Episode 415 "Going Under" Airdate: 2008-12-15Fall Finale & Episode 416 "Sunshine State" promo & sneak peek coming up next (airs Dec. 22, 2008)!
Last week: OMG so much happened, so let's see! Linc busted Self trying to smoke bomb the warehouse but they let him go. Self kills Viking in a greedy attempt to get the full payoff for Scylla. Gretchen & Sucre beat the crap outta each other, while Michael catches up to Self & snatches Scylla, only to pass out cold and lose it back to Self. The Company kidnaps Michael, takes him to their hospital so they could perform the surgery he needs... of course the price of the surgery is Lincoln getting Scylla back!
This week: Sara walks in asking Lincoln where Michael is. He tells her about the surgery and that it will be performed by Company doctors and that there is no time to come up with other options. General Krantz enters the room & tells Sara that she’ll be treated as a guest during Michael's surgery. Just as she asks what happens after the surgery, the surgeon walks in to let him know that Michael is ready. Lincoln has this strange look in his eyes as he tells Sara not to worry, kinda‘ like the one Anakin Skywalker had when he started to grow weary of his alliance with the Jedi LOL!
The surgeon explains the procedure to Mike, telling him he'll need to remain awake during the surgery so he can be monitored. He asks her where he is but Sara interrupts as to not let him know that he‘s in the Company‘s care. The General & Linc debate back & forth about getting Scylla & about Michael's surgery. He offers Lincoln anything he needs to get the job done, including TBag! When Lincoln walks in, TBag immediately starts groveling. Lincoln pulls out some pliers, lays them on the table then punches TBag in the face. As he continues to be a jerk about giving up information, Lincoln pulls his tooth out! OUCH!!!! He finally tells Lincoln where Gretchen & Self are meeting the buyer with Scylla. Damn, Lincoln's good as a Company man!
It's just about time for Michael's surgery to begin. He makes small talk with Sara before she walks away looking very scared & unsure. Michael doesn't look so sure either as he gives her a fake smile. Sara questions the surgeon about the procedure they are about to perform on Mikey when she advises Sara that they'll be using a different technique than what she's familiar with.
Lincoln meets up with Sucre outside, letting him know that he needs him to finish this. Sucre is very reluctant because he sees this gang dwindling down one by one.
Gretchen & Self argue back and forth about who's gonna handle what! She attempts to seduce him which doesn't work very well LOL!
Mahone, in the back of the car, starts running down Federal codes to Wheeler so that he can use the restroom. Wheeler in turn recites a code of his own: run & I'll shoot you in the back of the head!
Sara continues to question the surgeon about what's going on with Michael's procedure. She explains that his cerebral cortex will be stimulated by those metal rods (I think LOL). When his brain loses oxygen, it'll attempt to continue operating his body, his senses will be working overtime & will literally hit him all at once. At that moment, Michael is back in his old cell at Fox River. He stands, looks around & suddenly, Westmoreland appears! He tells Michael that he isn't dead but is, rather, there to find the answer to why he's having this “dream“.
Lang & Wheeler escort Alex to the restroom. Wheeler tells him that he has only 15 seconds - who the hell takes a leak in only 15 seconds... then again, I'm not a dude, so IDK LOL! Anyway, as Felicia goes to check on Alex, he's coming through the door. He tells her that she should have trusted him the same way he trusted her. A flash back inside the restroom shows that a piece of the pipe beneath the sink is missing.
One of the surgeons tells Michael that he should slowly recite the alphabet & let him know if he has trouble doing so. As he inserts the metal rods into Michael's skull, he begins to say his "ABC's"... he goes back to his subconscious mind & talks to Westmoreland some more. He apologizes to Charles for all the wrong he's done and explains that he feels everything he did was for nothing. Westmoreland tells him that it didn't have to be for nothing & we're taken to a wall in the cell with bits of Michael's elaborate scheme to break Linc out & other pieces of information that has lead up to where they are now. He tells Michael that he has all the answers, he just needs to ask the right questions.
Sucre & Lincoln race to the pier where Self & Gretchen are. Self refuses to give Gretchen the buyer's number. Her sister calls to tell her that TBag let them go & that she & Emily are safe. She gives Emily the phone to tell her mommy goodbye... forever. Gretchen tells Self that the Company took Tbag& since he knows where the exchange point is, the Company will too.
Linc & "Sugar" arrive at the pier but Gretchen & Self are already gone. The buyer is there but hides out, watching as they leave. He makes a phone call to someone asking what he should do because whomever he was supposed to meet is not who he sees.
Mahone asks Lang when she decided to turn her back on him but Wheeler butts in with his crude comments. She explains that she only wanted him safe but as long as he was on the run, he wasn't safe. Wheeler asks Mahone why he keeps looking out of the window & suddenly he breaks the glass, opens the door & runs!
Sara stands watching the surgeons as the General walks up behind her. He says he's only there for "customer service" and "quality control". He tells her that he admires her devotion but asks if she's in it for Michael or the cause. She explains that she's looking for whomever is responsible for her father's murder. She questions him about the equipment and the experimental procedure being performed on Michael. He tells her that everything is not what it seems & that the one other patient who had this same surgery "lived a long and happy life"... hmm... wonder who he could be talking about?
Michael is still having "dreams" of Westmoreland & of what he can do to figure out what he needs to know. He tries to decipher the crap on the wall, pulling down sticky notes and tearing off pieces of the paper. He sits & tells Westmoreland that he can't take anymore of this. He wants it over because, even though he saved his brother's life, so many other people have lost their lives. He feels like a murderer of sorts but Westmoreland assures him that this "war" he's in can be won because everything is not what it seems! Michael looks up at the wall, at the tears he made in the papers & guess what he sees: "SCYLLA".
Gretchen & Self arrive at a convenience store to buy a new cell phone. Self wants to contact the buyer again but Gretchen tells him he should be more concerned about what's actually on Scylla, rather that what it's worth & who he can sell it to.
Lincoln gets a call from a company operator telling him that Gretchen & Self were just spotted by a traffic cam at that store.
Alex is on the run & Lang is hot on his trail. She catches him, but he tells her that he's "as good as dead" if she takes him in so he's gonna run. She begs him not to make her do it, but he turns his back & takes off anyway! She fires a shot - BANG!!! Commercial break - sorry LOL!!
Back from the break - Wheeler asks Lang what happened with Mahone. She says she had him in her sights but missed him! YAY Lang! I like you again, girl! She even lied, telling Wheeler that Alex went in a different direction. When Wheeler goes chasing down the wrong trail, Lang turns to see Alex still standing there... She lets him go!
Meanwhile Lincoln & Sucre finally arrive at the convenience store. They question the store clerk about Self & Gretchen but he lies about seeing them. Lincoln smashes the guy's head into the counter & demands the receipt for the cell phone they bought. They can track it using the code from the receipt!
Gretchen & Self are still arguing... nothing new! They meet at the new exchange point to wait for the buyer to show up. He teases her about not being able to "excite" the General & steal his card a few epis ago... I think I've said this before, but I truly don't believe Don Self realizes exactly what Gretchen Louise Morgan is capable of!
The surgeon comes out to talk to Sara who explains to her that Michael's condition looks worse than what they originally thought. She tells Sara that there is a possibility Michael will have some memory loss but it will be only gross memory loss, meaning, whatever memory he loses, he won't even know it's gone because he doesn't even realize it's there now! Right! Ok, moving on... Michael begins seeing flashes of the pics he took of the "Scylla" meeting from earlier this season. He begins to remember conversations he heard as well. He starts to crash in real life, while in dreamland, he's figuring this all out! All this cluttered crap is giving me a headache, so I can understand him crashing! Westmoreland appears and tells Michael that it's time to go. Sara is screaming his name & the doctors are working desperately to save him! He flatlines! OMG NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Sara bursts in the operating room begging a very unconscious Michael to wake up! He's tells Westmoreland that he hasn't figured it out yet & can’t go. Westmoreland tells Michael to relax because Scylla isn't bad. Michael takes a pen and draws boxes around groupings of letters in the word BARGAIN, making B - AR - GA - IN... Westmoreland tells him "everything is not as it seems" and says goodbye. The doctors put some drug in Michaels IV & he begins to reminisce about Sara & Fox River & all he's been through. He gasps & wakes up! YAY!!!!! Everyone is relieved!
Lincoln got the Company to trace the cell phone that Gretchen & Self bought. They know where they are & head there.
The buyer shows up at the warehouse to get Scylla. Self is so stupid... he pulls a gun on the guy & tells him that he will not give him Scylla until he sees the money. The man refuses saying until he verifies the contents, he's not paying. Gretchen pulls her gun on Self & tells him to do what the man says so he does. The information is verified, but it's not just the black book! It's seems to be information of a more sensitive nature, like some "rule the world" kinda' stuff LOL!
Meanwhile, Linc & Sucre show up but end up making noise. Gretchen & Self go to look for the noise & the buyer starts shooting at them, hitting Self in the arm as he gets away with Scylla! In the gun battle, Linc & Sucre surface. Gretchen fires off at Sucre but runs out of ammo & says "it's your lucky day, sugar"! Linc pulls a gun to the back of her head & says "not yours"... Damn I love this show! He demands Self tell him where the buyer went but he has no idea. So Linc kicks him before turning to Gretchen & demanding the same info. She tells him that if he kills her, he'll never know where the guy went.
Michael starts telling Sara about what he discovered in his "dream". He remembered the General saying "as long as we have Scylla, we have power", but he realized that "power" didn't mean "control" or "influence"; the General actually meant "energy". Remember B AR GA IN, well they refer to the elements Boron, Argon, Gallium & Indium. He tells her that the theory is if these four elements can be combined successfully, 100% of the sun's energy can be harnessed, thus giving the holder of Scylla unlimited possibilities! This explains why Scylla is so highly guarded & coveted!
As Linc heads back in to see Michael, Sucre questions him about what's going to happen next. Sucre is tired of the running & the dead bodies. All he wanted to know is that Michael was ok and since he now knows he is, he's leaving. Lincoln tells him that it's ok because this was never his fight anyway. Sucre tells Linc to be careful with this plan of his & reminds him that when they get the scuba shop up & running not to forget about him.
The General starts going off on Lincoln about not having retrieved Scylla & about not wanting to work with Gretchen, TBag or Self. He tells him that since they all stole it, they all need to get it back. LOL he told him that he'd work with a basset hound in a birthday hat if that's what he tells him to do because he's NOW HIS EMPLOYEE LOL! He tells him that he needs help from the others. He also tells him that he might even like working for him then reminds him that he has something to tell Michael or else he will.
The buyer gets a phone call from a female asking if he has Scylla & telling him that he knows what to do. Hmm... a female in power... who could THIS be?
Meanwhile back at the ranch, I mean the Company LOL, Lincoln goes to see Michael. They laugh about how Mike's arm was broken as a little leaguer... guess who the bruiser was that did it LOL? He tells Linc that whatever plan he's working on to get them out of there needs to be addressed sooner than later. Lincoln tells Michael that he's not going anywhere then explains that he made an agreement with General Krantz to save his life in exchange for getting Scylla back! Michael's response LOL: "Why would you do that?" Well dur, the same reason Michael covered himself in tattoos to break Lincoln out of Fox River! Michael doesn't trust that the Company is simply going to let them walk away after this is done & begs Linc not to trust them either but Linc tells him that he feels like he can't trust anyone else & he only cares about family at this point. He starts telling Michael about their mother & how she worked for the Company before she died. He then tells Michael: "I'm just moving on with the family business"!! OMG Lincoln has gone to the dark side!!! Didn’t I tell you he reminded me of Anakin Skywalker AKA Darth Vader & guess who the evil emperor is!
Info credit: SoLo's recap; Photo credit: FOX
1 comment:
OMG!!OMG!!! i can't wait to watch this!! And OMG!! I SO HAVE TO GET THE DVD!! THIS IS IS GOOD!!!!
opps sorry everything is in caps! LOL!! but i can't help it. This is so good.
Thanks for the re-cap, now i can't wait to get home to watch it over n over n over again :)
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