The genius of the first season lies in the character of Michael Scofield. He is the antithesis of the typical television action hero. He is quiet, calculating, and physically vulnerable. His weapon is his mind. Watching Michael navigate the brutal social hierarchy of prison—bargaining with the fearsome mob boss John Abruzzi (Peter Stormare) and the unsettling psychopath Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell (Robert Knepper)—provides the season's most compelling drama.