The second-to-last episode of the year comes on the heels of the news that Fox has ordered another season of the show. This news is both good and bad. In many ways, two seasons feels like a natural conclusion to the story, but the show is still entertaining (at times) and is doing well in the ratings, so a third season is not unwarranted. But how do they stretch this concept out another year? Creator Paul Scheuring shed some light on the subject:
Details on the serialized drama’s storyline for next season are being kept under wraps, but it is understood that brothers Michael (Wentworth Miller) and Lincoln (Dominic Purcell)–who recently escaped to Panama with the FBI hot on their trail–and many of their fellow fugitives would end up back behind bars, possibly in Panama.
“It essentially will be a new chapter,” creator/executive producer Paul Scheuring said. “It’s going to return to the fundamental conceit, to the roots of what the show was about.”
“They got scattered in the winds–their stories became separate and defused,” Scheuring said. “They will come back together again, [and] their conflicts and interactions will return.”
But while stars Miller and Purcell will return next season, don’t consider them safe, Scheuring said, hinting that one of them might not survive beyond the first couple of episodes.
This week’s episode was mostly about Michael’s desire to put T-Bag back behind bars. As in all things “Prison Break,” this goal only leads to more hurdles to overcome. He succeeds in his task (and in retrieving the money), but unbeknownst to him, Mahone has captured Linc. They wrapped up T-Bag’s storyline nicely – the knife in his one good hand was classic – but based on Scheuring’s hints, at least one of the brothers will run into Bagwell in a Panama jail. It’s also nice to see Mahone’s storyline shifting from a “I need to capture Michael at all costs” mentality to a “I want to retire” mentality. And with the lovely Callie Thorne playing his wife, it’s easy to understand why.
It looked for a moment that Sarah would be the focus of Season 3 – that maybe Michael and Linc would have to sneak back into the States to break her out of prison – but Agent Eisen’s sudden reversal could prevent that.
It’s understandable why Sucre isn’t exactly thinking straight. After all, his girlfriend is supposedly stashed away somewhere on the verge of death. But if you’re holding the ever-dangerous T-Bag hostage in the back seat of a car, you need to keep an eye on him. Otherwise he’ll retrieve a screwdriver with his foot and stab you in the chest. Seriously, Sucre, you don’t have to look at Michael in the front seat to talk to him. Humans are perfectly capable of communicating without eye contact.
Lastly, Bellick’s exclamation when he was captured – “Innocente!” – was hilarious. It’s looking more and more like he’ll end up in a Panamanian jail with the other convicts.
Next week is the season finale and it appears that the elusive Mr. Kim is going to show up in Panama. The episode is entitled “Sona,” so maybe we’ll finally find out what the word means. The last break featured a great twist (Agent Eisen agreeing to help the brothers), so expectations are high. Don’t let us down, fellas.
