Did they offer any clues prior to the final episode that Agent Archer was working against them the entire time? It seemed to me that nothing prior to the series finale suggested that he was behind the whole thing. Anyone notice something I can go back and look at?
shareDid they offer any clues prior to the final episode that Agent Archer was working against them the entire time?
I forgot about the part when Archer lets the girl go in exchange for Lattimer and his daughter. They kept talking about how Archer's job would be in jeopardy for his decision, but then there wasn't much of a fallout. That makes a lot more sense now.
shareCould we also add how Archer was adamant about sending in the S.W.A.T. team to get killed in Brooklyn during the 'Pilot' episode?
sharemibpatel2Yep, he never broke a sweat the whole time. He wanted her out of the picture. He was really a sick-o.
I forgot about the part when Archer lets the girl go in exchange for Lattimer and his daughter. They kept talking about how Archer's job would be in jeopardy for his decision, but then there wasn't much of a fallout. That makes a lot more sense now.
DeAd_MiKe_187Now, I forgot about that.
Could we also add how Archer was adamant about sending in the S.W.A.T. team to get killed in Brooklyn during the 'Pilot' episode?
I think there was a bit of foreshadowing when Latimer and his daughter were on the park bench, and Archer comes up to them to give them the bottle of "water". As the daughter sees Archer approaching, she asks her father "Do you trust him?". Latimer's eyes never leave Archer, and he never answers his daughter, (which to me meant "I don't know".)
I thought it was interesting for the writer/director to have Lindo respond that way, considering that was the 10th or 11th episode...i.e. at that point in the story I'm sure the majority of the audience did, indeed, trust Archer.
"4 million people on the defensive is bound to end badly."
Yeah, having rewatched it, the clues are there.
Personally though, i don't know for sure but with Prison Break season one they originally made 13 episodes then extended it to the 20 or so in the season. I thought this might have been standard with new series, and perhaps the writers had intended to flesh it out and add more clues had they been given the extra episodes.
As for the thing about everyone saying how big it was, that was part of the point. It was in my mind meant to be an almost reservoir dogs style of thing, where nobody knew anyone, and no one met anyone when it wasn't necessary. The fact that the 3 kidnappers would have never met before meant they wouldn't have any prior warning to the accountant and so on.
"second place is first loser"
Here is my take on the - 'It's bigger than you' line that they kept spewing. You know how this was all set up, everybody reported to someone above them and everyone seemed to have someone above them just waiting to replace them. Archer made sure to hire several layers of people between himself and the actual kidnappers that you see in the show. This is why it seems so big to the kidnappers but eventually it will always lead to 1 person. Even if it were an organization, it would still be run by 1 person. Archer has just made his own organization is all.
shareSpoiler Alert please!!!
shareSPOILER
I for one didn't see it coming until I saw the baseball bat in his hands. The wall looked like he was doing a lot of work at home! Occam's Razor states, simply, "all other things being equal, the simplest solution is the best." Now. There are dozens of articles and photos relevant to his case in his basement. A) He is the mastermind of an extensive criminal organization or B) he is working at home. I erroneously went with B.
To sum up, I need to work on my television-watching skills.
I thought it was him after he told Latimer, "Cain must have done something very bad to somebody."
The whole pizza thing was suspicious too but maybe that really was true?
Did they say what happened to his wife? Can't remember.