US only for now: 4X08 - "The Price" [** SPOILERS WITHIN **]

Our man in Havana

US / IRL: 4X08 - "The Price" [** SPOILERS WITHIN **]
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Episode Title: "The Price"
Airdate: October 20th 2008

TV.com Summary:

Lincoln works to retrieve the final card, which is being held by the General.
Michael and Self are forced to work with Gretchen. Meanwhile, Roland continues to be berated for losing the transcribing device in Las Vegas.

This episode shall air on:

(US) - FOX - October 20th 2008
(IE) - RTÉ 2 - October 28th 2008
(UK) - SKY 1 - October 28th 2008

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Mossy Monk

Solid episode with a fantastic ending. No more of that annoying computer prick. Refreshing

Our man in Havana

Refreshing indeed. Excellent this week. Easily the best so far this season.

Wonder what the boys will do to Wyatt?

J-blk

Bond-007 wrote: »

Wonder what the boys will do to Wyatt?

Give Mahone 10 minutes of "quality time" with him?

Yep, solid episode all around - though between Gretchen, T-Bag & the receptionist, the Chinese dudes, the boys and now the company planning to move Scylla, there's a lot of players to keep track of...

I still wonder what the hell Scylla really is? Gretchen seemed amused that everyone thinks it's just a "black book"...

Always number 1

I really enjoyed it. Getting back to its best IMO.
I have a funny feeling that Gretchen could be closer to the company than any of us imagined - is one of the card-holders or the general her da or her kids da??
Really interesting to see the dark side of Sara. My boyf was raging they didn't kiss and make up!

Anyway, can't wait to see what happens next!

weeder

really looking forward to seeing whats going to happen next week after this episode

J-blk

weeder wrote: »

really looking forward to seeing whats going to happen next week after this episode

Unfortunately, there is no next week - it's back on November 3rd. That extra break is probably why RTE and Sky One have not shown this episode yet.

Sherifu

I was never as happy to see a character die. Top episode.

Squeeonline

J-blk wrote: »

I still wonder what the hell Scylla really is? Gretchen seemed amused that everyone thinks it's just a "black book"...

Makes me think its something big. They said something about it taking ages to make the "necessary arrangments" If it were just a computer or small machine it shouldnt take that long.

And whats the fake money all about? Is this their plan to "take over the world"? Or is it something more sinister? Like a biological weapon concealed on the notes? Has to be worse than just printing money.

Ideas anyone?

J-blk

Squeeonline wrote: »

And whats the fake money all about? Is this their plan to "take over the world"? Or is it something more sinister? Like a biological weapon concealed on the notes? Has to be worse than just printing money.

Ideas anyone?

Didn't the General say that they successfully de-stabilized the economy in Laos by flooding it with the fake cash? And now they were planning to do it in the US on a larger scale - possibly in order to swoop in and "save the day" but since they already had the president in their pocket in the past, what more could they possibly want as far as political power goes? Maybe it has something to do with whatever "product" the Company offers - which we have no idea of so far...

A bit OT, but right at the end of season 2, the first time we see the General I believe, he says that Michael will break out of Sona cause "it's in his blood"... I wonder if they will actually explain that this season and if it has anything to do with his condition...

Squeeonline

J-blk wrote: »

Didn't the General say that they successfully de-stabilized the economy in Laos by flooding it with the fake cash? And now they were planning to do it in the US on a larger scale - possibly in order to swoop in and "save the day" but since they already had the president in their pocket in the past, what more could they possibly want as far as political power goes? Maybe it has something to do with whatever "product" the Company offers - which we have no idea of so far...

A bit OT, but right at the end of season 2, the first time we see the General I believe, he says that Michael will break out of Sona cause "it's in his blood"... I wonder if they will actually explain that this season and if it has anything to do with his condition...

Thats true. The general was also wearing a lab coat too and looked to be walking into a lab. I hope this doesnt go on like Lost, getting crazier and crazier and ever more unbelievable. Maybe the General was talking about Scofield's blood in a more metaphorical fashion. Hope we find out.

Whats in his blood? So he has a chance of having a brain haemorrhage or something like that but there has to be more.

Clareman

I always put the whole "It's in his blood thing" to reference his father who was always in the company, if they go down the Lost route it'll definetly have jumped the shark.

Top episode, I think it really opens up a few more doors. T-Bag and Gretchin, T-Bag and Hottie (and who told her to put them away btw?), I liked the few different twists, you didn't know who was going to die, the only 1 that it didnt' focus on was Mahone, I thought he was a gonner, Belick is getting some balls back, and the biggest question of all....

What are they going to do with 5 pieces of encrypted data in a laptop that has to be connected with a 6th and uploaded to something? They may have need the geek after all.

BTW, since when do Apple leave such huge gaps in their machines? I couldn't believe the space that was left for the GPS device

lukin

I thought it was a good ep too, not a patch on any of the ones from season 1 or 2 but compared to the tripe that has gone before it in this season, fairly entertaining.
Terrific scene at the end with Michael showing his human side, holding the computer guy's hand as he dies even though he betrayed them.
On the downside once again we had those tiresome flashbacks to Sara's time in captivity when she was tortured (why would Gretchen do that anyway?).
At least Sarah got something useful to do, using her doctor's skills instead of distracting some security guard or whatever while the lads steal a keycard.

glenjamin

Great episode. Was hating Linc for pulling Mahone off Wyatt. Was surprised to see that Wyatt didn't put up much of a fight tbh. I was also shocked in the end to see the Chinese guy die. I knew all along that someone was gonna be on the wrong side of a bullet but was convinced it was either gonna be Bellick or Sucre, gotta love the Prison Break twists huh?

Was anyone else strangely attracted to Gretchen? :o:o

cabrwab

Not a bad episode at all. Enjoyed it, little more prison break not everything working out perfectly.

The story with sarah was good, really added a bit of tension was she going to kill grtchen for a min.
Happy to see that the geek got it in the end! Yeah back to good form i must say! 9 outta 10 from me!

Mossy Monk

glenjamin wrote: »

Was anyone else strangely attracted to Gretchen? :o:o

Gretchen has been giving me a horn since the time I first layed eyes on her.

Clareman

glenjamin wrote: »

Was anyone else strangely attracted to Gretchen? :o:o

I was flicking through the channels recently and 2 and a half men was on, guess who was in it acting like a witch? She was hot in that too.

Off topic, but in the next episode Megan Fox was in a bikini, second best show on tv :cool:

ziedth

I thought it was a good episode,

I really really hope they don't pull anything "Prison breaky" with Wyatt and they convience Mahone to let him go or something. That Guard helping Sarah is awfully random though aint it?

To be fair i'm really gonna miss this show but i'm glad they are ending it at the same time so it doesn't go down a similar route as season three and be just watchable.

I agree that the sceen with Michael and the Chinese dude was very well done.

All in all I'd give it an 7/8 out of ten.

Clareman

I liked the whole guard that let Sarah go thing, it shows a little bit of thought behind the whole head in a box thing

Mr. K

Good episode, so glad Alex didn't die. I'd have been okay with him just wasting Wyatt on the spot though! Michael staying with Roland was nice, makes sense considering how compassionate he was, especially in the first season.

jimmay

ziedth wrote: »

To be fair i'm really gonna miss this show but i'm glad they are ending it at the same time so it doesn't go down a similar route as season three and be just watchable.

Am I missing something? What are you talking about...ending the show?

The last 2 episodes have really picked up pace. Thank God for Sky+ I've been making use of the pause and rewind buttons a fair bit. Really enjoying the show and dare I say there is nearly too much going on! Can't wait to see what happens next.

Oh and Sky are showing the new episode 9 next week (Tue 4th Nov) so Network 2 has just lost themselves a viewer! Just beware and try not to read the desciption of the episode as it contains a bit of a spoiler for next week!

the whole year inn

Good episode ,i liked the way Belik is getting his balls back,I thought they should have cut him last season but he seems to be pulling it back.I liked in season 2 when he was running around with a shotgun.

I want to seem some ass kicking in the next episode the black fella should be getting a hell of alot blacker.

I thought it was funny how T Bag smacked your one go T bag!

Grethen did a shoot for Maxim she is very sexy way hotter than Sarah.

"Suit your self self" good one:rolleyes:

ziedth

jimmay wrote: »

What are you talking about...ending the show?

AFAIK mate this is widely reguarded as the last series of the show unless they do a spin-off of some kind.

What I was trying to say was I'm glad it didn't stay dipping like in season 3.

kaimera

Mossy Monk wrote: »

Gretchen has been giving me a horn since the time I first layed eyes on her.

The best thing about PB this season is that saucy minx.

JUst caught up on ep04-08 there and my god is she amazing. The little tramp stamp she showed in the hotel room with Sara, *spooge*

The type of woman that would leave you in bits yet still asking for moar. ny0m ny0m ny0m.

cooker3

glenjamin wrote: »

Was anyone else strangely attracted to Gretchen? :o:o

Nothing strange about it.
I wish she would give me 5 minutes in a motel room