In the end, a cop notes that Sweat got just as far in one day without Matt as he had the previous two weeks with him. He panics and nearly gets them caught by a homeowner immediately after their escape, gets drunk on stolen booze, gets himself sick on contaminated water, and constantly argues for reckless strategies.

The Load: In spite of being a prison bigshot, Matt is truly hopeless when he and Sweat escape.

Episode 6 ends with one on Tilly's face as she looks at Lyle with desire. Sweat receives one where he listens to rock music on his headphones while lying in bed.

Leave the Camera Running: There are several extremely lengthy shots of a close-up on a character's face.

In the end, she's a prisoner, and a guard propositions her for sex.

Laser-Guided Karma: Tilly spends the series having sexual dalliances with prisoners.

Jail Bake: Tilly smuggles tools hidden in frozen meat to Matt and Sweat.

In the Back: Sweat is shot in the back while fleeing, which actually happened.

In real life, the cop was a firearms instructor and scored two hits at a range of 73 yards. The cop who shoots Sweat does so with a pistol at long range.

Improbable Aiming Skills: Truth is stranger than fiction.

In real life, he ditched Matt because he was 'slowing him down.' In the series, however, Sweat only flees when Matt starts to ambush a police cruiser, and he later states that the idea of simply ditching Matt to make better time never crossed his mind.

Historical Hero Upgrade: While never an actual hero in the series, Sweat is given a slightly more sympathetic portrayal.

At the end of the final episode, we see the first part of this scene again from a different camera angle. Most of the series is a flashback leading up to this point. How We Got Here: The series opens with a scene in which Tilly is being interviewed by the state inspector general.Matt and Sweat manipulate Tilly to help them escape from prison. Great Escape: The main focus of the series.Fingore: Matt breaks his boss's fingers one by one as a way to get him to open up about a safe.Faux Affably Evil: Matt is likable and charismatic, but it's largely an act to get what he wants.Embarrassing Nickname: Tilly is referred to as 'Shawskank' by the media.Cold-Blooded Torture: Matt does this to his boss as a way to get the location of a safe which turns out to not even exist.Everyone on the work floor seems to know what's happening and roll their eyes whenever she does so. Blatant Lies: Tilly repeatedly makes threadbare excuses to meet both Sweat and Matt in private circumstances during work hours.After getting the audience to root for the two prisoners, the flashback episode shows their crimes in horrific unflinching detail. Bait the Dog: The penultimate flashback episode serves as this.In real life, Matt had a BAC of 0.18% at the time of his confrontation with police. After his escape, he's revealed to be a full-blown addict, stealing an armload of booze while on the run and spending much of the time drunk. The Alcoholic: In prison, Matt is often seen drinking prison wine, sloshing the foul stuff around his mouth before swallowing.The series is based off the 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape and focuses on the two prisoners as well as the married prison guard who became romantically involved with them and aided in their escape. It was directed by Ben Stiller and stars Benicio del Toro, Patricia Arquette, and Paul Dano. Escape at Dannemora is a 2018 Mini Series that aired for seven episodes on Showtime.

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