There are supposed to be plenty of surprises before the show ends next month, but... SPOILER ALERT...

That won't be one of them. That's right; Linc isn't saying goodbye just yet. He still has more brooding to do. He also has to meet up with Michael and figure out all of this silly Scylla business.

Did you enjoy tonight's episode? Feel free to talk amongst yourselves, but a lengthier review is coming soon. Until then, check out TV Guide's interview with Robert Knepper below. -- Rachel Cericola

Mama Scofield
So the boys' mama has Company-issued PJs. Apparently, she is also fairly high on the totem pole there. She wants The General dead -- who doesn't? We're not entirely sure what she wants with her sons yet, but I am guessing it doesn't involve baking cookies.

Linc & Company
Linc is no longer running from The Company, but working for them. It doesn't exactly seem like a sweet gig though. If his crew (which includes Mahone, T-Bag and Self) doesn't find Scylla, The Company will find a few of their loved ones. Who knew T-Bag actually had a mother?? Oh, and this whole Company deal was to save Michael's life. Remember that brain tumor-y thing? Well, Michael is a speedy healer, whether it's tattoo removal or brain surgery. Now he's back in action and ready to take down The Company, with or without his brother's help.

Michael & Sara
Those two crazy love birds are hitching rides to Miami. Unfortunately, their ride is hijacked by a Company man. Being that this is "Prison Break," Michael figures out a way to bust open the side door of the moving 18-wheeler, and the two jump out, survive, and off they go. However, they soon find out that The General wasn't the one to unleash this henchman. Want to guess that mama sent a baby-sitter?

Instead of sending a ride, mom actually met up with Linc face-to-face. It wasn't exactly a sweet moment. Linc unloaded some of his anger, without any smashing. All the guy wanted was an apology, mom. Doesn't he deserve as much? Instead, she got all weepy -- well, fake weepy. It didn't seem like she was all that upset. Maybe she was too preoccupied with putting a hit on him.

That's right; mother of the year she is not. At the end of the episode, we are left wondering if Linc will make it to the series wrap party. The guy isn't in the previews for next week. Is this the end of Linc? We heard there would be a few surprises. We shall see this Friday. -- Rachel Cericola

Tonight's comeback looks like a doozy too. Michael and Sara are off to Miami, Linc is still working with The Company, T-Bag and Self have teamed up for double trouble, and with only a few episodes left, we have a new character to deal with. What did you think of the episode?

Oh -- and if you need a little refresher, here is a quickie recap of the season thus far. Enjoy! -- Rachel Cericola

Now, I'm not hanging in for every minute of "American Idol," so maybe I missed a commercial or two. However, Fox just issued a press release that the drama returns next Friday, April 17.

The timeslot switch isn't new news, but it's sort of lame that they are letting the final episodes ride out on Fridays. Still, if you're a fan, you'll want to tune in. Not only is it the end of an era (or at least four seasons), but Entertainment Weekly says it will also be the end of two major characters.

Expect the big finale to be two hours. We may just have to do some live blogging to mark the occasion. More on that later. For now, mark your calendar; the series finale of "Prison Break" will air Friday, May 15 at 8:00 p.m. (EST) on Fox. -- Rachel Cericola

After four seasons, Fox has cancelled the action drama "Prison Break." Needless to say, we here at Prison Break Fodder are saddened, but not surprised. Even star Wentworth Miller said at the beginning of the season that he thought the show was on death row.

"The show is just played out," said Fox president Kevin Reilly during the network's portion of the Television Critics Association's press tour. "Creatively, everybody feels enough stories have been told... We want to finish strong and not just gimp out next season. They have a cool ending."

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the show currently has four episodes left. However, they may shoot a few extras to bring the show to a close.

"Prison Break" is currently on hiatus, but will return this spring. -- Rachel Cericola

That guy must be great at the annual Company Christmas party, eh? Ask Michael's mom or dad.

That's right -- mom worked for The Company too. Is this place sort of like McDonalds, and everyone has worked there at one point or another?

Anyway, that little tidbit about mom was Linc's "get well" gift to Michael. He finally had his surgery this week. Of course, he was also awake during the process, which allowed him to still get in plenty of screen time.

Linc got his share too, and wow. That guy had a lot of anger to showcase. First, he kicked off the episode by pulling out one of T-Bag's teeth with a pair of pliers. Then he scooped up Sucre and propped up his Tombstone II playbook in the back of an SUV, and went after Self and Gretchen.

Michael's surgery was kind of cool, if not nerdy sounding. However, the standout moment was when his subconscious took him back to Fox River, where he was reunited with DB Cooper (aka Charles Westmoreland) -- and his cat. When the two meet up, Michael talks with the man about what a downer the whole journey has been. The whole thing was sort of philosophical, and frankly, took away from a lot of the action. Well, except for the part where Michael died for a few seconds.

In the meantime, Linc and Sucre went to find Gretchen and Self, who were waiting for their Scylla buyer. When the two realized that The Company snatched T-Bag (as well as a tooth), they took off, leaving their crushed cell phones and the buyer's minion.

Briefly, Self and Gretchen were on the run together, and... was anyone else waiting for those two to make out or what? We know that Gretchen tried to flirt, but there was a lot of tension there -- as well as plenty of bad one-liners.

When the transaction went down, we got to see a peek at Scylla for about 10 seconds. It's not The Company's little black book after all. However, just when we were about to find out its contents, the buyer skipped out without paying -- unless you count shooting Self in the arm.

Mahone was still on his way to god-knows-where. When we met up with him this week, the ride was approaching the 3-hour mark. It seemed like he used much of that time to guilt Agent Lang. During a pee break (it's a long trip!), he managed to snag a pipe, which he didn't use to break heads; instead he smashed his way out of the car.

The guilt trip worked. Lang may have caught up with Mahone, but she let him get away. Speaking of getaways... Sucre has left the building and the show. Apparently he is sick of helping out the brothers -- or at least wants to devote more time to his big-screen career. Still, couldn't he wait around until the fall finale? That's next week. -- Rachel Cericola

Don Self is an angry man. Maybe he wants to relieve himself in the stairwell, but most likely he'd be happy with that little piece of Scylla. Fortunately, Linc is a much angrier man. He's also short-tempered. So even though Donny tried to gas Michael, Sara and Sucre out of the warehouse, Linc popped him one. It was a nice reunion.

So Self explained that the group has a lot to gain from selling Scylla. They can split the cash, buy an island, and still watch The Company burn from their own private satellite. Of course, the gang has its reservations. Four seasons of getting screwed over has that effect on a person.

Not Gretchen though. That chick will side with anyone, huh?

Much of the group's plan for tonight relied on Mahone tapping his old buddy Agent Lang (who is looking quite svelte). He asked her if there was anyone in the bureau that was trust worthy. Apparently, the answer was no.

However, that wasn't the only plan. Sucre hid in the back of Gretchen's car and tracked the two to a hotel.

While everyone was waiting, Michael informed Linc that he once thought he was guilty of murder. We all did, Michael. Tattooing your entire body and breaking out of prison is enough of a payback for anyone.

Meanwhile, The Company was busy running through video from around town, trying to match up the faces of Linc, Michael, Self and Gretchen. That part was as boring as it sounds. I guess we just needed to know they were working on it. Even Lisa was bored; she resigned. The General then informed her that he really wanted a son -- like he wouldn't have resigned too. What a baby.

They did find Self and Gretchen, though. Everyone did. However, The Company had guns. The boys did have a pretty nifty gas/hairspray gun that was powered by Bic. Just when everything was about to go down, Gretchen left the room only to be pummeled by Sucre. Of course, she did her share of ass-kicking as well, even opening his old side wounds. Before she could shoot his beautiful face, Sara pushed her down the stairs. Part of me feels bad for the girl; she just wants to save her kid, after all.

That brings us to the hostages. T-Bag was still with Rita and Emily. Apparently, he is no longer Cole Pfeiffer, respected businessman with embossed business cards. Now he is just good old T-Bag -- and he's not all that happy about it. He was also completely paranoid, even knocking out a Bible salesman and taking him as a new hostage. He can't kill that hostage though. Why? No clue. How many guys has T-Bag killed since the beginning of the series? Now for some reason, he has a conscious. Well, that bit him in the ass, because his paranoia proved to be correct. The guy was Company and now he's back to being T-Bag, punching bag.

Back at the hotel, Don tried to make a break for it off the fire escape, which was rigged too (of course!). After he fell to the ground, Michael grabbed his bag and we were back in business -- for about two minutes. As Michael headed down the alley with Self's bag, his nose started gushing and he passed out.

Self got the bag and caught a ride with Gretchen. The Company then scooped up Michael. When he woke up, he was strapped to a Company hospital bed and the missing chip had rejoined all of its other little chip friends, in Scylla-land. Also, someone was holding Michael's hand. Who the heck was that? And were those Company-issued hospital gowns?

Well, of course, that hand belonged to The General. He is even creepier than we thought. He is also quite the bastard too. He recruited Linc to get Scylla back. In return, Michael will get the surgery he sorely needs. Confused? Talk about a twist.

Speaking of which, Don was about to sell Scylla, when he shot Vican. Maybe he was sick of his sass. Mahone also left the episode in custody. According to next week's preview, that looks short-lived, though. See you next week. -- Rachel Cericola

So Self is a scumbag. We know this. Michael and his crew know this. T-Bag and Gretchen know this. Even The Company knows this.

As part of his plan to sell Scylla, he lures Gretchen into helping him secure another buyer. How? All he had to do was take her sister and daughter hostage. Apparently that is her one and only weak spot. Gretchen's new buyer (or conduit) is Viken. She takes off with Self and the two leave T-Bag behind to baby-sit. Maybe they haven't heard, but T-Bag isn't so great with families.

It's too bad that she was tied up. She was supposed to meet up with the boys. Instead, they had a reunion with the Feds. In the mad dash, Linc jumped out of his car to save Michael and pummel a passing Fed. He's a sweet guy, but not too smart. So he was the first one to get pinched. This was actually a good thing because that big lug convinced the Feds that Self isn't the hero after all. In fact, he isn't even Self -- or won't be. He's planning to change his identity to Robert Walker when all is said and Scylla is sold.

However, that's not going to be so easy. See, that little Lego piece that Michael has been holding up to the light? It was a piece of Scylla that he removed, rendering the entire thing useless. Pretty sweet.

The General didn't get too much screen time this week. He is under a lot of stress, which makes him as scary as ever. If you're interested in his upcoming plans, that info could cost you a hole in the chest. Think of it as a Company severance package.

Also, Mahone is missing. Of course, he didn't take off to find Pam. Judging by next week's previews, he's tapping an old friend to help bring this whole thing to an end -- or at least a fall finale. See you all next week. -- Rachel Cericola

They promised something big, and boy did they deliver. Let's start with a quick recap. Last week, Michael had just come face-to-face with Scylla, only to be greeted by The General and two of his henchmen. Well, this was part of the plan, kids. It allowed the boys to finally score the sixth Scylla card. Yahtzee!

However, the cards weren't actually Scylla. They just unlocked some kind of super hard drive that held Scylla, which looked more like an old internal hard drive. It was sort of anti-climatic, like the moment when you saw the little Martian king in the first "Men in Black." Speaking of Martian king... the boys decided to take The General along for the rest of the ride.

Of course, he's not exactly a party and he never comes alone. So while the group headed back to The General's office, the entire building went into lock-down mode. "Whatever you're waiting for, it isn't coming," he told Michael. That old guy is pure evil. Of course, lines like that just make the veins in Linc's head more prominent. He was ready to snap The General's neck twig-style. Never mention mom and/or dad, get it?

In other hostage news, Self's crisis didn't last too long. While Trishann/Miriam (real name!) berated him, he picked the handcuffs (not too hard when you have the key), shot the henchmen, and Miriam finished off Feng. Oops. We needed that guy... and we weren't even sure why -- yet.

However, that and The General weren't this episode's only hostage situations. Gretchen and T-Bag had created a little something over at GATE. Also, Sara had Lisa. What in the world was going on?

Well, Lisa is not a lover after all -- she's The General's daughter. Hey now! No wonder she hated Gretchen so much. The whole situation really burned The General's biscuit. How dare those guys have a backup plan!

This Company is quite incestuous. We've got daughters and fathers and lovers. Heck, even Linc's dad (who is also Michael's dad? I get lost sometimes) was on the payroll. But does anyone care that Linc's dad was an executioner for The Company? Meh.

A few other notes:

• Did Trishann/Miriam (when she was alive) ever do any police work while not wearing heels?


• Ever heard of women and children first, Mr. White?


• Leaving that Company guy a copy of "All's Well That Ends Well?" Nice touch.


• When Self gave Michael the "lives will be changed forever speech," did you see Sara? Someone is getting some post-surgery nookie.

All of that paled in comparison to the big climatic ending. Self, the guy we were trusting this entire season was really just in it for the cash. Not sure I like this twist, but hey -- if everyone ended up happy, the season/show would be over, wouldn't it? So now it looks like the hunter will soon be the hunted.

Still, it was quite the stellar episode. Can't say they can keep this up forever, but the writers really revived the show this season. So where do we go from here? Not even The General knows. However, we have Self out on the town with Scylla, T-Bag is handcuffed to Miriam's car, Gretchen is on the loose, and Michael still needs surgery. There's plenty to work with. See you next week (and Happy Thanksgiving!). -- Rachel Cericola

First, we had Sara explain all of Michael's impending brain surgery. I have to side with Linc's statement, "Do we really have to hear this?" In Michael's defense though, Linc: He has this little brain surgery thing later today. If the guy wants to hear about the process, please indulge him.

Then we had the whole Scylla plan, which was a lot of geek speak. Michael needed to explain things to everyone, since he needs brain surgery right away. When all was said and done, the big plan was to have Gretchen doll herself up like a schoolgirl and woo card number 6 out of The General.

Of course, the guy doesn't woo easily -- even though he is the father of Gretchen's daughter. Whoa -- The General is Emily's daddy? No wonder the two dumped her off on Gretchen's sister.

So, Michael blew off his brain surgery to go get that last card. This is where we got to see all of Michael's tech talk acted out, as the remaining boys broke through that Scylla wall. Overall, that whole segment was kind of boring. It was no Cameron Diaz doing back-flips in a white leotard, I can tell you. Still, just as Michael got his sweaty mitts on Scylla, he sounded an alarm and The General kicked his men into high gear. Judging by next week's preview, this was all part of the plan, though. We shall see.

Back at GATE, Cole Pfeiffer made the company $35,000. Is that a lot? I know the economy is in a slump, but that seems, well... totally lame. He was rewarded with a cruise, which normally T-Bag would be all over. It could give him the chance to tan the rest of the body to match that fake hand. However, he had to pass. There's Scylla to be had!

His boss gave him a look that something might be afoot. Seriously, though. Could most people take off for a cruise that day? If only this makes him realize that Cole Pfeiffer is a shifty character, no wonder $35K seems like a lot to him.

Speaking of shifty: T-Bag finally made Trishann to be a Fed. Not because he called her agency and got Don Self on the line, but because she wouldn't strip for $1,000. Of course, any secretary would do that, right?

So instead of stripping, Trishann teamed up with Self -- to walk right into a trap. Now the two are being held by Feng and his henchmen. Now what? Guess we will see (well, maybe) next week. -- Rachel Cericola

Well, this could be considered a spoiler, but Zap2it says that Muse Watson, who played the character, is coming back. Westmoreland was last seen bleeding to death in the first season. Whether he is pulling a Sara Tancredi or something more along the lines of what "ER" is doing with Anthony Edwards remains to be seen.

Either way, Watson will be seen on the December 15 episode. Supposedly, Michael meets up with his old buddy in regards to Scylla. Still, this could be in a flashback, in some surgery-induced dream, or well... anything goes with "Prison Break," right?

The site also says that Kathleen Quinlan ("Apollo 13") will appear in the show's fall finale, which will air December 22. -- Rachel Cericola

Still, Michael needed the missing bird book pages from Gretchen. She handed them over to Michael and Self in a garage, as well as info that The Company was planning to move Scylla to another location -- and it didn't even involve whips or hot pokers or anything.

Apparently, it might involve David Baker. The General was interested, and he was the solution to one of Michael's many Scylla-related puzzles. This guy must whip through the "New York Times" crossword in two minutes. Maybe it's three. The guy does pass out from time to time.

Remember the nosebleeds? Now they have elevated to blackouts. We have probably seen Michael pass out as many times as he's had a bleeder. Thankfully, Dr. Sara was on-call. Of course, she also told the hospital that she's Mrs. Scofield -- actually, Mrs. Freeling or Freely. One of those is the alias. However, you can't hide Michael's beautiful mug. The doctor knew what was up and also knew his diagnosis: he has a hypothalamus tumor, which needs immediate surgery. Otherwise, our fearless leader could die. Judging by next week's preview, that ain't going to happen -- unless he gets it done at the same place that did his tattoo removal.

Back to David Baker. He is the man that can make Scylla move. He designed the whole thing. As The Company barged in, Mrs. Baker and Mahone high-tailed it out the back. In passing, she gave Mahone a few missing clues.

Back at GATE, T-Bag miraculously still has a job. Instead of looking at company reports, he is more interested in info on Gretchen. There were no surprises, meaning there isn't much info on file. Trishann, however, is the real mystery. Did anyone else see her being an agent? That was a much bigger surprise than Sucre and the bomb. However, that plotline did soak up a few extra minutes.

Did anyone buy or understand T-Bag's GATE pep talk? I was waiting for someone to call B.S., but it looked like everyone's eyes were pretty much glazed over at that point. Yep, that's a board meeting. See you next week. -- Rachel Cericola

Now I know why they keep T-Bag around. The above quote was really his only shining moment this week. His small amount of screen time was spent sweating over the fuzz looking for Andrew Blauner. Remember him? The guy that Gretchen popped a few weeks back?

Still, only T-Bag can deliver lines like that.

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Bellick? Not so much. So he had to go. Even though the guy was a complete turd back in season one, Bellick has been quite the sad soul since. He almost committed suicide once before, he had that poor mom, a deceased father, was framed for murder, and had an underpants party in Panama. Hasn't the guy suffered enough? Apparently so. He went out a hero, though, and got the boys one step closer to Scylla.

He went out a lot better than Wyatt, who started off the episode still in custody. For a fleeting moment, it looked as though that hypnotic, psychotic voice was going to entrance Sara. Why exactly was she inside that cage with him again? Maybe she was afraid of Mahone, too. He was ready to rip Wyatt's head off with his bare hands. Or at least hook him up to a car battery and a heart monitor. After a quick call to Mrs. Mahone, he treated Wyatt to a cinder block and short walk off a long pier. Goodbye captain psycho; you've served The Company well.

Back at The Company, The General had been planning to move Scylla. At least before Self mocked up a phone message using Wyatt's voice. Now he thinks the brothers are dead, which gave him more time to make out with Gretchen. Ew. Yes. I need to wash my eyes.

Still, the old bastard likes to keep things spicy, so he decided to move Scylla after all. We shall see who gets to it first next week. David Baker, anyone? -- Rachel Cericola

That line needed to be repeated. What didn't need an encore was that entire season recap. Seriously, at some point, I was expecting them to show Abruzzi. One thing we didn't see -- how the hell we got to the current opening. What was Linc doing? He and some guy crash a car, shoot someone, and snatch a briefcase. Who exactly was that guy, anyway?

Apparently, this scene inspired Linc's big plan to get the next stage of Scylla. He's such a tough guy!

Speaking of tough guys: The whole meeting between Michael and Gretchen was a bit much, no? It was like they had both been training by watching Dirty Harry movies. Gretchen has the missing bird book pages, which means she's now on team Michael. It's a nice way to keep everyone on screen.

This week's focus is The General. There's more to the plan than just a good old car crash. Sara will add some morphine to the equation, to keep The General nice, comfortable, and potentially in a good mood, for once.

No one likes Roland. Well, no one liked him from day one. Now they like him even less now that he lost the Scylla copying device in Vegas. So he is banished to his cot. They know he's a douche, and so do we now. He sent a text to Wyatt to trade the brothers for a few bucks. Actually, many text messages. How will that get him out of his prison sentence?

Maybe he is hoping Sara will bail him out. He apologized to her right before the big mission. He said he was "sorry for Vegas," but what he really meant was, "I am sorry for selling out your boyfriend. Want to go out sometime?"

Of course, he doesn't have time. He needs to text his buddy. Roland gives up the location of the brothers, and in the melee, Sucre is shot -- thankfully, not in the face.

Michael called Roland out, but then let him off the hook. Then Roland had the nerve to ask for an apology, and jumped ship. He then met up with Wyatt, who wasn't interested in being BFFs after all. Instead, he shot Roland three times, and then got hit with a crowbar and numerous fists of Mahone's fury.

I had heard rumors that someone was going to die. However, it's not Roland! Sure, even though he wasn't "ready to die, man," he died. However, it doesn't look like he's the main character that we expected to go -- not according to upcoming previews, anyway.

In one of our ongoing side plots, Sara let Michael know that she knows about the nosebleeds. Instead of dealing with her worry, he turns tables and lets Sara know that Gretchen is joining the team. Way to change the subject big boy! We don't know a lot about what went down when Sara was in her care, except for two things: 1) She didn't get her head cut off; and 2) She was whipped a lot. People pay pretty for that kind of treatment, honey!

Maybe she wants to collect or something because Gretchen wants to meet up at some motel. Are they going to get side-by-side spa treatments or something? Instead, Gretchen offered to take a beating of her own, but Sara surprisingly sliced into her neck and demanded up the name of some dead guard that I am 99 percent sure we've never seen before. Wow.

Meanwhile, back at GATE, T-Bag still has an office, as well as his fake hand. Unfortunately, Feng wants to break that hand off and use it to kill T-Bag. Instead, Gretchen talks him down with some name-dropping from her Company days. She promises delivery of Scylla. This thing is hotter than Madonna tickets.

We also find out that it's not just The Company's little black book. It has a deeper meaning -- one we aren't privy to just yet. With the World Series coming up, I'm guessing we won't find out its meaning for at least two weeks. See you then. -- Rachel Cericola

That quote is from Gretchen -- stayin' classy, as usual. We kick off this week's episode with T-Bag's ultimate wet dream: Gretchen had him bound to a chair. Of course, this is not a dream. It's reality, which means that she is also now in possession of Whistler's bird book.

She wants Scylla as well. Why she wants to include T-Bag is anyone's guess. An extra hand, perhaps?

Meanwhile, back at the halls of justice... the Superfriends were plotting to get the next piece of Scylla. This took them to Vegas. Well, Linc, Sucre, Roland and Sara, anyway. Mahone, Bellick and Michael tried to bag themselves one Theodore T. Bagwell. However, the tables got turned and the boys actually got captured. Well, most of them. Mahone made a great escape. Let's break the rest of this bad boy down...

Self Reports to the General
Self pulled Mahone aside to ask for advice on how to deal with Wyatt. Great psychotic minds think alike, and all. Just in time, too. Apparently, Self is now number one on The Company's hit list. Mahone likened Self's situation to his own with Michael. "He took the game to me... that's your only play." Hey -- and that worked out well for you, didn't it?

So instead of getting a house call from Wyatt, he paid his own visit to the General. He gave him the old "if-I-end-up-dead-this-envelope-will-be-opened" routine. So lame, but it allowed Self to live another week.

However, Wyatt didn't get to kill anyone this week. He must be feeling left out.

Gretchen the Puppetmaster
Speaking of kills, Gretchen got to make one this week. She killed that doofus that was out to get T-Bag at GATE. Sounds like love to me. Ew.

In true T-Bag fashion, teaming up with Gretchen didn't help him, and he ended up getting tag-teamed by Michael and Mahone -- and not in a good way. He was locked up and given a one-way ticket back to Fox River. I wonder if he could get his old cell back?

Ain't Got Time to Bleed
Finally, we discover what the nosebleeds could be about. Mrs. Scofield got them too -- before she died from a brain tumor.

Sucre Takes One for the Team
It turns out that Sara was not the proper decoy for our cardholder. Instead, Sucre made for good bait. I would have offered a shirtless Sucre $1,000 as well. However, it wasn't to be the old man's boy toy. Instead, he needed a plaything for his hot wife. Maricruz may be his true love, but the man has been behind bars for a long time. He deserved it; he did help get the next card.

Roland Has a Problem
Well now we know what Roland was in for. He has a serious gambling problem. How his little recording device doubles as a spotter for slot payouts... I have no clue. However, his monkey got the device taken away, meaning we have no way of getting the remaining cards. No wonder he's lower on the totem pole than Bellick.

Baseball is coming up, so the team has two weeks to figure it out. See you then. -- Rachel Cericola