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Prison Break

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I used to spend every Monday night on this forum talking about all the big twists and turns happening on Prison Break. I used to barely be able to hold on for 7 days until I could find out what happened next.

Now I feel like I have better things I could be doing during that hour. The only reason I kept watching was simply because I became committed and want to see how it ends.

I'm sensing there are other people on this forum that agree with me. I also remember talking with people who at the end of season 1 felt that the show should be ended as to not ruin it. I had faith that the writers would come up with something good to keep me interested. I was wrong.

The show was doomed when they killed off all the dynamic. I miss Kellerman. Of course I miss Sara, and that was out of their hands, but seriously couldn't they have figured out a better plot line to off her? We barely had any dynamic with the brothers. I was hoping the break from Sona would be fast so we could get onto the company story lines. But no.

I remember the past 2 season finales were amazing. The kind where you question whether you can live till the premiere. This one just left me wondering if they were going to end this show so I could get my hour back on Monday night.

Sorry to be a hater. This was once my absolute favorite show and they completely ruined it.
 
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I remember the past 2 season finales were amazing. The kind where you question whether you can live till the premiere. This one just left me wondering if they were going to end this show so I could get my hour back on Monday night.
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I'm guessing that missing half a season (due to the strike) factored into that a little bit. Dunno.
 
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Even though this season of Prison Break wasn't as good in the beginning, I thought the last 3 episodes were exciting as hell, ending on great cliff-hangers, which is what makes this show so good.

No complaints here with the show going on. (But I do wish The Wire would reverse its course and continue on as well). I am interested in T-Bag being the leader of the prison and Sucre's sudden imprisonment compelling Scofield to design a scheme to break him out.
 
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fourteenandoh;1097350; said:
i have to agree with CCI here. they really need to get back into the story line involving the company. that is where the true drama is.
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Straight up, the company has the most potential for intriguing story lines. I want to know whats going on with Whistler. What is his involvement with the company and what is the company.
 
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Bucks21;1097727; said:
Straight up, the company has the most potential for intriguing story lines. I want to know whats going on with Whistler. What is his involvement with the company and what is the company.
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My impression is that "the company" is the illuminati, and that Whistler is someone very important in that organization. Did anyone else get this impression - either from watching Season 2 or from commercials where they hinted at this?

Looking back on the series, Season 1 was about breaking out of the prison where Linc was unjustly placed on death row. It seems that this show was intended to be a mini-series that was supposed to end once they broke out. However, money talks, and when it became apparent how popular the show was, the TV execs continued the series on.

Hence, Season 2 ended up revolving around the subsequent life on the run for the escapees, and also the fleshing out of "the company" and their ability to manipulate U.S. politics at the highest level. Season 2, then, had very little to do with the original conception of the show, which was to break out of a prison.

Then came Season 3, which we all know was cut short due to the writer's strike. In any event, Season 3 pitted many of the usual suspects from Season 1 back in prison, only in a third world country, where it turns out many, if not all, of them were planted by "the company" to break Whistler out. So, in my opinion, Season 3 attempted to get back to its roots with the idea of breaking out of prison, but also sought to incorporate the elements of "the company." The focus was certainly on the actual prison break, but who is to say that a full season wouldn't have given equal treatment to both of the parallel storylines? Or, if the trend of Seasons 1 & 2 were to be repeated, then maybe Season 3 was meant to focus on the prison break, and Season 4 on "the company" once again.

But I remain steadfast in the opinion that Prison Break has mastered the art of the cliffhanger (learned from 24), no matter how much you are required to stretch your imagine.
 
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JohnnyCockfight;1097788; said:
My impression is that "the company" is the illuminati, and that Whistler is someone very important in that organization. Did anyone else get this impression - either from watching Season 2 or from commercials where they hinted at this?

Looking back on the series, Season 1 was about breaking out of the prison where Linc was unjustly placed on death row. It seems that this show was intended to be a mini-series that was supposed to end once they broke out. However, money talks, and when it became apparent how popular the show was, the TV execs continued the series on.

Hence, Season 2 ended up revolving around the subsequent life on the run for the escapees, and also the fleshing out of "the company" and their ability to manipulate U.S. politics at the highest level. Season 2, then, had very little to do with the original conception of the show, which was to break out of a prison.

Then came Season 3, which we all know was cut short due to the writer's strike. In any event, Season 3 pitted many of the usual suspects from Season 1 back in prison, only in a third world country, where it turns out many, if not all, of them were planted by "the company" to break Whistler out. So, in my opinion, Season 3 attempted to get back to its roots with the idea of breaking out of prison, but also sought to incorporate the elements of "the company." The focus was certainly on the actual prison break, but who is to say that a full season wouldn't have given equal treatment to both of the parallel storylines? Or, if the trend of Seasons 1 & 2 were to be repeated, then maybe Season 3 was meant to focus on the prison break, and Season 4 on "the company" once again.

But I remain steadfast in the opinion that Prison Break has mastered the art of the cliffhanger (learned from 24), no matter how much you are required to stretch your imagine.
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Whistler has to be an important key to the company, but what did he do to be put in prison in the first place.
Now what the hell is Mahone thinking? IMO he, Mahone, will not turn on Scofield afte Muchael broke him out. The very last show, what was he doing with Gretchen, (BTW she is smoking hot) Mahone, and Whistler?

I'd like to see Sara come back and I think that might be in the works, cause the Company wants Scofield bad now and they can use Sara as leverage.

Now that T-Bag is large and in charge what going to go down at Sona?

Scoyfield will break out Sucre, I hope.
 
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methomps;1097915; said:
That might be difficult.
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really the only proff that the viewers have is Link looking at the box. So anything could happen and the viewers want Sara back. IMO Sara comes back for the 4th season.


OHSportsFan9;1097921; said:
they could say "the company" knocked her up
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Gretchen is part of the company, but with the season 3 being messed up and confusing with the writers strike this next season will only get better.
 
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