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Wentworth Miller on the Fourth Season of Prison Break
By Fred Topel | Image property of respective holders
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Wentworth Miller Loses Tats for Prison Break
"The good news is that characters on Prison Break tend to heal very, very quickly," Miller said. "It’s quite possible to be shot in one scene and sprinting across a cornfield the very next. So the precedent has been established, but I did have my concerns about the tattoo. It was a laborious process, putting that thing on throughout seasons one and parts of two. I was interested in addressing it. I knew it was this open-ended question. The fans were wondering when it would come back, how it would come back. I knew that it probably wouldn’t really fit into the plot at this point so I went to the writers and said, 'How can we really address this issue in a way that feels satisfying and give some closure to people who were constantly on the look out for it?'"
Not only are full body tattoos only temporary, but so is decapitation. Sarah Wayne Callies returns as Sara Tancredi this year. "I think the interesting wrinkle that Sara’s return signifies is when Michael thought she was dead he crossed certain lines that he might not otherwise have crossed. At the end of Season Three, he was actively involved in arranging the death of another inmate, the henchman, who was killed in the cave in that Michael manipulated. So when Sara suddenly reappears, Michael is a very much changed man, perhaps one that she doesn’t recognize, perhaps one that’s not really worthy of the relationship that she has to offer."
What remains constant is the big brother/little brother dynamic between Michael (Miller) and Lincoln (Dominic Purcell). Little bro Michael orchestrated big bro Linc's escape, but maybe he hasn't always had all the answers.
"I think there’s been a lot of push-pull between these characters, a lot of swinging of the pendulum where the little brother is suddenly the big brother and the big brother is suddenly the little brother, so on and so forth. I think this season is about kind of settling their mutual debts. At the top of the season, we see Lincoln in Panama. He has a potential love interest. He’s reunited with his son for the first time. It’s possible that he can make a life for himself, but he knows that his brother, who sacrificed everything so that Lincoln could go free Season One, is back in the States on this revenge quest. I think out of allegiance and a sense of indebtedness, Lincoln follows his brother to the States so that they can stand together and take on the conspiracy. But I think when all is said and done the brothers will be able to part as equals."
At this point, Prison Break may be a far cry from the show Miller signed up for, but he welcomes the evolution. "Well, it keeps it interesting. First and foremost, most other TV shows are in the habit of figuring out their winning formula and then beating it into the ground whereas we take what we already know works and toss it out the window at the start of every season, which I think is very bold and ambitious. It certainly provides a new playground for the actors. That said, I’ve been more comfortable with some seasons than others. My favorites so far has been one and three because I actually think that my character works best behind bars with very real, physical, deadly obstacles to surmount whereas second season was a total change of pace and a real downshift for me and was one of my least favorite seasons because it felt as though my character was literally and figuratively riding shotgun, much more reactive than active."
Don't worry, Season Four won't go that way. "It’s finally time to take on the puppet master. I think at this point, we’ve battled may serious advisories - Gretchen B., Agent Kellerman, etc., etc. Michael in Season Two had that great face-to-face with the President of the United States and you really thought that this was going to be the end of the journey. It turns out someone else was pulling the strings. In many ways, they had to go back to square one. I think what the team realizes, Michael, Lincoln and Sara, etc., is that they can no longer flee. It’s time to stand and fight. It’s time to take on the puppet master and really put this whole conspiracy thing to bed if possible."
Prison Break premiered last night on Fox.
Fred Topel
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