I'm thinking a well connected hit man for a major drug cartel could probably spring for a cab, and wouldn't need to resort to public transportation? I was with ya up to that point, though.

It was obvious to me the writer didn't understand the usage of "brute force" here, but I couldn't actually divine the meaning he was attributing to the message. So, I guess Joe thought it meant that she'd take a beating at some point in the future if she (or anyone trying to gain access) got the password wrong? That…

I'm about as far from a computer expert as one could be without having multiple grandchildren and hard candy in a dish for visitors on my living room table, and I know exactly what brute force means in terms of guessing passwords. It's just something I've run across semi-frequently in general discussion, and I think…

It did seem forced. I was still kind of happy, though, that their
characters got to have a close relationship like that, even if it wasn't
entirely believable. Especially Soso, who really didn't have any
friendships inside. It was painful seeing her suffering from that kind
of loneliness episode after episode. And the…

I feel like after the show is long over and gone, that's going to be one of the defining images I'll carry with me.

Thanks for your interesting and considered commentary on this. The fact that someone who's able to rationally analyze what happened to this degree would also think that these specific high-profile cases of police killings of black people play into how Poussey's death (and the events immediately surrounding it) was…

I don't feel we know Bayley well enough to say that. I think it's certainly more likely that he would be more acquainted the white inmates, and therefor less likely to be threatened by a physical intervention by a white inmate he knew better, but if there is a racial bias, which is certainly possible, (arguably even…

I agree with you about not caring for Daya that much, but I kind of felt it was effective for it to be her as the one who turned the tables that way, because she's so non-confrontational, able to avoid some of the more overt conflicts/altercations with staff and her character's always been perceived as kind of weak…

Are you guys talking about the shot where Poussey looks directly into the camera and smiles? Because, yeah, that was brutal (even within the context of an already emotionally brutal episode). It felt really good though.

I felt the the scene in the club was pretty cheesy, too, but I thought the monks pulling up on their illuminated bikes was great, because that was what pushed the whole flashback sequence into an "afterlife journey" thing for me.

Oh, dang, I hadn't even noticed Chang's absence. I would have really liked to see her take on all this, particularly the prison riot.

I was wondering if anyone else has commented on, or was intrigued by the show's usage of a bit of music that seemed to be somewhere between diegetic and non-diegetic. In the early scene where the guard was ordering Taystee and the other girls to return to their bunks, there was an a cappella song being sung by…

I would expect the answer to be to have some sort of representation, which would be nice. But, you're absolutely right to bring up novels, which aren't written by committee nor even are most screenplays. What are the implications of these demands? Are the literally hundreds (thousands?) of classics of literature…

Yeah, that was generally my understanding of it, too. But, like, 6 people had upvoted that post, and the post was made primarily to make that claim, so I thought it was worth looking into (not sure why recognitions is refusing to address this, this is only the 2nd of 3 requests I made for additional info). I'd decided…

Oh, yeah, the weekly thing makes sense. It's just that if someone responds to one of your old comments, it can be easy to forget the exact timeline if you want to respond to them. I guess it's just something you have to remember to think about.

Yeah, It was terrible. But, I think that considering what was going on with the new guards, and even as a portrayal of prison i general, It wasn't really an unrealistic or even manipulative choice for the show to make. It is awful, but these things do happen, as I'm sure you know.

Really glad to hear you agree about Judy's intention with that line. A lot of the people who comment here seem to watch the show through a (and I hate to use the term) "SJW" lens, and I think it derails some of the discussion sometimes (well, at least I seem to spend a lot more time defending the show/show's…

Whoops! Didn't realize this was only the second episode of the season. Edited. I'm still pretty new to commenting here, so it was probably bound to happen sooner or later. It wasn't really a major plot point or anything, if that's any consolation. Apologies for that.

Normally, I'd give someone a little more time before I followed through on something like this, but the season's over and I may not have another opportunity. Also, it's been 12 hours since I asked you, and you've been commenting on the show for the last 6 of those hours, so I think you've had plenty of time to address…

It's definitely been made clear they're dealing serious drugs. The show hasn't covered how they're getting them in, though.