Prison Break Season 4 Episode 16

Lincoln agreed to let Michael have his operation done by company doctors in Prison Break Season 4 Episode 15, in exchange for agreeing to return Scylla to the company safely. While he was having the operation, the vivid dreams gave Michael the answers he was looking for as to what Scylla really is. Gretchen and Self, having lost Scylla to the buyer without being paid, now have a new set of allies they don’t trust. T-Bag’s in the mix as well.

Lincoln meets with a girl who it turns out set him up. By the time he figured it out, he was being shot at. It’s a good thing he stole her wallet.

Sara tells the general that she wants to help rehabilitate Michael. He declines and tells her to just wait a few days or so. Also, he wants to put an end to the exhausting cat and mouse and to utilize Michael to his full potential.

Self decides that Burrows’ plan is wasting time, and he wants to change the regime. T-Bag doesn’t have a problem with that.

Gretchen believes it’s an inside job, which doesn’t change anything but just makes it harder.

Self informs Lincoln that he’s no longer in charge. Lincoln doesn’t trust him, but just as he’s about to start pounding him, Mahone arrives. Lincoln informs Self he’ll either keep doing what he’s told, or he’ll have his brains blown out.

Michael’s having a chat with a company doctor who’s trying to convince him he knows everything about him.

The group believes that someone’s trying to get Scylla out of the country by boat undetected. Mahone and Self head to the marina looking for Tia. The guy working there pretends he doesn’t know anything until he finds out Homeland’s involved. He admits that he moved a boat further down the dock. The boat’s headed to Nassau, Bahamas, and it’s leaving as they speak. They stop the passengers and begin a luggage search. The guy who’s running away might be a good place to start. Except he’s just carrying some joints.

Sara’s waiting for a phone call at a pay phone. The phone rings. She picks it up. And some masked men hop out of a van and grab her. She meets up with Lisa, who tells her where Michael is, says she’s on her side (or at least not on the company’s side), and that she better hurry because Michael’s personality is being carved out in an effort to recruit him. She could be setting her up, but it’s not like Sara has much choice.

Following a search of the people getting on the boat, they’ve come up with nothing.

Sara calls Lincoln to let him know what’s going on. An eavesdropping T-Bag calls the general to tell him the news, but if he was hoping for some reward, the phone hanging up on him doesn’t make it look too promising. The general instructs the doctor to get Scofield ready for transit, even if it kills him.

The boys believe they’ve found their guy, but Gretchen doesn’t need to do much looking. She’s ahead of them and already arranged a meeting. He offers her $10 million to serve up whoever’s on his tail.

As the doctor’s about to inject Scofield, he hears a noise. Scofield has arranged a disturbance that allows him to grab a gun and get the doctor drugged.

Gretchen tells the boys that the buyer is Lawrence Wilcox, who got on a plane and flew to the Bahamas, then got on a boat.

Michael’s on foot, but his head start isn’t very big as he’s fleeing from gun toting maniacs, who catch up to him. Luckily, Sara’s driving by and runs them off the road.

As Gretchen’s allegedly bringing the boys to the buyer, some guys show up and pull their guns on them, and she pulls her gun on them as well. More interested in getting her life back than the money, though, she shoots the goons instead. She leaves one man standing, who tries to stall but eventually is forced to fire on her before being shot himself. Self wants them to kill her, but the others have some compassion and let her lay there and bleed.

Michael’s learned from his experience that his mother may be alive.

Lincoln answers the dead guy’s phone and warns the person on the other line that he’s coming after her. When she’s asked who was on the phone, she answers that it was her son.

That’s where we leave things for now. Prison Break will be returning in the spring (schedule as yet undetermined… presumably March or April) for what will most likely be the final episodes leading up to the series finale. While the show has not yet been officially cancelled, it does not appear there will be a season 5.

The Bachelor 13 Cast

The Bachelorette 4’s Jason Mesnick, who luckily got dumped by DeAnna before she had the chance to lead him on, will return as The Bachelor for season 13. The Bachelor 13 premieres Monday January 5 at 8/7c on ABC.

The 25 women who will be competing for him are:

Ann, 24, a flight attendant from Phoenix, AZ

Dominique, 26, a medical sales representative from Mt. Carmel, PA

Emily, 23, a casino marketing representative from Seattle, WA

Erica, 25, an account executive from Monroe, CT

Jackie, 26, a wedding coordinator from Dallas, TX

Jillian, 29, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada

Julie, 26, a teacher from Columbus, OH

Kari, 27, an advertising executive from Lee’s Summit, MO

Lauren, 27, a teacher from Malboro, NJ

Lisa, 27, a public relations associate from Boise, ID

Megan, 25, a single mom (son, Deacon, age one) and lacrosse coach from Sewickley, PA

Melissa, 25, a sales representative from Dallas, TX

Molly, 24, a department store buyer from Grand Rapids, MI

Naomi, 24, a flight attendant from Carlsbad, CA

Natalie, 27, a human resources associate from Morton, IL

Nicole, 25, a menswear buyer from Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Nikki, 29, an administrative assistant from Blue Island, IL

Raquel, 27, a medical student from Recife, Brazil

Renee, 36, a jewelry designer from Los Angeles, CA

Shannon, 29, a dental hygienist from Marshall, MO

Sharon, 32, a teacher from Batavia, NY

Shelby, 23, an account executive from Stockton, CA

Stacia, 24, a single mom (daughter, Grace, age three; son, Triston, age five) and a charity accountant from Orem, UT

Stephanie, 34, a single mom (daughter, Sophia, age four) and a medical marketing representative from Huntsville, AL

Treasure, 28, a single mom (daughter, Isabella, age six) and a nurse practitioner from Salt Lake City, UT

The Biggest Loser Families Winner

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Michelle and Vicky made it to the final two in The Biggest Loser Families Episode 13. Now America gets to choose between Heba and Ed (the latter of whom doesn’t want the votes because he’s afraid of his wife) for the third finalist.

84% of America chose Ed. The combination of the fact that Heba was really hated by America, as well as that Ed begged for us to vote for her (and people voted for him to spite them), were obviously way too big for Heba to overcome.

With that, we’re now down to a final three of Michelle Aguilar, Vicky Vilcan, and Ed Brantley, one of whom will be the season 6 The Biggest Loser Families winner.

First, though, we get to find out who is The Biggest Loser Families At-Home winner.

Adam: 260 pounds (-80, 23.53%)
Stacey: 156 pounds (-65, 29.41%)
LT: 270 pounds (-87, 24.37%)
Tom: 236 pounds (-78, 24.84%)
Jerry: 265 pounds (-115, 30.26%)
Coleen: 154 pounds (-64, 29.36%)
Shellay: 142 pounds (-74, 34.26%)
Amy C: 135 pounds (-104, 43.51%)
Phil: 180 pounds (-151, 45.62%)
Amy P: 124 pounds (-105, 45.82%)
Brady: 224 pounds (-117, 34.31%)
Renee: 161 pounds (-106, 39.70%)
Heba: 156 pounds (-138 pounds, 46.94%)

Heba edges out fan favorite husband and wife Amy and Phil to win the $100,000 at home prize.

50 minutes left and three people to weigh in. Can we fit it all in?

As the biggest loser on the ranch, Michelle decides which order they will weigh in.

Ed: 196 pounds (-139, 41.49%)
Vicky: 145 pounds (-101, 41.08%)
Michelle: 132 pounds (-110, 45.45%)

The Biggest Loser Families winner is Michelle. If she was up against Heba, she would have lost, so it turns out that america ended up playing this right. Even though the blue team did end up with the at home prize, they were shut out of the grand prize.

The Biggest Loser returns to NBC in three weeks. The Biggest Loser Couples 2 season 7 premieres on January 6.

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Heroes Season 3 Episode 13

Hiro and Claire went back in the past to try to change who received the catalyst in Heroes Season 3 Episode 12. They succeeded, as Hiro was injected with it instead of Claire. Too bad Arthur showed up to steal the catalyst and trap Hiro on a light post.

Even though Arthur’s dead, Nathan doesn’t want the plan to die along with him. Peter’s not interested in continuing the plan, though.

Sylar breaks the news of Arthur’s death to the others and tells them he’s going to prove to them they’re all monsters, too.

Claire tells them her weakness, which she believes is Sylar’s weakness as well since he’s got her healing ability.

Meanwhile, 16 years ago, Hiro’s still hanging on a pole, asking a pigeon to help him.

Suresh’s infection has spread to his lungs, and he believes he’ll die if he doesn’t inject himself with the formula. Except the formula is stolen from him out of thin air. Daphne gives it to Ando, who hopes to become a time traveler, even though Matt warns him that he may end up just like Suresh.

Hiro manages to no longer be on the pole. He returns to his house to ask himself for some help finding the formula.

Sylar tells Claire that, if she kills Angela, he’ll allow them to leave. She’s not interested in the deal.

HRG goes to find a bunch of mad dog killer types, offering them their freedom in exchange for bringing them Sylar’s head. They’re just bait.

Peter, likewise, is working with some thugs, who say he’s one of the good guys now.

Ando tries to use his new time traveling power. Except he doesn’t have a new time traveling power.

Creepy puppetmaster guy is up first, but he can’t control Sylar and joins the list of casualties.

Then Sylar pumps Meredith with adrenaline so she can’t control her fire. Sylar tells HRG that the glass is bulletproof, and that he might need the one bullet he’s got left to eliminate the threat.

Nathan tells Knox he’s backing the wrong horse because Peter always loses. After they get into a fight, Tracy’s back, and her freezing power proves to be the difference.

Ando’s having trouble controlling his power, whatever it is. When Parkman touches him, he’s able to hear every thought of every person in the city. When Daphne touches him, she splits into two Daphnes. She thinks she traveled back in time, a few seconds anyway.

Sylar tells Claire he’s raised the stakes. Save daddy or save Angela. She goes downstairs, but Sylar ripped the keypad out of the wall. HRG has Meredith press her hands against the window with as much heat as she can, then Claire jumps through the glass to free HRG. Claire grabs her dad and runs off but tells her mom she’s coming back for her.

Tracy tells Nathan they need a new game with their own rules, which they can do as long as they get the formula. So he fires her.

Daphne and Ando plan to go back in time to where Hiro was. Not that they know it’ll work.

Hiro’s dad catches him hanging around and pulls out a sword. Hiro rips up the formula into two pieces, then disappears. Daphne and Ando have managed to track him down and bring him back to the present.

Hiro and Daphne arrive to tell Tracy they need the formula. She says she’s got plans for the formula and calls him Pikachu. Punching her and stealing the formula turns out to be an effective idea, though.

Once they’re done destroying the formula, Flint wants to blow up the building, whether there are people inside it or not. Nathan comes up and knocks Flint out, then he turns his attention to Peter. This fight is ended by Flint setting the place on fire as planned. Peter injects himself with the formula, and he flies out with Nathan.

Angela admits to Sylar that she’s not his mother. He forces some more truth out of her, which includes that he’s a monster, not a hero. The good news is that she knows who his real parents are. He’ll have to leave her alive to get any more out of her. As he’s trying to force the truth out, Claire knocks him down.

Claire goes back to save her mom, too, but they’re forced to leave as she explodes the building.

Now Peter’s got flying ability, and he saved his brother because he’s his brother, even if Nathan wouldn’t have done the same.

Hiro’s got the formula and tears it up.

So concludes volume three. Volume 4, Fugitives, begins February 2, 2009 when Heroes returns. Nathan wants to get the government involved to round up all the heroes and put them in a facility where they won’t be a danger.

Prison Break Season 4 Episode 15

Michael’s refusal to go to the hospital finally caught up with him in Prison Break Season 4 Episode 14. While attempting to flee with Scylla, he collapsed, winding up in the hands of the company. They offered to do the operation, in exchange for assistance in getting Scylla returned safely.

Sara shows up and is assured that everything will be okay. Not surprisingly, she’s not so sure she can trust the general.

Michael wants to know what hospital he’s in, but he’s not given an answer. Sara tells him to not worry about Scylla.

Lincoln doesn’t want to leave until he makes sure Michael’s alright, but the general doesn’t want to start the surgery until Lincoln can prove he can hold up his end of the deal.

The general does happen to be holding an accomplice. T-Bag tries to negotiate, but lucky for Lincoln he already hates T-Bag and doesn’t mind torturing him. After ripping out some teeth, he gets the answer he wanted about where Gretchen and Self are.

Mahone’s being transported and asks to use the bathroom. His request is denied because he’ll probably run, but since he used to work for the government, he knows it legally can’t be denied and lets this be known. With a warning that he can be shot if he attempts to flee, they reluctantly agree to let him out.

Michael’s being operated on in such a way that he’s having vivid memories. In one of them, he’s back in Fox River, where he’s greeted by Charles Westmoreland (DB Cooper). Westmoreland tells him he’s not dead, although he doesn’t know why he’s there.

Mahone’s given an escort into the bathroom and allowed 15 minutes to go. He doesn’t flee, but he does take a piece of the sink with him. As he’s walking out, he tells Lang she should have trusted him, like he trusted her.

Michael apologizes to Charles, who tells him it doesn’t have to be all for nothing because he does have the answers.

Gretchen gets a call from her sister. Self tells her not to answer. She responds that he should just shoot her then. Rita called to say they’re free and that some guys have taken T-Bag. Then she asks Gretchen to stay away from them for everyone’s sake.

Lincoln and Sucre arrive at the rendezvous point T-Bag gave them, but Gretchen and Self appear to have fled. The buyer arrives to see that the seller’s not there.

Mahone asks Lang when she decided to turn her back on him. She says the only thing she ever wanted was his safety, which she wasn’t going to get as long as he was on the run. Mahone proceeds to smash a window and hops out of the car.

Sara’s worried about the procedure she’s watching because she’s never seen it or the equipment being used. It’s an experimental procedure that’s only been used once before. The general tells her the other patient lived a long happy life.

Michael’s feeling guilty about how many people had to die in the process of saving his brother’s life, but he wouldn’t have done it different anyway.

Gretchen tells Don that if he actually knew what was on Scylla, he’d have second thoughts about who he’s selling it to.

In the dash through the woods, Lang manages to catch Mahone. He tells her he’s as good as dead if she takes him in, so if she wants to stop him, she’ll have to shoot. As threatened, she pulls the trigger, but she misses on purpose and lets him go, sending the other agent the opposite way.

Lincoln and Sucre stop by the store where Gretchen and Self stopped to buy a phone. After beating up the guy at the store, Lincoln gets the receipt from the purchase.

The doctor tells Sara that the tumor has spread and that the procedure may remove some of his memories. Just then, Michael’s vitals start to fall. Westmoreland tells him it’s time to go, but not to die. With that, he bounces back.

Self doesn’t want to give up Scylla until he sees the money, but Gretchen lets him know to stop screwing around and just give the guy Scylla. As the seller’s verifying the data, Lincoln and Sucre show up. The seller starts shooting, hitting Self, and then takes off.

Michael’s awake and seems to be okay, but his dream is creeping into the conversation. He thinks that Scylla is more than just the company’s little black book. The general said that as long as they have Scylla, they have power. Michael believes this means energy, harnessed from the sun. They’re not protecting the past; they’re protecting the future.

Sucre tells Lincoln he can’t do this any more. Michael being okay is enough for him.

The general tells Lincoln that he’s going to work with Gretchen and Self because they all took something from him and are all going to get it back. Lincoln agrees to tell Michael that they have to retrieve Scylla. It turns out their mom worked for the company before she died.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Prison Break season 4 episode 16 The Sunshine State, which airs Monday at 9/8c on Fox.

Nielsen Top 10 2008

The Nielsen Company has released its top 10 lists for the year.

Top 10 TV Programs – Regularly Scheduled
1. American Idol Tuesday (Fox) – 15.5% of US homes
2. American Idol Wednesday (Fox) – 15.3%
3. Dancing with the Stars (ABC) – 12.3%
4. Dancing with the Stars Results (ABC) – 11.4%
5. The Mentalist (CBS) – 10.0%
6. NBC Sunday Night Football (NBC) -10.0%
7. CSI (CBS) – 8.1%
8. NCIS (CBS) – 8.0%
9. 60 Minutes (CBS) – 7.6%
10. Survivor: Gabon – 7.6%

Top 10 Timeshifted TV Programs
1. Heroes (NBC) – +35%
2. Fringe (Fox) – +26%
3. Lost (ABC) – +25%
4. Bones (Fox) – +21%
5. Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) – +20%
6. House (Fox) – +18%
7. Survivor: Gabon (CBS) – +18%
8. American Idol Tuesday (Fox) – +13%
9. The Mentalist (CBS) – +13%
10. American Idol Wednesday (Fox) – +12%