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The title mostly. I have been watching the show for a while for the first time and the latter seasons seem very sexist. All the men prison show I’ve seen talk about riots to be highly organised as if prisoners are some master minds. I know they show the protagonist is not in a max security but they still show a lot of dumb stuff in there? Like not knowing how to manage hostages, cutting the wrong wire to kill the alarm, not being able to record confession from caputo even when they were incharge (taystee) Seems they want to show women as prisoners are dumber than avg male prisoners ://

What your thoughts

I remember Maritza having a little daughter on the mothers day episode but was never mentioned again lol, when she is deported she said nothing about a baby, the baby just disappeared. That is a weird gap on her story line

That’s all she’s a (not nice word)! I am on season 1 ep 13 so no spoilers please

I’ve been rewatching season five and how Linda acted during the riot, yes she was up close and personal to all the inmates but she seems to form genuine connections with people like Penns and Boo so it’s always been weird to me how these tender scenes with her completely wipe away once she visits max. I mean yes, she’s obviously more hardened after being trapped in prison for at least three days but im surprised she wasn’t even the smallest bit nicer even to someone like Penn (yeah I know penn bitched her but) their scene of Penn being like everyone in prison just gets worse should’ve — and to me, seemed like it really stuck with her but guess not 💔💔 still fav

Hello everyone,

I just started watching the series and I'm wondering where I can get this long-sleeved shirt from Nichols.

I just finished and this is probably a real unpopular opinion but is anyone else upset that piper moved to Ohio to be with Alex? I feel like it would’ve been much better if she went with Zelda and continued to reconcile with her father, and we never get to see what happens between Freida and red!! Nicky and Shani was a real let down too but what do yall think?

Healy throw only Chapman into SHU and accuse her of “rape” when consensually grinding with Alex, who was ALSO dancing inappropriately.

In general, why does Healy seem to have such a raging hard-on specifically for Chapman? I think he literally has said, “I’m watching you” as though he’s her primary school teacher, and called her SHU confinement a “time-out”. Is it for the sole purpose of plot development or am I missing something?

Because I get that inmates are going to get consequences for behavior the COs see as inappropriate even if it’s unjust, and that some COs are going to have stigma against gay relationships/interactions. But that would mean that Alex should have also gone to SHU. If anything, since she had much more involvement in the drug ring and therefore likely has a longer sentence than Chapman, I’d imagine Healy would treat her with more scrutiny than someone serving only 15 months.

If the answer is in a future episode/spoiler, just say so but PLEASE don’t spoil it of course!! Loving this show so far.

The link to Irish-red head in prison book (and movie) Schindlers List!

Both red heads. Both prison.

Warning: rape mention

Hey guys, I have recently finished oitnb and I'm just randomly rewatching episodes. Why did Boo and Pennsatucky fall out? I feel like I'm forgetting something ... I remember them fighting about Doughnut raping Pennsatucky but was that what finished their friendship?

I‘m rewatching the show for the first time after 9 years lol and I‘m currently season 3 ep 7 and I miss Nicky and Pornstache! Nicky is obviously a fan favourite in general but hear me out about Pornstache, he was SUCH a good character. Not good as in a good person obviously but he just added so much to the whole fucked up atmosphere in there, to me same level as Red and Nicky. He’s just such a good character, he was excellent for comedic relief and just very entertaining to watch. In my opinion they made a big mistake writing him out so soon, it‘s not often a character is this well written. Like even after all these years, when I think of oitnb he’s immediately at the forefront of my mind together with Red, Nicky, Taystee and Poussay, Suzanne and Sophia, Piper and Alex. Also I would‘ve loved to see some scenes of him in prison and how he deals with now being on the other side and having the power dynamic he abused so abhorrently turned back on him. Idk, I just really feel the show missed out on some gold here.

I will not shit on the third season bc we all know it‘s not as good lol but yeah, I just miss Nicky and Pornstache. I know Nicky will be back but I don‘t remember for how much but yeah. Still love this show!

i wanted to add 2 photos i found that make them look like twins but this subreddit doesn’t allow photos, but i still wanna talk about how Ellen Degeneres in glasses looks exactly like Lolly.

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Doing a rewatch and Blanca setting the trap for Piscatella all Home Alone style has me dying.

Her and Red’s dynamic was one of the funniest and my favorite parts of this season.

I would definitely be Soso. I love talking and I annoy people very quickly.

Who would you be?

I went from hating doggett cause she was bat shit crazy to liking her a lot and looking forward to seeing her on the screen

The actress is also amazing I love the switch in her acting from when she was acting

We all hate Mendez, and it's obvious why. But if he wasn't a pervert and well.. all that he is, he would be one of my favorite characters I like his humor and some jokes but everything that he did makes me not like him completely.

In the first season, we learned that Alex actually did name piper which is the reason she was sent to prison (she initially lied to her at first). She admitted to doing it for reasons of both betrayal and to reconnect and be with her out of love after suddenly Piper leaving her. If you were put in Alex’s shoes, would you also have done the same thing by naming Piper, or what Alex did was out of line and too harsh if she actually did “love” her?

I actually love how close they are. Despite them both having a mean streak and being tied down by their drug addiction, I love how much they genuinely care about each other. They really click. I know sometimes they’re just dumb comedic relief but I’ve always liked how they managed to humanise two characters and make their friendship realistic rather than make them caricatures.

Both in prison and out of prison she was a mom figure to her sons as well as in prison with Daya looking out for her even when she lost control of her. I really loved how her character flourished throughout from being a bit of a badass first 2 seasons then showing some sympathy to Bursette when she was being treated unfairly and standing up for her. I especially admired her in the final season in helping that mom being deported use her cell phone to call her son putting her date at risk when she was about to leave prison in 2 weeks to see her own children. Gloria’s character really had a heart of gold in this series, I definitely enjoyed seeing her in every scene. What were your thoughts on Gloria?

A few favorites of mine include when she randomly decides to help that old lady who had like dementia or something and she couldn’t chew her pork chop, Piper comes over and cuts it into pieces for her. 😌 Later in that episode she’s talking to Freida and the knitting ladies and tells them that she likes being around old people and you can tell she really means it. It must be because of her own grandmother and how close they were in the flashbacks we saw. I think Piper loved her grandma more than her mom.

I'm doing a rewatch, again, and it took me all day to finish this episode because I knew what was coming and I didn't want it.

I didn't mark this as spoilers because iykyk without me saying any details, but there might be spoilers in the comments

I'm not American so I'm trying to understand how come she didn't lay hands on her official papers throughout her life, like school and work, even the ID would hold such information (I guess)

I found her ok on my first watch, but second time watching she is unbearable. She doesn’t need to be in prison, she needs to be in an institution.

her obsession with this married man who she went on ONE date with is so scary! I originally thought she went to prison for fraud since she’d say she didn’t receive packages that she clearly did receive, but it was actually because she’s a crazy stalker. She also says racist and questionable things.

Her ending was pretty sad tho

When both COs wanted to kill her.

OITNB does a fantastic job crafting morally complex characters with these super charming attributes that makes just about the whole cast loveable in different ways.

But Nicky Nichols man. Every time interaction she had with the other characters — really every time she was on screen — she was so ridiculously loveable. The writing of the character paired with Natasha Lyonne’s delivery of the lines was just perfect. I’d watch a spinoff of just Nicky before, during, and after prison…

My adoration for her throughout the entire series never wavered. I know I may also just be in love with Natasha Lyonne (I mean, who isn’t?) but her portrayal of Nicky was just perfect. I’d say this same thing with Danielle Brooks who played Tastyee as well.

What was your favorite Nicky moment? Favorite Nicky line? How do we feel about her and Lorna and Red?

Hated the season so much, where are the actual plot lines, why is piper barely in this season. I was so uninvested that I would skip through entire themes that felt like a bad telenovela/ sitcom drawn out

I realize this might be a stupid question to many, but I'm autistic and have trouble understanding jokes and unclear communication. When Luschek calls caputo to let him know Judy king is there and "hey you might want to come down here." Why did Luschek tell Luschek "you might want to suck my dick!" Neither men had shown any sign of homosexuality, and with how corporate and micro managed MCC had made the prison by that point, like firing that woman from the board meeting for making an anti semitic joke, it seems odd Caputo would risk getting in trouble for a comment that could be seen as sexual harassment to an employee. What am I missing? Is there a joke I don't get? Any help is appreciated. Thanks 😊

i just need to state the obvious and say that this man is scum! thank you.

just kidding but i also need to add to this and say that the episode where he comes back to the prison after being on suspension/fired and he has a whole slow-mo scene of him walking through and being a terror was so well done that it made me hate the actor for that scene. i literally cringe so hard every time i watch it because his character is such a pos😭😭 if pornstache has a million haters, i am one of them. if he has one hater, it’s me. if he has no haters, i’m dead. ok rant over

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