Paul Edelstein and Sarah Wayne Callies recap and discuss their rewatch of Prison Break Season 1, Episode “Tweener” (written by Paul Scheuring, directed by Matt Earl Beesley), focusing on key plot beats including Michael losing the guard room repair job, Sarah learning from Michael’s psychiatrist about his low latent inhibition, Bellick pressuring Abruzzi (leading to Abruzzi gouging out Fiorello’s eye), and Veronica and Nick uncovering leads about the VP’s brother’s death. They then analyze performances and craft details, with Paul sharing behind-the-scenes stories about chasing LJ, eliciting reactions by saying harsher off-camera lines, and the practical/continuity challenges of “magic guns,” empty cups, and prop food. They highlight the Phil-and-Becky affair as a comedic plot engine that advances the escape story, discuss concerns about identity-based verbal abuse on set and modern support protocols, share memories tied to the 2005 World Series, and end with a fan prompt to pitch a satirical series concept called “The Perks,” plus a death-row last-meal question.
- What's it like for Paul to have his mom make a set visit after she gets off of work (the scene they were shooting was Kellerman chasing down LJ - her son is trying to kill a kid! How horrible and so evil!)
- How do actors elicit emotion from their scene partners (hint: you say some evil things, especially if you're Kellerman - I told you he's evil!)
- Going to Cubs games on the networks dime
- How Sarah's husband saved a group of schoolchildren from a rabid cat (hint: it involves a machete...and a decapitation!)
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