{"podcast":{"title":"Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul","slug":"prison-breaking-with-sarah-paul-6772306","podcast_index_feed_id":6772306,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ETUII9626865092","website_url":"https://www.caliber-studio.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/71ac57b6-dc46-11f0-b715-d3e728078d78/image/ea6718dbec444606da8a79ecdab8fd7b.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Caliber Studio","episode_count":130,"summary":"Just have a little faith. We got a runner! Welcome to Prisneyland, Fish. And welcome to the Prison Break re-watch podcast you always knew you needed. Sarah Wayne Callies (Dr. Sara Tancredi) & Paul Adelstein (Agent Paul Kellerman) re-watch and re-live the show episode by episode. The on-screen adversaries and real-life friends share never-before-heard stories about filming the series and welcome guests including the actors, directors and writers from Prison Break’s 5 seasons. They answer fan questions, run a few contests, and dig into the way TV - and our culture - has changed since the show premiered in 2005. Whether you’re a fan from way back or new to the show: come join us. We’ll leave the door open for you. Listen to every episode here and WATCH every episode on our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@PrisonBreakPodcast Subscribe to our Patreon and re-watch every episode of Prison Break with Sarah & Paul's unfiltered commentary with our WATCH PARTY episodes, released every week one day ahead of the podcast episode. ALSO - You'll get all of our FanFiction video episodes and access to our Discord Server where you can join our very active community and talk all things Pris…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T16:19:46.280342+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/prison-breaking-with-sarah-paul-6772306"},"episode":{"title":"S4E8: “The Price” | PTSD and Torture Tropes | Sara and Michael | Roland’s Death","slug":"s4e8-the-price-ptsd-and-torture-tropes-sara-and-michael-roland-s-death","published_at":"2026-07-15T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/prison-breaking-with-sarah-paul-6772306/s4e8-the-price-ptsd-and-torture-tropes-sara-and-michael-roland-s-death","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/prison-breaking-with-sarah-paul-6772306","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ETUII1317849029.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ETUII1317849029.mp3","summary":"This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah and Paul discuss Sara’s PTSD depiction and the added flashbacks of Gretchen torturing Sara, noting how killing a woman in front of Sara motivates her confrontation with Gretchen. They critique the season’s heavy use of torture as a narrative tool that often goes unquestioned, contrasting it with the show’s earlier nuance about the justice system. They highlight the emotional ending with Michael holding Roland’s hand as he dies as unusually human for the series, discuss Sara returning to doctor mode (including fake surgery props), and analyze Michael’s relationship “redirect” from a brain tumor discussion to revealing Gretchen is alive. Fan questions cover playing PTSD (dissociation, fear, professional remove), limited improvisation in intense scenes, and whether Sara’s story was sidelined to serve Michael, with Callies noting TV norms of the era while arguing Sara still had a substantial arc. For the full experience of enjoying Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul, subscribe to our Patreon channel where you can watch Sarah & Paul's running commentary on Ep 306 while re-watching the episode on Hulu or your home DVD collection. You can also watch in a group with other fans on our fan-led Discord server. Subscribe here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884⁠⁠⁠⁠ -or- Click Link in Bio Patreon Subscribers get access to all of our Watch Parties and FanFiction (all captioned in six languages - English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Turkish), exclusive Ask Me Anything's with Sarah & Paul, and unannounced Discord drop-ins on our always rollicking server with fans and friends who come together from around the world. All for less than a cup of coffee. Leave us…","meta_description":"This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. 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