r/PrisonBreak • u/Blu3Dope • 4d ago

SEASON 2 SPOILER! What is this? Spoiler

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The thing that Mahone was writing on at the very start of 2x01. Is it some FBI "code cracker" or something? I've rewatched the whole multiple times b4 but I just watched a few eps before the s1 finale (after years since I last watched any of the eps) and I got hooked so as far ad I'm concerned I think i guess I'm rewatching the whole show now😭 but I never really thought about what this paper was in the past

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u/Visible-Yam-297 4d ago

At the top you can see it says “Crypto-Quote” which is basically a word puzzle that uses a cipher to decode an encrypted message, like a famous saying or something. The writers way of showing us that Mahone is really into deciphering stuff.

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u/Blu3Dope 4d ago

Yeah I saw that after posting this but I didn't feel like deleting the post lol

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u/Ill_Job4633 3d ago

It's the newspaper's daily crypto-quote, and it's intentional. According to Mahone, Michael never goes a day without a plan. According to Lincoln, he doesn't even take a piss without a plan. I always think of Michael's hand tattoos in season 5 because he might as well have created this crypto-quote. "Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake."

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u/Blu3Dope 1d ago

I agree with everything u said except for that "never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake" line.

I'd say this was simply more of a twist on "never break the law while you're breaking the law", which is just a common irl (true) saying among criminals irl