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This is my sh!t right here. Love it! I'm only at ep 8. My fave is Taystee!

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And It's so awesome seeing Elizabeth Rodriguez post AMC being used well on this show. Her character is the worst but really compelling to watch at the same time. I LOVE Daya, her backstory & relationship with Bennett ;'-) just beyond adorable!

BTW - PORNSTACHE FOREVER!! LMFAOOO

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lol. I love Pennsatucky. That little chick is hilarious! Taryn Manning rocks, and I just knew her career was over after Hustle and Flow, but I was wrong. She cracks me up with "Jesus has my back"... LMAO! She has pro lifers thinking she's a hero when, AFTER AN ABORTION, she kills the woman who disrespected her? She took her hero status and ran with it. Even before the finale, I knew she'd be back because IMDB gives eppy counts, and she was at 22.

I did a marathon out of complete desperation because it was cold outside and absolutely loved the show.

Glad Taystee is back, but what did she do to get tossed back in? I know she had difficulty adjusting to life on the outside, but I missed how she got herself re-incarcerated.

Sofia - not sure what she thought her wife was supposed to do. After all, she did initially marry a man...

Alex/Laura P can just go! I honestly can't stand the sight of this woman at all! I never thought she was a good actress and that hasn't changed!

Kate Mulgrew at Red is fantastic. I just love her! I hope she gets her kitchen back.

Really good cast, and I am looking forward to S2.

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Wow! How did I not know there was a thread for this show? It's absolutely one of my favorites - I watched the entire show in one day.

I'll post more later but I have to say that Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, and the actresses who played Crazy Eyes and Tasteee were my absolute favorites.

So glad that the show will focus more on the ensemble and less on Piper, she's my least favorite.

I just HAVE to know about Crazy Eyes'/Suzanne's white parents.

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I finally gave in and started watching this. Only 5 episodes in, but I'm really enjoying it. More than anything, though, it's making me want to get back into the 80s Australian women-behind-bars soap Prisoner. The two shows are SO similar, and even though they're basically about the same thing, I wasn't expecting to see so many similarities as far as character development, dynamics, and storylines between the two.

Kate Mulgrew is the MVP in every scene she's in for me. I never knew she was such a great comedic actress.

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You're welcome! And I'm happy to see someone not hating on Piper. She's never been one of my top faves but I also don't hate her. I thought her character was extremely necessary to introduce us to this new world and its inhabitants, and I loved how it all slowly unfolded through her eyes. She was essentially like the audience. Very useful in the narrative.

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