by Cookie N Screen
In every television show there is always a character who winds you up so much that even their presence makes you loathe them entirely. For Hannibal, it’s Mason Verger. For Sherlock, it’s Magnussen. For Orange Is The New Black, it’s George “Pornstache” Mendez. Slimy since day one, his off-cuff attitude, manipulation and sexual predator behaviour to the ladies of Litchfield made him one of the most despicable characters to ever grace television. In series one, he got his comeuppance when he was thrown out of the prison for having sex with Daya. And then he, for some unknown reason, came back to the prison much to the dismay of everyone.
In every television show there is always a character who winds you up so much that even their presence makes you loathe them entirely. For Hannibal, it’s Mason Verger. For Sherlock, it’s Magnussen. For Orange Is The New Black, it’s George “Pornstache” Mendez. Slimy since day one, his off-cuff attitude, manipulation and sexual predator behaviour to the ladies of Litchfield made him one of the most despicable characters to ever grace television. In series one, he got his comeuppance when he was thrown out of the prison for having sex with Daya. And then he, for some unknown reason, came back to the prison much to the dismay of everyone.
With that in mind, it’s good to see some action taken against him in the aptly named episode Little Moustachioed Shit. The cat is out of the bag. Thanks to an angry and spiteful Bennett, the announcement of Daya’s pregnancy came winging its way to Caputo and Fig. With everyone believing that Pornstache is, indeed, the father when in fact it’s Bennett. Piper is trying to fit back into prison after her furlough and is hounded in a series of letters by Alex as well as discovering who exactly Larry slept with, flitting between Piper’s relationship with Alex in the beginning and life in prison. Sophia is visited by her family and Vee’s cigarette business steps up a notch and when she targets Red’s most vulnerable member of her “family,” war is set to break loose.
One of the best things about this series is its delicate balance of different storylines and weaving them together yet making them enriched and full. It’s so risqué to have multiple characters on different tangents that are all gradually being heightened to boiling point and have it work. Not to mention that it each episode has a different writer and director. With all those storylines in the air, having a lot of them crammed into one episode at near breaking point shouldn’t work.
One of the best things about this series is its delicate balance of different storylines and weaving them together yet making them enriched and full. It’s so risqué to have multiple characters on different tangents that are all gradually being heightened to boiling point and have it work. Not to mention that it each episode has a different writer and director. With all those storylines in the air, having a lot of them crammed into one episode at near breaking point shouldn’t work.
In this episode, it’s hard to pick a favourite character or moment as there are so many. However, I will take it personally here and say that Poussey Washington is by far the greatest character in this series. She’s the only one of her clique that has integrity, actively opposing Vee’s rule. And while it does swipe back at her, seeing her oppose the new influx of drugs and Vee’s manipulation. Poussey for Queen of Litchfield.
Let’s swing a final bits of praise to make this review really feel like gushing. Morello’s brilliant and dark past comes back to scream in her face and it is so heart-breaking but poignantly done. Healy and Pensatucky form an unlikely bond with the villainess of season one becoming quite likeable with new teeth. And everything, everything about this episode is so so great.
Oh no, I gushed.
Let’s swing a final bits of praise to make this review really feel like gushing. Morello’s brilliant and dark past comes back to scream in her face and it is so heart-breaking but poignantly done. Healy and Pensatucky form an unlikely bond with the villainess of season one becoming quite likeable with new teeth. And everything, everything about this episode is so so great.
Oh no, I gushed.
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