VERY Brief Prison Break Season One Recap…for the Newbies

If you heard great things about last year’s Prison Break, but thought you had missed the boat – fear not. It’s not too late to get caught up with the show. Actually, the first episode of season 2 does a great job of bringing new viewers up to speed. For my GMMRers out there, here is a VERY rough recap of what went down during Season 1 of Prison Break.

Last year we saw the drama unfold as Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) broke into prison just to break his brother, and Death Row inmate, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) out. As well thought out as Michael’s plans were, he hit a few bumps in the road. As a result, when he and his brother finally broke out of Fox River State Penitentiary, they were forced to bring along a few unwanted guests.

Traveling with the brothers were T-Bag (murder and child rapist), Abruzzi (head of a crime family), C-Note (former US solider in jail for transporting stolen goods), Sucre (pretty criminal with a good heart who caught some bad luck), Tweener (Vanilla Ice/K-Fed wannabe thief who blackmailed his way into the group) and Haywire (a slightly deranged murderer).

Along the way, Michael was also helped by the Fox River’s resident doctor, Sarah Tancredi. Michael and Sarah fell for each other, but in the end Michael used his relationship with Sarah to convince her to help him escape. She did, but the guilt got the best of her, and she resorted back to her old enemy of drugs and booze, and when we last saw her she had OD and was hovering near death.

Meanwhile in a convoluted and somewhat boring B-story, Veronica Donovan (Lincoln’s ex and lawyer) was working to get Lincoln cleared of the murder. After being betrayed by the partner she trusted, Veronica is on her own in trying to exonerate Lincoln for the death of the Vice President’s brother, Terrence Steadman, who ironically enough Veronica just found alive. How about that? Oh and LJ, Lincoln’s son is also in prison after being framed for murder by the same bad guys that set up Lincoln Sr.

But the only ones we care about right now are Michael and Lincoln. Good thing the they have the escape plans well hidden…within the tattoos that cover Michael’s body.

Near the end of last season, the inmates used all their resource to break out of the prison walls. And in the last moments of Season One, Michael and his band of Merry Men were on the run from the police, the dogs, and the helicopters hovering above.

Ok, so there was SO much more that happened, but if you are really interested the info is out there…you can find it. Check youtube.com, Fox’s Prison Break website…it’s all there for the taking. And the Season One DVDs are already out for your viewing pleasure
If you feel you are ready for Season 2, click here my Prison Break Season 2 Premiere Recap.