IRL: 1X03 - "Cell Test" [** SPOILERS WITHIN **]

Basq

- WARNING: THIS THREAD WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN "CELL TEST" -

Episode Title: "Cell Test"
Airdate: July 4th 2006

Questions.. questions.. questions:

Will Michael lose his "wittle pig that went to market"? Will Sucre's girlfriend be back to get those funbags out? How will Sucre react to Michael's plan? What will Rollo's hubby have in store for Michael? What exactly is Abruzzi's accent supposed to be? Is that enough questions? Is it REALLY though?

Next Episode: 1X04 - "Cute Poison" - July 11th 2006

Basq

Really can't use the TV.com synopsis anymore as they all practically reveal the episode in it's entirety so i shall now temporarily fill it with the "questions, questions, questions" bit above with a witty (obviously just witty in my opinion) bit on the unresolved bits which we were left with at the end of the previous episode, or bits just specifically on my mind.

Ya dig?

Oh.. and enjoy the episode!

Rollo Tamasi

5

it's t-bagg-in' time





snowflake!
Looking forward to my weekly fix!

Rollo Tamasi

5

fecken italians....

Faith

Bloody match is still on. Enough already! I have an early start tomorrow!

im...LOST

Will it be another Lost fiasco and they will drag it on till 11?

Rollo Tamasi

5

Not a great episode at all.
Double bill next Tuesday though

Basq

Rollo Tamasi wrote:

Not a great episode at all.

Really Rollo?

'Cell Test' is an excellent episode (mainly due to the introduction of my favourite character) but next two are excellent-e!

And i can remember loving that final line from Haywire and his manic gaze at Michael while saying it from the top bunk.

PS - i think episode 5 was the episode that really hooked me though i'll say no more!

Snake Plisken

6

Ah not to bad I like his new cellmate Haywire I think he's called (is that your fav character Basquille?), Say the actor who plays him in one of the early episodes of My name is Earl and he was excellent in that as well. I'll give it a healthy 7, two episodes next week, can't wait!

Snake

Basq

Snake Plisken wrote:

Ah not to bad I like his new cellmate Haywire I think he's called (is that your fav character Basquille?), Say the actor who plays him in one of the early episodes of My name is Earl and he was excellent in that as well. I'll give it a healthy 7, two episodes next week, can't wait!

Snake

Yep... Haywire is fantastic but don't wanna say no more!

Oh and yes... he had a recurring role as an ex-con friend of Earl's around the start to mid season of 'My Name Is Earl'. Funnily enough he got that role a fortnight after playing a con in 'Prison Break'

Not at all being typecast!

Mossy Monk

Haywire is legendary

Rollo Tamasi

5

basquille wrote:

Really Rollo?

yup, thought it was quite slow compared to last weeks, i'm pretty sure after next weeks episode i was hooked so really looking forward to that.

Latishia is off to Ireland (not no more of course!)....anybody else pick up on that?

who was your man wearing the baseball cap with the secret agents?

kevmy

7

Watchinig for first time on RTE though it was really getting going this week.
Double bill next week that should be good:D

Agamemnon

9

Rollo Tamasi wrote:

Latishia is off to Ireland (not no more of course!)....anybody else pick up on that?

What you mean boy?

prospect

6

Rollo Tamasi wrote:

Latishia is off to Ireland (not no more of course!)....anybody else pick up on that?

I thought thats what she said aswell...

A solid 7 from me.

Although, I feel that getting tesbag off his back, and ironing things out with Mafia Guy was all a bit too neat and simple.

Rollo Tamasi

5

agamemnon wrote:

What you mean boy?

Latishia...the black lady, said she was leaving the country and going to Ireland when while she had the gun pointed at the lawyer.

pokerwidow

5

Rollo Tamasi wrote:

Latishia...the black lady, said she was leaving the country and going to Ireland when while she had the gun pointed at the lawyer.

Thought that was my imagination. I was also sure that she would get away and the good secret service agent would fake her death and then he would blow the cover on the whole story. A bit too simple I suppose.

Looking forward to double bill next week...

elekid

4

I agree with Rollo, I thought it was a bit slow compared to last weeks episode so I was a little disappointed. I didn't think much of Michael's test either and I'm not surprised it had the result it did. You don't try to establish how trustworthy a potential ally is by deceiving them!

On the plus side Haywire seems like he's going to be a lot more interesting than Michael's previous cellmate

Necronomicon

Is the double bill next week the 2-parter? I hope it is, they are two excellent episodes.

Bacchus

6

Another strong episode. Great to see a show that moves things along at a nice pace... coughLOSTcough.
I love how things just don't seem to go to plan for Michael. His plan was stupid to be honest. I thought he was trying to set Sucre up with the phone so he'd get punished and then be easier to convince him to help break out. I can see what he was trying to achieve but it's another example of the difficulties Michael is going to face. What is he now? 3 days behind schedule! Not looking good. The addition of Haywire is a spanner in the works. I laughed at that last line. "I can't sleep....ever"
On the outside world I have mixed feelings. The father/son storyline seems like filler, as does the broken off engagement of the lawyer and her fiance. The Special service stuff is cool though. Can't remember his name but the SS guy that shot Latishia is feckin stone cold. Great character I think. I can see the "good" agent being of some help to lawyer girl in the future.

All in all, another good episode. 7/10


EDIT: Anyone else getting annoyed by RTE's advertising. I could handle it with the LOST ads because I'v seen em all before but now they are doing it to a show I'm watching for the first time. The ads for this week weren't as bad as I thought after I'd watched the episode but the trailer straight after was ridiculous. Did they just show snippets from the finale?? It looked like Michael escaping and his brother being strapped down onto an electric chair. Really pissed off if that's the case.

Basq

Necromomicon wrote:

Is the double bill next week the 2-parter? I hope it is, they are two excellent episodes.

No.. it's got 'Cute Poison' and the first part of the excellent 2-parter!

prospect

6

Bacchus wrote:

EDIT: Anyone else getting annoyed by RTE's advertising. I could handle it with the LOST ads because I'v seen em all before but now they are doing it to a show I'm watching for the first time. The ads for this week weren't as bad as I thought after I'd watched the episode but the trailer straight after was ridiculous. Did they just show snippets from the finale?? It looked like Michael escaping and his brother being strapped down onto an electric chair. Really pissed off if that's the case.

Nope, I had managed to avoid the adverts, but thanks for filling me in!!!!!!!

BaZmO*

basquille wrote:

No.. it's got 'Cute Poison' and the first part of the excellent 2-parter!

How can you have a 2-parter of a 22 episode show? Surely it's just another episode?

Basq

BaZmO* wrote:

How can you have a 2-parter of a 22 episode show? Surely it's just another episode?

Well.. not to give too much away but the 2 episodes revolve around a certain incident.

Even the 2nd part of the 2-parter is actually called "Part 2"... surely that's enough to convince ya it's a 2 parter!

I'll say no more!

EDIT: Actually.. scratch that as my calculations were incorrect! The 2 episodes next week are 'Cute Poison' and 'English, Fitz or Percy'. The two parter isn't on til the following week.. hopefully RTE will show them as a double!

sarahn11

i liked this episode, but i have to agree with bas....after episode 5.....you will be hooked!!!!! i am!!!!!!

BaZmO*

basquille wrote:

Well.. not to give too much away but the 2 episodes revolve around a certain incident.

Even the 2nd part of the 2-parter is actually called "Part 2"... surely that's enough to convince ya it's a 2 parter!

I'll say no more!

EDIT: Actually.. scratch that as my calculations were incorrect! The 2 episodes next week are 'Cute Poison' and 'English, Fitz or Percy'. The two parter isn't on til the following week.. hopefully RTE will show them as a double!

Well you could argue that the series is based around a certain incident, namely a Prison Break, but I'm not really the arguing type!!

I actually quite like this show. Had all the same questions as everybody else with regards to the first episode, far fetched, all over the place, a bit clichéd, but decided to stick with it nonetheless.
I don't normally watch these type of programmes as I find it hard to commit to following them religiously every week but I got sick of hearing people telling me how great the likes of 24 and Lost were so I said I'd give PB a watch. Gald I did now.

Bacchus

6

prospect wrote:

Nope, I had managed to avoid the adverts, but thanks for filling me in!!!!!!!

Sorry. Guess I assumed everyone had seen em. RTE constantly show these ads and they are annoying me.

Narcissus

Bacchus wrote:

Sorry. Guess I assumed everyone had seen em. RTE constantly show these ads and they are annoying me.

I've seen the next episode and can say that the RTE ad shown does NOT have footage from the finale. It's from the next episode, which is on tomorrow.