[SPOILERS] Theory on the entire meaning of Prison Break
Today I watched S 5 Ep. 4 and I thought about Poseidon and the meaning of Ogygia until I realised it is all related to greek mythology. In Season 1-4 :
- Michael is Odysseus.
- Fox River is Troja. Michaels bank robbery is like the wooden horse, a disguise to get into the prison.
- John Abruzzi is Achilles. Abruzzi has a changing temprament and doesnt hesitate to use violence (best example is the scene when he cuts of T-Bags hand). Like the original Achilles is recruited by Odysseus, Abruzzi is recruited by Michael for his plan. Abruzzi also has one weak point which is Fibonacci. His life after the escape is super easy as he has his Mafia connections. But in the end he dies to his one weak point, the will to kill Fibonacci.
- Michael uses greek letters to number the steps in his escape plan. Even though this proves nothing its a little hint on the true meaning behind.
- Scylla in the Series is a device that holds valuable information so that it is the core part of the Company. Scylla in the greek mythology is a monster with 6 heads like the 6 cards in the series. The legend says Scylla killed 6 men of Odysseus crew before he could pass her. These 6 men are: James Whistler, Aldo Burrows, Brad Bellick, Roland (the chinese hacker), Cameron Mahone and Bruce Benett. They are all killed on the path to get Scylla with exception of Bellick who sacrifices himself to create a path to Scylla.
Season 5
- Ogygia is both the name of the prison Michael is kept in and the name of an island where Odysseus is kept on.
- In this scene https://youtu.be/GzEwpu5Uy8w?t=36s Michael says he was a slave the last 7 years. Odysseus was kept 7 years on the island until he got freed.
- T-Bag is Zeus. Lincoln is Hermes. In the greek mythology Athena asks Zeus to release Odysseus and Zeus sends Hermes to do so. Hermes then releases Odysseus. In this case we can asume that T-Bag is Zeus as he is the one the letter was sent to. Additionally he is the one that sends someone to free Micheal, Lincoln. Even though Lincoln doesn't actually breaks Michael out he is the one who starts the process. We don't know who shot the photo and sent the letter but we can assume that the one who did is Athena. So what does all of this mean ? In the greek mythology there is one important fact about gods, which is our first plot reveal here: Gods can't die! With this in mind we can assume Lincoln, T-Bag and Poseidon have a plot armor (they can't die).
- Abu Ramal is Polyphem, ISIL is a group of Sheeps. Michael is known to Abu Ramal by the name Kaniel Outis which is greek and means nobody. In the Odyssee Odysseus answers to Polyphems question who he is with "Nobody". Odysseus conceals himself as a sheep, Kaniel Outis is known for working together with ISIL so he is to Abu Ramal sort of a usual sheep. When Odysseus escapes Polyphem almost kills him and prays to Poseidon so that he would never let Odysseus back to his family. Maybe this means Michael is going to have Poseidon as enemy against him after Whip killed Ramal and the ISIL guy published the video and Poseidon saw it and is going to get rid of Michael because he failed to break out Ramal so that Poseidon could use him for his purposes. We can assume that Poseidon is going to be against Michael after that and it will take 10 years like Odysseus needed to get back to his family. In the original story Zeus and Athene saved Odysseus from Poseidons revenge and so will the editor of the letter sent to T-Bag and T-Bag save Michael together.
- Who is actually Poseidon ? In the end of Ep. 4 we can see that the killers meet with Jacob. That doesn't has to mean he is Poseidon but he could be. Another one could be the chinese collegue of Kellerman. Right after he talks to the killers they attempt to kill T-Bag and Kellerman so he might be an authority to them. It would be a nice disguise to be an assistent in a little state department.
Apart from that, has anyone noticed the parallel between Kellermen and Statman ? They both live in a big house, posses a hidden gun they don't use, Kellerman phones there like Terence Statman did a lot of times, they both make fruit shakes and most importantly they are both just a pawn in a great game of chess.
Posted Apr 26, 2017, 2:19 PM UTC
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