Sorry, not even close.

Nope, Pam and Eric are the best parts of the books too… but she's less intolerable in the books.

Ok, I promise to drop this after this last comment. Thanks for replying, I'm not arguing,but I think I understand where I've failed to articulate my confusion:
Vee sells cigarettes that she and her crew make from tobacco that someone on the outside sends to her. Does the outside person get paid to do so? Or are they…

Does someone inside the prison system take stamps and give money? Or someone outside the prison system? I hate to say it, but I'm somehow even more confused by this relatively minor issue than before.

The season long review doesn't go in depth into specific episodes. It's also a couple of weeks old and not super easy to find in the new site layout. I don't like spoilers either, but I think Sam noted the fact that he was going to discuss spoilers appropriately. Just my take.

The confusion lies here: where I live stamps are *not* actual currency. Turns out, I can't buy gas or groceries with stamps. The people from whom I want to buy things don't take stamps, they annoyingly insist on cash or credit. So how does it work in prison @Iseult the Idle? What value does Vee get out of having…

fuckbudgets: use it or lose it

I couldn't remember who the guy was, and would like to the think it was related to the recast actor, but I might not have remembered him either way.

Yeah, that's what annoyed me. I don't know anyone who would throw their cell phone into the woods. Turn it off in frustration when you don't want to talk to someone? Yes. Throw it away so that you have to go buy a new one, deactivate the old one and then reactivate the new one? No. A normal person would at least…

If you're like me, you're watching because you're waiting for the lengthy, irrelevant flashback about Eric's extensive involvement in the European sex tourism industry. But I may have misunderstood your comment.

I was thinking that was it too, but then I wondered if the inmates might be able to sell them back to the commissary? It's a very straightforward unit of measure, almost like currency.

With lots of Depeche Mode on the soundtrack, I hope.

I even thought of Helena's boyfriend "Jesse" before I thought of Mark. Excellent misdirect while still laying the groundwork. It was surprising, but makes sense within the mythology of the show: Kudos, writers.

I'm newly amazed at the end of every episode when I think of individual scenes. Those were all the same actress! Sounds dumb, but I'm surprised and delighted anew each time (well, maybe not last week).

Good one, I also like Maslany, as Helena, interacting with Gracie at the compound-o-horrors. When Mark came to talk to newly pregnant (and not too happy about it) Gracie, Maslany's acting in that scene was really good. That little sound she made and look she gave Mark when Gracie rolled over in bed and shut the…

Also their country seems overrun by a 7 foot pink cartoon panther that is simply too wily for their law enforcement officers

Team soda!

I kind of like Larry and Polly as a stark contrast to the stuff the other inmates have to deal with. Morello and Suzanne are struggling with a lifetime of mental illness (probably) and Piper has a dad who was probably unfaithful and Larry. Hee!

***Spoilers for all of Season 2****
I was surprised they made Vee such a clear cut villain. No grey area, no shading, just a horrible cougar who had RJ killed, manipulated Suzanne (who worshiped her), betrayed Red's trust, and was vindictively mean toward Tasty. I kept expecting some Vee flashback that would make me…

I like Viva Hate better, but I understand this has to do with it coming out during the sweet-spot of my teenaged angst period and not due to an objective increase in quality.