In a way, they did, since Philip is a puppet for them in so many ways. Which makes the line even more awesome.

I meant that Piper, because of her relatively super privileged life, could be using her time in prison to do something productive just because she wants to/can. Her personality leans more towards preferring to get involved in risky power plays because that's what she likes.

I don't think that goes against logic at all. Maximum security prisons are notoriously full of drug traffic. It makes sense that that environment creates more serious crime than the minimum security prison. Inmates there also probably more desire for drugs for that reason, whether or not it's good for them.

I wasn't saying there was something wrong in her being excited about something having to do with her business. I was saying that the main thing she seemed to focus on about that business was the status symbol win of getting into Barneys (which was empty in prison). So it's in character for her to be more into the…

Yes, in this case the fact that he's the guard (and therefore he's the rapist) is yet another thing she's using against him. He can't make a complaint about it.

It makes perfect sense given all the logic we've seen on the show. She's only thinking of her part in it—once the chip gets handed out her job is over and she walks away. That somebody else takes it when she walks out the door is a totally different thing that has nothing to do with her.

There are so so many people who have probably done that, though. Being a parent can be such a thankless job!

Oh, I know that, actually. You're right, I was encouraging that old-fashioned view of it as a torture thing that didn't help anyone by repeating that example. I really just meant that I didn't think Healy would have any intention of wanting to subject Lolly to any medical procedures or putting her in the hands of…

Yes, we were probably supposed to notice that she was getting a chip for a milestone she was nowhere near reaching. It still meant something however long she'd been sober, but it probably meant she hadn't confessed to her last relapse.

Sure—I didn't mean to contrast Piscatella with Healy to say that PIscatella was unfeeling, but more the opposite, that Healy has a personal stake in treating Lolly his way and that potentially gives him too much feeling for her. Piscatella wants her dealt with in the standard way. He's not a psychiatrist or a…

Yeah, he has screwed up, but probably a psychiatrist would have made the same mistake, especially since it's not like she's saying she had help.

True, I meant more that the guards don't have any personal stake in what her treatment is. They—or actually this is more just Piscatella—just wants her dealt with so she's not causing a scene in the hallway. That means Psych, which probably means medication but that's not his call, he's not a doctor. Where as Healy…

Yes, that seems to be much more the way he'd go. He doesn't want to hand her over to doctors. Though of course, he also might not do that. He did seem to understand that his mother needed medication to function, so he's not necessarily anti-medication. The other guards might be just more quick to turn to psych than…

Yes, but the money that he gives Charlie is from his tobacco money. Why the hell is this guy getting given tobacco money when his grandson works a paper route and can't ever even afford a chocolate bar?

Seriously, Piper is the one inmate who probably could be using this time to do something valuable like learn a language or make plans for a business or some other thing to do when she gets out.

I believe it's called Stop Over in a Small Town. I always loved that ep.

"Like some hateful Monopoly shoe" is one of my absolutely favorite lines from this show ever.

Could he be remembering that his mother didn't like her meds?

I'm not saying anything about the real world or anybody you might know in it. I'm saying that on the show we see people who work at the prison reflecting the corporate greed that runs the place. That creates an environment where the compassionate impulses are fighting an uphill battle and better people often give up…

Anybody who stays on the show and is not a prisoner is part of the prison authority system, which is corrupting. If you thrive in it, chances are it's brought out something terrible in you. That's pretty explicitly stated. Danny, for instance, is a good guy because he left and is still on the show. Piper's brother is…