Who do you think is smarter? Michael or Mahone?

I think Mahone was smarter before, but now Michael has the edge. It's not easy for people to decode things and Mahone has done it on all occasions. He knows the whereabouts of Michael on all occasions. Coding is easier than to decode and hence I rate Mahone more than Michael in the first season. But now, in season 2, Michael has proved out to be more intelligent by trapping Mahone and sending him to prison.

Of course Ima have to say Michael is way more smarter than Mahone because he came up with the whole plan as how to get himself & his brother and the rest of the prisoners out..if the other prisoners didnt make it thats not his fault, he did his job by mastering this plan of how to escape. I cannot wait for the new season..I love Prison Break. Oh and Michael is a hottie!

Definitely it will be Michael. Mahone is too addled with those meds he is taking but I can say too that he got a sharp mind. Michael can focus on things he wanted to active while Mahone got so many things going on his mind.

Michael of course, he's the lead actor:)

In my opinion i guess they are like neo and agent smith in matrix... Mahone is Scofield's opposite, negative, the result of the equation trying to balanced itself out. hahaha...

it's michael... yes,mahone is smart but then michael is smarter than him... he(michael)can easily think of other options if his first plan didnt work...XD