Orange Is The New Black

Orange Is The New Black's choices remain suspect, but a strong finale means the show gets away with it—for now

Myles McNutt

7/27/18 6:00pm

I still don’t know how much credit to give Orange Is The New Black for understanding Piper Chapman’s privilege.

Season 6

It's equal parts satisfying and alarming when Orange Is The New Black's season finally kicks into gear

Myles McNutt

7/27/18 5:00pm

I have my issues with the haphazard plotting that Orange Is The New Black can fall into during the middle section of…

Season 6

Orange Is The New Black has one great storyline, but this season refuses to give it its due

Myles McNutt

7/27/18 4:00pm

When Taystee’s case was taken on by the ACLU, Orange Is The New Black gestured to the larger world of its story: the…

Season 6

Orange Is The New Black is still juggling tones, even in its most consistently dramatic season

Myles McNutt

7/27/18 3:00pm

Although I’d argue this season of Orange Is The New Black has been fairly uneven in terms of its storytelling, one…

Season 6

There's positive momentum and negative momentum, and Orange Is The New Black has the latter right now

Myles McNutt

7/27/18 2:00pm

Since being introduced in Frieda’s flashback, Carol and Barb have had surprisingly little impact on this season of Orang…

Season 6

Taystee remains the face of OITNB's riot, but her truth isn't what everyone wants to hear

Myles McNutt

7/27/18 1:00pm

Although in the worst of circumstances, Taystee has been given a rare opportunity. Because of her role as the face of…

Season 6

If Orange Is The New Black can’t even make flashbacks for new characters exciting, it should stop doing them

Myles McNutt

7/27/18 12:00pm

At the end of every episode of Orange Is The New Black, the first thing we see after the fade to orange is “Executive…

Season 6

Orange Is The New Black tries and fails to place a new character on the same level as its existing ensemble

Myles McNutt

7/27/18 11:00am

When Orange Is The New Black first started using flashbacks, their primary purpose was to provide insight into who…

Season 6

On both sides of the law, Orange Is The New Black struggles to move past the riot

Myles McNutt

7/27/18 10:00am

When The Good Place presented at its first Television Critics Association press tour, my question was tied to the fact…

Season 6

Does Orange Is The New Black really think this toxic relationship is anything but toxic?

Myles McNutt

7/27/18 9:00am

I am on the record here at The A.V. Club that Netflix’s “Skip Intro” feature does more harm than good, even if I will…

Season 6

A life-and-death game of telephone stands between Orange Is The New Black’s inmates and dire consequences

Myles McNutt

7/27/18 8:00am

One of my least favorite television tropes is when things happen because characters just don’t talk to one another: a…

Season 6

The stakes are high on Orange Is The New Black, so naturally it’s time to check in on garbage Caputo

Myles McNutt

7/27/18 7:00am

The stakes of Orange Is The New Black have never been higher than they are in Max right now. As the FBI’s investigation…

Season 6

Orange Is The New Black sends (some of) its inmates to a new kind of hell in the 6th season premiere

Myles McNutt

7/27/18 6:00am

In the lead-up to the sixth season, Netflix revealed that Orange Is The New Black was getting a change in location,…

Season 5

Orange Is The New Black’s narrative experiment comes to an end

Myles McNutt

6/09/17 3:30pm

Welcome to the end of The A.V. Club’s coverage of Orange Is The New Black season five. These reviews and their comment…

Season 5

Who is responsible for the Litchfield riot reaching its breaking point?

Myles McNutt

6/09/17 2:30pm