Orange Is the New Black 2.13

We Have Manners. We're Polite.

This is it, the season finale. There is no backstory spotlight. The focus is entirely on the present. Just about everyone who has played a role in this season makes an appearance or two. The big story revolves around Vee and Red but there are a bunch of other little ones that also get some screen time and some resolution.

Orange Is the New Black 2.12

It Was the Change

Hurricane or Tropical Storm Wanda causes all sorts of problems for Litchfield. The roof is leaking in places. The prisoners have to be moved from their cells in the lower levels to ones that aren't as severly impacted by the storm. Luschek, Chapman, and Nickels are tasked with fixing some of the problems. They discover that the pumps that are there to clear water out of the building don't have any fuel.

Orange Is the New Black 2.11

Take a Break from Your Values

Soso gets serious about the hunger strike. Yoga Jones has joined her. Leanne and Angie have also joined but their demands are centered around less serious things, like maple syrup. Sister Jane is a bit dismissive of their cause, at first. Eventually she comes around and joins them.

Orange Is the New Black 2.10

Little Mustachioed Sh*t

Piper returns from furlough. Red is waiting for her when she gets back to her bunk. She lies to Red about her shop. She tells Red that it is doing fine. She also tells her about her sexual encounter with Larry and what she knows and doesn't know about what Larry's been up to since she's been in Litchfield.

Orange Is the New Black 2.09

40 Oz. of Furlough

Piper is released for 48 hours. She is under strict orders. Cal, her brother, picks her up. He takes her to see Larry. It is an awkward reunion. Neither of them seem to be all that thrilled to see the other.

Orange Is the New Black 2.08

Appropriately Sized Pots

Miss Rosa Cisneros gets the backstory spotlight. She was part of a gang that robbed banks. It was her and three men. Two of them die before she winds up in prison. The first one gets shot in the back by a bank security guard. The other dies of a heart attack. They were all young like her. She abandoned the last one to impulsively try to rob a bank. That's what landed her prison.

Orange Is the New Black 2.07

Comic Sans

Vee's plan to sell homemade cigarettes to the other inmates goes into operation. Everyone seems to be on board except for Poussey.

Black Cindy gets the backstory spotlight. She used to be a TSA security guard at the airport in Pittsburgh. She took advantage of her position and stole stuff from bags she inspected. She has a daughter, Monica, who thinks they are sisters. The exact crime that gets her locked up isn't shown but there are plenty of hints dropped.

Orange Is the New Black 2.06

You Also Have a Pizza

I watched the Valentine's Day episode 2 days after Valentine's Day. How serendipitous. There is a Valentine's Day party at the prison. It is organized by the kitchen staff.

Larry comes to see Piper. She's happy to see him. She wants to talk about when she gets out. He isn't overjoyed to see her or to chat. He tries talking to her about corruption at Litchfield. They get into a fight and he storms out.

Orange Is the New Black 2.05

Low Self Esteem City

The plumbing in the bathroom that the Latinas use starts backing up. This leads to other problems. Caputo gets an outside plumber to come in and evaluate the situation. Figueroa gets angry when she finds out about it. Her husband is running for office and as far as she is concerned Litchfield doesn't have the money to fix the problem.

Orange is the New Black 2.04

A Whole Other Hole

Chapman starts reclaiming her belongings, things that were hers. They were left behind when she was thrown in the SHU. Somethings she takes when no one is looking. Other things she takes out of other inmates hands. She runs into a problem when she tries to get her blanket back from Big Boo.

Orange Is the New Black 2.03

Hugs Can Be Deceiving

The title is not as cute as it might seem at first glance. There are actually a number of hugs in this episode but it is about more than just hugs. The hugs are ways to link the various plot threads together but it is more like a common language than it is a common theme.

Orange Is the New Black 2.02

Looks Blue, Tastes Red

No Piper. No Alex.

Tasty gets the flashback spotlight. The episode opens with the first of several scenes in the flashback spotlight. Tasha (Tasty) is a young girl. She lives in a foster home but she's at an event in a park, trying to impress prosepctive adoptive parents. It is there that she meets Vee, the woman who becomes her adoptive mother.

Orange Is the New Black 2.01

Thirsty Bird

Piper is woke up and shipped out of Litchfield in the middle of the night. The guards refuse to tell her anything. She is put on a bus with a bunch of other prisoners. None of the other prisoners seem to know where they are going. She is on the bus for several hours. The bus ride ends at an airport. The prisoners are put on a plane. She winds up sitting next to Lolly Whitehall (Lori Petty) who also doesn't know where they are going.