Allen

Season 1, Episode 2, Aired
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Michael seeks the help of his fellow prison inhabitants to execute his escape plans.
''Racial tensions escalate inside the prison.
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  • this is a good ep

    8.5
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    By cube2k8, May 14, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of prison break michle is trying to get the pills hie needs to fake being a dibetic to keep going up there. and there is tenion between the racits of white and black and there is whites who want michles with them and there is the blacks who are getting him the pills. he pretends to be with the whites to get the scew he needs and the blacks see this and they dont want to give him the pills becsue they saw him with wites but the tells them he is not and then there is the lawer his brothers old girlfriend who is poking around and they want to get rid of her the goverment. so this ep was really good and then there was the italian guy who is being threaten if they dont get rid of the guy that knows were the guy there looking for is so they go after michles at the end and cut his toe off . this was a good epmoreless

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  • This episode is filled with great Tension and Multiple Plots!!!!

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    By Dante_Edy, Jun 29, 2009 Report Abuse
    I think that I already understood the formula of the episodes of Prison Break. An advancement in Michael's plan (what he needs to do or take) in each episode, a big obstacle for this, create tension, solve the case later, cliffhanger in the end.

    So this struture creates the 9 episodes and this episode deserves a 9.

    But this episode made more. Is not only one thing that Michael needs, actually is two, and how this tied in was very weel done. This make the episode be filled with spectacular tension, that keep you at the edge of your seat.

    But needing two things is not the only problem, since there is a war between blacks and whites, and michael has to make a choice, on which side he will be, since he needs one thing from a white guy an another from a black guy. So, this make things very interesting and even a more interesting conclusion

    The Cliffhanger, well is simply great.moreless

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  • Well written.

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    By Sarah_LOST, Feb 01, 2009 Report Abuse
    A race riot is brewing amongst the prisoners of Fox River, and Michael finds that he needs something from both sides. Veronica sees the evidence that seems to prove that Lincoln did murder Terrence Steadman. This episode wasn't as good as the Pilot, but that episode is hard to get better. This episode was still really, really good though, dont get me wrong. I really enjoyed it. I am so happy that Prison Break became a show beacuse it is so good, it is better than good its awesome. The tension in this episode was awesome! I cant wait to watch more of this show.moreless

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  • Better than the pilot.

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    By efc91, Aug 18, 2008 Report Abuse
    Allen" is the second episode of television series Prison Break which was first broadcast on television on August 29, 2005. The episode was written by series creator Paul Scheuring and directed by Michael Watkins. The episode's title refers to the hex key that Michael makes from a screw, the key being named "Allen Schweitzer 11121147".
    this episode is brilliant I loved ,very entertianing the part with the giant fight was great and it had me on the edge of my seat, T-Bag seems really creepy in season one well he is always creepy, cant believe it when they cut michael's feet off.moreless

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  • Another great Installment

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    By vman85, Jun 19, 2008 Report Abuse
    As racial tensions simmer inside the prison, Michael confides to Lincoln that he's pretending to be diabetic. He's recruited a fellow inmate, C-Note, to get him some PUGNAc: a drug which will lower his insulin levels accordingly. He's not just doing this for fun. The infirmary is the weakest spot in the prison's security chain, so as long as Dr Tancredi believes Michael is diabetic he'll be free to case it out. Michael unscrews a bolt from the yard bleachers - a precious digging tool - only to have it swiped by white thug T-Bag. The only way to get it back is to accept T-Bag's offer of protection in the brewing race war. But when C-Note spots Michael talking to T-Bag, his racist friends withdraw their offer to get hold of the PUGNAc. A vengeful T-Bag blames Michael when one of his posse is killed. With both sides holding a crucial part of his plan hostage, Michael is left in a fix.moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • According to Veronica's diploma in the flashback, she graduated from Baylor University law school, in Waco, TX, in 2002. Edit
    • The title Allen refers to the type of wrench Michael needs to unscrew the toilet in his cell. Edit
    • Michael asks Dr. Tancredi how long his glucose test will take - a question any Type 1 diabetic should know the answer to. Edit

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    • Though both Marshall Allman and Anthony Starke are credited, neither appear in this episode. Edit
    • If you wanted a tattoo like Michael's it would cost around $15,000-$20,000. Edit
    • It takes about 4.5 hours to apply the tattoo to Miller. Edit

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    • (Belick is whistling while escorting Michael back to his cell) Michael: You are positively beaming, Boss. Bellick: Got up on the right side of the bed this morning I guess. Edit
    • Tim Giles: I wanted to apologize for being so short with you before. Veronica: No problem. Tim Giles: The closer it gets to an execution, uh, the harder it becomes. That's why I want to give you this. It's the, uh, surveillance tape of the garage that night. It was a closed trial, so no-one outside of the courtroom saw it, but, I though I could help you out. Veronica: With what? Tim Giles: Closure. Edit
    • Veronica: (about Steadman) The guy was like a saint. All the charity work, the environmental progress his company was making. About the only person in this entire country who had motive to kill him, was you. Lincoln: You came all the way down here just to tell me how guilty I am? Veronica: I don't know why I came here. Edit

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