by Cookie N Screen
Two things have really irked me whilst writing this final (nooooooo!) review on Orange Is The New Black. One of them has to do with the empty handed cast and crew leaving this year’s Emmys. How the governing body behind the awards failed to adorn the incredible Netflix original series with anything last night is as perplexing as their choice to slam it into the comedy category. Even THEN Uzo Aduba (Crazy Eyes) and Kate Mulgrew should have at least beaten Julia Louise-Dreyfuss and Allison Janney despite myself respectively loving the latter pairing. The second is that this is it, no more Orange Is The New Black until summer 2015 and I don’t think it is rightly fair to bless us with an intensely superb television series, then snatch it away from us.
Two things have really irked me whilst writing this final (nooooooo!) review on Orange Is The New Black. One of them has to do with the empty handed cast and crew leaving this year’s Emmys. How the governing body behind the awards failed to adorn the incredible Netflix original series with anything last night is as perplexing as their choice to slam it into the comedy category. Even THEN Uzo Aduba (Crazy Eyes) and Kate Mulgrew should have at least beaten Julia Louise-Dreyfuss and Allison Janney despite myself respectively loving the latter pairing. The second is that this is it, no more Orange Is The New Black until summer 2015 and I don’t think it is rightly fair to bless us with an intensely superb television series, then snatch it away from us.
Season finale “We Have Manners, We Are Polite” ties up all the questions we were asking throughout the series and throws in some surprises too. First things first, Red has survived, yay. Secondly, thanks to Piper’s snooping, Caputo was finally able to oust Fig and is now in completely charge of the prison. With a good mood, a smile on his face and a blowjob, Capulto goes around solving every bad thing that troubled the women of the prison such as the transfer. However, thanks to the Sister’s hunger strike hospitalizing her, a gaggle of nuns has formed in protest. As well as this, Vee is looking to pin the attempted murder of Red on Crazy Eyes just as her gang start to unravel her lies. With Poussey and Taystee united once more, can they overcome the tyrants tirade?
So this is the episode that Orange Is The New Black decides to depart on, right? No need to worry about who holds the crown here because frankly, this episode is phenomenal. There is not one iota of this that should change and I’m struggling to come up with great criticism that aren’t me flailing on the laptop. First of all, the stories change drastically. Having Red’s head smashed at the hands of Vee place a dramatic undertow to today’s proceedings. Charging the entire episode with this energy that is unparalleled, this is less of a “whodunnit?” and more of a “who will catch Vee?” Red is keeping schtum and has manipulated Suzanne into believing it, which makes you hate her more. The determination all of them have is wonderfully portrayed and acted.
So this is the episode that Orange Is The New Black decides to depart on, right? No need to worry about who holds the crown here because frankly, this episode is phenomenal. There is not one iota of this that should change and I’m struggling to come up with great criticism that aren’t me flailing on the laptop. First of all, the stories change drastically. Having Red’s head smashed at the hands of Vee place a dramatic undertow to today’s proceedings. Charging the entire episode with this energy that is unparalleled, this is less of a “whodunnit?” and more of a “who will catch Vee?” Red is keeping schtum and has manipulated Suzanne into believing it, which makes you hate her more. The determination all of them have is wonderfully portrayed and acted.
The other aspect here is that the episode shows this integration of many gangs and groups throughout the show to unite against a common enemy, whether it is the oppressive system or fucking with Vee (her new legal name.) The amalgamation of all the different sides beautifully working together is the genius of this shows writing. Norma is turning to Gloria for a “hex,” Red and the Sister have a hospital wing to peel each other’s stances apart and unite their principals. Dogett is mates with Big Boo. Everyone is trying to drop Vee in it and nobody likes Piper (for self-centred reasons.) The turn of events and the character explorations become this mix of greatness.
Orange Is The New Black is gone but roll on 2015 for more delight from the ladies of Litchfield Prison.
Orange Is The New Black is gone but roll on 2015 for more delight from the ladies of Litchfield Prison.
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