Orange Is the New Black: 8 burning questions after that season finale

SPOILER ALERT: This contains spoilers for the season 5 finale ofOrange is the New Black. Here are the eight questions we came away with after that cliff-hanger ending. 1. Who, if anyone, survived the S.W.A.T. teams assault on the pool bunker? After sweeping the jail several times, the S.W.A.T. Whats the future of Litchfield? Will part of the show still be set there? If so, will any of the changes Taystee bargained for be implemented, even though negotiations fell apart?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Jamie Gonzalez

Orange Is the New Black: Danielle Brooks says season 7 could be her last

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: The seasons been out for a week now. Have you had time to watch it? How do you feel about it?DANIELLE BROOKS: Yes, I have gotten to see season 5. JoJo Whilden/Netflix I just appreciate the show speaking to the issues that were dealing with. Then, this season comes out and here we are with another situation where justice is not served. So, my heart is a little heavy right now, to be honest....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 655 words · Donna Lambert

Orange Is the New Black: The women fight back in powerful season 5 trailer

‘We want to be taken motherf—in seriously!’ declares Taystee The officialOrange Is the New Blackseason 5 trailer is here and its very powerful. She continues later the trailer, You see whats going on here? JoJo Whilden/Netflix We get beat for no reason. Were stuffed four in a bunk like were factory chickens. Were denied basic humanity. JoJo Whilden/Netflix Watch the trailer above. JoJo Whilden/Netflix JoJo Whilden/Netflix JoJo Whilden/Netflix JoJo Whilden/Netflix...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Deborah Page

Orange Is the New Black: We ranked every season 5 episode

Okay, then, moving on! “Litchfield’s Got Talent” (Episode 4) What does every great riot have? A talent show featuring the hostages, of course! Netflix “Tattoo You” (Episode 12) Clearly, theOITNBwriters didn’t watchLost. Who knew cheesy munchies could be so symbolic? team’s assault on their hideout. JoJo Whilden/Netflix JoJo Whilden/Netflix Myles Aronowitz/Netflix Netflix JoJo Whilden/Netflix JoJo Whilden/Netflix JoJo Whilden/Netflix JoJo Whilden/Netflix JoJo Whilden/Netflix JoJo Whilden/Netflix JoJo Whilden/Netflix Jojo Whilden/Netflix

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 68 words · Johnny Moody

Orange is the New Blackfinale recap: 'Storm-y Weather'

Even she admits in the finale that she failed Poussey by being so narrowly focused. ToOITNBscredit, I expected this to be a lot more brutal than it was. It came as a nice surprise that that isnt what happened. Credit: Jojo Whilden/Netflix Instead, we were treated to the various ways different inmates reacted to the raid. Some were caught early on and had no choice but to be forcibly removed; others peacefully surrendered....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Andrea Cole

Orange Is The New Blackpremiere recap: 'Riot FOMO'

Season 4s cliffhanger ending found Daya picking up the loaded gun and pointing it directly at Humphrey. As Morello succinctly puts it, Its like a party, except terrifying. After the hell that Piscatella put her through last season, Red deserves a little laugh at Piscatellas expense. Credit: Jojo Whilden/Netflix He cant bring himself to say that she was murdered, but Taystee does. Boo and Pennsatucky are holed up in the commissary, which is probably the best place to be....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Mark Francis

Orange Is the New Blackrecap: 'Breaking the Fiberboard Ceiling'

Inside Litchfield, there are families that usually have at least one mother hen taking care of her daughters. There are also the relationships the inmates have with their own mothers or kids outside the prison. But she manages to pull it off, and with some serious attitude no less. Credit: Jojo Whilden/Netflix We dont know who cut the fence, but Ruiz seems likely. You dont owe anybody here anything. But Ruiz has a kid too, remember?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Amanda Joseph

Orange Is The New Blackrecap: 'F---, Marry, Frieda'

So yeah, shes hardcore. But when she stops for a swim, she gets covered in leeches. Welcome to Litchfield 2.0, she declares. Credit: Jojo Whilden/Netflix Still busted ass, but getting better by the minute. MCC probably wont be too happy when that photo hits the web. We were supposed to be hamster with a burrito, Taystee muses. Instead, were nothing but sideboob. Taystee eventually breaks down, frustrated and heartsick and tired of people not caring about her friends death....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 183 words · Alex Anderson MD

Orange Is the New Blackrecap: 'Flaming Hot Cheetos, Literally'

Its also a very strong offering, but its more comedic than the episode immediately preceding it. Unfortunately, hes not taking the inmates demands seriously. Thats when s gets dangerous. Credit: Jojo Whilden/Netflix They cant have another Flaming Hot Cheeto tantrum. She reached out to her daughter later, but Taystee couldnt be told about it until she turned 18. It also muddies the waters a bit as to when exactly Vee came into Taystees life....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Christine Dickson

Orange Is the New Blackrecap: 'Litchfield's Got Talent'

And who knew CO Dixon (Mike Houston) had such golden pipes? But things really get weird when theyre all up on the roof and an actual helicopter shows up. But… are the paparazzi just hovering nearby? Credit: Jojo Whilden/Netflix How would they know Judy King was on the roof? Its unclear at this point, but again its a plotline that really goes nowhere. Abdullah did it because they chose to take a second wife into the family....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · Clayton Curtis

Orange Is the New Blackrecap: 'Pissters!'

So its smart on the part of the inmates that demand No. 1 is: Replace all current guards with properly trained ones. Its actually a great PR move for them, and we all know thats all they really care about. Credit: Jojo Whilden/Netflix Plus, Humphrey is just sitting in the hallway in a chair with a penis drawn on his forehead. Second, Piper has the gall to say during dinner, I like how calm it is in here....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · Erica Glass

Orange Is the New Blackrecap: 'Sing It, White Effie'

The inmates make their voices heard Nowthisis how you do an episode ofOrange Is the New Black. That wouldnt be a big deal if every episode were as outstanding as Sing It, White Effie. As Brandy puts it, Art is always a good investment. Credit: Netflix Taystee also lets Judy go, which is a good choice, plot-wise. Her time has kind of run its course on this show. This plot dovetails nicely with this weeks flashback, which finds Janae in her junior high years....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Linda Mullins

Orange Is the New Blackrecap: 'The Reverse Midas Touch'

Turns out thats not it at all but Piscatellas backstory comes too little, too late. The gist is that Piscatella and Driscoll were romantically involved. And thats the whole story (that is revealed at this point). Credit: jojo whilden/netflix Are we supposed to care about this? The narrative makes very little sense, honestly, and his backstory doesnt illuminate or explain anything. It would have taken a helluva flashback to elicit any sympathy for Piscatella, and this certainly wasnt it....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Lori Henderson