Prison Break
The Prisoner's Dilemma
TV Flash files “The Prisoner's Dilemma” as hour 83 of 88 in the TV Flash guide — Prison Break (2005–2009) on Fox, season 5, episode 4, aired 2017-04-25, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E04: listed hour 83 of 88 in the Prison Break guide, hour 4 of 9 in season 5. It aired 2017-04-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Liar” (S05E03). Next is “Contingency” (S05E05).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Michael, Whip and Ja make their last attempt to break from Ogygia, but must make a deal with the devil to do so. Lincoln races against the clock to help with the escape, as T-Bag meets with Kellerman to gather more info on Michael's resurrection.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Prisoner's Dilemma sit in the Prison Break guide?
S05E04 is listed hour 83 of 88 — hour 4 of 9 in season 5, season 5 episode 4.
When did Prison Break S05E04 air?
The Prisoner's Dilemma aired 2017-04-25 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…