Prison Break (TV Series) Boxed In (2008) User Reviews

Time to Make a Move

[claudio_carvalho · 8/10 · 13 November 2008]

Sona's Commander General Zavala takes Michel and locks him in a "hot-box" in solitary confinement to be punished by law or by Panama's sun. Meanwhile Agent Lang brings Mahone back to Sona and gives an amulet to him that belonged to her father. Michael decides to tell the truth to General Zavala and he brings Whistler, who is submitted to torture and gives the name of Gretchen Morgan. Meanwhile Lincoln is blindfolded by Gretchen and has one minute of conversation with LJ. T-Bag proposes Mahone to kill Sammy; in return he would supply drugs for free for him. Bellick is challenged by Papa for a fight and he uses acetone to defeat his opponent. Gretchen is arrested and tortured by General Zavala and she gives the location of LJ. However she reverts the situation and kills Zavala. Augusto gives a pistol to Sammy and tells him that it is time to make a move.

"Boxed In" is another good but flawed episode of the Third Season. How could an experienced general travel with a dangerous prisoner in a hostage situation escorted by only one man? This situation is amazingly ridiculous. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Tentativa Frustrada" ("Frustrated Attempt")

Great episode except for one part that didn't make much sense

[christopherfail1987 · 8/10 · 21 June 2008]

This episode was undeniably awesome, just like all the Prison Break episodes, some on different scales than others, of course. The only thing I didn't like, and that didn't make much sense, was how General Zavala, Panama's most recognized military figure--who managed to bring down the criminal empire of someone like Lechero and put him away for life--would be so careless as to not take the proper security measures when attempting to rescue LJ. I really liked the General as a character--even though is depicted as ruthless and hard, he clearly has a softer side and has his intentions on the right track. He and his men apprehend Susan B. Anthony/Gretchen Morgan, and bring her in for questioning. Though she initially denies any involvement in the escape, General Zavala and his men torture her via waterboarding and, even though she's still in denial, ironically they can easily surmise her guilt by the fact that she was able to withstand the torture--a clear sign that she had been through it before. Afterwards, when Whistler identifies her as the woman pulling the strings, she admits that she has LJ and tells the General "where", though she denies involvement in the escape. What did not make much sense was that the General didn't take the necessary precautions, especially someone as experienced as he was. He goes to the site with only ONE vehicle, with only ONE other man, HAS HIS BACK TURNED ON GRETCHEN, and DOES NOT HAVE HIS GUN DRAWN. And even with that, TWO MILITARY MEN COULD NOT HANDLE ONE STUPID SLUT?!! You don't go in to rescue a hostage without backup!! That's basic procedure!! What the General was supposed to do was to bring an entire squad of men, with AT LEAST THREE of them holding their guns to Gretchen's temples, and the rest entering the warehouse with their guns ready to fire in case of an ambush, all the while the General keeping watch on Gretchen with his gun drawn. This is what should have been done. While that section didn't make much sense, the rest of the episode was as intriguing as any of the others.

2 season series

[ies-91043 · 7/10 · 7 April 2020]

8/10 for season 1 6/10 for season 2 1/10 for season 3

It is so boring, predictable and repitable. They are become so hero!!! I dont recommend to anybody

The stupidest episode so far.

[ttapola · 2/10 · 11 November 2008]

It's hard to believe Prison Break has (by this point, at least) sunk so low. This one reaches a new low: 2 out of 10 (I'll reserve that "1 out of 10" for future, because I recently heard that an astoundingly stupid plot twist would be coming later on in the series). After the setup for season 3, the series has been plodding along, giving action scenes like the yard fights or the helicopter attack for viewers with ADD, who would be confused if the plot actually progressed, because by now The Company plot line has become so confusing and inconsistent that no one understands it. At the beginning of this episode, I was duped into believing that something would actually happen, with the introduction of the general who managed put crime kingpin Lechero behind bars. At first, the character acts like a man with such an achievement in his CV should: he successfully interrogates Michael, then Whistler, and goes to bring Gretchen in with a reasonable amount of soldiers. Then, even though he does not actually break Gretchen, he is smart enough to see that Gretchen has been trained to withstand torture. In the end, he brings Michael and Whistler in, leaving Gretchen only one option: to come clean or get a bullet. Then the writers realize they have painted themselves into a corner, so they just throw their arms into the air and come up with a completely incoherent resolution: Gretchen denies any knowledge of prison break attempts but reveals she knows where LJ is kept. So the Great General asks her to take him there. And he takes one soldier with them. ONE. But wait, there is more: Gretchen has managed to keep a hidden knife on her (apparently IN PANAMA they don't know how to search for hidden weapons), with which she kills the soldier, then shoots the general. Now, how stupid is all this? I'll predict the Panaman authorities won't even put out an APB/Wanted for Gretchen, even when they know she was in the general's presence when he was killed. And we'll get to see Gretchen strut around without any worries of being arrested. The events lead to Michael and Whistler being put back inside the prison (Malone has been returned already) and we're back to square one, nine episodes in the season. Thank the heavens for the WGA strike, which means there are only four more episodes of this rotten season left.

Very disappointed in this episode

[SeptimiuSN · 3/10 · 15 January 2008]

I'm very sad to say that this episode disappointed me completely.I was a huge fan of this TV series but the makers insist to long things up. This episode, i think it's one of the worst in the hole "Prison break". I mean one of the biggest mistakes is how the biggest general in Panama who controls all of this country and destroyed the Cocaine Lord, go'es to search Lincoln's son with only a car and just one man when he knew that the Company "knows all and sees all"?.And at the end they are let to get back into Sona without a questioning because again: it was the greatest general in Panama.I think the the scenarists should think in giving the serial a superb ending not a story that in some time no one will remember.