the visiting fence, Linc reveals that The Company has gotten wind of the real escape time. Michael is convinced that Sara and LJ will remain safe as long as The Company needs Whistler. Michael is obviously not aware that Sara is now about a foot and a half shorter. Linc tries to convince Michael that they do not have the upper hand here and Michael wants to see the photos.

Lincoln finally tells Michael the truth about Sara. Lincoln begs him to follow through on the plan in order to save LJ, but Michael just walks away in a daze. Back in Sona, Michael sobs his bleeding heart out. Wow, that’s the most emotion we’ve seen out of Wentworth Miller in the last 2 years. My poor Wentworth.

Michael tells Whistler about Sara’s death and blames Whistler for it. Michael is brandishing the chicken foot and throws down in front of Whistler.

Former Prison Break cast member Lane Garrison was sentenced yesterday to 40 months in prison, stemming from a drunk driving episode last December that resulted in the death of a teenage passenger. Although Garrison’s legal team was pushing for Garrison to be released on probation, the judge handed out his 40-month sentence with no complaints from Garrison’s legal team. They have no plans to appeal the sentence.

On Saturday, December 2, Lane Garrison left a party with two 15-year old passengers and one 17-year old, a student at Beverly Hills High named Vahagn Setian. They passengers had been driving around Beverly Hills, looking to buy alcohol. They eventually did, but soon after Garrison lost control of his SUV and jumped the curb, hitting a tree. Setian was killed in the accident. Garrison was later found to have a blood alcohol level of .20, almost three times the legal limit. He also tested positive for cocaine.

Garrison could have been sentenced to over six years in prison, but Judge Elden Fox didn’t think that was unnecessary. Addressing the court, Fox told Garrison, “I think you are ultimately a decent human being who made a very bad mistake…[and] that crime resulted in the devastation to at least three different families.â€?

Garrison may actually only serve around 20 months in prison. He will get credit for 90 days which he’s already spent in behind bars, and will likely get a few months knocked off for good behavior. This was obviously a tragic situation, and one that deserves justice, so it’s nice to see a Hollywood actor actually spend some significant time in jail. Interpreting the words of Garrison’s lawyers, it seemed that they did not want to fight the charges or the sentence and that Garrison was truly and deeply remorseful and wanted to serve his time with dignity.

-Oscar Dahl, BuddyTV Senior Writer
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