If you’re going to commit yourself to this nine-episode run, you really need to just roll with Michael being back, because it’s one of the many liberties Scheuring’s script takes with pre-established fact and conventional logic. It’s totally, unapologetically absurd and makes season five smack of a certain desperation from the up, reminiscent of Sara’s death and backpedaling resurrection many seasons ago. Yes, new viewers won’t appreciate the character dynamics or various callbacks to prior seasons, but on the basis of “Ogygia”, it functions relatively well on its own.Īfter Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) died at the end of the show’s main run, the dubious – if somewhat understandable – decision has been made to resurrect him, with the current nature of that revival obscured. Smartly opening with a handy summary of the story up to this point, the first episode nevertheless appears to suggest that this season will be a largely self-contained affair. For better and indeed for worse, the new limited event series kicks off in spectacularly ridiculous fashion, likely to serve as familiar comfort food to fans who will themselves admit they’re not watching for particularly coherent storytelling. Some eight years after the show’s original run wrapped up, Prison Break has been resurrected by Fox amid their current obsession with nostalgic retreads, reuniting most of the principal cast members with series creator and writer Paul Scheuring.
Shaun Munro reviews the first episode of Prison Break season 5…
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