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Prison Break 5th Season [UPDATED]

You shouted at your TV during the Season 4 finale, "He’s not really dead!" Skip it if: You thought Season 3’s Sona was already a bridge too far.

If you want intricate, realistic plotting, stay away. If you want to watch Wentworth Miller escape a Yemeni prison using a hacked drone, a coded message in a Quran, and a sandstorm—while T-Bag wields a knife-hand—you will have a blast. prison break 5th season

(3/5 Stars)

When Prison Break ended in 2009 with The Final Break , fans had made peace with Michael Scofield’s heroic, tear-jerking death. So when it was announced that Michael was alive and imprisoned in a Yemeni jail for Season 5 (airing in 2017, eight years later), the reaction was split between excitement and eye-rolling. You shouted at your TV during the Season

Verdict: A thrilling, globe-trotting nostalgia trip that succeeds at giving Michael Scofield a proper (second) ending, but struggles under the weight of its own convoluted mythology. (3/5 Stars) When Prison Break ended in 2009