Score: 3/5
This season of “Orange is the New Black” isn’t as dark as season two. Now, there are still some gritty scenes, don’t get me wrong. It delves into suicide, rape and corporate greed, but the issues are scattered across the episodes to keep the season lighter.
With Daya expecting a baby soon, season three takes the opportunity to explain her relationship with her mother, Aleida, in a way that makes you realize her true feelings. Many more characters’ pasts are explored such as Chang, Norma and Pennsatucky, which give you a better understanding of their plights within the season.
Besides the smaller characters, Alex is back in Litchfield as well, and she spends the season paranoid that Kubra is out to get her, putting her relationship with Piper in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Piper starts a new enterprise after Litchfield introduces a fresh job for the inmates.
The reason for all the changes? Litchfield’s ownership faces a transfer, and with that come a few technical problems for Caputo. Overall, the excitement level of the season is pretty low; the show is slower than the previous seasons, resulting in a confusingly stable finale.
I think the cause for the lack of anticipation, was the fact that this season really didn’t have a villain. In season one we had Pennsatucky, in season two, Vee, but season three’s lack of an emotionally manipulative person leaves it feeling stale.
Sure, there’s tons of character development, but what didn’t make “OITNB” so exciting was the amount of lesbian sex. Netflix capitalizes on sex, bringing in more scenes thinking it will please viewers when it just makes it seem like a desparate attempt at an HBO show.
“Orange is the New Black” is back with a whole new set of problems, but it isn’t the characters that have them.
This season of “Orange is the New Black” isn’t as dark as season two. Now, there are still some gritty scenes, don’t get me wrong. It delves into suicide, rape and corporate greed, but the issues are scattered across the episodes to keep the season lighter. With Daya expecting a baby soon, season three takes the opportunity to explain her relationship with her mother, Aleida, in a way that makes you realize her true feelings. Many more characters’ pasts are explored such as Chang, Norma and Pennsatucky, which give you a better understanding of their plights within the season. Besides the smaller characters, Alex is back in Litchfield as well, and she spends the season paranoid that Kubra is out to get her, putting her relationship with Piper in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Piper starts a new enterprise after Litchfield introduces a fresh job for the inmates. The reason for all the changes? Litchfield’s ownership faces a transfer, and with that come a few technical problems for Caputo. Overall, the excitement level of the season is pretty low; the show is slower than the previous seasons, resulting in a confusingly stable finale.  I think the cause for the lack of anticipation, was the fact that this season really didn’t have a villain. In season one we had Pennsatucky, in season two, Vee, but season three’s lack of an emotionally manipulative person leaves it feeling stale. Sure, there’s tons of character development, but what didn’t make “OITNB” so exciting was the amount of lesbian sex. Netflix capitalizes on sex, bringing in more scenes thinking it will please viewers when it just makes it seem like a desparate attempt at an HBO show. “Orange is the New Black” is back with a whole new set of problems, but it isn’t the characters that have them.