Episode 405 "Blow Out"
Airdate: 2008-9-29
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SoLo's comments are italicized! Episode 407 "Five the Hard Way" promo & sneak peek coming soon!
Last week on Prison Break, the gang set out to find the third computer card. Gretchen escaped her prison after smelling what could only be described as “The smell of death.” Lastly, the General found out that Don Self has been looking into him. On with this weeks episode!
We kick off tonight’s episode with a bang! The whole gang were in progress of what looked like a very elaborate plan to snatch the next piece of Scylla. The entire beginning segment of the episode never stopped it’s action, very exciting. To make a long story short, the gang were at a horse racing derby, and their plan was to get to the manager’s office to plant Roland’s device. [Very exciting segment, in deed! I had fun watching this part. Bellick was hilarious, having a fit with the clerk at the desk! He looked like a kid throwing a tantrum - hands up in the air, almost jumping up & down! I've even gotta' admit that the doc played a vital role this episode... FINALLY! She was sexy & did a good job... 'bout time, b/c usually she's either in the way or just useless. Anyway, notice how Michael looked at her as she walked by & said "Don't get used to it"? *daydreaming about that stare* WOW! Anyway, back to the show ;)]
Was the manager involved in the company? No, actually, they made sure that one of the horses gates got jammed when opening, so the man that worked for the company would get angry enough to go to the manager’s office. A brilliant plan. Well done, Michael. [Quick observation: This is the 4th out of 6 cards needed for Scylla in six episodes. What will happen in the show when they get the rest of the cards?] Now to get the device back, that was Mahone’s job, but something went screwy, and before you knew it, he was getting caught by the police in a restricted area. So he was arrested with the device the team needed. [Since I'd already seen the preview, I knew what would happen here but it was still exciting to see! Sara did all she could to distract the officer so Mahone could get out but he wouldn't budge. I just couldn't figure out why, after Mahone got out of the manager's office, he hit the other officer! I'm sure he assumed that he would sock him then get away but it would have been better if he'd just said what he did about wanting a manager then allow the officer to escort him out... plausible, b/c he gets out with the device AND he's not suspected of any wrong doing... BUT if that were the case, we wouldn't have had the drama to follow, right! *ETA: I just thought about something as I am rewatching PB right now... Sara actually was the reason Mahone went to jail!!! She didn't do a good enough job distracting the cop so Alex had to sneak out back which is where he got caught! So it's all Sara's fault!!!!!!! Nah, I'm just picking since I didn't have a reason to say she's a waste of time! There wasn't anything she could have done... she tried really hard!]
In what looked like Pleasantville, Gretchen showed up at her sister’s house. She explained that she was stranded in the desert for quite a while, and had to walk the whole way. I am sure glad that T-Bag didn’t eat her. Things like that can happen in the desert. After a quick hot shower, she was ready for some action. She busted out a gun she had hidden in her sister’s house, which scared her sister. Then we learned the little girl her sister was taking care of was actually Gretchen’s daughter…wow. Saying her goodbyes, she was off, a girl on a mission. [This segment was very interesting. I'm loving Gretchen right now because, like Dave says here, she's "on a mission"! I know she's going to be major trouble for the Company. I'm not looking for her to team up with Mikey & the crew, but it would be nice b/c right now, everyone's main objective seems to be finding Scylla &/or taking the General & the Company down! At any rate, who knew Gretchen would be a mommy! She actually has some kind of heart, too! Saw those tears she "shed" as she kissed babygirl goodbye? Ahhh, how sweet! But the sweetness quickly turned to a vengeful poker face as she walked away!]
At Gate Co., things are beginning to look a little sketchy on T-Bag’s end. To keep his job there, he had to fill out some paperwork on his clients, but one of his superiors came in telling him that there was an inconsistency with his work, it seemed the social security numbers his clients gave him were all fake. He got away with that, but my guess is that he won’t be able to stay there for much longer.
Meanwhile, Don was informed about Mahone’s arrest, but he had to cut the call short, because there was a pesky IT guy sitting at his desk without authorization. We learned later that this IT guy was really a man that works for The Company, and was there keeping an eye on Don.
At the police station, Don showed up ready to bail Mahone out, but since he hit a police officer, he couldn’t do it. So he had Mahone sign a release form for his possessions, so they could get Roland’s device now, and figure out everything else later. [I felt really bad for Frank Zwan... sorry, Mahone LOL! His stake in all of this changed when Wyatt killed his son, so while he is wholeheartedly working on the mission, he is more concerned with avenging his little boy's death - rightfully so. I'm only hoping that this doesn't get him into more trouble that he can handle... Getting arrested in the US is not good for a man who is supposed to be incarcerated in a Panamanian prison LOL! Thankfully he had a fake ID to hold them off but with LAPD about to run his prints, he's looking a serious hiccup!]
At the federal building, Wyatt showed up to give Don a friendly hello. He told him that The General likes his privacy. Don told Mike that he had a conversation with Wyatt, which made him realise that if he can get to him, he can get to Mahone, which makes Mahone a liability, and he may need to be killed. Michael wasn’t ready to accept that just yet. [I guess Michael has realized he truly is like Odysseus - having to sacrifice his men for the sake of the mission. This is something that Michael said he does not want to deal with but now, he has no choice as Mahone is the first to be "put on the chopping block"!]
At Gate Corporation, T-Bag found some more bird book clues. It seemed he found a closet room that was the exact same dimensions that were in the book. This room, I’m guessing is very important, which means he’s getting close. This room reminded me of the storage room in Season 1 the gang used to dig a hole. Ahh, the glory days. [T-Bag truly is pesky! He always seems to be in the right place at the wrong time... or is it the right place at the wrong time? Either place or time, he seems to have a knack for finding something someone else needs! The guys are struggling with no clues, trying to piece all of this together and he has all the clues but knows not what they are for! Amazing! Ahh, but his time is short!]
[I've gotta catch you up before you read this next part b/c you might wonder about a few things... Mahone was approached by a police officer who told him the manager at the racetrack saw him with a younger man. He wanted to know who the younger man was but Mahone didn't give up any info. The cop assumed that Alex & Michael were planning to rob the vault and said he could cut him a break if he gave Mike up. He started saying things like "you probably have a wife to get home to, a family". Mahone starts to have flashbacks about Pam & Cameron & how Michael told him that he was on his own back in Sona. He seemed to be thinking about possibly doing it especially since Agent Self had just left demanding he sign over his personal effects so he could get the device. The officer told him to let him know if he wanted to talk & I'm guessing he decided not to rat Michael out b/c he ended up in court!
Ok, so the gang had planned to take over the wiring of the 5th cardholder's home and they were on their way there but Mahone called Michael to tell him that Wyatt showed up at the jail. He assured Michael he would not say anything about the mission but Michael had to promise him one thing: kill Wyatt then call Pam to let her know that he (Wyatt) was gone. Michael does so promise then hangs up the phone. You can tell that Michael is not comfortable just letting Alex "take one for the team". He's not the kind of guy to allow someone to be in danger and not do anything about it, especially when he can do something about it! He knows that Mahone is either going to be killed by Wyatt sooner or later or he's going to spend a very long time behind bars, so he has to do something SOON!]
At Mahone’s court hearing, Wyatt showed up. He wasn’t the only one, Sara also came, as well as Sucre. Something was obviously up. You guessed it, another genius plan put together by Michael. They took over the power for the court building. They increased the power, making all the lights go out, giving Sucre and Sara enough time to get Mahone out unnoticed. Incredible. As they were escaping, Wyatt very convincingly pointed his finger at Mahone, pantomiming pulling a trigger. Hey, it’s more scary than taunting a victim with lemonade. [This was one of my favorite parts of the show last night because at first I'm thinking, Sara's a damn doctor! She can't pose as an attorney! But then when the power went out & Mahone was rescued, I realized her goal was to grab his file with his fingerprints -- very happy to see this character being put to some good use! Wyatt was so pissed off b/c he wanted Mahone so bad! I was cheering the whole time -- Michael's brilliance at work again! He's definitely the guy I'd want on my team & the one I'd call to get me out of a jam... and I do mean ANY jam ;) Back at the warehouse, Mahone thanks everyone for saving him, whether they did it for the team or for him... while it was for the team, I'm guessing Michael actually did it for him. Michael is that kind of guy!]
Back at Gate, T-Bag was approached again by his superior. He told him that he found even more inconsistencies in his report. He was caught as a fraud, and had to run. The closet room will have to wait for a later episode. At the end, at Whistler’s hideaway spot, Gretchen ran into T-Bag. Apparently, she has never met him before. I never thought about that. Cue the end credits. [T-Bag is so crazy! He was told by the guy (I forgot his name), that he had 5 minutes to get in his office & explain the discrepancies or he was calling the authorities. T-Bag got all flustered, wiped down the office, grabbed the book, told the secretary "Nice knowing you, sugar" and bolted out of there like lightning! Gretchen actually found T-Bag by going to the county morgue and posing as Whistler's (well Gary Miller's) wife. She punches out this guy so she could get the file and Whistler's personal effects. She gets a cell phone out of the file & listens to a message from a woman saying that the check cleared & the apartment is ready. By the time T-Bag gets to the apartment to wipe away fingerprints from there and clear out, Gretchen is already there! She punches T-Bag's in the face, steps on his face with a stiletto at least 5", pulls a gun on him & says "Who the hell are you?" I swear I love her!
*ETA: I almost forgot that Mahone called Wyatt, who was obviously waiting for him to contact him sooner or later! Wyatt tells Mahone since he worked for the Company that he should know not to take things personally. He even tells Alex that they need to "discuss" some things! Of course that didn't go over well! Mahone's like, "yeah whatever... I'm gonna "ghost" you!!!" Well, he didn't say it exactly like that, but it's what he meant!]
Next week, it seems the show is going to get even more like the Oceans 11 movies, as the gang sets off to Las Vegas. This should be interesting.
Recap credit: Awsumdave at the Extraordinary Project (I LOVE this guy!); Photo credit: FOX
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