Confusing Plot

[hockey594]

Prison Break has an extremely confusing plot that's really hard to follow. In a lot of ways season 1 connects to season 4 but it's hard to realize. Here is my analysis of some important parts of the plot that people have overlooked

Many people have recently had questions about Caroline Reynolds and Paul Kellerman. They both were NOT part of the company. Reynolds was most likely black-maled by the company, because they knew she had sexual relations with her brother. The company needed to fake her brothers death to fund her campaign because they needed her to be president so they could make the decisions for the country. (since they had the leverage on her, they could manipulate her to do whatever they wanted) Once Reynolds started losing in the upcoming polls because of the pending "energy bill", the company kills the president with that poison so that Caroline can take over. The company needed that energy bill to be passed because now we see that it has something to do with Scylla and taking all the solar energy. The writers did a great job in season 1 of leaving the plot so that we can connect it together now in season 4. Reynolds one time says to michael, "I'm just a pawn in this whole thing like you"..meaning shes also being used by the company. Kellerman was not part of company he worked for Reynolds. The reason his testimony that exonerated sara didn't bring down the company is because he didn't know what the company truly was, or that there even was a company. He always claimed that Reynolds ruined his life, not the company.

Now we realize in the latest episode that the company may actually be "good" and just trying to protect their power from other people that are trying to steal it. This shows why they desperately needed to kill all these people in the past. Aldo Burrows probably knew about the power involved with Scylla and was trying to steal and was probably pretty close to figuring it out. That's why instead of just killing Stedman, they faked his death, framing Lincoln by firing him from Stedmans company and then setting him up in the garage, which would give them access to Aldo Burrows because he would try to protect his son. This new episode explains the motives of the company a lot better. Season 3 really doesn't seem to make much sense in the whole plot but I think they might tie everything up in the last couple episodes of this season. Only thing I can think of is that the company doesn't actually know how to make Scylla work so they needed Whistler out of Sona because he had the information necessary to do whatever they need to do with Scylla. Another reason they might've framed Lincoln was to get Aldo out in the open because he knew how to crack Scylla and they needed him to do it for them. Then once he dies, they realize they need someone else and suddenly the plot changes to getting Whistler out of Sona.

I'm not saying any of this is completely accurate but that's what I think . If anyone knows anything different about the plot let me know.

[Break out Break in]

Wow, I find it very good how you connect season one with season four. I didn't think about all those connections before, but it sounds very accurate.
2 thumbs up for you.

But on the otherside, I still find it very hard to believe that the writers had 'Scylla' in mind a the very start of Prison Break. I think that 'Scylla' is really something that was created and made up in the script for season 4 (or possibly season 3 --> whistler, but maybe they didn't even made up the Scylla story in season 3, and that Whistler hadn't even a destination in the writers' mind back then).
If the writers really already thought about Scylla back in season 1 then...whow

[Lagash]

They didn't need Whistler to crack Scylla, they needed him because he knew how to contact Jason Lief who had a Scylla card (it'd have been great if they had developed that story, but... Writer's Guild strike)

And the General revealed that Aldo was a Company assassin, not an analyst.

Other than that, great connections with season 1. The energy bill thing is just too convenient! I don't believe it was related to Scylla, but they could've made season 4 related to season 1... that's more plausible.

[-Laufas-]

Wow, amazing how you connected that, **** that was a good read!!

[alex mahone2]

is there actually 7 card holders because when micheal was having all of his flashbacks and he was having a flash back of the meeting between the card holders there were the 6 in a circle and there was another guy on the side that michael only noticed in the flash back that would also make sense cause of the word bargain has 7 letters maybe there will be a seventh card that can access the person who has it to something got to do with the generals plans for the sun to harness it's power. what does everyone think

[Lagash]

I think that person standing far away from the card holders was just a guard.

[alex mahone2]

Originally Posted by Lagash

I think that person standing far away from the card holders was just a guard.

oh yeah youre propably right

[alex mahone2]

Originally Posted by Break out Break in

Wow, I find it very good how you connect season one with season four. I didn't think about all those connections before, but it sounds very accurate.
2 thumbs up for you.

But on the otherside, I still find it very hard to believe that the writers had 'Scylla' in mind a the very start of Prison Break. I think that 'Scylla' is really something that was created and made up in the script for season 4 (or possibly season 3 --> whistler, but maybe they didn't even made up the Scylla story in season 3, and that Whistler hadn't even a destination in the writers' mind back then).
If the writers really already thought about Scylla back in season 1 then...whow

no i think the writers would have had the whole thing planned before they even put pen to papaer on season 1 it is that cleverly crafted that they couldnt have made it up on the spot

[costellomusic]

nah, i'm sure the writers had no idea about Scylla in season 1.
I remember seeing an interview with Olmstead where he said he had a 'new exciting idea' for season 4....Surely he had just thought that up then, after season 3?

[Missy_KS]

Originally Posted by costellomusic

nah, i'm sure the writers had no idea about Scylla in season 1.
I remember seeing an interview with Olmstead where he said he had a 'new exciting idea' for season 4....Surely he had just thought that up then, after season 3?

Well I think they may have had a rough sketch, but not how they were going to execute it. There were a lot of clues throughout season 1 that are still popping up.