a brilliant TV show...i was missing Prison Break, so i was looking for a show that will remind me of that drama and guess what. BREAK OUT KINGS. yes it started a bit slow...overall it's a really good show, great individual stories on criminals breaking out from prisons....can't wait for the next episode.. BREAK OUT KINGS IS LIKE A MINI VERSION OF PRISON BREAK AND YES ITS GREAT, ACTION AND THRILLING ADVANTURE DRAMA...A GREAT SHOW FOR EVERYONE WHO R LOOKING FOR A GOOD TIME OUT AT HOME WITH THERE FRIENDS... t-bag is back in this episode...great performance and this episode will remind you of prison break...so yeah a must watch for fans of the greatest prison drama of all time PRISON BREAK..
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A Great Way To Bid T-Bag Farewell
lisadewaal-9810411 July 2019
I watched this episode several years ago, only because Prison Break had come to an end. Theodore Bagwell is a character that I just loved to hate, and after watching him on screen for such a long time in a show I was so invested in, it felt weird to start watching something else. It was as if I hadn't gotten the opportunity to... say goodbye.
Breakout Kings dared to put this character in a different light. They made him seem like an interesting person to be around. Some of the other characters in the show seemed like 'fans' of this criminal, and his murders were made to be considered almost honorable. As if he was committing them for a good cause. This was, needless to say, not my cup of tea. A villain should always be treated as a villain, not just by the other characters, but by the writers of the show itself as well. Now sadly, it was all too obvious that the writers thought T-Bag was a magnificent character, and even though he is, that should never be this obvious to the audience. They should have portrayed him as the vile criminal he is.
In the end, they kind of made it right by adding the little 'conversation' at the end. Theodore Bagwell, he's not an interesting person, not a magnificent character, he's a broken machine and nothing more. But considering that the writers had kind of been treating him like the hero of the story before, it wasn't that believable anymore. However, this doesn't mean that the final converstation wasn't the perfect way to bid farewell to Theodore Bagwell. It had finally been said out loud exactly what he is, and there's nothing more to him. He might be coming back in the sixth season of Prison Break, but he will never be as enjoyable to watch as he used to be. I have seen everything there is to see about this character, and this episode wraps it all up.
So yes, in the context of Breakout Kings, this is just another episode about tracking down a criminal. In the context of T-Bag's story however... it's the end.
Then I myself will bring this review to an end by saying what should have been the final sentence of this episode:
Keep a candle burnin' for me, pretty.
Breakout Kings dared to put this character in a different light. They made him seem like an interesting person to be around. Some of the other characters in the show seemed like 'fans' of this criminal, and his murders were made to be considered almost honorable. As if he was committing them for a good cause. This was, needless to say, not my cup of tea. A villain should always be treated as a villain, not just by the other characters, but by the writers of the show itself as well. Now sadly, it was all too obvious that the writers thought T-Bag was a magnificent character, and even though he is, that should never be this obvious to the audience. They should have portrayed him as the vile criminal he is.
In the end, they kind of made it right by adding the little 'conversation' at the end. Theodore Bagwell, he's not an interesting person, not a magnificent character, he's a broken machine and nothing more. But considering that the writers had kind of been treating him like the hero of the story before, it wasn't that believable anymore. However, this doesn't mean that the final converstation wasn't the perfect way to bid farewell to Theodore Bagwell. It had finally been said out loud exactly what he is, and there's nothing more to him. He might be coming back in the sixth season of Prison Break, but he will never be as enjoyable to watch as he used to be. I have seen everything there is to see about this character, and this episode wraps it all up.
So yes, in the context of Breakout Kings, this is just another episode about tracking down a criminal. In the context of T-Bag's story however... it's the end.
Then I myself will bring this review to an end by saying what should have been the final sentence of this episode:
Keep a candle burnin' for me, pretty.
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