Hey all, hope things are going well in your neck of the woods...
OK, so I am just going to jump right into this...the end of Prison Break...and if you have not seen this finale you should stop reading right now. While I am not going to recap the show, I am going to talk about the ending so you have been warned. These are just my random thoughts on the outcome of this terrific show.
The boys and I sat down last night ready for an awesome ending to our favorite show and it lived up to what I expected and more. The return of Sucre and C-note was great, like a visit from old friends. The boys were so disappointed when they thought Alex had betrayed Michael, but I, having come to love Mahone just couldn't see him doing that and I was very happy when it was reveled that he and Michael had planned the whole thing in an effort to save Linc. I figured that Michael would want and need to save both Linc and Sara and of course he did not let us down.
I loved seeing the return of Kellerman, and in the end he did right by the brothers and all concerned, but to think that someone with his history could become a congressman is rather scary. Danny Hale's wife spitting on him was a great twist and made me believe that he will go no further in politics, that if he were to try his past would eventually catch up with him.
Michael, finally having been pushed to the brink, pulling the trigger, spoke volumes about how much all this has changed him and it was a sad change. Once upon a time his pointing a gun at someone would have been out of character, but with all the betrayals, stress, and madness he has had to endure it has changed him, taken away any innocence he still had, and made him capable of things he would never have imagined before this all started. The gun jamming was a great touch, as living with the guilt of killing Christine would possibly have been too much for him to bear. So glad that Sara had the courage to do what needed to be done.
And now to the ending, everyone getting what they deserve...sort of. Self, unable to recover, was a fitting end to his back stabbing, burn anyone for my own good, ways. The general being fried in the electric chair was poetic justice as that was his plan for Linc and what ultimately started the whole thing. T-bag back in prison where he belongs, pocket hanging out once again for his next victim. Sucre and C-note back with their families and happy was a great thing. Linc, Sophia, and LJ off living a good life.
Alex Mahone and agent Lange, a nice twist. With all that had happened with Alex and Pam and that compounded by the loss of their son, I was not surprised to see that they were not able to reconnect, but to have Lange there with Mahone was very nice, as it was clear long ago that Lange loved him and would stand by him. I hoped he would get a bit of happiness and maybe with her, he has.
Michael, last but not least. I sat in my chair, watching as he and Sara strolled down the beach, making plans for the baby, plans for a life together, smiling and happy, and then the nose bleed. I sat, stunned, saying "no, no, no." But the writers were not listening. It was hard to watch the last scene, as with tears pouring down seeing is not easy. Michael dead, it was the one thing I did not want to have happen. I know, in time it will seem very romantic that the hero had to die, but that he left behind a part of himself in his son, and that Sara will always have their son, but that is little comfort now. Now I am saddened by the loss of Michael, my hero for the last four years. The end of an era, the end of one of the best shows ever made, and the end of characters I have come to know and love. They and the show will be greatly missed.
Hope you all have a great weekend....
later....
