I'm sure it's a bit of both of those, but I also think it's that Drew really isn't such a bad guy, and Drew trusts Ryan.  They've hung out together at this point.  Drew shares secrets with him, and poor Drew seems completely oblivious to the fact that Ryan like Jenna.  Ryan doesn't want to betray the trust of someone…

Just for the record, Ryan isn't a "twenty-something".  We don't know exactly how old he is, but we know he's older than 30.

Wilfred got me misty once or twice.  When Ryan first breaks up with Amanda is really sad.  Or, in the episode where Ryan trips, when Ryan realizes that he hasn't cried in years. He just wakes up and says, "I'm sad, Wilfred", and Wilfred tucks himself under his arm.  That got me. Neither of those moments were overly…

The other characters are definitely just as important as Piper.  I think Piper just acts as the window into the prison for the average viewer.  She allows us to see the prison through a set of eyes that most of would if we first arrived.  Her life of crime is so far behind her when she first goes in that she may have…

I didn't catch that the first time through, either.

Yes, the show is "based" on the book, but the book is a true story.  The show is quite a bit different than the real story and has been changed for TV.

I was thinking it would be really cool if the 2nd Season opened with Piper in solitary, and neither her nor the viewer can tell how long she's been in there.

Honestly, from the viciousness of that beating in the finale, I kind of got the impression that Piper may have beat her to death.  If that's the case, her sentence is almost sure to be extended.  Especially if you consider that she had the missing screwdriver.  They straight up said that if she got caught with that it…