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7/10
Good episode. But 'Kindergarten' compared to Season 1.
akiondgme10 May 2017
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The episode undoubtedly has life on it. Not bored throughout almost the whole episode.

But there are plot-holes that should definitely be mentioned.

Omar already showed he's not trustworthy in previous episodes. But Linc didn't even hesitate to believe what he said about the Land Cruiser.

Michael and the crew don't collect weapons from the died ISILs, which can be useful later.

Michael has been a genius from season 1. But the plan he came up to get rid of the one-eyed man was just suicidal.

The end of the episode(What Michael did) was the worst part of the episode. That is hundred percent unreal. It is hard to think what the writers were thinking.

I wish if the episode was more logical and realistic.
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7/10
Decent enough
Abdulxoxo24 September 2022
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This episode features one of the many obstacles Michael and his friends faced on their way out of the country. Breaking out of prison is one thing, and surviving the war-prone Yemen is quite another. Majority of the episode, we see the characters trying to travel across the desert to a small isolated town all while being chase by armed terrorists. One particular character called Cyclops impressed me. His devotion and obsession to bring down Michael and co was amusing. He's almost like an arc enemy to them. And at the end, he made sure he didn't die out without leaving a mark. What I also like about the episode is that it's almost entirely shot in desert. The cinematography combine with the on-set location was really good to look, although it must have been a hell to the cast and crew to film under such conditions. Overall, good episode albeit a bit slow and doesn't contribute much to the story but hopefully the next episode will pick up the pace.
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5/10
It all feels a bit sloppy and aimless.
lorddnarbsy21 June 2017
I thought the episode was okay. A bit silly, but okay. The episode got to focus almost entirely on the action happening in the middle east. Without spending time on the Sarah plot, this episode was much more engaging and fast-paced. It was an exciting chase episode, shot on nice locations.

With the group of characters on the run getting smaller, as a viewer you become more invested in them. Although the characters act pretty stupid and make poor decisions, due to the current quality of the current Prison Break, it didn't bother me much.

The Poseidon stuff is still a little bit lame and corny though. And some of the dialogue feels really forced and corny. It probably has also to do with the fact that the two poseidon agents are being played by not-so-convincing actors.

But overall I enjoyed myself for 40 minutes. But I won't deny that it all feels a bit sloppy and aimless.
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3/10
Comical
jeroen-10630 December 2018
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Blond girl and buddy seem to be dressed like the typical bad guys for a 80s Steven Seagal flic. An immense desert and Mr. Scofield sees fireworks 0.5 mile away from where he is. Just lazy, sloppy writing.
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1/10
Worst Episode of Prison Break I have seen in 5 Seasons
Theedg310 May 2017
Man, this is not a good episode. It seemed like everyone is tired, Dominic Purcell is phoning it in here pretty bad. It has no life at all this episode, and really slowed the season down so far. Episode 4 was great, but last two are similar episode 3, which was bad as well. This show is very inconsistent at the moment. The characters this episode were stupid, dumb and nothing like themselves, all seem tired. The new Company type agents were over exposed here, were very disappointing and are downright comical. Cyclops was a joke as well throughout, comical again. I'm not sure why no T-bag or Sarah here, they were desperately needed. Whip is the all star of the show, he is the only one trying at the moment. Can't wait till season is over, let it rest.
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2/10
Below Par for Prison Break
westley349 May 2017
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I typically love Prison Break but this episode just stunk. There was just too many implausibilities. The people that killed Kellerman and shot Sarah's husband are released on bail the next day?? That seemed so incredibly unlikely to me. The worst part of the episode is that Michael's group blew up the truck killing all those men, and their guns are laying there for the taking, and here comes another lunatic racing down the road towards them that they will need those guns against, and not one of the 4 men think to run up and grab some guns? Of course that would have killed the plot of the rest of the episode showing them run from said lunatic.
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2/10
Man oh man this is getting rediculous
ignisgeodacius6 October 2021
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First off why did they keep letting cyclops get away when they had him dead to rights and new darned right that he was very dangerous?

Secondly, as somebody else mentioned why in the hell would they leave all those guns behind along the way when they were in so very much danger. Fighting terrorists with your fists? Do they think they are the incredible hulk?!

Thirdly why didn't Michael get the heck away from cyclops after taking out his other eye? Is he really that stupid as to think the guy wasn't dangerous anymore? Also how the heck did Cyclops manage to poison him with the anti-freeze? Was it through the little cut he gave him to his abdomen? I'm not a doctor but I am pretty sure that is not how you would poison a person with anti-freeze.

The writers have clearly given up, and it seems to kind of show on the faces of the actors, they clearly don't look like they are very invested in their respective parts for this season.

I certainly hope they don't try resuscitating this series once more after this one... It is already dead.
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3/10
Michael? genius?
demonakira9 May 2017
this may be a spoiler, however i don't feel as if i am ruining any plot or story line. that being said, Michael has been stated as a genius, the smartest man people have ever known, but yet, gets into a car that has been shot at and leaking, all the while leaving behind a good vehicle. (he could have put more fuel into the empty vehicle. i know, you aren't supposed to be smarter than the show.
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5/10
Not worst
awais-ali199112 May 2017
I think this season is just revolving around two jeeps with some English speaking Arabs (who probably not even been to any school, but still conversing in foreign language among themselves) chasing Scofield and party through whole lot of Yemen. Whole Plot is flaw, Scofield just tries to be dead and Sarah comes in his dreams and saves him, Scofield will not lose it to whole world but he lost it to fire crackers. Script is not powerful, trying to give something to new characters so as to keep them alive but in vain, one of them shot the gasoline tank and comes in front of men and hit it and gets no bullet from men, one of them the Korean Junkie lets find far far away man through kids fire crackers. I think the PB:Resurrection team is just trying to finish the story on fire crackers for us. This turning out to be Science-fiction series for me.
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