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I made a gifset of bb!Suzanne, a picspam of my top 10 characters and a few misc icons from season 2. :)

~~Also I'm so late to this post it's not even funny. We watched season 2 right when it aired and I meant to participate in the discussion here and then I forgot, oops.~~

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I liked getting a view of another prison for a bit. It was similar to how it is in the book, from what I remember. I did miss all my favorite characters though.
Piper really isn't at the top of my list.
Still a good episode though.

Same here.
Though I was a bit torn between "I want to go baaack" to "I want to know everything about these characters too". :D

OMG, WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO, ALEX!!

I know, right? After she convinced her to lie in the first place?!!!

Though I guess they had to do something to keep Piper in jail and in the story. In the book (and in life) that's the point (after that trial) that Piper is released.

Ooh, I have the book on my to read list. Haven't gotten to it yet. Her 15 months were up after the trial? or they let her out early?

I think she did about 11 months and then there was the trial and that was the final part of the deal I think and after she got let out.

In the book I don't think she had ever actually met the big dealer, so she really didn't have anything to lie about, or to help with...I read it after I watched the first season.
It's good, though I think the show is better and more interesting in a lot of ways.

It also got me to read a couple of other books on women's lives in prison, which were also interesting.

Definitely going to queue it up on my summer reading list. Any other books you can recommend?

I recommend:
A World Apart: Woman, Prison and Life Behind Bars by Christina Rathbone
Random Family by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc - this one isn't as much about life inside prison but more on the generations of families in and out of prison. It reminds me a little of the situation with Daya and her mother.

*adds to the list* Thank you!!

Recs! ♥ *grabby hands*

Ohhh Alex.

I liked the flashbacks to Piper's childhood, being the goody-goody but learning to lie.

It was so strange being away from the prison and prison "family" we know. It made me feel disoriented, like Piper. And I'm glad Pennsatucky made it!

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I really loved this episode! I loved getting Taystee's backstory.
It was so sad too.
I like getting to see how smart she really is, and how she got into the situation that she's in now.
I really like Taystee.

I LOVED seeing how smart Taystee is! She's one of my favorites.

I LOVED this episode! Taystee is one of my favorites so getting her backstory was awesome. I know Vee is probably going to end up screwing everyone over but I am very intrigued by the Vee-Taystee relationship. It'll be interesting to see how things change for Taystee with Vee inside now. I also really liked how they balanced the screen-time in this episode.

Mostly I can't forget Big Boo with the dog and peanut butter. !

Great ensemble episode. I found myself thinking, "Good for you!" re: Pennsatucky getting her new teeth, despite what she tried to do to Piper. And that little conversation between her cronies was nice.

The job fair was a treat and offered some great moments for a bunch of characters, especially during the resume bit. I like that Taystee could still celebrate over the $10 for her account. And the Taystee-ness generally! I'd read about Vee a bit before watching but didn't realize she'd be coming to the prison (though I should have been able to figure that out).

Red's son was cool to see. It's coming down on all sides for her now. The old lady inmates were fun; I'd never thought about what it must be like for older women in prison.

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Piper returns to Litchfield!
The back story on Suzanne was sad.
I hate how Vee is manipulating her, but at the same time it's nice that someone is at least pretending to care about her.
I liked seeing that it was Suzanne that punched out Piper, making her fight with the other inmate look like a fair one, though that wasn't her intention at all.

I knoooow, poor Suzanne. Vee's just a huge manipulator! I liked how Piper thanked Suzanne for punching her, though, because it really did save her ass.

I knew Suzanne's backstory would kill me. :( I did NOT see that twist coming that she hit Piper. I think she may also have saved Piper by distracting her from her rage; maybe Piper would really have killed Pennsatucky if that hadn't happened.

Vee and Red I did not see coming either.

Oh, Brook, you're the new Piper!

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This episode was so good. The Morello flashbacks were so surprising to me. That she's a delusional stalker who only had one date with Christopher was so surprising to me. Especially considering the kind of freedom she's given in her prison job. One she took advantage of in this episode to break into Christopher's home and take a bath in his bride to be's veil. It was so crazy and so often she seems so normal, nice and sane. But she is seriously delusional.

I hate the how Vee is creating cracks in the order of things here. Though it makes for great story. She's such a trouble maker and I feel so bad for Poussey, who is just so nice.

Piper is turning really mean this season, not that I blame her, but damn. She really did try to pimp a girl out for a blanket. Then again Soso is pretty annoying. Then again she's not all that different from how Piper was when she first got to prison.

That she's a delusional stalker who only had one date with Christopher was so surprising to me.

Agreed!!! When they showed the beginning with her calling that company because her shoes didn't arrive? I was sure she was in for something like Fraud...
but being a crazy stalker... unexpected.
I've always been surprised that she was given so much freedom, and I'm kinda glad they explored that a little bit. Makes me wonder if it comes in some other way this season.

I've always been surprised that she was given so much freedom

Me too, and I figured it must have been because her crime must have been something that could be considered non-threatening to the public, but wow, it's even more surprising now.

And besides her whole obsession/delusion over Christopher, she has always seemed so friendly and stable.

Yeah, seriously...

I suppose she's pretty harmless if she's not obsessing over someone.

I was shocked at Morello's backstory. WHO WOULD LET HER DRIVE A VAN OFF GROUNDS???

the whole pee hole thing was just hilarious.

OMG anatomy lesson! That was fantastic.

I actually was not surprised that Morello was a delusional stalker; she always came off that way to me. What I'm wondering is how she and Suzanne, who both have some form of mental illness or disorder going on, are not in a hospital instead.

Half the time I think Vee means what she says, or she both means it AND is manipulative.

Piper hasn't changed much, as Nicky says. She's just doing the scary thing now, which seems not to be working much! I liked the scene between her and Red.

Speaking of, is Red seriously plotting an escape?!

Taystee and Poussey: sadface.

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Gloria's backstory made me so sad :(
I was kind of hoping that she had killed that dude that beat her, but of course that was unlikely considering the whole minimum security prison thing. I'm glad he got his in the end. You don't fuck with the Orishas ;)

Cupoto on bass in a band was kind of cute, and it's sad that he actually seems to care about the prisoners. Sad because it doesn't seem to matter, because he still can't get things done. He's still kind of creepy though.

Vee continues to claw her way to power. This doesn't seem like it's going to end well.

Also Baby Daddy guard is not very subtle with his attentions toward and protection of Daya. Though I love his good intentions. I can't see that ending well either.

I so cheered when that asshole went up in flames. CHEERED.

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Valentines' Day and Poussey Flashbacks!

And what the hell Larry????!!!

The Poussey flashback was awesome but we still don' know why she's in there!!

AND YES, WTH LARRY

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Okay, even more what the hell Larry???!!!

This time we got background on Cindy, which was sad and a little interesting.
We have the girls pushing Bennett too far and him in turning being a total ass.

Vee continues to shake things up and is building her contraband ring while Red is doing her own new thing with the greenhouse bringing in benign but useful/fun things in.

And that poor older woman getting basically kicked to the curb on "compassionate release".

This was kind of an extra downer of an episode!

Very downer. Could not BELIEVE Cindy worked for the TSA, holy shit.

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I really liked getting Rosa's backstory.
She really was a bank robber and her men really did keep dying on her (at least 2 of them did anyways).
And Susan was fired!
OMG!!!! Pornstache!!! He's such a horrible person, but entertaining.
I can't see this being good for Daya and Bennett though.
I can't see this being a good thing for Red either, or any of the inmates really.

I'm sad Piper misssed her gramma dying ;__;

I know, that was sad :(

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He's back! The return of Pornstache!
Yet, it's Bennett who starts going all crazy on everyone.
Oh man I wish he had listened to Daya and waited until to spill that news, and seriously, eventually they'll do a paternity test and it will prove not to me Pornstache's, right?

Piper is on furlough and it looks like Red's place back home is out of business and her family has been lying to her.

I really liked seeing the background stuff between Vee and Red too.

I wonder how much trouble Piper's gonna be in for her binge drinking.

I'm pretty sure alcohol works out of your system pretty quickly...

Okay, just checked online, some tests will detect for 3 or 4 days after alcohol is consumed, but standard tests won't. So I guess it depends on what kind of tests they use and how much they really care about legal drugs like alcohol and how big their budget is for these tests.

True. I just thought alcohol was on the list of nonos that she was told. Hmm. Pondering if I wanna watch the next ep or watch something else now. LOL. I've been marathoning all day, as you can see from all my replying, LOL.

I just thought alcohol was on the list of nonos that she was told

It was on the list of nonos, but then they aren't supposed to drink it in prison either, and they do that periodically.

Also, I'm obviously trying to answer without being spoilery since I finished the season by the second day ;)

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So, does Pornstache actually think that the baby is his, or is he fucking with them? What was with that wink he gave Bennett? It was kind of awesome and horrible that he did everything that Daya kind of wishes Bennett would do.

That was sad about Piper lying to Red about her business back home, but I'm not sure how much good the truth would have done either.

Vee is shaping up to be pretty horrible. Poor Poussey. And that whole picking on Rosa thing too? What the hell? People are getting extra mean.

Piper telling Red the truth would have only depressed her. I think it was good that she let her think otherwise.

I feel so bad for Poussey, she's losing everything.

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wow.

Feelings jar. Piper is going to be transferred.
Piper probably did the right thing lying on the stand because while Alex is out, the head dealer guy is too and he's not happy and she's in danger.
Big Boo all alone.
And that woman was going to kill Vee, but shanked the wrong woman!!!???? Who did she get?

Oh and Polly and Larry??? Yeah, I'm sure that's going to work out well.
So much going on right now and only two more episodes!!!

lol "I'm not an alcoholic, I'm Australian."

Why would they transfer Piper after we've all gotten so invested in all the characters at litchfield? This sucks!

The only other person I can think of whose hair was big like that at the moment was Watson. ;_;

Oh, thank GOD it wasn't Watson!!

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I knew Red shouldn't have trusted Vee. Vee is bad news. She put that hit on her own foster son after doing him. That's just...ewww and ewww.

I can't believe that it doesn't occur to either Bennett or Daya that maybe a paternity test might be ordered if child support from Pornstache is ever asked for. Seriously. Not that it seems to occur to her mom either.

The storm was some crazy shit.
I'm glad that Poussey and Taystee seem to have made up though. I love their friendship.

step one: pick a person to kill
Step two: Kill THAT person

HOLY SHIT VEE HAD RJ KILLED AND RED, OMGG.

Vee was just an amazingly horrible person.

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Oh wow!

Vee was a horrible person. Taking Suzanne under her wing like that, just to turn around and fuck her over. Master manipulator, for sure.

Rosa, having only a little while left and Morello giving her that out like that so she didn't have to die in prison, was pretty cool. Rosa hitting Vee with the van was even cooler..

I kind of feel bad for Caputo with all this shit crashing down on him with him only in charge for two days, especially with Bennett's poorly timed confession.

And Piper turning Alex in, so she'd end up back in prison? Damn.

This was a great season. I can't believe I binge watched it in like less than 32 hours.

Holy SHIT, NOW THAT WAS A SEASON FINALE!!!

Friggen hated Vee for how she was manipulating everyone. Poussey is one of my favorites and she was messing with my girl!!! I was yelling for Rosa to hit her with the van and cheered when she swerved for it. Bitch!

I liked how we got to center on a different group this season. Because i love learning about everyone's backstory.

Poor Bennett, trying to do the right thing and Caputo not having any part of it. I wonder if he tells Daya.

I love Poussey too, she's such a good person. I suspect (because it was hinted at) that's she's in for a petty drug charge. Minimum security prison is filled with that sort of thing, and because of mandatory sentencing when it comes to drug charges, they are often in there for a while. The only reason Piper got so little time was because of the deal she made to testify against the head dealer guy.

I hated Vee too, but she was a kind of a great villain type of person for the season and I cheered too when Rosa hit her. That made me so crazy happy.

I think they did the almost getting transferred thing to show how that sort of thing effects people (especially women with families) in prison, because sadly that sort of thing happens a lot.

Getting everyone's backstory was great and there is still so much to learn and that's also awesome because we'll get more of that in the next season!

Poor Bennett, trying to do the right thing and Caputo not having any part of it. I wonder if he tells Daya.

I know, he really did try. Though it was at the worst possible time really. Not, that there is really ever a good time for that.

Just watched the last ep. omfg. This season was awesome and I loved there was something for so many characters. I mean the show is Piper's story but I feel there is a little too much Piper sometimes. Vee was scary as shit (that actress!!) and the finale rocked. Can't wait to see what they'll come up with next year.

I loved it too! Vee was so horrible, but the actress was awesome at being so horrible it was kind of great! I loved getting so much more about the other characters too. I'm really looking forward to season three! This season was really great!

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