Prison Break: Season 3, Episode 7

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Wow, Prison Break has really hit it’s stride. This week there was constant tension from the moment it started.

One of the best Prison Break cliff-hangers thus far was quickly dismissed as a plot by Michael to distract the inmates. But then what seemed like decent break out plan was destroyed when the sun disappeared behind a cloud. It’s one of those nail-biting moments where Michael’s ingenious plan gets screwed up and he is left in a worse position than ever before – on this occasion, it’s chicken-foot fight.

We already know that a chicken-foot fight in Sona is a fight to the death, and in the current circumstance we don’t want to see Schofield OR Whistler get killed. Cliff-hanger episodes, cliff-hangers between ad breaks…this is getting good.

Lincoln had a perfect opportunity to kill Susan (Evil Green Eyed Lady) and her bodyguard, but acted a little too slowly (damn it) and found himself in a stand off he couldn’t win. Desperate to save LJ, he backs off and offers to come up with a new plan.

In the stand-off, Susan feared that the mission was a total failure and asked repeatedly for Lincoln to shoot her, proving that she is the worst kind of villain: one who is ready to die and therefore has no limits.

Alex Mahone is stuck in a van, then a hotel room with no drugs and huge concerns about missing his opportunity to escape from prison. His withdrawal symptoms are blatantly obvious and it seems the people who say they want to help him may only be interested in getting him to spill the beans on whether Michael is planning an escape.

The Security guards identify that there was an attempted escape and in the ensuing madness, Lechero is publicly shamed by the official head of the prison. So we finally have Lechero on board, demanding Schofield break him out. Well, it just wouldn’t be Prison Break unless Michael Schofield had an unwanted posse of inmates to break out with.

But the moment we’ve REALLY been waiting for…James Whistler is not the guy we thought he was. I think despite the ongoing clues, most of the fans wanted to believe that Whistler was a good guy in a bad situation – another “Schofield” or “Burrows” victimized by The Company. But no, he really is to blame for Sarah’s death. He is the man pulling the strings.

Funniest moment: Was there a funny moment? This episode was pretty full on.

Saddest moment: LJ making an attempt to save his own life by telling Evil Green Eyed Lady about his dreams for the future.

Biggest potential screw-up: Susan visiting James Whistler at the prison. Very stupid. If Michael hadn’t of seen her, surely Lincoln or Sophia would have. (Not that we care so much about Susan's screw-ups).

Prison Break: Season 3, Episode 6

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Ah-ha! Whistler isn’t “The Ambassador”, he worked at The Ambassador Hotel! Well that explains that. And now the Spanish guy has conveniently been killed, so we won’t hear anymore about it for awhile.

Are you sensing a note of sarcasm? It’s moments like these I want to throw a rock through my television screen.

Here we are, thinking that Whistler and the Spanish guy both have some kind of mysterious political background - but no, they’re both nobodies. For now…

However, I did think this was a clever episode. I had a minor heart-attack when it appeared that Lechero had stabbed Whistler in the stomach. And a second heart-attack when Evil Green Eyed Lady was about to murder little LJ.

It even seemed for awhile there that the escape might go ahead as planned, until Lincoln breaks the news to Michael that Sarah Tencredi is dead.

And now we’ve got another “Chicken Foot” showdown on our hands, this time between Michael and Whistler. What a great cliffhanger! I have no earthly idea what is going to happen next (and I’m being serious this time).

Funniest moment: Has to be when the Spanish Guy gets his wires crossed about Bellick’s offer of friendship: “I just don’t want to have sex with you. Is that so hard to believe?”. Ha ha…Karma keeps biting Bellick harder every series.

Saddest moment: Poor Michael gets the news about Sarah’s death (thankfully Lincoln left out the specific details).

Biggest potential screw-up: Mahone refuses an offer from the US Authorities, which would reduce a lifetime in prison, to just a few years. Won’t that make them suspicious? They know Michael Schofield is in there, surely these smart men and women can put two and two together? Watch this space…