Prison Break - Episode 4.13: Deal or No Deal - Thoughts & Rating
December 1, 2008 by Nikki Katz
Prison Break
Episode 4.13: Deal or No Deal
Aired December 1, 2008
Thoughts & Rating
What did you think of tonight’s episode?
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sara scared me when she told michael that he was reminding her of her father and that his behaviour was the same behaviour that caused her mom to leave her dad. until she said he didn’t have to worry about “them” i was freaking out, holding my breath lol.
another thing - i like how much attn to detail the makers of the show are putting into each ep *insert sarcasm* — dom’s new tatts are so obvious when he holds the gun on the senator, and a few weeks ago there was that scene where sara couldnt seem to decide how she wanted to sit on the stairs, facing michael/not facing michael. im not suggesting theyve gotten lazy but i dont ever remember the continuity being so off the last 3 seasons.
Sierra,
could you please be more specific on the MiSa scene? I will download it later after work get to see it later also. Am holding my breath! What did Michael say? Could you do a transcript for me please?
Speaking of continuity the scene where Gretchen and Self meet that Syclla prospect.. when Self gets out fo the car he gets out of the back/passenger door not the drivers door? WTF? he was just driving????
I think its laziness.. there isnt going to be season 5 i mean these are huge things very noticeable!
No offense, but you are a moron.
Why on earth do you even notice things that relatively hold no importance to the success of the series.
For me right there, you are not a true and genuine fan of the series by insulting the cast.
I left the last comment.
oh this episode was awesome!!!!! wooohooo!!! can’t wait till next week!!!
ooh forgot sth
where IS mahone????
i loved the ep. the twists and turns were just breathe taking!
on the continuality errors - the show is a bit infamous for them and they span from season one right through. there are a hellva lot in season two, its not laziness its just that the story moves so fast that they get a bit confused.
the storyline’s attention to detail is great though, michael taking a bit of scylla - welcome back michael-the-genius.. we missed you!
i was disappointed in the MISA scene, i was hoping there would be a little more time for them, i mean House and Cuddy are getting more lip locking time on House than MISA has all season! lol
@ Scylla
lol, i love house. only show i watch besides prison break.
i was a bit confused with the MiSa scene this episode tho? They both seemed awful sarcastic and I couldn`t tell whether they were being serious or not? Sara seemed like she was ready to break up with Mike? and then at the end of the conversation, mike says ‘everything will be just fine’? did sara walk off crying? 0_0
so confused….
regarding the misa scenes. i was afraid sara was going to break up with mike too. but what i got from that was that she was just reassuring him once again that she’ll be there for him even though she does not like that hes not taking care of himself. i think she brought up the story about her mom leaving her dad to maybe make him take her a bit more seriously at how his behaviour “could” affect their relationship. i think she meant it when she said that nothing would come bewtween them but it does sound corny which is why i think she may have sounded like she were telling a joke. he replied “yeah” and then a few moments later said that everything was going to be ok. i didnt like how he said that, he sounded doubtful but it obviously upset sara as it sounded like she was sniffling as she walked away. he was being sarcastic because he knows she hates it when he says that all of the time. i dont think he said it to hurt her i think hes just tired and worn down. this betrayal by self really has them hanging on a thread. but i think sara is right, they’ll be ok. but i missed the sensitive michael we’re used to seeing with sara. he seemed a bit cold.
Didn’t anyone notice when Michael took the piece from Scylla when they were in the General’s office??
I mean, I saw him move it and thought that it would be cool if he took it, rendering Scylla completely useless, but they didn’t really elaborate on it.
I love that Michael (to Self) was like “Come and get it.”
Awesome!!
Abi - here’s the transcript…
SARA: You know my father spent most of his political life…chasing justice. (pause) It was sort if his obssession. And my mother and I could never understand whyhe would so easily make other people’s problems his own (michael looks down in an annoyed fashion). …And I think it’s why she left him. (pause) And Michael you remind me more and more of him these days. The way you put everybody else’s problems before your own (michael looks back up at her). That said…I want you to know that…if this meeting with Senator Dallow doesn’t go the way you want it to…you don’t have to worry about you and I (Michael nods). Nothing’s (lightly laughs)…nothing’s going to come between us (she says smiling).
MICHAEL: (smiles) Yeah (puts his fingers to his eyes)….And everything’s going to be okay…right?
SARA: (stops smiling and looks rather hurt that that may not be the case; she puts the deck of cards down and starts to sniffle)
MICHAEL: (is staring straight ahead looking sad and doubtful, kind of cold)
That’s it.
It seemed like when he said “And everything’s going to be ok.” he was hoping that it would be ok in the end, but knows that their situation doesn’t look good.. Scylla being stolen from them and Self’s double-cross (putting them back on the run with no deals.)
They will get Scylla back and that will be their ticket to freedom in the end. Gretchen said “there’s about 5 people in the entire world that would know what to do with Scylla.”
I’m sure our Michael will figure out how to use it.
What about the previews for next week? Michael is all bloody.. I wonder if he has another attack, only this one is the worst one of all. It makes him pass out and bleed a lot from his nose.
Brandon I think Michael is one of those 5 people. And Perth Mahone has gone in search of Agent Lang and Wheeler to help them bring down the company
I have to agree with Sierra, Dom’s tatts bother me for continuities sake. They always blocked them out before. Laziness? The continuity has been sooooo off this season. I still love the show, but IMO, lack of continuity is the only reason why I will like to see the series end after this one.
The show’s continuity is fine.. What’s the big deal?
Damian! Get Bent!
Continuity is important to the show to make it believeable. Yes we are dealing wiht things that probably wouldnt happen anyway.. but people have jobs to catch these things. Editors.
So im not sitting there going, ooh his left arm has a watch and now it doesnt…. i do tend to see things more closely because i actually pay attention.. im not sitting there just randomly drooling over the actors.
Its entertainment but like any show, making sure basic things are edited is kinda important.
I dont think anyones making a “big deal” of it.. its being pointed out… thats all!
Mahone is going to talk with accient partner..to getting help..I think…the episode was great..I liked Sarah..I think that she’s always present..and that was she said for Michael..The show is great..intelligent..emotive..and so many turns..I hope for the next…
Emma
You need to get a life. Observing such little irrelevant things which piss you off is a shitty way to live your life.
I feel sorry for you.
Even the biggest movie Titanic has errors in it and they are BIG ones and nothing do with the story but rather what happens to a guy when he is falling off the ship whilst it is vertical.
you guys are misinterpreting the misa scenes.. I wasn’t worried for a second that they were gonna break up..like that would be so unrealistic & so unlike misa!! I believe Sara’s right! there’s nothing that can get between them..:)
& about this continuity thing-I didn’t even realise that self got out of the back seat!lol.. guess I was worrying too much about what’s gonna happen next rather than paying attention to detail!
Sierra…I totally agree with you. Michael does seem awfully cold to Sara and even in the previous scene where he says he doesnt demand that she feel the same way about taking care of the rest of the team. Its weird but the MiSa scenes seemed forced and they dont interact as well as they have in the previous seasons. I hope it changes though…but right now, Michael seems to not really give a damn about Sara and they are not really clicking at all, its like the chemistry between them is getting sucked away by his tumor and their constant running.
Kp, right they’re runing, he has a tumor, be realistic !
would anyone care about talking about breaking up / stay together in that situation?
prison break is not about Misa ! please !
Sierra,
Again, thanks for the transcript of the MiSa scenes although I already wrote this earlier.
I agree with you and KP on the MiSa interaction. Cold, forced and no more chemistry. Yes, PB is not about MiSa only but Went himself said that the MiSa scenes contribute a lot to the show in making the characters more real and human. Sad, hope they will end this season more real and human.
ok i was a bit hard on the “not misa” thing
but still,
think : misa can’t be “hot” because theyr’e in a middle of running and getting surgery
both of them do not know what’s going to happen after mike’s surgery, they both scares, i think that ’s why Mike is cold to sara, don’t you think ?
stop thinking about violons, wedding bells, it won’t be the case here…that’s what i meant
I think that the relation between them is not cold. .Sarah made everything for Michael and continues to make. .it couldn’t be all wonderful because they are to be pursued, to try to survive, encircled of people and things to happen… but I think that the attitude of Sarah is always concern with Michael, therefore knows that it only goes to rest when to finish what he started..she it knows that and has to deal with this. .what is not easy…
About lisa….she seemed itchy after the wrinkly old codger shot the “top advisor”. Anyone think lisa is gonna turn?
TT99 - I’ve recently seen the first four episodes of the 1st season and they do show Dominic Purcell’s tattoos.. so I dunno what you mean..
MiSa? Gimme a break guys.. They’re not going to break up, but they’re not going to be all ‘lovey dovey’ either while they still have serious problems with the gov’t and Self.. It just wouldn’t fit.. You guys want a love story, but the truth is, it’s not a love story.. The contiuity is fine, people need to let go.. And Lisa did seem uneasy after the General shot the cardholder..
The General DID give the guy three chances to shut the hell up, but he didn’t, and the General made him pay.. Lisa, as well other members of the company, seemed scared after that..
I’ll be honest… The first series of episodes in this season were a little better than these recent ones..
Hmmm…
Then why did the writers make the general kill the advisor…
I think that the incident will play a bigger role later..
I am well aware that the show is not about MiSa although as a fan of Prison Break, I, personally am a fan of the MiSa storyline which is why I chose to discuss it. If you dont like it, dont bother reading it (SOP). As for violins and wedding bells, I dont think that will happen at all and I dont really want them to close with a wedding or something crazy like that…its more a question of where the creators are taking the relationship and how it will all fare out. And if you are sick of hearing about MiSa…then how about the relationship between Mike and Linc, they are definitely drifting apart and dont seem to be on the same side anymore.
also, it was good to see dominic have more than one line to say…
he’s great !
KP, no i like to read other opinions, but i also can have my own
still a discussion !
but what i was saying it’s a little bit too much to ask for misa to be in love ( as Brandon said ) in middle of fighting, surgery and surviving…
i think their relationship is more about being realistic like how they would react toward eachother in that kind of situation than kissing eachother everytime they get a chance, see the difference ? it feels like you all misa fans want that
Damian-
I have a great life thanks and I dont get pissed off by observing little things. I was making an observation and if you cant wrap your head around that… then dear you are the one with the problem. I wont respond to your further drabble.
This season the brothers were going to drift apart and I can see why. Linc is getting sick of Sara and Michael always putting her first, etc. Dont you remember in Season 2. where they got into the fight and He said “Just make this about boy loses girl”. There has always been animosity there.
i don’t see the brothers drifting apart (emma, what make you think that ? ), i think what ’s going to happen is Lincoln is going to make a deal with the general that mike will be force to go to surgery…otherwise he won’t go, lincoln is going to betray his brother for his own good …
I feel that everyone in PB is scrambling to pick up the pieces after their heist of Scylla.. They were so preoccupied with obtaining Scylla to get their freedom and bring down the company that they (Especially Michael) were unaware of Self’s plan..
Now that everything is jacked up (no deals, no Scylla, on the run, surgery, and Michael wanting to go at it alone) everyone is trying to get ahold of the situation.. Now that Self screwed up by taking Gretchen’s family, Gretchen screwed up by cutting T-Bag out, and the brother’s have the final piece, everything will soon become stable and they will have a solid plan in which they will execute.. One way or another everything will work out in the end for our characters..
I think all Lincoln cares about his son, not going back to Death Row, Michael, Sara, Sucre, bringing the company down, taking Self down, taking Gretchen down, and obtaining freedom for them all. I’m sure he cares a little for Mahone too..
He nor Michael will drift apart, they went into this series together and will come out together.. Michael’s illness this season is solely for the reasons listed below:
1] To provide a sense that Michael may not survive the season.
2] To keep them from running (Everyone could run and they WOULD get away)
3] undetermined reason, but somehow he will have to get surgery and will make for a suspenseful episode..
This whole surgery thing may come into focus AFTER the next episode.. (because they show us Michael bleeding profusely from the nose and unconcious) I wonder who it is that takes him.. Probably the company..
I agree with SOP..i think if Linc betrays his brother is for his own good..and I agree with SOP and Brandon about MISA too..but I’m a fan of them..because I love Sarah personage since the first..and I think them love story is great and important but I it’s realistic and logic the things to be this way.. even being a MISA fan I think the things are logic this way..
but”pause” and you actually see tear in his eye , he was already told Mahone what was his plan. And that he wanted Sara to be safe. And if he would show any feelings..she would guess that somthing is not right and she would stayed with him and not go with sucre ..and he would never ever risk her again. that why he wanted her to go. and when saw what he did, she was pretty shocked about it and did just like he though she would do. didn´t leave him behind. sorry about bad english.
Correct…as always she didn’t left him behind..and as always Michael is worried about her…
Hey Paul,
I don’t think Gretchen was talking about Michael when she mentioned that only about 5 people even knew what to do with Scylla..
Michael is smart enough to figure out what to do with it..
Why do they keep making Sucre seem like he doesn’t know what’s going on??
When he was arguing with Mahone he exclaimed that they have deals with the gov’t.. Mahone put an end to that one real quick.. And then in the hotel room he said that they should plan to get 100 miles across the mexico border.. Yeah right Sucre, didn’t you and Bellick have a hard enough time getting across the border INTO the US?? Why the hell would he want to go BACK?? And when Bellick suggested they ditch everyone and go back to Mexico I was like “YEAH RIGHT DUDE!!!” stupid..
It’s like the wirter’s TRY to make it seem like Sucre couldn’t figure out what was going on.. Michael and Mahone are the two smartest people on the show and they’re both on the same team..
Why don’t you leave the thinking to the adults Sucre..
I’m suprised the company hasnt targeted Mahone’s wife yet or LJ for that matter…maybe they will turn up in the episodes after the break.
I also think it’s cool that they’re not in a manhunt like before.. Then they couldn’t just stay in one place they’d have to move around everywhere to avoid the authorities..
I also thought it was cool that even though no one from our team is actually IN prison, but gov’t paperwork says that they’re all serving out their sentences in a supermax prison.. So.. they’re in prison but really not.. Still Prison Break.
Now that they have the only official file that proves the operation even existed, they don’t have to worry about being brought up on charges for all the crimes they committed to retrieve Scylla..
Lastly, what would Don Self have done if Whistler survived after Sona and the brothers WERE killed by the company in S3?? How would Self get Scylla then?? Whistler couldn’t pull off what our team did.. It’s insane!! I still think they should’ve left him around a little longer and then killed him off..
Michael did come across not as caring as before towards Sara in this episode. It is either his tumor talking or he is acting cold so that if something bad happens to him, then Sara won’t feel as devastated because he is not that caring in the end and may be she won’t miss him so much.
great episode.Misa scene at the end was sweet.They can’t kiss or hug eachother most of the time as nothing they care about.Of course they love eachother but ther’s tons of problems they have to handle with.So their rlation is still the same but they r 2 tired.
Very great episode.I didn’t feel what some of u guys say about Misa.Michael loves Sarah but it’s very obvious hs is too desperate now about any future.He can’t talk with trust as he used to about what’s going to happen next.So he said EVERTTHING IS GONA BE OK a little bit with sarcastic way because he is too tired and too desperate as i’ve said.
I agree Heba..he and she are too desperate..and is to be..because Michael is very sick..
Brandon..why u say first episodes in this season r better than last ones.They all r awesome and amazing,especially e.10,11,12.About Sucre and why he is not smart!!It’s clear since 1st season that he couldnt think well as Michael.He prefered to escape than waiting just 1 year to be free and of course he was insane to do that.Even Amuary has said that opinion in one of his interviews.