![]() ![]() The series’s sixth season, which debuted in its entirety on Netflix on Friday, is the same kind of grab bag: Some episodes are dazzling, some sloppy, but Orange and its creator, Jenji Kohan, are still pulling off tricks and twists that few other shows dare attempt. And what viewers get in return are occasional moments of transcendent television, including the miraculous lake scene at the end of Season 3 and the wrenching, infuriating end of Season 4. It’s a show that frequently requires patience, and a willingness to suspend disbelief. ![]() In Season 5 the show even blew up its own structure, setting all 13 episodes smack in the middle of a three-day riot at Litchfield. It constantly reinvents its characters, redeeming even the most unlikely villains, and turning its one-time protagonist, Piper (Taylor Schilling), into a monster. Since its debut in 2013, it’s toggled between different modes and moods, to the point where not even the Netflix series seems entirely clear whether it’s a comedy or drama. Orange Is the New Black has never been a show you might characterize as consistent.
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