something to consider, left wide open
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lm6122124 — 16 years ago(August 08, 2009 05:49 PM)
WARNING THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS TO THE SHOW AND MOVIE!!!
Well, as all avid Prison Break fans have witnessed, unless you physically see a person getting shot through the head (even the chest doesn't count, i.e. Mahone) or dead in their coffin (Bellick), there is a chance that they are still alive. I figured, and I'm sure many of you did too, that they would bring Kellerman back into this at some point; we never saw him die. I wasn't expecting C-Note; I never thought he was that strong of a character. But when I heard the name "Paul", all I could think was, "oh god!" And then when he actually showed on screen, I was screaming "I KNEW it!!! I KNEW it!!!" Not completely surprised, just "HA!!" I'm sure many of you had that same reaction By season 4, I had already figured out as soon as they didn't show Wyatt kill Gretchen that she was still alive. Heck, we even saw Sara, her face white as a sheet, drool running down, and we all thought she overdosed. Then later we get to see her head in a box, and she's still alive and kicking. This show has always made a big point in actually showing the person die. We saw C-Note attempt suicide, but hey, the guard saved him. So what I'm getting at is, in this movie we never see Michael dead. I think it was rather odd that the show broke with its consistencies of actually showing the person's body. Yes, we THINK he's dead, and yes, in "Killing Your Number" we see his tombstone, but Christina Scofield was "dead" for how many years? And if Michael was elctrocuted/burned/charred/blown up/whatever, it could very possibly have been a closed casket funeral, if anyone important was even around for itthey were fleeing for their freedom. So, this show/movie leaves itself open to bring Michael back.
Think about this: the General was a smart man. Their technology saved Christina how many years earlier, and technology is always advancing. But they couldn't save Michael??? Scenario: The General could have ordered his doctors to make a temporary fix on Michael's brain. If Lincoln failed to retrieve Scylla, Michael would die anyway, but if Michael joined the Company, he'd get another operation, this time a permanent fix.
SO What if Michael was only injured in the women's prison? What if the advanced medicine in Scylla was able to save him?again. Kellerman could have been watching in the wings and used his influences to have the docs fix him upagain. If the feds were smart, they would fake Michael's death, naturally to ensure that Lincoln would not dutifully attempt ANOTHER prison break, Sara and Lincoln are none the wiser, and it's just a matter of time until Michael gets out of the hole and figures out an escape. Another point of fact, in the show, why 4 years later? Is that significant, or is that just a nice round number? This show is for the most part flawless, EVERYTHING means something. Was Michael in solitary for 4 years? Was he getting treatments that lasted for 4 years? Maybe that combined with him planning his escape. Get a few new inmates that desperately want out of prison, and you've got another season. Or movie. Of course, this could just be my overactive imagination, because I really hate that they killed off Michael, but seriously, this show left itself wide open if you really think about it.
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lm6122124 — 16 years ago(August 13, 2009 09:58 PM)
i was thinking surprise the fans with another movie at least. if they hadnt made this movie, i would have thought he was dead from the brain tumor, had a nice funeral, etc, but just the way they killed him off makes me think he's still alive. the writers do everything for a reason-theyre very precise.
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lm6122124 — 16 years ago(September 08, 2009 10:15 PM)
they "killed" off sara because sarah wayne-callies was pregnant. If they hadn't made the movie, I'd be convinced he's dead. But the way they killed him off left way too many doors open.
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lm6122124 — 16 years ago(September 17, 2009 08:01 PM)
first of all the general got a death sentence but since scylla got turned over to the proper people, then they would have all that medical info. im not saying they are definitely going to keep this going, but they left it open so that if they wanted to they could.
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lm6122124 — 16 years ago(September 20, 2009 12:28 AM)
i totally understand that, but the movie gave me absolutely no sense of closure. maybe they ended it like that cuz they didn't want all the fans thinking Michael died a slow horrid death from his tumor, but still, they never showed his body. and that, to me, means there is a very good possibility he is still alive.
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AlexMorgan13 — 16 years ago(September 21, 2009 05:26 PM)
well they werne't gonna show his body being fried during or after wouldn't be pretty at all
and i think the medical note he gave Sarah about the tumor i think that confirms the death i mean he would die either way
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lm6122124 — 16 years ago(September 21, 2009 11:00 PM)
we always assumed his mother only had 1 surgery, who's to know maybe she had more than that. at 1 point in the season she even says something about "after the surgery you can think so much more clearly" or something like that, so we all think its just 1 surgery. could have been more, who knows? i understand ur point but i still don't have a sense of closure. they could leave it the way it is, but they left it open in such a way that they could bring it back if they really wanted to.
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lm6122124 — 16 years ago(September 24, 2009 08:21 PM)
yeah the mom died cuz Sara killed her. Christina had a surgery that was very similar to Michael's because they both had a brain tumor but no where in the show do they say she only ever had 1 surgery. Maybe she needed multiple surgeries to completely remove the tumor.
yeah and the ratings dropped i think cuz the show lost its edge; it became way too predictable. and it kind of lost the whole "break out of prison" theme. but u never know, if they decide Michael's not dead and he's just sitting in some prison some where, maybe they'll have another season with him escaping again or maybe at least a movie. u never know
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AlexMorgan13 — 16 years ago(September 27, 2009 05:16 PM)
how do you know she was completely healed even?
even if Michael survived he's dying
i think it was just a concept that couldn't last that long i mean they broke out of 2 prisons and i guess a 3rd if you count the movie
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lm6122124 — 16 years ago(September 29, 2009 07:03 PM)
lol i got bored with er after like the 2nd season. im just rather interested to know why they chose to kill him off this way; was it because they didn't want the fans thinking he died a slow horrid death, or was it because they might eventually do something with it again? everything had a purpose in this show, i just want to know the reason behind this.
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lm6122124 — 16 years ago(October 03, 2009 07:57 PM)
yeah that could be right. all i know is that it was really sad when i saw the last episode, and the movie kind of actually cheered me up a little, just because there might be a slight chance he's still alive. u never know. so there will always be a "what if" in the back of my head. lol.
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