"Everyone Wants a Clean Slate."

I am astonished at how good Prison Break 2 is. While the first season focused more on the escape from prison itself (duh), and the ingenuity of Scofield (and the script), the second season really explored the emotional vulnerabilities of many characters. In one dramatic scene, Scofield confronted his brother and accused him that he does not care about the people they have hurt and caused to die in the cause of their escape, to which Burrows answered, 'Sara had a choice. Veronica didn't. I personally heard her die.' Scofield had also in several episodes shown his guilt, especially in ruining the life of Sara, unable to forgive himself. He also practically remembers every single person who has been killed, in jail and outside. Emotional scenes also involve Burrows himself, and even the 'bad guys': portrayed as people who are forced into doing evil, Kellerman who almost committed suicide, and Agent Mahone. Very touching. Prison Break is probably one of the best contemporary shows which deal so skilfully with sin and redemption. Needless to say, none of the characters are truly 'good', yet almost all of them have redeemable qualities. Criminals no doubt they are, but throughout the two seasons we know there are much more to each character. Sucre loves his girlfriend beyond any measure. C-Note is a family man. Scofield and Burrows are out to prove their innocence. Mahone and Kellerman wants to finish this dirty business and return back to their normal lives.

It is a show where lives have been lost (half of the Fox River Eight have either been dead or captured), where lives have been ruined, and one cannot help but feel sad for them. As so aptly said, 'Everyone wants a clean slate', and that clean slate is a return to the state of innocence. Needless to say, I am quite impressed at how this show has many principles which are similar to Christian principles, whether how they portray sinful people, and the necessity for redemption.

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Series creator Paul Scheuring has commented that the third season will consist of most of the original cast with new additions and that the overall theme will be "redemption".