http://entil2001.com/blog8 Reviews and comments on the "Prison Break" beginning in August 2006! Sat, 24 May 2008 00:11:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This season, I’ll be summing up this unusual 2007-2008 season with a post-mortem on the majority of the shows I’ve reviewed during the year, ranking from the very worst to the very best.  In some cases, the term “post-mortem” is all too applicable.  This is Part 3 of this 11-step ... http://entil2001.com/blog8/2008/05/24/2007-2008-season-post-mortem-part-3-prison-break/ While watching this episode of “Prison Break”, I had the distinct feeling that the producers knew the season might be shortened. This felt less like a mid-season cliffhanger and more like the end of the current phase. Unfortunately, it may also be the end of the series as ... http://entil2001.com/blog8/2008/02/20/episode-313-the-art-of-the-deal/ As anticipated, Escape Squad Part Deux managed to get out of Sona, but the process was far from simple and Michael had to balance out intentional harm against long-term gain. Also, for the first time, Lincoln’s side of the plan was revealed in all its glory, and it’s great ... http://entil2001.com/blog8/2008/02/12/episode-312-hell-or-high-water/ The most exciting episodes of “Prison Break” usually center on the moments just before and during each new escape attempt. The pressures increase dramatically, and the divisions between the members of each escape squad deepen as the zero hour approaches. In the first season, all efforts were bound ... http://entil2001.com/blog8/2008/02/06/episode-311-under-and-out/ Written by Matt Olmstead and Seth Hoffman Directed by Michael Switzer With the second escape deadline quickly approaching (as well as the end of this artificially shortened season), several Sona-specific plot points need to be addressed. In particular, the anticipated gathering of all “carryover” characters into the escape plan has to ... http://entil2001.com/blog8/2008/01/24/episode-310-dirt-nap/ This episode ushers in some major action, which is probably a good thing. It helps distract from close inspection, which I suspect the episode would not suffer well. Events spiral out of control in a manner that constantly threatens to descend into utter and complete chaos. It’s ... http://entil2001.com/blog8/2008/01/15/episode-39-boxed-in/ The previous two episodes took the season arc in an unexpected direction, promising tensions and situations that might finally bring urgency to the season arc. Surprisingly, this episode seems to slip away from that promise, choosing confusion over well-orchestrated chaos. One major question seems to dominate the episode, especially once ... http://entil2001.com/blog8/2007/11/14/episode-38-bang-and-burn/ Written by Zach Estrin and Kalinda Vazquez Directed by Vincent Misiano (Note: This review only covers the second half of the two-episode event for 05 Nov 2007; a previous review covered episode 3-6.) I was initially concerned when Michael’s apparent anger towards Whistler was revealed to be another diversionary tactic. I thought ... http://entil2001.com/blog8/2007/11/13/episode-37-vamonos/ Written by Seth Hoffman Directed by Kevin Hooks (Note: This review only covers the first half of the two-episode event for 05 Nov 2007; a subsequent review will cover episode 3-7.) This is generally the point in the typical season arc where the introductory phase ends and the complications begin. Considering the ... http://entil2001.com/blog8/2007/11/06/episode-26-photo-finish/ Thanks to the Major League Baseball playoffs, “Prison Break” took a short break early in the schedule. I’m not sure that it was a good thing for the series, since it gave fans a very long time to think about the drama behind the scenes. This episode, if ... http://entil2001.com/blog8/2007/10/23/episode-35-interference/