I genuinely don't know whether the show wants us to think that Daya has the moral high ground or that Daya is dangerously, ridiculously naive. I can't make myself see it the first way, and I'm not sure if the show is with me, or if the writing for this storyline is underbaked.
1) Daya knew the stakes when she had…

The thing I never get is how many normally open-minded people start sounding like my Midwestern grandparents re: Bjork- "She's so weird". Because that's what we love about musical/artistic/sartorial self-expression- unthreatening conformity? I'm not saying that weird always equals great, but it's a terrible reason…

It was implied that Taystee had started doing illegal stuff for Vee after resisting for awhile. I assumed she was back in Litchfield for parole violations- not meeting with her probation officer, or not staying at the address she gave them(probably intentionally). If she committed a new crime, I'd assume it would…

I love Bjork. Her music, her persona. I'll even defend the swan dress. I'm surprised there isn't more love for her here on the AV Club, especially given all her truly fantastic Michel Gondry-directed videos.

UGH, Diaz and Bennett. It's like they're in a constant idiot-off. Can we just call it a tie for Dumbest Person In The World, so they can stop trying so damn hard? This really irritates me because Daya seemed like she had at least some brain cells firing last season. (Sleeping with Pornstache- gross and traumatic,…

I also like that the show portrays him realistically struggling with these issues. We never get a fake-y golden TV moment where Piper or Red or his wife give him a Big Stirring Speech and everything changes for the better. He moves forward and gets a little better, and then he regresses. Fig calls him out and he…

Both were subtitled for me, watching through the Netflix app on my smart tv.

You just blew my mind. I also think it's funny that this could be her niche now. "We need an actress to play the German girl whom our character has sex with, on our prestige ensemble TV drama! Get me ________!"

It's funny how similar he is to Steve the Drunk in that way. Did anyone else start squealing when Healey was in the bar- Steve the Drunk is at the bar!! He's AT THE BAR!! Michael Harney is amazing.

Yes, can't wait to discuss next week!

I think he's interesting as far as his character illuminates who Piper actually is and who she pretends to be, especially since Larry has very similar actual/pretend selves. And it's interesting to have him as a comparison as Piper grows and changes in Litchfield. But yeah, in and of himself, I don't find Larry that…

It communicates that you can sit still, focus, follow instructions, absorb and retain information, and write with a reasonable degree of clarity. Employers want someone who can check all those boxes, regardless of the amount of effort it takes them.

This. This, this, this. It breaks my heart, how ingrained it is that "private schools cost $50,000 a year and I don't have that so I can't go." My friends growing up were all completely committed to this idea, and there was nothing I could say that could convince them that financial aid exists. Our GPAs were about…

Yup, my history nerdery has taken me through many of those. I remember slogging through an account of the Red Army's total collapse when Hitler first invaded, largely due to Stalin purging most of his competent officers.

The Kershaw book sounds interesting- how do you like it?

Fun fact: all British men eventually become Bill Nighy.

I thought Caputo told [lady guard who he crushes on] that she murdered someone. Seems like he'd know.

Do we know that for sure? Nicki knew about the human trafficking, but it seemed like rumors both ways. Or did the appeal subplot last season imply that her crime was trafficking?

I don't like Larry as a person, but I like that Larry's on the show. I loved that last season's arc was us realizing that Piper's really not a nice person at some fundamental level, and that "nice, engaged white lady" is just as much of an act as "bohemian, world-traveling lesbian/part time cash smuggler". Having…

I don't know- Miss Claudette killed someone. Supposedly Sister Ingalls, too. It's hard to tell how many of them are truly dangerous.