When Prison Break ended in 2009 with The Final Break , fans had made peace with Michael Scofield’s heroic, tear-jerking death. So when it was announced that Michael was alive and imprisoned in a Yemeni jail for Season 5 (airing in 2017, eight years later), the reaction was split between excitement and eye-rolling.
Verdict: A thrilling, globe-trotting nostalgia trip that succeeds at giving Michael Scofield a proper (second) ending, but struggles under the weight of its own convoluted mythology. prison break 5th season
(3/5 Stars)
If you want intricate, realistic plotting, stay away. If you want to watch Wentworth Miller escape a Yemeni prison using a hacked drone, a coded message in a Quran, and a sandstorm—while T-Bag wields a knife-hand—you will have a blast. When Prison Break ended in 2009 with The