Those losing interest in Prison Break or finding it preposterous sound like me back during the latter half of 24′s first season and the start of its 2nd. I gave up on 24 early and don’t regret it, but I know most people stuck with it. For now, Prison Break is kind of my 24.

The only thing that worries me is what the endgame of this series will be. It’s already a surprise that a show called Prison Break can last a whole season after the actual prison break occurs, but if this show lasts beyond season two, it’s going to have to get even more intense, and therefore, possibly more preposterous.

As noble as Michael’s intentions were, to save his brother from execution, he’s gone quite dark. He’s guilty over helping T-Bag get loose; he’s stolen things; he’s held hostages; he knocked over that old man in the sporting good shop; the breakout has led indirectly to multiple deaths, including Tweener, Sara’s father, and the veterinarian (sp?) who repaired T-Bag’s hand.

I keep thinking of the line from Shawshank Redemption when Andy tells Red that he was honest, straight, and narrow on the outside, but he had to go to prison to become a crook. I think Michael is right to feel guilty, and I’m not sure what can happen in this show that will help him feel justified.

Let’s just say that the “Company’s” conspiracy is revealed, such that everyone knows Terrance Steadman is alive, that the then-Vice President helped fake her brother’s death, that Lincoln was set up for the alleged murder, etc. Then what? Michael, Lincoln, C-Note, and Sucre all go free? Even if C-Note and Sucre *somehow* survive and get out of the country, and even if Lincoln is freed from all charges because he was set up, Michael still committed a crime to get into prison, still broke out of prison, and still committed a lot of crimes outside of prison. The only thing I can think of is a pardon from a governor or the president. The guys will simply have to be “excused” from all they did.

I may have just over-analyzed (as usual), but my point is, for now, I’m loving the journey this show is on, but I am a little worried about whether its eventual conclusion will be satisfying or if it will stretch credibility far further than they may have already.

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In the category of “Random Tidbits,” can anyone verify what I’ve read at Ain’t It Cool News about new epsidoes of Battlestar Galactica moving to Sundays at 10:00, starting in January?

Also I find myself increasingly bored with how stupid Prison Break is becoming. I don’t know if I’ll watch when it comes back in January or March, whichever it turns out to be.

But more importantly, I can’t begin to say how impressed – or maybe mortified – I am that you not only watch Reba but can comment on the morphing of Barbara jean over the years. Just the other day I was talking to OMC about how it’s odd that I’ve never, ever seen an episode of Reba. Or girlfriends…