Netflix began streaming season 2 of their hit show 'Orange Is The New Black' earlier this month and I got round to marathon watching it this weekend! It was brilliant. If you haven't seen season 1 then where have you been? Watch it now! If you have seen it but need a recap before season 2 then I suggest watching this. It will remind you of key events and is pretty funny:
So OITNB is set in a women's prison in the US. The season 1 finale saw a fight break out between main character Piper Chapman and crazy God loving Doggett. Season 2 opens with an episode that sees things change dramatically for Piper as Alex is let free and she continues her sentence. So what's going to keep you interested in this season?
Well, the main story of Piper continues. It's been a bumpy road for her. I much prefer her character in this season, she's learnt a lot from fellow inmates and is much stronger. Things with Larry (her ex fiance) get much more complicated but she handles herself well.
One of the main issues in this season actually comes from the administration of the prison rather than the inmates. It seems that Figuero has been naughty in trying to support her husband's political campaign. This leads to conditions in the prisoning worsening, a hunger strike to fight back against them and a season finale that you cannot miss!
Remember creepy porn 'tache prison guard Mendes? He's back. But, only briefly as everyone finds out that Diaz is pregnant (with Bennett's baby) and Mendes is accused of being the father. He confesses her love for her in front of everyone leaving Diaz feeling very guilty... it's important to note that both Mendes and Bennett deserve to be punished. I'm sure everyone will be happy to see porn 'tache go after what he did to Trish in season 1!
Now, we all saw Red lose the respect of her friends in the first season. She's trying to get it back when along comes Vee who happens to be very close to another inmate. Vee manipulates the girls, brings drugs back into the prison and does a lot of horrible shit! You get to see her story in flashbacks and it all comes to a head in the season finale.
My favourite character this season? Rosa, a cancer patient with not much time left. She's in the background a fair bit but we get to find out about her story and she really is fantastic.
Other reasons to watch season 2 -
- We finally get to see Morello's darling Christopher
- There's a lot more about the guards in here - we get some insight into the lives of Caputo and Healy
- There is a bunch of character development
- And like season 1, it deals with transgender and sexuality issues really well.
So what are you waiting for? Go and watch it now! The show is great, the character's are great, the acting, the stories, the theme tune - this is something you will not want to miss!
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