Prison Break: John Doe

(S02E14) First thing's first, you have to love the title of this episode -- anyone who knows Dominic Purcell's past might get a chuckle out of that.
It's hard to get entirely excited about this show these days, when so many other shows I love come crashing out of the gates with season premiere-like episodes to kick off the second half of their seasons. This episode wasn't what I'd call super-stellar, though it had its moments.
I'm glad they showed Linc remembering what Kellerman did to him. And his reasoning for why Linc and Michael should stick around with him makes enough sense that it's not absurd for them to help each other. Though with how this episode ended, one has to wonder why they'd continue to need him around.
T-Bag's story has an air of and end to it with what he's doing to his "family" right now. How is it that the kids were never told about "Uncle Teddy" and his true past? Was he with that family so long that she didn't want to break the news to the kids? They seemed old enough to have taken it softly, especially with the son giving T-Bag a good whack on the head without a whole lot of thought.
With Steadman gone, what could Kellerman, Linc and Michael possibly do to clear everything up? I'm sorry to sound so negative, but the way this show has been progressing, I can't see how the endgame will feel all that satisfying and believable. Though, of course, I'm curious as hell to know what they do.
I'm definitely interested to see what Mahone has up his sleeve and if he means to take out Kim rather than do the job Kim set him out to do. Judging by what was in his trunk, I'm thinking Kim's not long for this world no matter what Mahone's immediate plans are.
As for Bellick, while his part of the story is fun to watch, I'm not sure I get why it's pertinent to the show. Though I guess you could argue the same point about T-Bag, C-Note and the rest of the escapees. However, following the other escapees reminds us of the wrongs Michael caused to make one right, and in the end I'm not sure seeing Michael smiling on a beach in Mexico is going to seem convincing and satisfying.

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