orange is the new black season 1 episode 7

The advantage of this method is that it forces us to focus on the characters’ emotional state. With the cast stripped down to half its former size, we discover the new world of Maximum Security prison through Suzanne’s eyes, and the show uses surreal hallucinatory sequences to re-introduce our main characters. Who Knows Better Than I (Season 6, Episode 1)īecause it’s the one where… Suzanne struggles to cope without her medication in the aftermath of the riot. Tune in to an episode of Orange Is the New Black, and you don’t know whether you will see a hilarious story about erotic time travel fiction, a horror movie pastiche, or a dramatic punch to the gut that leaves you an emotional wreck. Tune in to an episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, and you know you’re probably going to see something grim and unpleasant. Those episodes that really pack a punch do so, not in spite of the comedic elements of the show, but because of them. No episode of Orange Is the New Black is entirely without humor, but some lean more heavily on the comedy than others, and many have produced powerful drama. Uzo Aduba has even won Emmys in the both the Comedy and Drama categories for playing Suzanne Warren.

Officially billed as a “comedy-drama,” the show embraces everything from broad slightly surreal comedy – Kate Mulgrew’s famous chicken speech in season one being a prime example – to serious drama that takes on life and death issues from the real world.

There are few shows on television that cover as many different tones and scenes of mood whiplash as Orange Is the New Black.

Orange is the new black season 1 episode 7