tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post242863066736210909..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Orange is the New Black: We Can Be HeroesBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-91121359725453514862015-10-13T02:39:47.507-04:002015-10-13T02:39:47.507-04:00I don't have a lot of love or hatred or Joe Ca...I don't have a lot of love or hatred or Joe Caputo; I'm pretty much neutral towards him, so this episode wasn't terribly interesting for me, but I was relieved to see that Big Boo came to Tiffany's rescue. She needed that so badly. And Berdie taking down Healy was long overdue. Healy is so slimy. No wonder he was interested in Piper at first. They're two of a kind. Kudos to Alex for dumping Piper, as well. However, Stella is almost certainly bad news.martha.mcrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-23404681957316795962015-07-18T16:10:15.852-04:002015-07-18T16:10:15.852-04:00For me, the best parts of this episode (and this s...For me, the best parts of this episode (and this season, in general) were the hugs and gestures of kindness between inmates. Suzanne and Poussey coming to a sort of understanding about everyone needing love, and reaching out to each other with a handshake was a really nice moment. A case of someone apologizing and the apology being accepted, which was a nice contrast to the "high school" stuff going on between Soso and Leanne. And to the assorted near misses with Sofia and Gloria.<br /><br />And, of course, the comforting hug that Boo gave to Tiffany had me crying, too. Boo quickly recognizing what had happened and trying to find a way to get her friend to acknowledge her pain was pretty touching all around. And I really appreciated the attempt to address some of the victim (and self) blaming stuff that often happens with rape. It was so awful to hear Tiffany saying those things about how she led Coates on and it was all her fault that it happened. It's bad enough when outsiders say those kinds of things about a woman who's been raped, but to hear a victim saying it like she believed it was truly painful. And a wonderful demonstration of how damaging that line of thinking can be. I was so glad when Boo refused to buy into any of it and kept pushing to help Tiffany.<br /><br />Healy sucks. A vengeful little man, indeed. And Piper really sucks now, too. I was thoroughly delighted when Alex gave her the boot.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-79651030578777056142015-07-18T08:03:26.572-04:002015-07-18T08:03:26.572-04:00Absolutely agree about Oz and its female character...Absolutely agree about Oz and its female characters. They were important and treated as such. Especially loved Rita Moreno's tough nun and Edie Falco's (pre-Sopranos) CO. <br />One thing both shows have in common is: sometimes soapy predictable plots, but exceptionally rich layered characters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-18136750882262489742015-07-17T19:07:55.921-04:002015-07-17T19:07:55.921-04:00the comment about tuesday wasn't about when jo...the comment about tuesday wasn't about when joe and fig would hook up next. i didn't know this big of slang, but a friend pointed it out to me: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=See+You+Next+Tuesday<br /><br />which makes fig's response, "I see what you did there." make much more sense. wendy mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-71605580985995547182015-07-17T18:56:28.261-04:002015-07-17T18:56:28.261-04:00They humanize the bitchy women so much on this sho...They humanize the bitchy women so much on this show, I'd say it's fair to finally humanize some of the bitchy men who are responsible for them like Bennett, Healy and Caputo. OZ was a show about a men's prison and didn't shy away from examining the female staff working at the prison. Not sure I'd dig an episode exclusively about Cal, Luschek or Pornstache, though. As long as we aren't dealing with Jason Biggs's character again, I'm fine.<br /><br />And yes, Piper is SO horrible. Someone needs to crush that ego of hers next season.Logan Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927158558530539708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82398768577174399832015-07-17T11:50:15.464-04:002015-07-17T11:50:15.464-04:00I like seeing episodes about the prison officers, ...I like seeing episodes about the prison officers, including the male ones, as well as about the prisoners. I don't want to end up with shows about women that aren't interested in male characters to go with shows about men that aren't interested in female characters, and Caputo is such an essential part of the show I thought it was really important to get a better look at him and see what makes him tick (even if the backstory itself wasn't all that thrilling).<br /><br />I loved the scene between Caputo and Angie, and the resigned way Angie said she had to try, even though she knew she wasn't likely to get away with it.<br /><br />I actually liked Piper up until this season, but she's becoming increasingly unlikeable now, which is odd!Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.com