Interestingly, the show was actually banned in some real-world prisons to prevent inmates from getting "ideas" about escaping. Scholarly discussions often cite this as evidence of the show's "artificial power" and realism.
It is not a perfect season. The subplots outside the prison walls, involving Lincoln’s ex-girlfriend Veronica Donovan and a government conspiracy known as "The Company," often feel like a different, lesser show. While they provide exposition about why Lincoln was framed, these scenes lack the claustrophobic intensity of the prison scenes and often grind the momentum to a halt. prison break season 1 all episodes english subtitles new