"Prison Break" Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 1 (2005)

User Rating:

8.9/10   

Director:

Robert Mandel

Writers:

Paul Scheuring (creator)
Nick Santora (written by)

TV Series:

"Prison Break" (2005)

Original Air Date:

26 September 2005 (Season 1, Episode 6)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Michael's idea to get more drilling time by provoking a lock-down backfires horribly.

Plot Keywords:

Tattooed Map | Prison Riot | Brother | Severed Toe | Female Politician

Cast

Dominic Purcell	...	Lincoln Burrows
Wentworth Miller	...	Michael Scofield
Robin Tunney	...	Veronica Donovan
Peter Stormare	...	John Abruzzi
Amaury Nolasco	...	Fernando Sucre
Marshall Allman	...	LJ Burrows (credit only)
Wade Williams	...	Captain Bradley 'Brad' Bellick
Paul Adelstein	...	Paul Kellerman
Robert Knepper	...	Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell
Sarah Wayne Callies	...	Dr. Sara Tancredi
John Heard	...	Governor Frank Tancredi
Frank Grillo	...	Nick Savrinn
Muse Watson	...	Charles Westmoreland / D.B Cooper
Danny McCarthy	...	Daniel Hale
Michael Cudlitz	...	Correctional Officer Robert 'Bob' Hudson

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Joliet Prison - Collins Street, Joliet, Illinois, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

According to the DVD commentary track, the original script called for an image of Jesus on the cross to be projected on the wall, with the nails in his hands indicating two of the points for drilling. FOX would not permit that, however, concerned that Christians would be offended; thus the producers were forced to revise the script, substituting an image of the Devil for that of Jesus.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: Michael Scofield is breaking out through a hole he made behind the toilet in his cell. The toilet is positioned on the left side of the cell but during the opening credits, it clearly shows that there is another cell to the left. If he went through that hole he would end up in the cell next to him instead of the crawl space he ends up in.

Quotes:

Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell: Just what I thought the piglets are scared of the big, bad wolf!

Riot and New Breaking-Out Associate

The Powers That Be orders Paul Kellerman to use an insider to get rid off Lincoln. Meanwhile Michael and Sucre plot to stop the ventilation of A-Bay to provoke a riot with subsequent lock-down to permit them to drill a wall in their escape route, using an image of the devil to indicate the drilling points. However it becomes an uncontrolled full-scale riot and T-Bag accidentally discovers their passage and runaway scheme. Dr. Sara Tancredi is threatened in the infirmary by the violent prisoners and Michael sees the situation in the surveillance camera. Meanwhile Veronica and Nick discover that the anonymous phone call to the police denouncing Lincoln was originated in Washington DC.

"Prison Break: Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 1" is so far the best episode of this engaging series. The great acting is associated to a thrilling story, very-well developed characters and an original and intriguing plot. Now the situation in the prison seems to be reaching a climax and it is the sixth episode only. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil); "A Rebelião – Parte 1" ("The Rebellion – Part 1")