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TV Review: Prison Break - "Dirt Nap"

Brad Laidman — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:55:27 EST

If you�ve just quelled a coup attempt, kicking your traitors' dead bodies off an overhang is always a good way to retake power.
When you have this much buffoonish Brad Bellick and master negotiator and strategist supreme Teddy Bagwell, it’s hard for me to complain. Tales of the Stupid: Sammy, Bellick, and SucreSo Sammy’s coup d'etat lasted about two hours or so after Michael lost his cherry and finally killed someone. Personally, I’ve had enough with...

TV Review: Prison Break - "Boxed In"

Brad Laidman — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:28:04 EST

I could barely remember what had taken place in the infinitely convoluted previous episodes and I found myself barely caring.
You know, they almost had me back. They came so damn close. After the death of Michael’s true love, Dr. Sarah Tancredi, I’d all but given up on Prison Break as anything more than an entertaining absurd diversion, filled with some great actors and some decent dialog.So uninspiring and confusing was the fall season finale that I found...

TV Review: Prison Break - "Bang and Burn"

Brad Laidman — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:13:13 EST

Is anybody really waiting for this show's January return?
Well, Michael finally got out of Sona – sort of. Monday’s episode marks the final episode of Prison Break until January, and here’s the dilemma. Viewers should be saying, “Wow, I can’t wait to see what happens when the show returns.”Viewers are likely saying, “Wow, I wonder if I’ll watch this show...

TV Review: Prison Break - "Vamanos"

Brad Laidman — Wed, 7 Nov 2007 09:17:37 EST

Yeah, like they were really going to escape this week!
C’mon, just because it was a very special two hour episode of Prison Break, you didn’t really think that anyone was getting out of Sona did you? Yes, the plan was a huge colossal failure, which saw Michael and Whistler get maybe a foot outside the prison and no where near the Sucre weakened fence, but look on the bright side: Now you...

TV Review: Prison Break - "Interference"

Brad Laidman — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:09:19 EDT

24 hours to go .... yawn ...
Well, we’re right up against what is sure to be a thrilling and treacherous escape from Sona by Michael and his pals. Excited? Not so much? Are you confused? Because if you are, sadly this isn’t necessarily the place to go for help unraveling this convoluted mess. With Sarah having lost her head (nice joke from the seemingly less...

TV Review: Prison Break - "Good Fences"

Brad Laidman — Tue, 9 Oct 2007 12:41:07 EDT

What was dead in the box? This show's emotional resonance!
Well, it appears that the suspense has ended. If Michael is going to have his reunion with Sara Tancredi, he’s going to have to figure out how to reattach her head. Yes, that was his true love’s head in last week’s terrifying box and Sarah Wayne Callies is gone from the show for good. Along with her goes any emotional resonance...

TV Review: Prison Break - "Call Waiting"

Brad Laidman — Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:45:57 EDT

Terror in a box!
Well, clearly the most important thing that happened in this week’s all new Prison Break was that Brad Bellick came dangerously close to trading his beefy man virginity for a tennis shoe! All muscle, indeed. Well done, Bradley! The big fear with this season of Prison Break has to be that it will simply be a rehash of the first season. New...

TV Review: Prison Break Confidential - Fire/Water

Brad Laidman — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:47:37 EDT

Tonight's episode played with me like I was a puppet!
A Stab at the SeriousCome on, raise your hands. You all thought Michael “MacGyver” Scofield was going to blow up Sona with all that alcohol and the rubber bags. You thought you’d see prisoners running around in flaming anguish! Instead, angelic Mr. Scofield fixed the plumbing!Actually, if Fred Silverman were still alive there...

Prison Break Confidential - Week One and a Half

Brad Laidman — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:00:51 EDT

I made some errors, but it's a really complicated show!
Owned by Lilylis...Everyone who is a fan of the show should read Lilyis' response to my first column on the ridiculously addictive Prison Break. She found several mistakes that I couldn’t make up for with my memory and Wikipedia. My basic defense is that on a show where someone dies nearly every week, it’s damn hard to keep it all...

TV Review: Prison Break Confidential

Brad Laidman — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:55:19 EDT

Violence, treachery, corruption? You're in the right place.
Let’s face it. I’m addicted to a really silly show. Prison Break is the heartwarming story of structural engineer Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller). Michael’s life is great until his brother, ne’er do well Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell), is framed for the murder of Terrance Steadman, the brother of the Vice President of...