'Prison Break' boss defends tragic twist: 'It IS a happy ending'

i loved this final…I cried like crazy, I told that I hate the author, but this is life,this happen…If everything ended like: “happy forever” …is one more serie…one more history…one more movie…
I died for love, he made his choice, because he wants to save Sara and his son…this is beaultiffull…sad…but realisty.
now i think that i lived this end…

having Scofield die as the end is so totally not a judicious note to put the series off!… it wasnt his intent to cause all the death toll down tle line,and he turns out the ever so righteous one ,when he shows tolerance against the hideous hitters Tbag and the lot,, when he has the opportunities to litrally ‘savour’ a deadly inflict at them in revenge!
i ABSOLUTELY dont understand what “pillars” the show team wishes to build by projecting his demise , at the wrap-up.
lousy end.

I felt the same way when Ripley died in the third Alien film. Felt like I couldn’t suspend my disbelief after that.
But Prison Break execs are just following the same universal laws that began with the Greek Tragedies three thousand years ago.
If you commit crime, you must be punished.
Michael’s actions killed people directly, he has to be punished.
It’s very insidious but justice must be seen to be done, even in TV land (its how they keep us all compliant) x

Wow everyone whos saying this ending is bad are idiots, the show ended perfectly, he died a hero which gave the ending more of a connection to the viewers, if it was just another typical ‘happyily eve after’ ending, i know i wouldnt have connected as much with the ending. It leaves you thinking about the series and how successful it was, and how well played the story was. Michael was a heroic charactor and he himself felt guilty for all the lives that were taken, im not saying he would of wanted to die, but he definitely would of chose any other persons (of the main charactors) to live. Great show, i regret only watching the 1st season on tv and not watching the rest, til it ended though. But i personally think its a great ending to a fantastic show, Its definitely high in my top 5 all-time favourate tv shows.

I just finished watching four seasons of “Prison Break” and “The Final Break” on DVD. I was searching the Internet to see if there was another sequel. I hope there is, and that Wentworth Miller’s character, Michael, lives.

If characters are developed properly in a book or movie, I become emotionally involved with their lives. A friend of mine often says, “It’s just a movie.” In my mind I know this, but on a deeper level I connect with the characters. If a main character dies, I go through a type of mourning. I ask if the “hero” dies in a movie before I watch it. I look at the last page of a book before I read it. Life has happy and sad elements; that’s reality. But I don’t choose to go through that pain and call it entertainment!

The idea that Michael needed to pay with his life for what he had done is absurd. He was the least selfish and had the kindest, most loving nature of any character in the series. He saved lives. He proved several times that he would sacrifice his life for another. Many people died because of the evil intentions of others, but not by his hand. He was instrumental in bringing the “villains” to justice, which would save future lives. Other characters that were alive at the end had committed wrong acts, but became better people because of him.

Did the end justify the means? Would he have been a more honorable man if he had done nothing to save his brother, if he just had let him die and allow the people who were responsible to continue killing innocent people? The producer’s explanation is not consistent with the tone of the film. He wants us to believe that Michael needed to lose his life to atone for his wrong doings and satisfy his guilt. Is it justice that his child must live without a father and that Sara did not have one full day of happiness with her husband. As “the General” indicated, Michael’s pain at death would last a moment, but his family’s pain would last the rest of their lives.

Michael’s biggest flaw was that he believed he was responsible for other people’s actions, especially Sara’s. Sara made her own choice to become evolved, and it was her choice to deal with that decision in the way she did.

The writers and producers can create whatever ending they want; but I will be cautious of watching any other of their creations if they choose to end with Michael’s death.