Prison Break: Season Two
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Movie Reviews of Prison Break: Season Two
Movie Review: More ambitious and thankfully, just as fun
Summary: 5 Stars
Unlike most seasons which tend to have the same basic formula through each season, Prison Break broke from its mold and expanded upon its first season, making a year that seemed as radically different as any other shows that have a second year. But this doesn't mean that change brings bad things as the show manages to keep its whiplash pace up. Sure a lot of it doesn't make sense and many of it strains credibility but dang if it isn't exciting regardless.
Getting out seemed like the easy part; staying out is something different. The "Fox River Eight": Michael, Lincoln, T-Bag, Sucre, C-Note, Haywire, Tweener, and Abruzzi have managed to evade authorities and many are going their separate ways. Well they would if would-be escapee Charles Westmoreland tells them of a secret: 5 million dollars buried somewhere in Utah. But getting there first is the least of their worries as FBI agent Alexander Mahone is hot on the trail and he's just as smart as Michael is. Then there's the whole matter of the people who wanted Lincoln dead out there and on the hunt as well.
Whereas the first season had the main characters entirely within one location, this season has them all over the country dealing with trying to reconnect with loved ones while evading the authorities. The show manages to juggle all of its main and supporting characters without having some getting sidelined or missing for awhile. Not to mention it introduces Mahone, who's probably one of the most fascinating and compelling characters introduced last year. He can be outright vicious and lack of compassion yet turn it around and make you feel sorry for him and empathize. Also characters get a bit more time to shine here whereas in the first season they didn't really get much depth.
A show like Prison Break is built around the idea that it's like one gigantic 20 (or so) hour movie so you can't really jump in midway and except to know where you are. With each individual episode though it tends to have enough info and cliffhangers to keep you going but at times you feel yourself going "oh come on, that fast?". Like Mahone's uncanny ability to decipher Michael's clues and tattoos at near superhuman speed. He probably figured it out in faster time it took to get it tattooed on the body. But then again this is like a more action-oriented soap opera where dead people aren't dead and revelations are introduced at plot relevant times and somehow people from all over America won't recognize either of the convicts except for the ones necessary for the story.
Like a good book, Prison Break doesn't rest on its formula and let itself continue the same type of idea each season. May feel different than the previous season but it's still fun anyway.
Movie Review: Riveting
Summary: 5 Stars
So when this program started back in 2005, I was into it, but sort of was in the state of mind where I could have forgotten to watch an episode and wouldn't have bothered catching up. You know, dangerous TV-watching ground. But last year, I decided after watching the first season (and thinking it was good but not great) that I would buy the first season and watch it all at once. Since I missed season 2 on television, I decided that once I'd watched all of season 1, I'd buy season 2 and jump right in.
Which is exactly what I did.
And I freakin' LOVED it!!
It's been a year, but in those 4 and a bit weeks (where I watched one episode every weeknight), I was so glued to my TV set that I would tap my fingers watching the clock at 4:49pm, waiting to get home so I could watch the next episode. I suppose in such a tempting situation I'm lucky I didn't just ruin it and watch it all in one gigantic go.
What you have here is the epitome of excellent television. It seriously rivals the first season of 24. Michael and Lincoln's escape from the law is fast paced, and every episode ends on a cliffhanger.
One of the things I loved about this season was that everybody kept dying. Well, not just that. Everything kept changing. Main characters were offed. Their locations were different in every episode. New characters popped in and out (including a particularly psychotic detective hot on their trail who isn't out to re-capture them, but to clearly - and sometimes quite successfuly - kill them all). The 2 dimensional characters who were merely misguided inmates in the first season were suddenly morphed into desperate, frightened people with hearts and loves, who only wanted their right to freedom. Take C-Note for instance (his storyline in particular intrigued me).
And Sarah... well, she went from monotonous prison doctor to Sydney Bristow in the blink of an eye. Sarah Tencredi was the one character who held my attention the most throughout the series, I just couldn't believe what she did/went through to survive. But that's another story.
The last episode of season 2, though, is a little bit of a let-down personally, but it sets things up for season 3, which I haven't seen yet.
Movie Review: Edge-of-your-seat drama at its best
Summary: 5 Stars
After the critically acclaimed first season, the writers of Prison Break were always going to face a hard task creating an equally successful follow-up - but, by swapping Fox River's walls for the length and breadth of the country (and, in some cases, beyond), and following the journey of the eight high-profile escapees, the stakes are well and truly raised. And that's not all that's right. The addition of William Fichtner (as dirty FBI agent Alex Mahone) to an already stellar cast is a welcome one; you can't help but watch with curiosity as he brings to life the perfect nemesis to everyone's favourite leading man, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller). With every character expendable, from the much loved to the most hated, this truly is edge-of-your seat drama at its best.
Onto the DVD set itself, this offering includes all twenty-two breathtaking episodes, as well as an impressive selection of extras, which include featurettes ('Reinvention of a Series' and 'Turning Dallas Into America'), an Easter Egg feature and a video of the remixed Prison Break music theme. As well as commentaries from the crew on selected episodes, cast members Paul Adelstein (Kellerman), Reggie Lee (Agent Kim), Amaury Nolasco (Sucre) and William Fichtner (Mahone) also step in to provide their insight into the making of the show; the only downside being the absence of other key players, which can only leave you wanting more.
All in all, this is one box set you can't afford to be without. Whether you're new to the series and looking for a television thrill, or a devoted fan looking to relive the highs and lows of the Fox River Eight, you'd be mad to let this DVD get away!
Movie Review: Spectacular
Summary: 5 Stars
As the second season of Prison Break opens, things get moving along rather quickly. Michael (Wentworth Miller), Linc (Dominic Purcell), Sucre (Amaury Nolasco), C-Note (Rockmond Dunbar), and John (Peter Stormare) have escaped from prison and are on the run. After going their seperate ways, shady FBI Agent Mahone (William Fichtner) arrives on the scene with one main intention: stop Michael and Linc from escaping the country. In the meantime, T-Bag (Robert Knepper) goes to some great lengths to get what he wants, and Captain Bellick (Wade Williams) is still hot on the brothers' trail. The conspiracy that was apparent in season one is even more farther reaching here, as revelations are made that will cost everyone involved dearly, and by the end of the season, not everyone that has been here since the beginning will still be standing. What makes Prison Break so good is that the show never relents from it's break neck pacing. This could easily be a bad thing, but the minds behind Prison Break manage to keep the constant flow stable enough so you never know what to expect next. Even with the major change of scenery for the main characters, the show stays more compelling than ever as it becomes a high octane game of cat and mouse. Undoubtedly one of (if not the) best shows on prime time network television today (and on Fox), Prison Break just keeps getting better, and by the end of the season finale, you'll be salivating for more.Movie Review: As good as the best seasons of '24'.
Summary: 5 Stars
It probably isn't surprising that the Fox Broadcast Network has yet again come up with a great serial action drama that beats the pants off most of everything else on TV now.
'Prison Break' has probably got the best writing staff the industry has, next to '24' and a few other notable shows. Each episode has a cliff-hanger ending, and every commercial break is a cliff-hanger in of itself. So it just keeps you wanting to come back for more.
Season 2 moves the production crew from Chicagoland to Dallas, TX. The crew was able to use the greater Dallas area to double as every setting that they needed. Although IMO, it didn't pass for Utah very well. But for the most part, it did very well. They even converted a urban area of Dallas to look like Panama City.
I didn't get into this show until I saw the first season on DVD, but it immediately hooked me and I watched most of the second season on air, until the feds pulled the plug on DISH Network's distant network feeds last December (I used to catch the West Coast feed). So I missed the last 9 episodes of Season 2. But anyway, I loved how they wrapped up the conspiracy from Season 1. So that they can more or less start over with a new story in Season 3.
I will admit though, that like Michael Scofield in the series, I too have fallen in love with Sara Tancredi. I just feel her pain in the story lines.