Prison Break TV series (2005 - 2009)

[KenHurd]

Prison Break is one of my favorite shows, and with the revival coming next year, I have been rewatching the original series this past summer. I just completed season 4, and only have The Final Break left to watch.

It had been a couple years since I last revisited this series, but Season 1 was just as suspenseful as I remember. Those last few episodes, when the plan all came together, were intense. I had forgotten some of the events that happened, so it was fun to see everything unfold.

I always liked the manhunt of Season 2. It has a lot of the intensity of the first season, just outside of Fox River. I liked how they took Paul's character from being a stereotypical bad guy, and spent time developing him. Mahone was also a great addition to the show.

I go back and forth on Season 3. This was my 3rd time to watch the series. When I first watched it, I watched Season 3 on Blu-ray and loved it. I thought it was just as suspenseful as the first two seasons. But on my second watch, I found it a chore to sit through. Since it had been a few years since I last watched the series, I found myself loving this season again.

Season 4 has its moments. I really like the change of pace, and the missions they go on to get the Scylla cards. But I didn't like

[Show spoiler]that they brought Mrs. Scofield in to be the final villain, and claimed that Michael and Lincoln weren't real brothers. That felt like a plot twist that was just thrown in. As far as I'm concerned, Mrs. Scofield was just messing with them, trying to drive them apart.

I do think that Season 4 had a perfect ending, and The Final Break just adds to the Season 4 finale. My hope with the new season is that they don't leave it on a cliffhanger. That was the one thing I hated about 24: Live Another Day. Prison Break gave us a definite ending in Season 4, and didn't really need more. But,

[Show spoiler]since they're bringing Michael back, maybe this time they will let him survive in the end.