So, if you’re binging: hold tight through the first season. The breakout itself happens at the very end of Episode 22, setting up the manhunt of Season 2.
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If you’re watching Prison Break and eager for the moment Michael Scofield finally breaks out of Fox River Penitentiary, the answer is So, if you’re binging: hold tight through the first season