Finally, a proper reckoning!! Between characters, bad decisions, and those shaky loyalties that have been dragging on since the start of this mission. Everything revolves around the plan to get the last Scylla card, and even though this team basically runs on chaos and improvisation, it's still wild how much betrayal, twists, and tension they pack into just 43 minutes. That fake hit-and-run plan, straight out of Lincoln's criminal playbook, seemed like one of those wild ideas that should never work-but with Roland's device down the drain thanks to his own stupidity, it was the only option left. The irony is that the biggest obstacle in this episode wasn't the General, or security, or even the looming threat of Wyatt. It was Roland himself-Mr. Know-It-All who never actually brought anything useful to the table and still had the nerve to betray the group thinking he'd walk away clean.
And this is where the show absolutely nails it. Roland's death isn't just cathartic-it's poetic justice!! The guy had chance after chance to prove himself and always chose ego and greed instead. Messaging Wyatt and thinking he'd survive? That just proves he was as dumb as he was shady. The execution scene is cold, quick, and shows exactly who Wyatt is: a stone-cold killer who doesn't need to explain himself. But the episode saves the best payoff for right after-when Mahone, who's basically been a ticking time bomb since his son's murder, finally gets Wyatt in his sights. The beating he gives that scumbag is ridiculously satisfying. And the best part? They don't even kill him, which just ramps up the tension for the real payback that's still coming. Wyatt's gonna pay. With interest!!!
Meanwhile, the show keeps forcing Gretchen and T-Bag into the mix, and yeah-they're still the most unbearable parts of the season. Their partnership is hard to stomach because there's zero emotional connection with either of them, but at least now the writing seems to lean into that disgust by making it clear they're just a pair of leeches waiting to stab the team in the back once they've gotten what they want. Gretchen tries to cut a deal with some Asian gang to sell Scylla for 125 million, and she even offers T-Bag a cut. He, in turn, plays the whole dominant act to keep her in line. The whole dynamic feels like a weird spin-off, but at least now it's obvious that the show knows these two are just parasites trying to come out on top, which takes a bit of the sting out of having to watch them.
In the middle of all that, we've also got the growing drama around Michael's health. His talks with Sara bring a kind of emotional urgency that balances really well with the physical tension in the rest of the episode. Finding out that his symptoms are similar to what their mom went through sets up a darker, possibly tragic path for his character-and that gives more weight to every decision he makes. The scene between Sara and Gretchen plays into that, too. That encounter is full of resentment, trauma, and unresolved violence, and even though Gretchen tries to "wipe the slate clean," Sara makes it crystal clear that this isn't something you fix with an apology or a slap. The damage is done. And if the show really wants to humanize Gretchen, it's gonna have to work a hell of a lot harder...
All in all, the episode delivers way more than it promises. The plan fails, the traitor dies, the villain gets his face smashed in, and the internal tension within the team hits an all-time high. The General's move to relocate Scylla shows that the next step's gonna be even tougher, but now that the team's got almost all the cards, the showdown is wide open. With each episode, it's getting clearer that this isn't just a mission against a secret organization-it's a fight against time, against illness, against human weakness, and most of all, against their own pasts.
