So is anyone keeping up with the show? Aside from some of the plot holes (his brother is sentenced to die in Illinois by electrocution but they only put people to death by injection in that state… and actually a blanket stay of all executions in 2000 was put into effect in Illinois by Governor Ryan and is still in effect under the latest governor… I think) I think it’s a particularly riveting program. 
I’ve been kind of half paying attention to this show… The plots and characters seem a little too contrived but this episode really sucked me in. I was figuring that most of the series would have minor progress on the actual prison break with most of the episodes dealing with the backstories of the prisoners, ala “Lost.” But they’ve really been advancing the plot with each episode, and this week they’ve thrown in some complications that will require someone’s death.
I’m looking forward to part two… I hope they’re able to deliver the goods!
EZ
That’s what I was thinking - someone has to die. I figured that the crazy dude and the officer would both have to die since they both would compromise the break. I mean, I know Michael wants to get his brother out but his character is compelled to see nobody is hurt in the process… so how could he knowingly allow that crazy guy to leave with them? He’ll obviously cause harm on the outside killing people and such.
I’m really interested in what they’re gonna do with that guard. I fully expect them to kill Mr.White-Supremesist, but the guard is a tricky situation. Maybe tie him up and keep him in the wall, and leave a note the day they leave? That still seems pretty damn cruel (especially since he owuld have to be tied up AND gagged 24/7.) Actually, it wouldn’t really work. I mean, they’d have to un-gag him to feed and water him, and he’d scream his lungs off. Maybe mob-guy will kill him without Mr.Engineers permission.
Oh, and the cell-mate not wanting to drill into the devil cause it’s evil? Puh-leeze. Neat way of finding where to drill, though.
Oh, I meant to ask. I missed the first couple of minutes, who was that guy (I guess a drug user) the Secret Service dudes were talking to ,and what did they want him to do?
The guy they were talking to knew someone on the inside who could try to kill Michael’s brother… remember the previous episode when the mysterious woman said there were ways to speed things along without having to wait for the execution? The man is obviously someone who is trying to lead a clean life with his family and the secret service guys threatened to plant drugs in his car so that he’d end up being arrested and go to prison… because they know he has favors he could pull with inmates. So he contacted the guy that’s leading Michael’s brother to a place where he can try to kill him with nobody around.
Also, regarding the officer, a thought just occured to me – Michael’s brother tried to save him getting beat down in the process… and Michael is telling the guys not to kill him. Maybe he’ll be greatful and keep his mouth shut?
I’m really enjoying this show … and it’s only partly because of Wentworth Miller. 
(Did anyone else notice his prominent guest appearance on the premiere of Ghost Whisperer?)
That’s what I was thinking: the CO doesn’t talk (probably quits or gets transferred ASAP if he lives). I’ll also guess that they take T-Bag with them, but then I have a feeling Abruzzi will take it upon himself to kill T-Bag as soon as there’s no chance of him ratting them out. Assuming Michael survives the whole “laser dot on his forehead” thing, maybe he’ll figure out a way to get rid of T-Bag before the escape – sort of like how he got rid of Haywire.
What I can’t figure out is how they’re going to stretch this story for an entire season…
Well, considering theystill have to hide from the cops when (if?) they bust out, find that old crook’s money, and find a reclusive spot to settle down in. Plus, the whole “clear his brother’s name” thing might take place after they break out. Maybe show up at their lawyers house after busting out asking for help?
Also, a thought occurs.
A typica season is 22 episodes, and didn’t he say his bro was getting executed in a month? So each episode should average 1.4 days, and yet, most seem to be at least two or three. Am I mistaken on either acount?
Speaking of the old crook, he sort of implied that the only reason he was still in jail and not interested in trying to get out was because he had his cat to take care of. We didn’t learn of the fate of said cat when he got out of his hands. Methinks kitty is a goner sooner or later and the guy will be apt to leave when he’s either a) denied a new pet or b) too broken up about his cat being dead.
OK, I was prepared to suspend disbelief for this show, but it’s starting to require David Blaine-level levitation. For all the supposed meticulous planning, the break-out is reliant on a web of coincidence and lucky breaks that’s amazingly complex, and every single one of them has to break their way for it to work. The warden has to be building a Taj Mahal. The warden has to grow a pair at exactly the right moment. The hostage C.O. has to keep his mouth shut (or die). The creepy boy-raper has to keep his mouth shut (or die). The governor’s daughter has to keep her mouth shut (or die).
Too cheesy for me. Especially when he reassured buddy that it was “just mathematics.” Yeah, like the formulas for geometrical optics? I guess prison tech allows you to make a lens out of tracing paper. Why such a big tacky tat to represent eight points? Why trace all the superfluous elements of the design? Just to spook your superstitious celly?
And I’ve busted egg-beaters making stiff frosting. I wonder how much one that’s strong enough to substitute for a pneumatic drill runs? 
Still good, cheesy fun, though.
The cliffhanger still has its intended hooks into me. Poor hot prison doc.
I’m liking this show so far. It does have its cheesy moments, with the egg beater and the taj mahal, but then it has its clever moments, like with the allen key and the pills to fake diabetes.
I don’t mind so much the idea that there would never really be an execution via the chair in Illinois, it’s the central point justifying the plot in the first place, so that’s ok. I hope, though, that they keep the cheese to a minimum.