TV Bender

I was an avid fan of Prison Break even before the show came out. I had seen the previews, read about the show, and believed all the hype. I can safely say that season 1 of the show surpassed all of my expectations. I liked the show so much that I even recommended it to a few of my friends, who of course got addicted to the show.

After watching 12 episodes of the second season, I’ sorry to say that I’m done with Prison Break. Here’s why:

Episode 11

1. “It’s about corporate interests taking over the government, buying elections, fighting wars, people dying so they can turn a profit.” A little late for a political campaign ad aren’t we? Or are we aiming for 2008? Obama?

2. “NSA”, “Echelon Program”, “Homeland Security”, “9/11″, “White House”, I did not sign up for a political spy drama.

Episode 12

1. “He punished me, locked me up, if you leave someone alone in the dark for that long…you start to see things…” This was a good insight into Michael’s past but reminds me too much of elements from The Pretender. It’s a been there done that approach to character development.

2. Micheal can’t cry. They say that in theater, if you can’t cry, then don’t. The worst thing you can do is attempt to cry in a manner that is completely unbelievable.

3. “The Company”, “I thought I was doing the right thing…”, “The Company had enemies…I left as soon as I found out how corrupt it all was, how they were buying the government.” At this point I think the writers are just running out of ideas. Am I the only one who is watching Alias, when he should be watching Prison Break? Remember how Sydney gets hired by SD-6, thinking that she is working for a secret branch of the CIA? Ultimately she figures out that she is working for the very evil organization that she had sworn to fight.

4. “We can fix this. I came back so that we can fix this.”, “This can never be fixed.” Oh I’m sorry, I was under the impression I was watching Fox, not Lifetime. I’ll try to not act surprised as a drama about convicts escaping from prison turns into a drama about dysfunctional father-son relationships.

5. “There is a tape, gives us everything we need.” Ahh, are you going to give Jack Bauer a call? Because I hear he is good at retrieving tapes that conveniently have all the evidence.

These are just a few reasons why Prison Break is over for me, let me know if you need more. I have listed the ‘cons’ of the show here. Aaron from Watching Prison Break will follow this up by trying to convince me that I jumped ship too early.