TV Review: Prison Break— "Mother Lode" is Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing!
Written by Sharmila
Published April 18, 2009
Part of Weekly Break With Prison Break
After a long four-month hiatus, Prison Break returns to our screens with its 17th episode, “Mother Lode”. The ill-conceived hiatus proved too long a break because viewers needed their memories jolted in order to catch on as to what was happening in this episode. That was probably why Episode 16 ("Sunshine State") was re-screened. However, mid way through “Mother Lode”, it was pretty evident that nothing important was happening at all! Absolutely nothing.
“Mother Lode” starts off with Lincoln (Dominic Purcell), Mahone (William Fichtner), Self (Michael Rapaport) and T-bag (Robert Knepper) finding manila envelopes outside their abode. The envelopes contain photographs of their respective loved ones, a tactic used by The General in order to scare the Gang into doing his will.
The Gang then traces the bunch of keys they found on Scott (the one who met Gretchen during episode 16’s scuffle in which Gretchen is shot) to two possible venues: an empty house, and a holding area filled with guns and fake IDs. Through a photograph left in the empty house, Lincoln and Mahone figure out a location to meet Christina (Scofield’s and Lincoln’s mother), whom they suspect might have Scylla. Lincoln meets Christina (Kathleen Quinlan), who is unable to give a justifiable reason for her past actions but asks Lincoln to give her two days to take over the Company, thereby ensuring complete freedom to her sons thereafter. Needless to say, the rest of the Gang are suspicious about Christina’s true intentions.
Meanwhile Scofield (Wentworth Miller) and Sara (Sarah Wayne Callies) are on the run, trying to outsmart and escape from some people sent to assassinate the both of them (presumably henchmen of Christina’s). Christina tries to get the General killed, but fails, and she then turns her murderous designs to her son Lincoln instead.
This episode provided for plenty of shoot-outs, foot chases and it even had a big blow up scene. Unfortunately in this blur of noise and chaos, the plot and storyline went absolutely nowhere! This episode just seemed pointless and moot.
Written by Sharmila
Published April 18, 2009
Part of Weekly Break With Prison Break
After a long four-month hiatus, Prison Break returns to our screens with its 17th episode, “Mother Lode”. The ill-conceived hiatus proved too long a break because viewers needed their memories jolted in order to catch on as to what was happening in this episode. That was probably why Episode 16 ("Sunshine State") was re-screened. However, mid way through “Mother Lode”, it was pretty evident that nothing important was happening at all! Absolutely nothing.
“Mother Lode” starts off with Lincoln (Dominic Purcell), Mahone (William Fichtner), Self (Michael Rapaport) and T-bag (Robert Knepper) finding manila envelopes outside their abode. The envelopes contain photographs of their respective loved ones, a tactic used by The General in order to scare the Gang into doing his will.
The Gang then traces the bunch of keys they found on Scott (the one who met Gretchen during episode 16’s scuffle in which Gretchen is shot) to two possible venues: an empty house, and a holding area filled with guns and fake IDs. Through a photograph left in the empty house, Lincoln and Mahone figure out a location to meet Christina (Scofield’s and Lincoln’s mother), whom they suspect might have Scylla. Lincoln meets Christina (Kathleen Quinlan), who is unable to give a justifiable reason for her past actions but asks Lincoln to give her two days to take over the Company, thereby ensuring complete freedom to her sons thereafter. Needless to say, the rest of the Gang are suspicious about Christina’s true intentions.
Meanwhile Scofield (Wentworth Miller) and Sara (Sarah Wayne Callies) are on the run, trying to outsmart and escape from some people sent to assassinate the both of them (presumably henchmen of Christina’s). Christina tries to get the General killed, but fails, and she then turns her murderous designs to her son Lincoln instead.
This episode provided for plenty of shoot-outs, foot chases and it even had a big blow up scene. Unfortunately in this blur of noise and chaos, the plot and storyline went absolutely nowhere! This episode just seemed pointless and moot.
