I had only started watching Prison Break after my exams finished at university 2 weeks ago. Somehow I managed to watch seasons 1-5 in the space of that time (a fact I am proud and ashamed of at the same time!). Seasons 1-2 were my favourite because they were clever and stuck to the original premise. Seasons 3-4 were good, but got a bit too complex and Michael was given Godly powers to see 20 steps ahead of everyone else. He is clever, but that degree of ability to outsmart others got a bit annoying at times.
Season 5 takes us back to what the show is all about, breaking out of a prison. Michael is alive and he wants to help someone break out of a new prison. Oh, and he has new tattoos! What I liked was that not only was the reason for doing so very different, but the setting was completely novel too. Being set in the middle east brought with it an exciting new story and kept things interesting for fans of the series.
All the other characters are back too and Franklin has made a radical change too. I liked that the original cast were still around, bringing with it a sense of familiarity. The introduction of new characters, both in the prison and out, was great. The writers of the series have been good so far at introducing new characters that develop well as the series progresses.
This season was truncated to only 9 episodes, so I felt that their character development was quite rushed and we did not develop the same bond as we did with characters in previous seasons. Being such a short season, I also felt that the story itself was quite rushed. They wanted to achieve so much in 9 episodes that you often felt lost and having to rewind to understand where you went astray. I did not have to do this with previous seasons.
When the seasons comes to a conclusion you do get the same satisfaction as you did in previous seasons. Michael is a clever egg and you do see his genius come to fruition as it did in season 1. As I said, I found his ability to outsmart others a bit too powerful in the latter seasons and was glad he was not given the same Godly status in this season.
All in all, this season of Prison Break does the series justice. It is difficult to bring a series back from the dead like this and I believe the writers have done a great job. A brand new story set in a new place have done great things in other TV shows and it has done so here. I do recommend you watch this if you enjoyed previous seasons and want to experience the rush of Prison Break again!
Season 5 takes us back to what the show is all about, breaking out of a prison. Michael is alive and he wants to help someone break out of a new prison. Oh, and he has new tattoos! What I liked was that not only was the reason for doing so very different, but the setting was completely novel too. Being set in the middle east brought with it an exciting new story and kept things interesting for fans of the series.
All the other characters are back too and Franklin has made a radical change too. I liked that the original cast were still around, bringing with it a sense of familiarity. The introduction of new characters, both in the prison and out, was great. The writers of the series have been good so far at introducing new characters that develop well as the series progresses.
This season was truncated to only 9 episodes, so I felt that their character development was quite rushed and we did not develop the same bond as we did with characters in previous seasons. Being such a short season, I also felt that the story itself was quite rushed. They wanted to achieve so much in 9 episodes that you often felt lost and having to rewind to understand where you went astray. I did not have to do this with previous seasons.
When the seasons comes to a conclusion you do get the same satisfaction as you did in previous seasons. Michael is a clever egg and you do see his genius come to fruition as it did in season 1. As I said, I found his ability to outsmart others a bit too powerful in the latter seasons and was glad he was not given the same Godly status in this season.
All in all, this season of Prison Break does the series justice. It is difficult to bring a series back from the dead like this and I believe the writers have done a great job. A brand new story set in a new place have done great things in other TV shows and it has done so here. I do recommend you watch this if you enjoyed previous seasons and want to experience the rush of Prison Break again!