The first episode of the new season of Prison Break was overall pretty good. Some of the dialogue was a little cheesy and a certain fight scene was as well. However, the tone of the show remains the same as it's always been. The episode has all the qualities of what made the show so lovable in the first place. It has plenty of suspense and there is never a dull moment as usual. Nothing will ever compete with the first season, but I think by the team this season is over viewers will be pleased that the show made a return.
21 Reviews
Look who's BACK ... !!!
medoheema5 April 2017
first i was so happy when i know that the show will come back again and i was so exciting too see what's it will be about and what's will happen .
then i saw the first episode .
it's so exciting and powerful . and from the first moment you will ask yourself what's going on and why is that happen and many questions .
if you are a prison break fan you will now what i mean .
can't wait to see the next episode to know what will happen .
episode rate 9/10
then i saw the first episode .
it's so exciting and powerful . and from the first moment you will ask yourself what's going on and why is that happen and many questions .
if you are a prison break fan you will now what i mean .
can't wait to see the next episode to know what will happen .
episode rate 9/10
Hopefully not just preying on nostalgia
medina-432479 April 2017
This episode had a lot of things going on, it seemed to me like some dialogs were really forced and not natural at all.
Don't get me wrong, Prison Break has a special place for me, I just hope this is not just a continuation that relies on the nostalgia it originally produced instead of a quality story of its own.
It is too early to judge the series objectively, but so far I got excited about the episode, I hope this lives up to the hype.
Don't get me wrong, Prison Break has a special place for me, I just hope this is not just a continuation that relies on the nostalgia it originally produced instead of a quality story of its own.
It is too early to judge the series objectively, but so far I got excited about the episode, I hope this lives up to the hype.
The Gang's All Back
sarahsuziejames5 April 2017
Wow. Amazing. What a comeback. Awesome first episode of the sequel After all these years, The same THRILLS and CHILLS. You know an episode is great when you've been through all these emotions -Excited, Intrigued, totally Engrossed, Thrilled, Emotional (teared up at the end). Lived up to all the hype. Did not disappoint one bit. Next Tuesday cannot come soon enough.
Dont listen to some comment
nicofreezer13 March 2021
I am not a huge prison break fan, I think that
Season 1 is a fantastic piece of TV 9.5/10
Season 2 is good overall 8/10
Season 3 is a Big decline and 7/10
Season 4 is good overall 8/10
But This first episode of Season 5 is very very good, prison is Back at its best !
I give it a 9.5/10
Storms, they can caome back.
seyyedjamal13 April 2017
Warning: Spoilers
So glad that Prison Break is back with new season.
I really hope they can get to that high level of PB like in the couple years ago....you know...mysterious, action, intriguing.
Micheal is alive in Yemen...wow....Lincoln (his brother) is a desperate man...Sara (his ex-wife) started a new life....T-bag is out of prison.
The way that Lincoln track down Micheal is pretty interesting....but Micheal, what exactly he does in Yemen and his ignorance about his brother's presence is absolutely perfect (But we know he has some clue).
Hope to see a fascinating season.
My rank 9/10.
I really hope they can get to that high level of PB like in the couple years ago....you know...mysterious, action, intriguing.
Micheal is alive in Yemen...wow....Lincoln (his brother) is a desperate man...Sara (his ex-wife) started a new life....T-bag is out of prison.
The way that Lincoln track down Micheal is pretty interesting....but Micheal, what exactly he does in Yemen and his ignorance about his brother's presence is absolutely perfect (But we know he has some clue).
Hope to see a fascinating season.
My rank 9/10.
I am an Original Prison Break Fanatic!
thewifeofkm5 June 2019
... & because I love PB so much I take in all that season 5 gave me... mainly because I always want Michael to have a happy ending. So much sacrafices for everyone else happiness, he deserves it!
But- there was just way too much going on to be jammed into only 9 episodes. It's sad, it should have done better than it was hyped up to be. Again tho- I'm a PB Lover so I couldn't help but love it.
Ive watched this season over 5x now... and I still cant wrap my head around why the writers would screw up something so important as his headstone. In season 4 his sickness was revealed to Sara via Linc who mentioned that Michael was turning 31. His original headstone showed his age. I get that the writers wanted to make the new tombstone match our reality timeline but that minor/major mistake just bothers me everytime I do a marathon.
& just for an added complaint... in season 4 when Lincoln finds the photo left by mother dearest he tells Mahone that the car is a '78 but Michael was born in '76. However both headstones show Michael born in '74!
But- there was just way too much going on to be jammed into only 9 episodes. It's sad, it should have done better than it was hyped up to be. Again tho- I'm a PB Lover so I couldn't help but love it.
Ive watched this season over 5x now... and I still cant wrap my head around why the writers would screw up something so important as his headstone. In season 4 his sickness was revealed to Sara via Linc who mentioned that Michael was turning 31. His original headstone showed his age. I get that the writers wanted to make the new tombstone match our reality timeline but that minor/major mistake just bothers me everytime I do a marathon.
& just for an added complaint... in season 4 when Lincoln finds the photo left by mother dearest he tells Mahone that the car is a '78 but Michael was born in '76. However both headstones show Michael born in '74!
Prison Break is back
Abdulxoxo24 September 2022
Warning: Spoilers
This is more like a legacy sequel or season in this case. I initially thought this wasn't gonna live up to expectations but I like the narrative here. The major work is gonna be to reintroduce the characters after seven years to the audience in the way that doesn't feel out-of-place and organic. I think this premiere succeeded in that case for the most parts. It puts them, the characters where you'd expect them to be after all those years. I like that it doesn't tries too hard to be convincing but rather just play it on the surface and doesn't waste time in bringing the characters together. Linc is back to his old self as expected, he is more shocked than anyone to find out about Micheal, but the downside is that there's no mention of Tara or his son which is kinda of a bummer as the finale of season 4 indicates that they're going to have their little family unit. We see T-bag out of prison and plays quite a pivotal role in the plot of this episode it's good to see he hasn't lost his charms and wit after those years. His presence is always captivating. C-note has found a new faith and Sucre well, is just being Sucre. Now perhaps, the most interesting and the realistic in terms of character development is that of Sarah who after losing Micheal, gets married, raise her son and lead a peaceful suburban life. The situation of her character is one which you'd expect someone to be after those years realistically. What's also surprising is that Sarah hasn't aged a day, it's as if she shot her scenes immediately after season 4 seven years back. She looks fantastic, infact all of the returning cast looks great. Plot is interesting, even though it's somewhat similar to the previous seasons, I think it's going to be great. I like the new prison they put Michael, it's going to be tough and hopefully will bring some fresh dynamics to the table. The production value is also praiseworthy. The technical elements are okay though. On the whole, it's good to see these interesting characters back, once again. I hope the season won't botch it or disappoint.
Let's see where this goes
lorddnarbsy18 June 2017
Lazily plotted and corny ham-fisted set-up episode which, despite these aspects still leaves you wanting to watch the rest of the series. As a former Prison Break watcher, who loved the first season, liked the second season, enjoyed the third season and hated most of the fourth season, I went in expecting lazily plotted overused story lines and poorly written on the nose expositionary dialogue. It was exactly what I got. ISIL??... Really?
I had a hard time getting through the predictable first 30 minutes which establishes that Sarah Wayne Callies is just as annoying and boring as she has always been as Sarah Tancredi (except maybe in the first season). These first 30 minutes also make you remember how bad the fourth season was, because they pull the same conspiracy bullsh*t here. The last five minutes gave me hope that they will give more of the vibes from the first season and (poor but still enjoyable) third season.
When you go into this revival series not giving a damn, you will actually like more than you'd expected in the first place. Let's see where this goes.
I had a hard time getting through the predictable first 30 minutes which establishes that Sarah Wayne Callies is just as annoying and boring as she has always been as Sarah Tancredi (except maybe in the first season). These first 30 minutes also make you remember how bad the fourth season was, because they pull the same conspiracy bullsh*t here. The last five minutes gave me hope that they will give more of the vibes from the first season and (poor but still enjoyable) third season.
When you go into this revival series not giving a damn, you will actually like more than you'd expected in the first place. Let's see where this goes.
Plot Holes everywhere!
MarwanMohsen9110 November 2017
Warning: Spoilers
I waited this for too long..I wait this moment from when i was in high school now I'm waving my hand to my 20's and get ready to welcome my 30's..I was just hope the beginning be more peaceful, dramatic, tragic, I wanted to see how Sarah getting on with her life, how Lincoln his life get back to the same *** even after he saw his brother die while try to get him out of it.
but instead I see : 1st of all a kid for the first time after seven years of his father's death asking his mom how was my father!!, really? this is the first time he ask that? a African American dude who go into Jihad to fight the dark side of his soul, but I didn't see how did his life turn into that? and where is his wife and kid the most thing he done a lot for them.. instead I see a dude he tell the other dude lets go to Yemen cause u wont last one day!! really? dude if i didn't knew u i was gonna say you are running away from something
BTW I'm from middle east, and i see the civil war on Yemen and read the news its hard and its bloody awful *** wars and guns, any way but we don't have every five minutes a rocket or bomb attack this is nuts, this is stupid but they did to the catch phrase welcome to civil war.. again.. really?!!! I guess they would have to cook this well slow and easy and take deep breath and go into creating another journey, complete the legacy, anyway this was the review for the first episode and I Hope it get better the next episode and BTW the 5 stars for their coming back, and this great sound track, and 2 stars for nostalgia XD
but instead I see : 1st of all a kid for the first time after seven years of his father's death asking his mom how was my father!!, really? this is the first time he ask that? a African American dude who go into Jihad to fight the dark side of his soul, but I didn't see how did his life turn into that? and where is his wife and kid the most thing he done a lot for them.. instead I see a dude he tell the other dude lets go to Yemen cause u wont last one day!! really? dude if i didn't knew u i was gonna say you are running away from something
BTW I'm from middle east, and i see the civil war on Yemen and read the news its hard and its bloody awful *** wars and guns, any way but we don't have every five minutes a rocket or bomb attack this is nuts, this is stupid but they did to the catch phrase welcome to civil war.. again.. really?!!! I guess they would have to cook this well slow and easy and take deep breath and go into creating another journey, complete the legacy, anyway this was the review for the first episode and I Hope it get better the next episode and BTW the 5 stars for their coming back, and this great sound track, and 2 stars for nostalgia XD
A shadow of its former self.
moorekarl-4326018 March 2019
Bad cgi.
Low budget.
Poor sets.
No character development.
Cnotes character bears no resemblence to his former self.
Same old white villains with blonde hair or old white men.
Fight scenes poor.
Packed full of liberal propaganda trying to promote Islam and interacial religions/relationships.
Full of plot holes after they broke Sarah out in that 90 minute special.
Same conspiracy plot which starts to get a bit repetitive
It's just an all over dissapointment.
Cheesy drivel
w3xh4k1025 April 2017
Man, I really liked the first season. The second was pretty good too. Then everything pretty much went downhill, and so here we are, with a cheesy, cringeworthy, badly scripted and badly directed mess called "The Sequel".
If you liked the fourth season, you'll eat this with a spoon. If not, stay away from this.
If you liked the fourth season, you'll eat this with a spoon. If not, stay away from this.
Wasn't engaging at all.
Bydey11 November 2018
Wow that was a terrible start to prison break season 5.
No character development at all. I thought the first episode even the first 2 episodes could have been catching up on the 7 years that have gone by. It all just seems rushed. The dialogue is terrible. Acting isn't too bad but there is know flow to anything.
Plot holes all over the place. I'm struggling to keep up at times.
Terrible start to a much loved show. Hope it gets better.
No character development at all. I thought the first episode even the first 2 episodes could have been catching up on the 7 years that have gone by. It all just seems rushed. The dialogue is terrible. Acting isn't too bad but there is know flow to anything.
Plot holes all over the place. I'm struggling to keep up at times.
Terrible start to a much loved show. Hope it gets better.
Too quick?
aaalllrrraaammm5 April 2017
Warning: Spoilers
I thought the episode moved too quickly. Too many things happened in a single episode, so much so that at times it felt like a summary of several episodes. The result is that not enough attention was given to character and story development. The original Prison Break's success was partly due to meticulous attention to detail and story line simmering, which was almost ignored in the new opener. Mike did not have to show up in the first episode, yet half way through it was obvious he was going to. There is a naivety and repetitiveness in Mike ending up in prison again, which the series must tackle carefully. Some parts of T-Bone's reintroduction were silly, so much so that at times he came across as stupid. He may be evil, coy and calculating but stupid he is not. Slow down...
It felt like it's 2010...
Peter-fedda4 April 2017
Warning: Spoilers
I was a big fan of the show back when it came out and waited eagerly before the release of every episode. Needless to say i was really anticipating the return of the show, but i was taking several factors into consideration..
It's been 8 years since 2009, and although Prison Break was a breakthrough in TV, a lot has changed and along came many other TV series that raised the bar and gave us better writing and storytelling... Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, House of Cards to name a few. I was sure that by bringing Prison Break back, the creators must have a had a significant revamp to it to make it 2017 ready... 5 minutes into the episode i realized that nothing has changed.
Attn: Spoiler Alert While in many cases, being loyal to the storytelling style is praised, in this case not so much. The dialogue, background music and the lack of human emotion is just a few of the things that made it look old, stale and very boring.
Some plot holes might be answered at later stages and it's early to judge by just the first episode, such as how is Sara living in the New York suburban family life when we last saw her as a fugitive.
However what bothers me the most is the fast pace that all the events took place in the first episode all at once rather than introduce these back to the audience slowly and in a clever way.. it made it all look very sloppy.
Time will tell if the show will have that same success it once had.. but so far, and for 2017 standards this episode barely hits 5 stars in my book... and the 9.6 rating it has is just absurd... unless rated by those living under a rock since 2009.
It's been 8 years since 2009, and although Prison Break was a breakthrough in TV, a lot has changed and along came many other TV series that raised the bar and gave us better writing and storytelling... Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, House of Cards to name a few. I was sure that by bringing Prison Break back, the creators must have a had a significant revamp to it to make it 2017 ready... 5 minutes into the episode i realized that nothing has changed.
Attn: Spoiler Alert While in many cases, being loyal to the storytelling style is praised, in this case not so much. The dialogue, background music and the lack of human emotion is just a few of the things that made it look old, stale and very boring.
Some plot holes might be answered at later stages and it's early to judge by just the first episode, such as how is Sara living in the New York suburban family life when we last saw her as a fugitive.
However what bothers me the most is the fast pace that all the events took place in the first episode all at once rather than introduce these back to the audience slowly and in a clever way.. it made it all look very sloppy.
Time will tell if the show will have that same success it once had.. but so far, and for 2017 standards this episode barely hits 5 stars in my book... and the 9.6 rating it has is just absurd... unless rated by those living under a rock since 2009.
Not that great
alexmilovic9418 November 2020
Warning: Spoilers
I was a big fan of the show but...
So many things are wrong with this sequel
Sara is a fugitive, therefore she cant live in New York
Tbag should get a lifetime sentence for killing so many people and escaping from prison
Michael has two graves, one in Panama and other in Chicago and they are both empty??
Birth date is diferent...
What about surf store Lincoln had in Panama
What about Sofia and LJ? Cnote family?
Cnote is completely diferent, even his way of talking?
Where is Mahone?
Not to mention fast pace of episode instead of slow burning and clever unwraping of story...
They should have ended with 22 episode of fourth season... Even Final break shouldnt happen in my opinion
Disapointed
Great Idea, Terrible Execution.
honestly225 April 2017
I waited eight years for this, I really hoped they would make good after the colossal mistakes that were seasons three and four, I was betrayed. Look, I love Prison Break, but this first episode of the newest season really has my hopes completely deflated.
The "fight scene" with Linc and C-Note VS Random Terrorists was really comical and actually made me laugh. Laughing was good, because the tears helped lubricate my eyes, bringing them down from my skull after rolling them so much. The dialogue is exposition heavy, and so cheesy it should be served with a side order of macaroni.
Yeah- Nah. It just, wasn't good. The idea itself is great, but there are huge gaps in the story (how was Sarah allowed back into the USA if she's a fugitive? T-Bag killed like a trillion people and escaped from THREE DIFFERENT PRISONS. How is he just being released after only serving seven years?).
On a more positive note, I really like the new intro sequence. It fits in really well with the others, and helps season five really stand out versus the others.
Whatever man. I'll be watching next week, I'm too far deep to quit now.
The "fight scene" with Linc and C-Note VS Random Terrorists was really comical and actually made me laugh. Laughing was good, because the tears helped lubricate my eyes, bringing them down from my skull after rolling them so much. The dialogue is exposition heavy, and so cheesy it should be served with a side order of macaroni.
Yeah- Nah. It just, wasn't good. The idea itself is great, but there are huge gaps in the story (how was Sarah allowed back into the USA if she's a fugitive? T-Bag killed like a trillion people and escaped from THREE DIFFERENT PRISONS. How is he just being released after only serving seven years?).
On a more positive note, I really like the new intro sequence. It fits in really well with the others, and helps season five really stand out versus the others.
Whatever man. I'll be watching next week, I'm too far deep to quit now.
What a crap sequel.
vitinholanfranchi6 May 2018
Mistake.
michaelchikliscares24 October 2020
Damn this is is a stupid mistake and stupid revival for cashgrab, I can already see a bunch of cliches thrown in the story. Michael is revived from the dead, somehow he made out to be in some prison (again). Writers were literally stupid how to play this, what was stupider than that, Lincoln gets into a car , car locks him up and takes a leap to the lake and survives all the combo wombo. The biggest mistake was to make a new season since the movie was a perfect ending to the show. The story was already over.
Prison Break jihaadist edition ?
thot-thoth5 July 2019
If I could rate it 0/10 I would.
ellis-john1 June 2020
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