As the escape grows closer, the natives are getting restless. The whole gang is on edge, from T-Bag and Bellick in Sona to Gretchen and Sucre on the outside. You know things are getting bad for Michael when Mahone appears to be his most loyal friend.

Not a lot happened in this episode. It was just a (long) buildup to the escape, which will presumably take place next week. Though one thing did occur to me – Gretchen/Susan is one badass mofo. From the choke job on Sucre in the bar to burning Sofia with cigars in the warehouse, she is one evil lady. (Of course, she already beheaded Sara, so these recent transgressions only add to the legend.) On a side note, I’m a little worried about the stopwatch that she gave Whistler. Obviously, we’re going to be subjected to several overly dramatic shots of the time ticking away as the gang tries to meet up with Gretchen. All we need is the countdown music from “24.”

Bellick whined and complained throughout much of the episode, asking Mahone to be his friend on the outside. “What’s a guy like me supposed to do?” he asked. This is a far cry from the complete asshole we saw in the first season. T-Bag also approached Mahone about teaming up once they escaped, mentioning that it would be sweet justice to turn Michael in. Mahone replied with the line of the night:

“Justice? If there was an ounce of it left in this world, you’d be lying face down in the same unmarked grave as the rest of your inbred family.”

Man, tell us how you really feel, Mahone.

In other news, Michael (unsurprisingly) has decided to let McGrady come along on the escape. At one point, Scofield told the boy, “Life in prison is better than life on the run.”

Huh?

The last few minutes of the episode were good as things started to ramp up for the escape. T-Bag and Luchero have formed an uneasy alliance and used it to their advantage to go through the hole first. Meanwhile, Linc had to figure out a way to knock the power out. That was kind of an odd scene – he drove up to the power pole, then looked and saw a bus stop sign. Then he hijacked the bus and drove it (for a long time) before running it into the pole. Was the bus stop by the pole or not?

In the end, it really doesn’t matter because the lights are out and the escape is on.