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[edit] Effort for this page

For the episode Summarys I have tried to given a rough sketch of them for them to be corrected and fixed up by others.

[edit] Question's for all to Answer

I dont know weather to explain them as the episode is revealed or just combine all the scenes into a few sentences or have them scattered?

[edit] What to add/ What to do differently

Please let everyone know of other things that bug you on this page!

What bugs me is that almost half the episodes are missing on this page. is this vandalism or just they havent been done yet?
They havent been done yet. The series is reletivly new and so it's not that popular of a show here on wikipedia (i guess), so us that are here are trying to fill in all the gaps. No vandalism here! - Swerty 06:43, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
I think Cell Test and Allen are the perfect length for episode recaps. --Dogbreathcanada 06:55, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
Limit each episode to 500 words, and please, please avoid fancruft. Aim for synoptic summaries, not detailed summaries. Jtrost 13:45, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
Nothing. Aboolutely nothing. This is a DRAMA series, and if they want to go for a cliffhanger / serious problem each week... well they are taking a page out of another drama series I like - 24. Each week they leave us with something to look forward to. The escape plan's snags. It is what makes great TV.

i am wondering how many ep's there are all together

[edit] Resource

This web page provides a complete and accurate recap to the Prison Break episodes from the official website.


Just change the file name at the end of the URL to view the episode recap you want. eg. recap_101_print.htm for the pilot and so on. --Fizan 05:07, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Length

I think the Allen and Cell Test synopsises (sp?) are the right length. I think the Cute Poison write-up is far too long. Thoughts? --Dogbreathcanada 06:54, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rewrite

Please can someone who understands the plot and is a better writer improve these summaries? Whilst we appreciate the effort made by the author, the summaries miss key details, get plot information wrong and introduce story threads half way through. For example, in "Allen", Veronica is actually given (under the freedom of information act) a copy of the videotape showing Burrows apparently approach a vehicle and shoot at point blank range - something she firstly believes is indisputable evidence of guilt but upon further investigation she finds not all is as it seems (this is COMPLETELY unclear from the summary); T-Bag's cell mate DOES die - this is shown in the episode. In "Cell Test", Lincoln Burrow's son DOES NOT agree to witness him to die - he agrees to meet him the DAY BEFORE he is due to die; Veronica has met with Letisha who has important information on Burrow's conviction but she gets murdered by people who are receiving orders from a woman living in Montana who has a mysterious "plan"; the cell-phone is actually a fake made from soap; Abruzzi is actually after the whereabouts of a character called "Fibonacci", etc... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.13.74.221 (talk • contribs) February 10, 2006.


Hey, we try. and somtimes what seems a minor thing refereded in one episosde is a major plot point in another. Secre have conjugical visits with his girlfriend set the stage for Michael getitting the keycard during a conjuigcal in a later.

Michael is a complex person, who devised an escape plan, which went well until the cliffhanger episode at the end.. The previews of the last part show Michael does have one last escape plan - probably difficult... but Michaele always has plans..


I don't agree. Actually, I half agree. Michael had a perfect escape plan which he implimented in the first 14 episodes, only to have it foiled when a jnnitor noticed the corrosion of the pipe in the infirmary.

However, Michael is too complex a character to have put his eggs in one basket. He has a "Plan B" for escape.

The show is a thriller ... not unlike 24 which had cliffangers and put key characters in bad situations. And, in the first season of 24 there was clearly a bail-out point where Fox could call the whole thing off. We should be grateful Fox gave us a plan "B" with PrisonBreak - what a great series.


`` I agree, the show is a thriller and had a bail-out situation. Fox agreed to air 14 episodes, no more, no less. If the show was a failure, Michael, Lincoln, and the rest of the escape team would be in South America, living the high life after Michael's carefully planned escape route WORKED. Now Michael has about 36 hours to execute plan "B" another escape route. Or if he is lucky, the lawyers will buy him time via legal grounds to prevent Lincoln from dying via the electric chair.

[edit] Trouble Editing

I tried to do some quite major editing (cleaning up spelling and grammer, making names consistent, adding wikilinks, moving episodes to their own pages in their entirity and leaving a summary on this page (you may notice Cute Poison (Prison Break episode) and And Then There Were 7 (Prison Break episode)) but I keep being cut off in the middle of the article (ie, i can only edit half of it). I've therefore made my changes section by section, so my username will appear a lot in the edit list.

Also, the same text appears at the bottom of 'And then there were 7' and in 'Odd man out'. Can someone confirm which episode this cliffhanger happens in? Masterdriverz 17:49, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Leaks

There have been many leaks on the web that enable you to get new episodes before they air at tvtorrents.com using bittorrent. Now Episode 19 "The Key" is out!

[edit] Individual episode articles

I've added infoboxes to the individual episode articles (articles exist for Pilot, Cell Test, Cute Poison and Riots, Drills and the Devil Part 2). They still are in dire need of Wikification though - the articles currently only consist of the extended Synopsis transferred from this page. If anyone has ideas on ho to improve those articles, go for it. Tntnnbltn 05:32, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Makeover

The page now features a table with pictures, synopses and details, making it in-line with other List of Television Episode articles. All the information still remains on the page except for the UK airdates (available in history here). Adding the UK airdates to the table made it cramped, and other List of [Television] episodes articles do this (instead this information is presented as Airdates of Lost, Airdates of Desperate Housewives, etc). Tntnnbltn 20:34, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

(Airdates now at Airdates of Prison Break. It's missing a lot of countries, fill some in if you can) Tntnnbltn 06:51, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fixed Episode Numbers

I fixed the episode numbers... the first one (Pilot) had production number 79 so I changed it to 01, which made me have to change the rest until the last one was 22 instead of 21. 22 is the correct number of episodes, according to TV.

The production number for the Pilot actually was 79 [1]. Only when the series was picked up did the production number start at 01, counting upwards with each episode. Tntnnbltn 09:33, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
So is there a reason this isn't getting changed back? – Quoth 01:55, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
Fixed. Tntnnbltn 02:31, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Episode Summary Verbosity

There being people in countries where Prison Break does not air, it is necessary to expand the episode summaries to more than the 2-3 lines that they are currently. This should be taken as a guideline for editing/creation of episode summaries of other TV show pages on Wikipedia.

If a person in south-east Asia needs to know the detailed episode summary of a TV show which does not air in their country, there should be a resource available. And there is no better place to put these summaries in the already well formatted episode-list tables. Wikipedia users in countries where the show airs, already have many ways to find out about the episode drama, like TV guides, word of mouth, and the show itself on TV. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Demorphica (talk • contribs).

After all Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and the best step towards encyclopedic veracity is verbosity.

Long episode summaries are kept on articles for individual episodes (ie. Pilot (Prison Break episode)). This article allows simply lists the episodes and gives a brief description of each episode, and provides a link if more information is wanted. Old editions of this article had long (long, long) episode summaries, but it made the page difficult to read. Tntnnbltn 17:42, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Episode screencaps

Just a note that I went through and updated the episode screencaps for season 1. The new screenshots are of the same scene from the season 1 dvd (as close as I could get to the original pictures), removing the FOX watermark (or blur, in the case of some episodes sourced from internet downloads) on the images. Tntnnbltn 17:46, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Nice. The images are a lot sharper. The screenshot for Riots, Drills and the Devil Part 2 looked kind of funny when it refreshed to the newer screenshot, hehehe... I guess I was used to the older image. It was very cool, nevertheless. Good work, Tntnnbltn. Ladida 00:08, 17 September 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Episode summaries and WikiProject List of Television Episodes

Episode summaries can be found at the iTunes Music Store under TV Shows>Fox>Prison Break, if anyone was curious. Also, I think we should consider formatting the page to the standards of WikiProject List of Television Episodes. It wouldn't really change the article's appearance, just add things to it. Like these:

  • Color coding for each season (by table)
  • Season list incorporation into the Table of Contents

For examples of a proper List of TV episodes, see the list for South Park or the list for the Simpsons and you'll see what I mean. Both are featured lists.
What does everyone think? --Cliff smith 18:15, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

List of Stargate SG-1 episodes is also a featured list but does not apply the above features. Both South Park and The Simpsons have numerous seasons and it makes sense to have a season list. However, there is currently only two seasons of Prison Break and an overall of 29 episodes so it kind of is a waste of space to have a season list and a bit redundant since there is a auto "table of contents". So maybe it's not a good idea. Regards, Ladida 06:06, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Two week break between episodes 7 & 8

Is there any reason why this is so. Was it a sudden change or was it always going to happen. I'm puzzled to why it's off for two weeks (P.S, I live in Australia so I don't know how US Television works!) Lakeyboy 05:49, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

It's actually a three-week break. FOX is currently broadcasting baseball playoffs, which they do every year. -- Ladida 06:01, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Season 2 Episode 11 & 12 names

I've got different sources on this. The Futon Critic says it is called Bolshoi Booze while the IMDB says it's called Coyote. I personally think that Coyote is the most likely episode name according to sources. Anyone to confirm the name?

Also it's the exact same scenario with Disconnect and The Giving Tree for Episode 12. --Lakeyboy 01:26, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I noticed that but I checked the Fox press release from the website I used as a reference, it says Bolshoi Booze and Disconnect for episodes 11 and 12. Normally, I use TV.com as a source but in this instance, I think we should go with the press release. Also, I wouldn't use IMDB as a source, it's frequently unreliable when it comes to future episode listings. Filmographies are fine but episode listings are sometimes wrong in IMDB since they are user-submitted. Regards, Ladida 12:29, 29 October 2006 (UTC)


So is there a 2:14 before the fall brake? The so called john doe mentioned at spoilerfix.com?

[edit] 22 consecutive episodes from 22 january??

"After the thirteenth episode on 27 November 2006, the show will return on 22 January 2007 with Fox planning to air twenty-two consecutive episodes.[1]"

1.^ Fox: No Hiatus for Prison Break Mediaweek.com. 15 November 2006. Retrieved on 17 November 2006. http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003408065

The source doesn't actually say this. However, it does say, "Fox is leaning toward running 22 consecutive episodes first-run of Prison Break this season straight through, choosing not to pull the series at the end of the November sweeps as it did last season"

and adds to this with, "We do have a little break because we will be airing two BCS [college Bowl Championship Series] games and a two-hour 24 premiere in January (in the Prison Break time period)," Beckman said, "but it will run straight through after that."

The only reference to January 22 is this: "NBC also plans to air its freshman hit serialized drama, Heroes, straight through in originals, after only a short hiatus, beginning Jan. 22, according to Mitch Metcalf, executive vp, program planning and scheduling at NBC"

I don't think we can gauge what fox is going to do just from this, but they certainly won't run 22 episodes from 22 jan, as 13 episodes of season 2 would have already aired in 2006 and there will probably only be nine episodes left. Also, nothing in the given source says pb will return on january 22nd.

That was probably a mistake. -- Ladida 09:23, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox

Is there any specific reason why articles about Prison Break episodes use {{Prison Break episode}} template instead of standard {{Infobox Television episode}}? Jogers (talk) 20:20, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Oh.. well.. that is probably because of this ;-) thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 20:24, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Critical response and viewership

I just wanted to say I love the addition of the "Critical response and viewership" section to each episodes personal article, really interesting to read (good referencing too). --Bruce 16:59, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] January 22nd

Is the recap episode on the 22nd just a catch up episode like the "Behind The Walls" for Season 1? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.219.108.9 (talk • contribs) 08:51, 15 December 2006.

No details have been released yet regarding that particular episode. -- Ladida 06:10, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
I HATE RECAPS! It said on the ads that I have watched that "On January 22, All new episodes of Prison Break return". If Fox has done a backflip, shame on them. --Lakeyboy 02:44, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
On their press release for the fall finale, Fox said new episodes will return on January 29, 2007 and a recap episode will be broadcast on January 22, 2007. However, like you said, they also said all new episodes return on Jan 22 on Prison Break's official site as well. -- Ladida 23:18, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Adding titles for future episodes

Please add titles ONLY when you have a reliable and verifiable source, in this case, a press release from FOX or any major media publication like TV Guide. The press release usually comes out two weeks before the episode airdate. They can be seen via The Futon Critic. For further information, please see Wikipedia is not a crystal ball, Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:Reliable sources. Thank you, Ladida 23:11, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Never Aired

What is the deal with the Season 2 special. It never aired on FOX. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.154.232.76 (talk) 22:50, 15 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Mahone

As for the description of "Chicago", how can Mahone have a new ally when he's dead? Does not make any sense.Shopteacher 14:38, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

You ever think maybe he is not dead. It's not a spoiler anymore so...
Oops...I guess I never thought that as a possibility- now I know. Shopteacher

[edit] Going down...

Is it really a good idea to name the order of those killed by Mahone in the descrpition? It's a VERY MAJOR spoiler. -- 211.30.223.128 10:56, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

It is important to mention the major characters that are going to be in the episode. You don't have to mention their deaths but you have to summarise the episode as best you can in a few sentences for this list. But you can't really avoid mentioning their deaths in the episodes' articles. Regards, Ladida 02:50, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Future episodes

[edit] Episode 2x21

Did we forget to add 2AKJ21, Fin Del Camino? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Stephantom (talk • contribs) 20:40, 6 March 2007 (UTC).

Nobody has forgotten, however, information can (and should) only be added when verifiable (i.e. TV.com/IMDb = non-verifiable (they're user submitted)). Usually episodes get added when press releases are released. Matthew 21:22, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the info! —Stephantom 09:10, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Can we please semi-protect the article? Many times unsourced info has been added the last weeks. -- Magioladitis 11:29, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Episode 2x22

Episode 22. It's called Sona. Spoilers have been drifting around lately (Phu2734 11:35, 15 March 2007 (UTC))

This is unconfirmed till there is an official press release from FOX -- Magioladitis 13:41, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
My guess is right ;) (Phu2734 09:09, 22 March 2007 (UTC))
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