The most significant event in this episode is that Lincoln tells the world, as well as us, what "The Company" is. "They are a group of multinationals with corporate interests." "They are working with the highest levels of government, including the president of the United States." I believe Prison Break is one of the earlier shows that came up with this idea. Heroes's version of The Company developed in about 2007 and 2008. 24's version of a group of people who control the government and the President of the United States appeared in 2006 and 2007. Prison Break, on the other hand, had this idea from the beginning, and here, during the 15th episode of season 2, it finally gave "The Company" a formal definition, through the words of Lincoln and Michael.
The characters continue to live in a very dark state, and the cast really look believable in their performances. Bill Kim never gets a break in his life, does he? It's like he has to respond to every event that ever happens in the world. Bellick just keeps getting into trouble and yet keeps finding ways to improve his situation. He's becoming a lite version of T-Bag, who just keeps surviving under horrible circumstances. How does Bellick even know all that about the Alcoholics Anonymous book anyway? Either he is an incredible reader who knows about a lot of books, or he has been in the AA program himself. Either way, it adds tremendous depth to his character. When you think about it, it makes sense that none of the federal agents in Mahone's office knows about this book. They are professionals who don't have drinking problems. When Bellick works with Mahone and provides his "street wisdom", that the academic people don't have, you see the strength of the low-lifes.
Finally, Haywire is still alive. The writers decided to keep him going for a good part of the second season. There's a moment of foreshadowing in this episode. When Lincoln talks about Alex Mahone's history with the fugitives he has gone after before, we see Haywire on screen. Eventually Mahone will find Haywire, and history will probably repeat itself again. Before the inevitable downfall of Haywire, the writers gave him a moment to shine, to kill an abusive father and restores at least some amount of justice to this dark and desperate world.
Kaley Cuoco's appearance in this episode was forgettable. She just doesn't fit in a show with such strong acting. Her character, like most characters on the show, has dark issues. But unlike other characters, she wasn't able to convey that in her performance. This was Kaley before The Big Bang Theory, her big break. Maybe she got better as an actress in that show. I don't know. Actors do get better sometimes. Wentworth Miller also couldn't act when he appeared on Ghost Whisperer and still couldn't act during season one of Prison Break. This year he got a lot better. I believe that working with so many talented actors, especially William Fichtner, has pushed him to develop his skills.
The characters continue to live in a very dark state, and the cast really look believable in their performances. Bill Kim never gets a break in his life, does he? It's like he has to respond to every event that ever happens in the world. Bellick just keeps getting into trouble and yet keeps finding ways to improve his situation. He's becoming a lite version of T-Bag, who just keeps surviving under horrible circumstances. How does Bellick even know all that about the Alcoholics Anonymous book anyway? Either he is an incredible reader who knows about a lot of books, or he has been in the AA program himself. Either way, it adds tremendous depth to his character. When you think about it, it makes sense that none of the federal agents in Mahone's office knows about this book. They are professionals who don't have drinking problems. When Bellick works with Mahone and provides his "street wisdom", that the academic people don't have, you see the strength of the low-lifes.
Finally, Haywire is still alive. The writers decided to keep him going for a good part of the second season. There's a moment of foreshadowing in this episode. When Lincoln talks about Alex Mahone's history with the fugitives he has gone after before, we see Haywire on screen. Eventually Mahone will find Haywire, and history will probably repeat itself again. Before the inevitable downfall of Haywire, the writers gave him a moment to shine, to kill an abusive father and restores at least some amount of justice to this dark and desperate world.
Kaley Cuoco's appearance in this episode was forgettable. She just doesn't fit in a show with such strong acting. Her character, like most characters on the show, has dark issues. But unlike other characters, she wasn't able to convey that in her performance. This was Kaley before The Big Bang Theory, her big break. Maybe she got better as an actress in that show. I don't know. Actors do get better sometimes. Wentworth Miller also couldn't act when he appeared on Ghost Whisperer and still couldn't act during season one of Prison Break. This year he got a lot better. I believe that working with so many talented actors, especially William Fichtner, has pushed him to develop his skills.