| Episode | Situation | Does he die? | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Season 1, Episode 13 | Execution by lethal injection | (Last second reprieve) | | Season 4, Episode 16 | Shot in the chest / Flatline | Technically yes (Revived) | | Season 4, Episode 24 | Series Finale (Original) | No (Survives; Michael dies) | | Season 5, Episode 9 | Series Finale (Revival) | No (Survives with family) |
In the Season 1 finale ("Flight"), Lincoln is strapped to the gurney. The IVs are in. The warden reads the order. Michael is still loose in the pipes. At the literal last second—as the lethal chemicals are about to flow—Sara Tancredi leaves the door unlocked, and Michael bursts into the death chamber to trigger a riot. Lincoln is pulled off the table. Death avoided.
This article provides the of every "near-death" experience for Lincoln Burrows, explains the famous "death" hoax that confuses fans, and clarifies what happens to him in the series finale and the revival season. Part 1: The Death Sentence (Season 1) To understand the "death" of Lincoln Burrows, you have to start at the very beginning. When we first meet Lincoln, he is not a dying man; he is a dead man walking. He sits on death row in Fox River State Penitentiary, scheduled to die by electric chair (later changed to lethal injection in Illinois).
The short answer is Lincoln Burrows (played by Dominic Purcell) does not die in the original series run. However, the fear of his death is the engine that drives the entire show. From the lethal injection chamber in Season 1 to a terrifying flatline in Season 4, the show plays a constant game of chicken with Lincoln’s mortality.
In Season 3 (set in the hellish Sona prison in Panama), Michael is forced to break out a thief named James Whistler. The Company tells Michael that if he fails, Lincoln will die.
