Of course, they arrive in time to see it taking off and with police cars approaching, the episode ends with them running into a field. Hateful old T-Bag handcuffs himself to Michael to protect himself from Abruzzi's wrath, but this plan doesn't go so well when the latter cuts off his hand with an ax T-Bag then flees on his own with his severed hand.Īfter numerous roadblocks - some literal - Prison Break season 1 episode 22 finds the gang finally reach the airstrip. They first waste time hiding in a ditch before making a run for a van sent by Abruzzi's (Peter Stormare, John Wick: Chapter 2) crew. While Michael may be good at planning, the Prison Break season 1 finale finds him and the others winging it a lot of the time. Prison Break season 1 episode 22 'Flight' takes place in the immediate aftermath of Michael, Lincoln and the six other prisoners who made it out of Fox River State Penitentiary having to flee. It reached its peak with the last few episodes of season 1, where the would-be escapees are forced to break out early due to permanently angry guard Bellick almost rumbling their plan.

While some of its later seasons may have been disappointing, Prison Break will always remain a guilty pleasure.

Related: Prison Break: Whip's Tragic Season 5 Death Explained This was retconned once again when the show was revived in 2017, which revealed Michael was somehow alive and Lincoln set out to find him. The original show came to an end with TV movie Prison Break: The Final Break, which saw Michael sacrifice himself to save his family. The events of later series became increasingly ludicrous too, such as Sarah Wayne Callies' ( The Walking Dead) Sara Tancredi being decapitated in season 3 following a contract dispute - only for season 4 to retcon this and reveal she was alive. This is one reason later seasons of Prison Break would be received less warmly, with various conspiracies and convoluted subplots introduced to pad out seasons.

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