Actor did a fantastic job aging the character from a brat into a traumatized survivor. You can see the deadness in LJ’s eyes in Season 4—this is a kid who watched his stepdad die, his mom die, his dad nearly executed, and spent months in a Panamanian hellhole.
His scenes in season one—hiding in a hotel room, calling the FBI, being hunted by Agent Hale (R.I.P.)—are genuinely tense. Marshall Law (the fake cop) remains one of the creepiest villains of the early series specifically because he is hunting a kid. LJ’s dynamic with Michael is underrated. While Lincoln yells “LJ, stay put!” every five minutes, Michael actually treats him like an adult. When Michael breaks out of Fox River, he immediately pivots to saving his nephew. The moment in the train station where Michael gives LJ the money and tells him to run is heartbreaking. LJ doesn’t want to leave his dad, but he knows he has to. Where Did It Go Wrong? Let’s address the elephant in the room: Seasons 3 and 4. lj in prison break
When we think of Prison Break , our minds go straight to Michael Scofield’s intricate blueprints, Lincoln’s gruff one-liners, and T-Bag’s terrifying charisma. But buried in the chaos of season one is a character who served as the entire emotional engine for the first 22 episodes: Lincoln “LJ” Burrows Jr. Actor did a fantastic job aging the character
Once the crew escapes to Panama, the writers seemed to have no idea what to do with LJ. In Season 3 (Sona), LJ is kidnapped again to force Lincoln into working for The Company. This is where the character fatigue sets in. How many times can we watch LJ get tied to a chair? Marshall Law (the fake cop) remains one of
What do you think? Was LJ a necessary character or a narrative dead weight? Let me know in the comments below.