Prison Break
Odd Man Out
TV Flash files “Odd Man Out” as hour 12 of 88 in the TV Flash guide — Prison Break (2005–2009) on Fox, season 1, episode 12, aired 2005-11-21, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E12: listed hour 12 of 88 in the Prison Break guide, hour 12 of 22 in season 1. It aired 2005-11-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “And Then There Were 7” (S01E11). Next is “End of the Tunnel” (S01E13).

Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
With proof that his escape plan is working, Michael gets suited up to overcome the vertical limits of his last obstacle. Back in PI, as the escape attempt draws near, the group tries to reduce their number by one and targets T-Bag, who has some insurance in his pocket. Outside the prison walls, LJ slips away to attend his mother's funeral, which is also attended by her murderer. Veronica gets a call from an unlikely source who sheds light on the night of Terrence Steadman's assassination.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Odd Man Out sit in the Prison Break guide?
S01E12 is listed hour 12 of 88 — hour 12 of 22 in season 1, season 1 episode 12.
When did Prison Break S01E12 air?
Odd Man Out aired 2005-11-21 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is season one of Prison Break the whole pitch?
Season one is the clean hit of adrenaline architecture — the tattoo as blueprint. Later seasons and a revival stretch the cage; start with the first escape.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Engineer Michael Scofield tattoos a prison blueprint on his body to free his brother — high-concept serialization as summer obsession. Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell as the faces of escape-as-plot. Season one is the clean hit of adrenaline architecture; later cages stretch the premise.
The first useful image is ink, not a lock. Engineer Michael Scofield tattoos a prison blueprint on his body to free wrongfully accused brother Lincoln Burrows — high-concept serialization as summer obsession. Paul Scheuring's Fox thriller premiered August 29, 2005; Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell became the faces of escape-as-plot beside Sarah Wayne Callies, Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper's T-Bag, and Robin Tunney. Twists, conspiracies, and ever-larger cages kept the engine screaming. Original run 2005–2009…
Filed against
- Wentworth Miller as Michael Scofield
Wentworth Miller’s Michael Scofield tattooed a prison blueprint onto Prison Break — high-concept serialization as summer obsession, engineer as escape artist, Dominic Purcell as the brother the ink was for. Season one is the clean hit of…
- Dominic Purcell as Lincoln Burrows
Dominic Purcell’s Lincoln Burrows made Prison Break a brother with a death sentence — Michael Scofield tattooing a blueprint to free him, high-concept serialization as summer obsession, Wentworth Miller as the engineer face. Season one…
- Sarah Wayne Callies as Sara Tancredi
Sarah Wayne Callies's Sara Tancredi gave Prison Break a doctor inside the walls — high-concept serialization as summer obsession, Michael Scofield's tattooed blueprint, Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell as escape-as-plot. Season one as…
- Amaury Nolasco as Fernando Sucre
Amaury Nolasco’s Fernando Sucre gave Prison Break its heartbeat under the tattooed blueprint — Fox summer serialization as escape-as-plot, Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell as the faces, season one as clean adrenaline architecture.…
- Robert Knepper as Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell
Robert Knepper's Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell made Prison Break's summer obsession feel dangerous on purpose — engineer Michael Scofield's tattooed blueprint, Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell as escape-as-plot, Knepper the smile that…
- Robin Tunney as Veronica Donovan
Robin Tunney's Veronica Donovan kept Prison Break's first-season adrenaline from becoming only a tattoo — lawyer-sister weather beside Michael Scofield's blueprint, Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell as escape-as-plot. High-concept…