[PRB] Unearthed

TV Programme: Prison Break
Season: 2
Episode: 9
Date I watched this episode: 07/03/2009
Time since I last watched this programme: 11 days.

This episode was a bit variable. It focussed on the characters separately as they try to accomplish their separate goals: C-Note, T-Bag, Lincoln and Michael got almost equal screentime here.

T-Bag's story was not particularly exciting. Once again the two-dimensional, thuggish character of Bellick was pitted against the complex T-Bag, and this restricted the complexities that could occur within this storyline. I hope that T-Bag just destroys Bellick now, as his relevance in the series is pretty much ended.

Lincoln and LJ did some bonding in this episode, but this almost felt like a time-filler. Obviously it ended with Lincoln getting caught though, so the character development will be important for the episodes to come.

The C-Note storyline was good. This episode had a happy ending (though it won't necessarily stay that way) and the extraction was well planned and executed. From a filming perspective, it involved action across a wide range of sets and locations. In particular C-Note's wife's acting here was very commendable.

Finally there is the Michael/Mahone storyline (the best of the episode), involving Michael's ingenious solving of a mystery that has eluded the FBI for years. The battle of the intellects is seen here once again and these two characters play off each other very well. I liked the re-use of the phrase "out of your control" and am wondering if we will ever find out what Michael was trying to blow up with those nitroglycerin samples...

This episode was a bit disjointed but overall I'm glad I watched it. Since the next one is called "Rendez-Vous", I imagine we will see more of the Michael/Sara thing coming to a head, as well as finding out what happens with Lincoln.