Prison Break Season 1 All Episodes | Complete
Looking back at Prison Break Season 1 all episodes, several elements explain its lasting legacy:
14. The Rat Michael tries to delay Lincoln's execution by tampering with the electric chair. It fails. The team regroups to find a new way out through the asylum (psychiatric ward), which connects to the infirmary.
15. By the Skin and the Teeth Lincoln’s execution is stayed at the last second thanks to new evidence found by his son, LJ. However, a guard spots Michael’s burn marks and realizes he has been in the vents. Michael must now forge a "fatigue suit" to explain the burns.
16. Brother's Keeper A flashback episode. This reveals how each character ended up in Fox River. We see Michael’s decision-making process, Sucre’s crime of passion, and the moment Lincoln was framed. Prison Break Season 1 All Episodes
17. J-Cat Under pressure from Bellick and the guards, Michael suffers a breakdown and is sent to the asylum. There, he meets "Haywire" again, who holds the key to remembering the missing part of the map (the psycho-social block).
18. Bluff Michael gets sent to solitary. To communicate with the others, he transmits messages through tapping on the pipes. Sucre and T-Bag must work together to dig a hole in the guards' break room without being caught.
19. The Key Michael realizes the final key to the escape is a keycard to the infirmary. He attempts to steal it from Sara but cannot bring himself to betray her trust. Instead, he attempts a dangerous climb through a vent shaft during a storm. Looking back at Prison Break Season 1 all
20. Tonight The escape is set for tonight. Westmoreland, the legendary DB Cooper, dies from injuries sustained in a fight, but not before revealing the location of his money. The team prepares to go. T-Bag tells the black inmates about the plan, forcing the team to expand to too many people.
21. Go The escape begins. Chaos ensues as the team squeezes through the pipes. They manage to drug a guard and make it to the infirmary. They lower themselves out the window using a fire hose and run toward the airfield.
22. Flight The season finale. The escapees run for the airstrip to catch a plane organized by Abruzzi. However, the plane takes off without them as police sirens close in. Veronica discovers the truth about the Vice President in Montana. The season ends on a iconic cliffhanger: The "Fox River Eight" are surrounded by police in a field, but they manage to outrun them and sprint into the woods, running for their lives. Air Date: April 10, 2006 A flashback-heavy episode
Air Date: April 10, 2006
A flashback-heavy episode that explains the events leading up to the pilot. We see Michael designing the prison for his former employer, meeting Sara for the first time, and getting the tattoo. We also see Lincoln’s final days before his arrest. It is the emotional backbone of the entire season.
Season 1 consists of 22 episodes, traditionally broken into two parts: the "setup" (Episodes 1–13) and the "execution" (Episodes 14–22).