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The characters are mostly stock, with plenty of recognizable clichés, but a few of the cast members manage to elevate their roles. The steely eyed Miller is a charismatic lead, while Peter Stormare shines as a prison mob stooge, and Robert Knepper brings chilling realism to the series' chief bad guy, a murderous pedophile. Even Stacy Keach manages to rise above his usual hammy performance in order to convincingly play the warden.

Curiously, while Fox News has been accused of being biased toward Republicans and the current administration, the real bad guys in Prison Break bear a striking resemblance to Bush minions and cronies. There's even a topical reference to prisoner abuses in Iraq that have consequences not for the perpetrators, but for the whistleblower. So much for bias. (political Context)