Prison Break - Episode 3.13

Prison Break - Episode 3.13 - Advance Review

by Nikki on February 17th, 2008

Prison Break
Episode 3.13: The Art of the Deal
Airs: February 18, 2008
Advance Review

IGN had the pleasure of an advance review of Episode 3.13. Here’s some key points…

The central focus in this episode is on the long awaited “hostage” exchange between the brothers and Gretchen for LJ and Sofia in exchange for Whistler. As usual, there’s always a few strings attached with any development on Prison Break, especially regarding Whistler. That character’s interests and motivations were never really made clear. We learn a bit more about what he wants and whose side he’s really on, but every answer we seem to learn about Whistler tends to lead to a slew of new questions.

The writers cleverly made a nice Sara reference that leads to a new sense of purpose for Michael. Now that he’s out, he needs a new challenge, and revenge is as good a motivator as any. We get the feeling that it’s Scofield on his own, trying to bring down Gretchen, her cronies, and the Company. The help drive the direction of the future storyline even further, we finally do learn about what’s in Whistler’s briefcase, and it serves as a great lead-in for this forthcoming vengeance driven chapter.

Keep in mind that there’s still one important piece that’s important to the Company that remains in Sona – Whistler’s bird book. While we know that it contains a set of coordinates, there’s obviously more to it, and T-Bag’s the one who’s got it. This detail allows Sona and the inmates to remain tied into what’s going on outside of the prison walls.

There are a few shocking revelations that definitely add to the significance of the episode. We witness a couple of unexpected turns for some of the key characters, and what should hopefully be a graceful happy exit for at least one character (like C-Note had in the previous season).

Taking into consideration the fact that the season was forced to end early, this finale plays out remarkably well. There’s much more story to tell, but for now, at least one more chapter of the Lincoln and Scofield saga can be closed properly. Nevertheless, a fourth season of this series is highly anticipated, and hopefully will come soon.