OK, for those of you watching season 4, and not finished yet - spoiler alert! I'm about to rant a bit, because I just finished watching. I spaced it out over two weeks so that I'd be able to enjoy it a bit. And I have to admit, the first few episodes I was quite disappointed in. It felt as if they were trying to cram so much detail and story building with all the new additional people they added that parts of it weren't enjoyable. I would sum it up like this: I enjoy the journey, the story telling, I'm not about the destination.
However, the cliffhanger they left us with .... OMG. By episode 12, I was both crying and mad. I don't like when my fav characters are done away with! And Samira Wiley was, to me, one of the best in the show! And the pipes on that girl! Sometimes I cue up season 1, episode 13, just to hear her sing Amazing Grace --again and again! love it!
Watching the last 3 episodes of season 4 really riled me up, stirred up a lot of emotions - hate for the guards, sadness for the women stuck in their situations like Sophia, and empathy for Caputo. Being the guy who tries to make things right for these women, with his back stuck against corporate greed and the almighty dollar is never easy. I'm glad he did things right in the end, calling the father, and going off program from what MCC wanted him to say.
I know, I know, it's only a TV show. But kudos to Netflix for producing a good show in such a way that we're clearly drawn in to each of the womens' stories!
If you've followed past posts, I don't do drama, I don't get involved in situations full of drama because of the effect it has on me in a personal way (ie, dreams). Orange is the New Black is the one piece of drama that I seek out, something about the show resonates in me.
Well done, Netflix!
Hurry up June 2017!
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