*sigh*
Wouldn’t it have been nice if Linc, Michael and Sarah had just sailed off into the sunset with the five million in tow? Not to kick a dead horse, but the series missed an opportunity for a natural conclusion to its two-year run.
When Sarah showed up at the dock, I kept repeating to myself, “You can visit once you get out on the water! Push away from the f*cking dock!” Of course, Mr. Kim somehow managed to track the brothers through the jungle and stealthily snuck up on boat like some kind of well-dressed ninja.
And just like that, the third season of “Prison Break” began.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Agent Eisen deserves special mention after giving himself up in order to free Sarah (and Linc), but does anyone really think he’s dead? They were careful to shoot the execution scene in such a way that it’s not clear if those masked men came to kill Eisen or to rescue him. Smart money is on the latter.
It was a sweet relief that the whole missed phone call bit didn’t cause any problems during the episode. It was pretty ridiculous that Michael didn’t keep the phone nearby in case Sarah (or even Mahone) tried to contact him. That’s a dumb move for someone smart enough to frame Mahone for drug running. I couldn’t help but feel for the dastardly agent as he called his wife (presumably) for the last time.
But now he and Michael are in a Panamanian prison, partly named “Federale de Sona,” which finally gives some meaning to the cryptic word. It turns out that Sona is a small town in Panama, and apparently, there’s some sort of weird experiment going on at the prison and the Quiet Man wants Scofield’s involvement.
The prospect of Mahone and Scofield working together inside the prison is appealing, and it’s likely that Bellick and T-Bag will join them there before too long. Meanwhile, Sucre is passed out in the middle of the road wondering where his beloved fiancé is trapped, while Lincoln is trying to track down Sarah on the streets of some Panamanian city. Oh, and there’s five million dollars lying in the water next to the dock. Let’s not forget about that.
As we get into season three, will we look back at this episode and wish that they had ended the series? Or will the Sona Experiment take “Prison Break” in new and unexpected directions? Only time will tell, and we’ve got at least five months to wait.
