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Orange is the New Black - Season 2 on Netflix - *Spoilers for all of S2*
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Femmeworth
Banned
Just finished episode ten, this is getting good. I don't think I have ever hated so many characters in one show. Fuck Piper, Alex, Healy, Pornstache, Bennett, Figueroa, Vee, Taystee, Suzanne. I'm might be forgetting some.
kingdaddy157
Banned
I'm guessing everybody hated Vee because I sure did. I just finished watching the second season and it ended with a bang once again.
who would've thought it would be the Spanish brujeria along with the Spanish lady with cancer that would take Vee out. She was the perfect villain though and Everytime these people fell into her trap I got frustrated because it was so obvious. And crazy eyes just had me dying this entire season.
Obviously Daya.
Amory
Member
:-/ what's wrong with Suzanne? I mean she's kind of
a thug for Vee this season, but that's only because she was fooled into thinking Vee actually cares about her (which wasn't difficult, considering everyone else treats her like shit).
That character breaks my heart
That character breaks my heart
You're the one reading mixed messages here.
At the end Daya says that she seduced Pornstache and she might even like him more (well his declarations of love anyway) than Bennett
Oh you just want to see rape for the shock value.
Diprosalic
Banned
i just realised that i fell asleep at the end of the episode, I thought that's what she did lol.
The Abominable Snowman
Member
The show changed several things especially in season 2. It's more of a television show than memoir in many respects with the non-Piper stuff now.
Piper's part of the story was already changed in Season 1
http://www.buzzfeed.com/leonoraepstein/6-major-differences-between-orange-is-the-new-black-the-book
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Full Series
So, overall, pretty much equal to last season. Dizzying highs, moderate lows, still one of the best shows ever.
Well that was weird.
It was a little more scattershot and a lot less moving of a season, although I was shocked to find myself completely wrecked by Sister Jane's episode. And Lorna, easily the deffest inmate, got an episode worthy of her total all encompassing defness. The bomb reveal and the "He's so dramatic" followup was the absolute jaw dropper of the season.
Red v. V was pretty great, although I was really hoping for a more direct Red Finds Dope, Red Steps Up To V Immediately And Beats The Fuck Out Of Her sequence. They really sucked the juice out of that conflict after that incredible moment between Red and Nicky where she reveals the H. Just kinda sat there for a few more episodes.
Tastee and Pousse was great, although it was weird that Pousse clearly has acting chops, as seen in her flashback, but is a little too one note as an inmate.
The overall Prison Scandal stuff was also well done, although Pornstache got brought in too late and kicked out too soon. His Kenny Powers walk through the block giving out shots was phenomenal.
As for the very end, nowhere near last season. V got off way too easy, which I guess makes this season a compelling argument against the death penalty. For all her gross evilness, she just escapes and gets killed. I wanted to see her go to Max for sure.
I also actually liked the Larry stuff, mainly because Polly is so fantastically portrayed and she really had a lot more material this season.
I also didn't think Piper ratted on Alex as revenge, but rather to protect her.
As for next season, here's hoping Fig ends up in Lichtfield.
It was a little more scattershot and a lot less moving of a season, although I was shocked to find myself completely wrecked by Sister Jane's episode. And Lorna, easily the deffest inmate, got an episode worthy of her total all encompassing defness. The bomb reveal and the "He's so dramatic" followup was the absolute jaw dropper of the season.
Red v. V was pretty great, although I was really hoping for a more direct Red Finds Dope, Red Steps Up To V Immediately And Beats The Fuck Out Of Her sequence. They really sucked the juice out of that conflict after that incredible moment between Red and Nicky where she reveals the H. Just kinda sat there for a few more episodes.
Tastee and Pousse was great, although it was weird that Pousse clearly has acting chops, as seen in her flashback, but is a little too one note as an inmate.
The overall Prison Scandal stuff was also well done, although Pornstache got brought in too late and kicked out too soon. His Kenny Powers walk through the block giving out shots was phenomenal.
As for the very end, nowhere near last season. V got off way too easy, which I guess makes this season a compelling argument against the death penalty. For all her gross evilness, she just escapes and gets killed. I wanted to see her go to Max for sure.
I also actually liked the Larry stuff, mainly because Polly is so fantastically portrayed and she really had a lot more material this season.
I also didn't think Piper ratted on Alex as revenge, but rather to protect her.
As for next season, here's hoping Fig ends up in Lichtfield.
So, overall, pretty much equal to last season. Dizzying highs, moderate lows, still one of the best shows ever.
What?
She's been a charming character for a season and a half. I've absolutely been invested in her and was heartbroken in an earlier episode to see her engagement go south. I assumed that her personal story would've taken a more conventional route -- her fiancé leaves her while he's in jail -- and she has to cope with her newfound Singledom. In the world of story possibilities that make sense, I never expected Morello to be psychoticly delusional because she sold me on her fantasy. Well contrusted. I felt the rug pulled under me.
I was more talking about
everything besides the interaction between Poussey and Taystee. This season, yeah, 4 has been the best I've watched out of the 4 I've watched. I wouldn't call it contrived per se -- it's more speaks to Vee's manipulation, but I wish it was layered in a bit more earlier.
Also, please don't pull the "you're a writer, how could you think that?!" card. That's actually super frustrating because it asserts a superiority in opinion while also has a passive aggressive undertone for saying that I'm not good at my job. You (probably) didn't mean it that way, but that's how it can come off at first glance.
FinalFanXtreme
Member
Episode 9
Right when the scene where Piper is visiting her grandmas's viewing or funeral or whatever grandma moves her head in the casket...I loled
Cornballer
Member
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Best review of the season I've read so far.
what does this even mean
Deaf Spacker
Memb
Just finished season two.
Dat last scene in episode 13 had me punching the air and saying goddamn although I saw it coming a mile away.
I liked that there was less focus on Piper as some of the things she does are completely stupid. I get that it's her character but really?
I really wish that there was more Pornstache
His entrance into the prison was excellent.
Overall it was an excellent season and I feel that it built on the first one.
Oh and Fig getting found out was great, I could not stand her.
I liked that there was less focus on Piper as some of the things she does are completely stupid. I get that it's her character but really?
I really wish that there was more Pornstache
His entrance into the prison was excellent.Overall it was an excellent season and I feel that it built on the first one.
Oh and Fig getting found out was great, I could not stand her.
Femmeworth
Banned
I haven't finished all of season two, by the way. Some of the episodes I have watched since my initial post have been addressing some of my qualms.
No. -_-
Cornballer
Member
Yes
Terrific, probably the best ensemble cast on TV at the moment. I hope next season they keep up with more turf war dilemmas, thats the stuff that really excites me, the inter prison politics.
Femmeworth
Banned
Initially I liked her but somewhere along the way she fell out of my favor.
I picked up on her delusions a lot sooner, so it wasn't nearly as effective to me.
Partly what bothered me is Poussey's feelings for Taystee being romantic seemingly out of the blue. It was established before that they were close, but there was no indication (unless I missed it) that Poussey was a lesbian. During the kiss scene Taystee alludes to previous incidents, which felt like a cheap way for the writers to contextualize it. Vee then interfering in the same episode made it feel all the more contrived.
Sorry.
That wasn't entirely what I meant but it did slip in.She beat the shit out of Poussey. She will forever be shit in my book now.
She will forever be shit in my book now.Buckethead
Banned
Episode 10
I hope
V's gang is so fucking hate-able.
I hope
Poussey fucks them all up.
Cornballer
Member
- Buzzfeed on Crazy Eyes in S2 (presumably spoilers for the entire season)
Cornballer
Member
- The Film Experience asks different bloggers for the eight best shots from S2
heliosRAzi
Banned
So adorable
SO heartbreaking.
Her mom's speech about "not wanting her to be different" was absolutely enraging. They nailed the holier-than-thou anti-vaccination fucks-over-her-kids type there perfectly.
heliosRAzi
Banned
SO heartbreaking.
Seeing Vee get her hands on all of the black females was heart breaking.
Buckethead
Banned
I read this in the OP.
Apparently some people didn't.
Cornballer said:
Apparently some people didn't.
Cornballer
Member
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Psychopath. All emotion is for show, none of it genuine.
Well, I finished it last night.
Really looking forward to season 3 now.
Liked it better than season 1. I liked that it moved some away from Piper as the main character. The only thing I really didn't like was the Daya/Bennett storyline. Good work making me like just about every other character. I wasn't looking forward to season 2 too much, but this turned me around.
Really looking forward to season 3 now.
Femmeworth
Banned
Episode 11
Oh fuck.
Edit: Wait, that wasn't her.
Episode 12
Oh fuck.
Poor Watson.
Edit: Wait, that wasn't her.
Episode 12
RIP Red. ;_;
Passive Assassin
Member
marathoned the two seasons over the last 4-5 days. i said gatdamn.
This is my take. Her purpose was to provide a contrast between who
Piper started as and who she is in season 2
Mendoza and Rosa are secretly the best characters this season. Fucking loved them both! Especially Mendoza. Ending spoiler!
I felt like she really stepped up to the plate, and I was actually sympathetic with her reasoning behind being in jail. She was pretty much neutral throughout the entire thing, but I especially loved that she helped Norma work out that crazy juju stuff at the end.
In fact, the way all the different factions basically teamed and were trying different things to get rid of Vee was just so awesome!
In fact, the way all the different factions basically teamed and were trying different things to get rid of Vee was just so awesome!
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