Y’know, I just realized that Michael Scofield is a modern-day MacGyver. He’s not as quite as over the top as his predecessor, turning a rubber band, a matchstick and a basketball into a pogo stick, but it seems like every other week he’s putting together some kind of concoction to improve his lot in life. When he asked the kid about the water situation, I figured it was going to come into play, either in this episode or in the future. I’m still a little fuzzy on how sending an alcohol bomb into the pipes is going to turn the water back on, but I guess there was some sort of blockage that had to be cleared.
Anyway, the water is running again, so kingpin Luchero shows his gratitude by calling off the bounty on Whistler’s head. According to “Susan,” Michael still has just a week to become the first person to break out of Sona. No more.
The whole Sucre/Maricruz/Bellick storyline was wrapped up a little too neatly and quickly for my taste, but it got Sucre to Panama and back in the fold. I’m not sure how he’ll figure into Michael’s escape, but I’m sure Linc will get him involved somehow.
Speaking of Linc, he pulled the ol’ (now infamous) “Prison Break” switcheroo – the first one this season – with the little bird watching guide. That took some serious foresight, which is not something Linc is known for. Maybe Michael is rubbing off on him. (On a side note, it really seems like Linc and Susan have some serious sexual tension, doesn’t it?)
It looks like this season, or at least the first part, will be about Michael and Whistler, and their goal to break out of Sona. Mahone, T-Bag and Bellick will do whatever they can to put Michael into a position to take them with him. Mahone and Bellick will probably help him along the way, but T-Bag is the wildcard. He has a knack for self-preservation, so I doubt he’d shoot himself in the foot if he thought he could tag along on Michael’s escape, but there is a load of contempt between the two men and it would take a lot to get them to come together again.
