Orange Is the New Black 7.13

Here's Where We Get Off

Doggett is dead. The episode opens with her body being taken away. She is mourned by more than one person. Suzanne and Dixon are the two who feel it the most.

Luschek goes to Ward and confesses that he's the one who has been smuggling in the phones. He gets fired but charges are not pressed against him.

Mendoza gets out of Litchfield on time, without having time added to her sentence.

Red is moved to "Florida". Her memory is very spotty. She meets Berlin but doesn't recognize her until someone says something that triggers a memory.

Taystee continues to think about killing herself but ultimately decides not to do it. She gives the drugs back to Daya.

Flores gets out of ICE detention and then hew lawyer gets her case thrown out.

Cindy re-evaluates her situation. She calls her mother and meets with her mother and her daughter.

Daya and Aleida get one final scene together that ends with a violent confrontation.

Ward seems to have impressed Linda with how she has handled all the chaos but in the end she gets fired.

Chapman wants to be faithful to Vause but Vause pushes her away. Piper is left wondering what to do. She talks to Larry about her predicament. He encourages her to move on and let go of Alex.

Thoughts

This was a longer episode than usual. It was about 90 minutes long. It flew by and did not drag in the least bit.

There is a lot of follow up in this episode. I made no attempt to describe it all. Nothing really ends definitely but there are lots of hints as to where various characters stories could go next. Lots of characters who were in earlier seasons of the show, who haven't been seen since Season 5, return for little cameos. There is no backstory flashback. 

There were lots of little moments that moved me in this episode, starting with the fallout from the death of Doggett. This episode was a pretty good way to wrap things up. There's no way they could have wrapped everything up. There were too many story lines. Not everything turned out the way I hoped or expected it would.

I'm glad I watched this series but I don't see myself watching it again. I started watching it in Jan 2017. There are 91 episodes. That's a lot to watch, nevermind watching it again.