He doesn’t want that either and then says maybe they should go back. But then Matt begins going back and forth after David suggests that they make their way into the woods. It has a lot to do with the fact that Tilly is nowhere to be found, but hey, at least David has his wits about him.ĭavid suggests they go back inside the prison and work on Tilly some more but Matt refuses to go back. Matt’s discomfort is even more apparent once they make their way outside. Considering it was Matt who made the plan and David who wasn’t on board, the tables really have turned. Months earlier, Tilly enjoys her job at the prison tailor shop, balancing the temptations of David Sweat, a younger inmate, and her obligations to her husband, Lyle. It’s a bit interesting to note how much hesitation both Matt and Tilly have over this escape. S1 E1: After the June 2015 prison break from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY, Joyce Tilly Mitchell is questioned about her involvement with the two men. Meanwhile, Matt and David make their way through the dark alleys and claustrophobic pipes–and make their grand escape at Dannemora. Instead, she has an all-out panic attack and ends up in the hospital as the clock strikes midnight. In fact, later that night while out at dinner with Lyle, she panics and does not give him the sleeping pills. She’s been eager to get away from her life and Lyle, but now that it’s here, she doesn’t seem too enthusiastic. All of a sudden, we see a side of Tilly we haven’t seen up until now.

The anxiety increases ten-fold when Matt tells her that the plan to escape is happening…tonight. Lyle is all about making their dinner plans, but Tilly is less than interested and appears to be anxious. It starts from her morning commute with Lyle before she even knows tonight is the night.

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A critical part of their plan is to make sure Tilly is waiting for them at midnight to drive them away. The night to escape is here, and it’s time to bid farewell to a life they’ve grown sick of. Where is David rushing off to? At the exit that will take both him and Matt outside prison walls and into the outside world.

The camera, in what appears to be a continuous shot, faces him and then immediately spins back around to show the route ahead of him. First off, the shot of David running down the escape route was next-level amazing. Perhaps being the best episode of the season, there is so much to discuss regarding what made this episode stand out. Of course, the day has arrived much sooner than anticipated, but hey, no one is complaining. FWe finally get to the escape part of Escape at Dannemora–and it was everything we wanted it to be.Įscape at Dannemora has been leading up to this point all season, and we finally made it! After what seems like forever, David has finally figured out the escape route and the day has arrived.

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