PRISON BREAK (FOR REAL AGAIN!!!!)

Wow, it's been a long time since I recapped this wonderful show. Let's be honest, it's been awhile since I recapped anything. Let me start off by saying that I didn't even watch the finale of the last season until this past weekend. This is one of the bad things about Tivo, or, Time Warner Moxi DVR service which we all know is so much better then Tivo. Yeah!

So a quick sentence or two of where we left off. Michael and Linc finally made it down to Panama. Bellick got framed for a murder T-Bag committed, Michael caught T-Bag and stabbed him in his good arm, Maricruz is still missing, Sucre got stabbed by T-Bag, Sarah got cleared of all charged because Kellerman gave proof of Lincoln's innocence, but then he got killed, Linc is a free man, Mr. Kim was killed by Sarah as he tried to take the boys into custody, they lost the money, Michael confessed to killing Mr. Kim and was arrested and sent to a prison called Sona, which was orchestrated by The Company, or whoever, for some unknown reason. Whew, I hope I didn't miss anything. Oh wait, the best part. Bellick, Michael and Mahone are all in Sona together. Hot damn!

She's a fancy bitch

We start off by seeing this woman with a scar on her fact who's covering it up with some make up. Random! I want to see Michael. I've missed him. I know it's only been a few days since I watched the finale, but I waited a long time to watch the finale and I missed his sexiness. And damn is he sexy. Wow.

Yeah

When we finally do see Michael he's back where we left him, in this horrible Panamanian prison, walking out into the courtyard in driving rain. Is it wrong that my heart flutters a bit to know he's about to get drenched and look even hotter? When he comes outside all the prisoners are surrounding two men who look like they want to kill each other. One throws down a chicken foot. Oh damn, it's on, a chicken foot just got thrown. They fight to the death in the mud and rain.

"Excuse me, do you have a clean shirt?"

In the meantime, while Michael's experiencing his own version of Blood Sport, Lincoln is at the American Embassy trying to talk the night clerk into helping get Michael out of the prison. The man comforts Linc by telling him that this prison is the worst of the worst and that it got so bad the guards pulled out of it, and let the prisoners do what they want, and someone may walk in, but the only way they come out is dead. Wow, I'm glad he was there to make Lincoln feel better.

The next morning though the day clerk tells Lincoln that he's sure they'll able to at least get Michael transferred, and maybe even get the charges dropped. Why? That's never explained and smells fishy to me.

In case you wanted to lose your lunch

As Michael wanders around the prison he sees Bellick who's only in his boxers and beaten up pretty badly. He tries to get water from other inmates but they berate him and almost make him drink dirty rainwater. Another beaten up and naked prisoner comes to Bellick afterwards and they form an alliance.

Over in another area Mahone is freaking out a bit because he's run out of his stash. Michael soon shows up and Mahone tells him he's glad to see him, since Michael can just admit to planting the drugs in the boat and Mahone can be let out of this hell hole. Yeah, because Michael owes you something. Michael must be thinking the same thing because he reminds Mahone that he killed his father. Oh yeah, that's right. Sucks to be Mahone. Michael also demands to know what The Company wants from him and Mahone says he doesn't know, just that they wanted him in the prison.

Lincoln visits Michael in prison. They actually send Michael out to the yard to talk to him through the fence. Logistically I'm not sure how this works since the guards don't go into the prison. It'd be like a really messed up Panamanian game of telephone. Anyway, while they're talking there's a woman out there yelling for them to bring her husband's body out. I'm thinking he's the guy who was killed the night before in the rain. Oh, Michael in the rain. Had a flashback. Ah. I need a man. Lincoln tells him that he's getting a transfer the next day, so he should just hang on. Easier said then done bro, you haven't been in there, although Michael is good at taking care of himself. I don't really remember him being a good fighter though. Maybe he has a tattoo that's the art of fighting or something. Speaking of tattoos, where the hell are they? Anyway, Michael begs Lincoln to find Sarah and he promises he will. Note: The actress who plays Sarah is pregnant in real life. We all know she and Michael never got it on, so I wonder how they're going to explain this. Anyway, Linc goes to the local police with a picture of Sarah asking if she turns up, for the cop to call him. He agrees and seems sincere. Let's hope so.

See, Daddy looks nice, right?

Later, Michael's called to a posh cell/room that's very nicely decorated, with TV and what not. This is where Daddy lives. Lechero is in charge of the prison. Actually, his rules are pretty decent, so far at least. He has a system. There aren't any unsanctioned fights. If someone has a problem, they throw down the chicken foot and it's dealt with in an organized manner, by fighting to the death in the yard. Got it. What I'd find frustrating is you know people get into stupid ass fights. Like, 'you stole my last roll of toilet paper' or 'why'd you look at my ass that way?'. I guess Daddy's there to make sure the fights are fair. He tells Michael and Mahone that he knows who they are, and he's not impressed. When another inmate pees on the floor in fright Daddy starts to beat him up but Michael comes to his defense. Daddy doesn't like this, but doesn't take it out on Michael. He seems like somewhat of a fair guy. I mean, given the circumstances.

Wow, this is disturbing. Sorry.

Poor Bellick and his new friend are given some plastic parkas and told to clean the bathrooms which are some fancy buckets. And when I say fancy I mean gross and disgusting. They have to burn it in the incinerator. Hey, at least they gave them those plastic parkas. That was nice of them. See, they aren't all bad.

Daddy looks at Michael from above and nods to a guy, referring to Michael. One of Daddy's men comes up and says another American just arrived. Damn, they're invading Sona! It's none other then T-Bag. Love it! Michael and Mahone see T-Bag who also sees them. It's a reunion. I wish Abruzzi was here, awe, Abruzzi. Michael then gets word that he has a visitor. He goes out to the yard and there's a man out there who calls himself Elliott Pike. Michael's suspicious and Pike tells him that he has some very powerful backers who will help him if he, say, breaks out. What the hell is this about? Weird.

B minor

When Michael gets back to his cell, which seems like the first time he's been there, another inmate storms in and says Michael's stolen his "stash". Michael denies it but before they start fighting Daddy comes in and says they know how things work, no fighting, and if someone has a problem they settle it with the chicken foot. Daddy lifts up Michael's mattress and finds the guy's "stash". Of course Michael denies it, and I believe him.

Lincoln gets a call from the cop and he tells him that they found an American woman that matches Sarah's description, and she's in the morgue. Luckily it's not her. I'm wondering, if they don't have this woman's identification, how they know she's American. Hmph.

Back at The Mansion, Bellick and his buddy ask the local cook for some food and when he denies them, Bellick's friend goes crazy and climbs out the window. At the same time T-Bag wanders over to Micheal and asks him why he thinks the government wants him in Sona. Good question, but wait, can't answer it now there's a RUNNER! It's Bellick's friend who's just had enough. He jumps out of the window and starts running to freedom. It's either freedom or a bunch of guys with guns. It's a bunch of guys with guns. They shoot and kill him and the last thing he hears is Bellick yelling "NO!" Welp, at least Michael is getting some valuable information out of this, the basic idea is, "Don't run".

When Michael returns to his cell he sees that damn chicken foot in there and knows that the guy who thinks he stole his stash wants to settle it. He goes to Daddy to plead his case but he's not hearing it. It doesn't matter if he didn't do it, a challenge is a challenge and that's the way things work around there, you know, that's how it stays so orderly.

The worst peep show EVER!

As this conversation is going on, we see that through the grate in the floor, someone is listening to this conversation. He's in some sort of bricked up cell of some sort in the basement. When Bellick goes down to dispose of the waste, the person behind the brick wall calls him over and asks him for a favor and in return he gives him some chicken. Bellick wonders where he got the chicken and the guy replies that it's not chicken. Why'd he say it was then? Okay, so he's a liar. Thankfully they never get into what exactly it could be. Bellick agrees to do his bidding and he hands him some pieces of paper.

On the outside Lincoln gets a call from LJ. LJ claims the cop gave him this number and claims he came down to see him and that Sarah found him and they're together. It's definitely LJ, but something tells me something's off about this, especially because we just see LJ's side. He asks Lincoln to meet them later at a restaurant. Why he doesn't want to meet right away would be my first question. I'd be like, "Where are you, I'm coming to you." But the phones break up and Lincoln hangs up.

At The Mansion it's fight time. T-Bag decides to do what he does best and approaches Daddy who takes pity on the one armed man and lets him into his group. Mahone is in Michael's cell to give him a pep talk. He tells Michael to go for the guys knees to incapacitate him. Michael wonders why he cares and Mahone claims Michael is his "get out of jail free card". Man, Monopoly should patent that saying. Or trademark it. Whatever.

Once Michael gets into the yard Bellick pushes past people and gives a "go get 'em" whisper to Michael as he puts one of the pieces of paper in his pocket. He does the same to the guy Michael's fighting. Daddy yells from his perch that no weapons are to be used. When they start the fight Michael screams that he's not fighting. When the guy looks up to Daddy to see what to do, Michael surprises him with a devastating kick to the knee and then beats the crap of him for a minute. The guy comes back at him and Michael does a good job at defending himself. When the guy is down Michael starts to walk away as if the fight is over but Daddy reminds him that this is a fight to the death. Of course Michael can't kill anyone. The guy gets a knife and when he goes after Michael, Mahone steps in and snaps the guys neck, looking up at Daddy, explaining that the guy cheated with the knife. Daddy accepts this.

Lincoln finally shows up to the restaurant and runs into the woman from the opening scene. According to the Prison Break website this woman's name is Susan B. Anthony. I find that hard to believe. At first she pretends she doesn't know him, and Lincoln asks her what happened to her face. That's kinda a rude question Linc. She doesn't give up what happened. Before Linc can leave she reveals that she knows his name and says they have a lot to talk about. She tells him that he has to go talk to Michael.

At The Mansion they bring the dead out and lay them on the ground. The woman who was screaming at the fence for her husband from before, goes to check the bodies. They give her some time alone with them to see if any of them are her husband. She quickly checks their pockets and when she finds the guy Mahone killed, she takes the note out. It reads, "Versailles, 1989, V. Madrid". Damn code again. Inside The Mansion Michael looks at his piece of paper and it says the same thing.

The opportunity for product placement was wasted.

Linc shows up and Michael comes out. Michael wants to know when he's getting out there. Lincoln says that he needs to stay in there. Uh oh, this can't be good. Michael's confused. Lincoln says there's someone in the facility that he needs to break out, his name is James Whistler. Michael doesn't want to do it, he spent a whole season before trying to do that, and he had a lot of help doing that, like all his now non existent tattoos. Lincoln takes out a hand held device and shows Michael video of LJ and what I guess is supposed to be Sarah in the background. Lincoln says that Michael has a week to break Whistler out, who, by the way, is the guy in the basement behind the brick wall, or Sarah and LJ die. Oh shite! Now that's the way to end an episode.

All in all a great first episode and I think a good twist on the show.