Yeah I'm really puzzled by this particular casting (and I delight in Chenoweth's presence in other things). I always pictured a Christina Hendricks type but they do seem to know what they're doing.

Yeah, I would be perfectly happy if I never had to see another rape or sexual assault depicted onscreen but this was not a particularly pleasant alternative. They're just really trying to amp up the awfulness of the guards this season - to dramatic, if not realistic, effect.

He'd picked up that Maritza's using the van for something (exactly what, he doesn't know), right? Not that that or anything could justify that horrific scene, but he has been watching her in particular for a while.

I thought it was sort of telling how quickly the cups were seen in passing as compared to the shooting range of lasers and flashier displays at the convention as a commentary on how the prison business doesn't care about or want to focus the actual people (and their attendant bodily functions) involved, just the money…

I also remember someone mentioning she was in for dealing weed, and she might have turned 18 during her senior year of high school and been charged as an adult then.

Yes! I've been so impressed at how this show handles abuse and trauma but have burned so many times by TV/media that the scenes in this episode that showed his somewhat sympathetic backstory along with the charming act had me on edge until I remembered oh yeah, that's 100% how abusive people operate. I'm blown away by…