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Yup. After 7 years Prison Break is back for a limited 9 part event series. The show that was originally slated to only run 2 seasons and wound up giving us 2 additional and unnecessary seasons returned from the dead (along with Michael Scofield) April 4th on FOX. Personally, I unabashedly enjoyed every season but I have very questionable taste in a lot of things so whatever and I'll fight anyone that does not agree that Season 1 was one of the most fun seasons of TV ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9T-9fZn_oA So the general setup is that Michael faked his own death and is currently in a prison in Yemen of all places (with new tattoos!!) and the old crew find themselves brought back together for who knows what the gently caress beyond getting Michael out of the prison. I'll be disappointed if there's not some world-ending conspiracy that our heroes expose and prevent. Most of the old cast is back - Michael and Lincoln, Sara, C-Note, Sucre, and my favorite Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell. I'm certainly going to miss my other favorites from the original run namely Brad Bellick, Gretchen, John Abruzzi and the wonderfully assholish and smarmy Agent Kellerman. Thankfully though we get ISIL fighters as at least one group of villains this time around. Thanks for being topical, Prison Break. I thought the premiere was pretty good considering the source material. You've got your mysterious coded messages, car chases, fist fights ("Greetings from the US prison system, bitches!!"), and of course a big goddamn shithole of a prison. Honestly it felt like not a single beat from the original was skipped (good or bad, you be the judge) and I am totally locked in 100% for the rest of the surely ridiculous ride. isaboo fucked around with this message at 20:14 on Apr 5, 2017 |
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Michael Scofield spent the past 7 years of his life aiding ISIS. This show. This show is magical.
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Apr 5, 2017 21:31
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Not going to lie, I enjoyed the HELL out of the first episode. Framing it with T-Bag was a brilliant way to go. Right off the bat we have a huge conspiracy, crazy tattoos, and a ridiculous prison. I'm in for this ride.
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Apr 5, 2017 21:39
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T-Bag has an advanced experimental robotic hand which responds to brain waves in the year 2017. C-Note spent 7 years becoming an overseas expert in Yemeni politics. Sucre... Sucre got a day job and is just sort of along for the ride.
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Apr 5, 2017 21:46
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Another Person posted:T-Bag has an advanced experimental robotic hand which responds to brain waves in the year 2017. I hope T-Bag's hand turns on him Evil Dead style
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Apr 5, 2017 22:56
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I love how the recap ignores the garbage fire that was the Mexican prison. Also didn't he have to have some sort of surgery in the last season to try to fix his brain issue that ultimately killed him? Are they just pretending season 3 and 4 didn't exist?
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Apr 6, 2017 01:14
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Getting the impression Scofield was hired by the "Government" to break out some American Delta/Special/Seal Team dudes who got caught and stuck in a Yememi prison and they helped fake his death but some other weird shadowy government faction is trying to prevent it Could be 900% wrong but that was my gut feeling after the first episode
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Apr 6, 2017 03:39
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80s James Hetfield posted:Getting the impression Scofield was hired by the "Government" to break out some American Delta/Special/Seal Team dudes who got caught and stuck in a Yememi prison and they helped fake his death but some other weird shadowy government faction is trying to prevent it And him being all like "who are you?!!? I dont know you?!"?
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Apr 6, 2017 14:26
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Holyshoot posted:And him being all like "who are you?!!? I dont know you?!"? Did you notice how he very deliberately and conspicuously put his hands on the bars with his new palm tattoos towards Linc? I'm betting there's something there Linc needs his dumb muscle brain to figure out a clue as to why Michael needed the gang there.  e: I'm so glad this ridiculous show is back.
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Apr 6, 2017 14:38
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IRQ posted:Did you notice how he very deliberately and conspicuously put his hands on the bars with his new palm tattoos towards Linc? I'm betting there's something there Linc needs his dumb muscle brain to figure out a clue as to why Michael needed the gang there. Ahh, ya, that's right. And then he half closed his palms facing them out as he walked away.
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Apr 6, 2017 15:09
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pahuyuth posted:I hope T-Bag's hand turns on him Evil Dead style I actually hope T-Bag's hand gets hacked by the guy who hacked Linc's car. Get all Watch_Dogs on us.
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Apr 6, 2017 21:29
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I think it's just a lovely side story that will be forgotten so the actor doesn't have to use a plastic hand anymore.
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Apr 6, 2017 21:55
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Holyshoot posted:I think it's just a lovely side story that will be forgotten so the actor doesn't have to use a plastic hand anymore. Yeah and I love it for that, they'll just put a glove on him and call it kosher. I wonder if the show will have the robo hand get cut off at some point before the end, that's definitely a Prisonbreak thing to do.
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Apr 6, 2017 22:02
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IRQ posted:Yeah and I love it for that, they'll just put a glove on him and call it kosher. Yea, I can imagine the actor was like "i'm not working with a god drat prosthetic the whole season".
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Apr 6, 2017 22:13
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I don't remember anything that happened after the first season. Still worth watching, because I'm definitely not gonna watch season 3 and 4 again.
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Apr 6, 2017 22:59
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Eezee posted:I don't remember anything that happened after the first season. Still worth watching, because I'm definitely not gonna watch season 3 and 4 again. You should be fine. He was supposed to be dead due to a brain tumor or something like that.
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Apr 7, 2017 06:53
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loving Kellerman. Smarmy as always.
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Apr 12, 2017 03:13
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Kellerman just showed up. This is already so ridiculous.
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Apr 12, 2017 07:54
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Just caught the episode since I missed it last night. Holy poo poo this has gone 2/2 for me. I'm loving this season and holy poo poo Michael, what are you doing??? It's pretty much exactly what I needed after the dumpster fire that was 24.
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Apr 12, 2017 18:26
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getting close to a top isis dude to murder him for the CIA?
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Apr 13, 2017 02:56
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Holyshoot posted:I think it's just a lovely side story that will be forgotten so the actor doesn't have to use a plastic hand anymore. there is no way it is a side story, the hand schematics are in the opening credits
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Apr 13, 2017 08:27
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The only reasons to watch the last couple seasons of the original run were Robert Knepper and William Fichtner being clearly much better actors than the rest of the cast. I'd love for Mahone to be back but apparently the showrunners literally didn't know what to do with his character and that's why he wasn't asked to come back. Jesus guys, if you have an actor of Fichtner's talent available, you make up something.
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Apr 13, 2017 11:48
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Mahone was my favorite character. I'm a sucker for redemption arcs.
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Apr 13, 2017 15:40
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sticklefifer posted:The only reasons to watch the last couple seasons of the original run were Robert Knepper and William Fichtner being clearly much better actors than the rest of the cast. After season 3, I didn't really feel like slogging through a full 22 episodes. I feel like I made a good choice.
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Apr 14, 2017 01:22
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I really didn't pay close attention to this show when it was on the air 10 years ago. The last time I saw Kellerman was when he was in the back of a van and some guys shot him and another guy to death. At least that's what was implied because they didn't show it. Did he make any other appearances after this?
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Apr 14, 2017 04:30
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Ego-bot posted:I really didn't pay close attention to this show when it was on the air 10 years ago. The last time I saw Kellerman was when he was in the back of a van and some guys shot him and another guy to death. At least that's what was implied because they didn't show it. Did he make any other appearances after this? Yes he shows up again in the (previous) final season
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Apr 14, 2017 04:35
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Ego-bot posted:I really didn't pay close attention to this show when it was on the air 10 years ago. The last time I saw Kellerman was when he was in the back of a van and some guys shot him and another guy to death. At least that's what was implied because they didn't show it. Did he make any other appearances after this? if you don't see someone die on screen then they aren't really dead
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Apr 14, 2017 14:45
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sticklefifer posted:
You would think having a character who is almost as smart as Scofield, has experience of over seas operations and breaking out of prisons, is a former government agent so probably has a bunch of contacts who might come in handy for getting in and out of a warzone(with no passport), and also a bit of a killing machine, would be quite useful in this scenario. And he had the best theme music. No Mahone aside I enjoyed seeing the old gang again. I'm quite intrigued by T-Bag's storyline, mostly because I can't fathom why anyone considers him worth keeping around. Let alone giving him an expensive new hand.
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Apr 14, 2017 17:31
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God drat, was Dominic Purcell always this bad of an actor? I don't remember him being so wooden in the original run. I really hope I can unsee Lori from Walking Dead whenever Sara is on screen. So mini-series? What are the chance they extend it like the original run? Holyshoot posted:Are they just pretending season 3 and 4 didn't exist? That's for the best for everyone involved. I remember this show being the first time I experienced a show going from really really good to total "what the gently caress?!?!" 
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Apr 15, 2017 05:10
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SynchronizedCocks posted:You would think having a character who is almost as smart as Scofield, has experience of over seas operations and breaking out of prisons, is a former government agent so probably has a bunch of contacts who might come in handy for getting in and out of a warzone(with no passport), and also a bit of a killing machine, would be quite useful in this scenario. And he had the best theme music. Sucre's appearance was the best. Then he immediately got cut because he's useless. 
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Apr 15, 2017 05:32
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:Sucre's appearance was the best. Sucre will be back. I can guarantee that. He will still be useless. I can also guarantee that.
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Apr 15, 2017 12:08
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KilGrey posted:So mini-series? What are the chance they extend it like the original run? Zero. The showrunner said this is it, the ending is final. Fox could change his mind with a truckload of money, but that's what he's been saying.
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Apr 15, 2017 14:59
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So Kellerman needed Sara's water bottle for her DNA so he can clone her, right?
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Apr 15, 2017 17:11
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nooneofconsequence posted:So Kellerman needed Sara's water bottle for her DNA so he can clone her, right? He just genuinely hates bottled water. I hope every scene he's in he complains about something ridiculous.
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Apr 15, 2017 20:40
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T-Bag and Sarah will be the best team up. Maybe Sucre can tag along too.
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Apr 19, 2017 03:57
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Just caught the episode. Holy poo poo this show is awesome again. The breakout going to poo poo was genuinely unexpected but I suppose it makes sense given how there's still 6 episodes to go.
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Apr 20, 2017 01:47
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Hope phone IT guy is ok. 
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Apr 20, 2017 14:28
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That was Michael's weakest escape plan yet. He's getting sloppy in his old age.
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Apr 21, 2017 03:58
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Just caught up, so glad to see this back, it's still pretty drat good to.
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Apr 22, 2017 23:51
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The entire army of ISIL. The whole thing.
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Apr 26, 2017 17:19
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