After last season's crazy riot that left two guards dead, I was really looking forward to the sixth season of Netflix's award winning show. I needed to know what was going to happen to my favorite Litchfield inmates especially since they split them up at the end of the season. The craziest part was the fact that the evil guard, Piscatella was mistakenly shot by a CERT officer and they were now looking to pin it on one of the inmates, Taystee to be precise. This season, it was obvious that these inmates were only thinking about themselves. Everyone was thinking of how they would get out of the blame game situation with the MCC. In the aftermath of the riot, the inmates are settling into max and trying not to pick fights with the evil max inmates. The characters are left with making decisions that would severe their relationships with certain people. Black Cindy is a perfect example, she literally lied about the riot situation and ended up making her friend, Taystee take the fall. It was so heartbreaking watching the jury find Tasytee guilty of a crime she didn't commit. Danielle Brooks played this role with so much passion that I found myself tearing up in some scenes. After fighting for justice for Poussey's death and being the main negotiator during the riot, I really wanted her to get out of the situation.
A huge part of this season focused on the Carol (Henny Russell) and Barb (Mackenzie Phillips) story line which made the season less compelling. According to what was shown, they were the true queens of max but they weren't very interesting characters or villains. Their plot was a waste of TV time and I wish they spent that time on more important sub plots like Taystee & Black Cindy's crumbling friendship, Daya's drug abuse, Gloria & Maria's beef, etc. The new characters seemed so out of place and looked like they had no business being on the show. Daddy (Vicci Martinez) and Badison were the only new characters that had that Orange flavour and I'm looking forward to seeing them next season. I wouldn't mind seeing more of Daddy's flashback as a Pimp and Badison as the Max bully. Amanda Fuller as Badison was so fun to watch! She nailed that Boston accent!
Piper hasn't really been an interesting character but I'm really curious to see how her relationship with Alex progresses now that they're no longer in jail together.
There was nothing really exciting about the new guards when compared to the ones in the past seasons. I was expecting the tone to be a bit darker since they were now in Max but it wasn't. Although, they still focused on important topics like Prison Reform and Black Lives Matter, there were a lot of irrelevant flash back scenes that were in no way important to the overall plot. I miss the old characters especially Maritza. Her relationship with Flaca was the best thing about the show. The other cast member all brought their A-game this season and I wouldn't be surprised if they got more nominations come award season. This season wasn't as fantastic as the first three seasons but it was still very compelling to watch and I can't wait to find out what happens next season. Will Daya fix her drug problem? Will Aleida get her kids back? Is Piper going to do better now that she's out of jail? Will Taystee get justice?
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