This! I think it would be totally unrealistic if she was some paragon of moral virtue. I like that she's a pretty ruthless administrator, but also shows moments of humanity by crying and in the conversation with her kids. It makes it way more realistic that she would be so successful

Well when you're a member of a minority group and are frequently treated that way based on your identity, it can get exhausting and seeing that depicted on screen isn't something you always want to deal with. Being fired by someone trying to clear house is definitely painful and a totally decent reason to not want to…

Agreed! It seems like Fowles' last sentence about the show not working for him is a solid indication that he's thinking about jumping ship on these reviews. That being said, my biggest problem with the show so far is the pacing and the lack of laughs, but that might just be a case of having to alter my expectations as…

I agree with the lot of the sentiments in this thread, even the criticism of reactions to Orange is the New Black's new season. But I'll say this - a lot of the frustration around works of art that "empathize" with angry white men, is that there are so few works of art out there in the zeitgeist finding ways to…