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Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S2 E6 “You Also Have A Pizza” (Netflix)
Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S2 E6 “You Also Have A Pizza” (Netflix)

Orange is the New Black S2 E6 gives me the chance to talk about prison as entertainment and about smoking incarcerated,  Enjoy!

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Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S2 E5 “Low Self-Esteem City” (Netflix)
Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S2 E5 “Low Self-Esteem City” (Netflix)

Orange is the New Black S2 E5 "Low Self-Esteem City" (Netflix) opens space for my discussion of Correctional Officer induced-violence, food stamps, and furloughs among many other exciting topics.

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Orange Is The New BlackJoshua B. HoeOrange is the New Black, Orange Black or Bleak, OITNB, OITNB S2 E5 "Low Self-Esteem City", Netflix, Gloria Mendoza, Selenis Leyva, Big Boo, Lea DeLaria, Nicky Nichols, Natasha Lyonne, Yvonne "Vee" Parker, Lorraine Toussaint, Sam Healy, Michael Harney, Joe Caputo, Natalie Figueroa, Alysia Rainer, Litchfield Prison, Litchfield Correctional, Officer John Bennett, Matt McGorry, George Mendez, Pablo Schrieber, Suzanne Warren, Uzo Adoba, Piper Chapman, Taylor Schilling, Nation Outside Comments
Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S2 E4 “A Whole Other Hole” (Netflix)
Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S2 E4 “A Whole Other Hole” (Netflix)

Vee is taking over, Morello is leaving her post, and Red is trying to bounce back on my recap of OITNB S2 E4 "A Whole Other Hole."  Enjoy!

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Orange Is The New BlackJoshua B. HoeOrange is the New Black, Orange Black or Bleak, OITNB, OITNB S2 E4 "A Whole Other Hole", Lorna Morello, Yael Stone, Big Boo, Lea DeLaria, Nicky Nichols, Natasha Lyonne, Brook SoSo, Kimiko Glenn, Yvonne "Vee" Parker, Poussey Washington, Samira Wiley, Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson, Danielle Brooks, Rosa Cisneros, Barbara Rosenblat, Sophia Burset, Laverne Cox, Officer Susan Fischer, Lauren Lapkus, Tiffany Doggett, Taryn Manning, Galina "Red" Reznikov, Kate Mulgrew, Sam Healy, Michael Harney, Nation OutsideComment
Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S2 E3 “Hugs Can Be Deceiving” (Netflix)
Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S2 E3 “Hugs Can Be Deceiving” (Netflix)
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Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S2 E2 “Looks Blue, Tastes Red” (Netflix)
Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S2 E2 “Looks Blue, Tastes Red” (Netflix)

Time for Litchfield's Job Fair and the entrance of one of Orange Is The New Black's most notorious villains. Binge watch Netflix's show with a guide who used to wear Orange too.

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Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S2 E1 “Thirsty Bird” (Netflix)
Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S2 E1 “Thirsty Bird” (Netflix)

Binge-watch season 2 of Orange is the New Black with an "expert" guide. As a formerly incarcerated person, I try to provide unique insight into the events unfolding in Litchfield (Netflix's most popular women's prison).

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Orange Is The New Black: OPS Season One Binge-Watching Guide (Netflix)
Orange Is The New Black: OPS Season One Binge-Watching Guide (Netflix)

Binge-watch "Orange is the New Black: Season One" from a new perspective with these companion pieces by a formerly incarcerated person. 

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Orange Is The New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E13 “Can't Fix Crazy” (Netflix)
Orange Is The New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E13 “Can't Fix Crazy” (Netflix)

Orange is the New Black S1 E13 "Can't Fix Crazy" concludes the first season and the first season of my recap.  So, the season wraps up with a Christmas Pageant and an attempted stabbing. Basically, another few days in the Litch.

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Orange Is The New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E12 “Fool Me Once” (Netflix)
Orange Is The New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E12 “Fool Me Once” (Netflix)

Orange is the New Black S1 E 12 "Fool Me Once" has Taystee returning, Miss Claudette leaving (and not for brighter skies), and Doggett's backstory.

Enjoy!

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Orange Is The New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E11 “Tall Men With Feelings” (Netflix)
Orange Is The New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E11 “Tall Men With Feelings” (Netflix)

Orange is the New Black S1 E 11 "Tall Men With Feelings" is one of the saddest and most emotionally explosive episodes of the first season, this is my recap. 

Enjoy.

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Orange Is The New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E10 “Bora Bora Bora” (Netflix)
Orange Is The New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E10 “Bora Bora Bora” (Netflix)

Orange is the New Black doesn't always have enough comedy to salve the tragedy. This is my recap of OITNB S1 E1 "Bora Bora Bora"

Enjoy!

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Orange Is The New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E9 “F*cksgiving” (Netflix)
Orange Is The New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E9 “F*cksgiving” (Netflix)

Orange is the New Black S1 E9 "F*cksgiving" Covers a particularly brutal Thanksgiving Holiday at Litchfield Correctional Facility.

Enjoy my recap.

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Orange Is The New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E8 “Moscow Mule” (Netflix)
Orange Is The New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E8 “Moscow Mule” (Netflix)

Orange, Black, or Bleak is the name of my Orange is the New Black recap, Today I am writing about S1 E8 "Moscow Mule" from the perspective of a formerly incarcerated person.

Enjoy!

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Orange Is The New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E7 “Blood Donut” (Netflix)
Orange Is The New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E7 “Blood Donut” (Netflix)

Orange Is The New Black S1 E7 "Blood Donut" raises many questions like, "Do inmates practice for parole?" Or do inmates really have "thin pillows?"

Here are answers to these and other OITNB questions from a formerly incarcerated person.

Enjoy! 

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Orange is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E6 “WAC Pack” (Netflix)
Orange is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E6 “WAC Pack” (Netflix)

A New Prisoner's Council on Orange is the New Black...What could possibly go wrong? 

Enjoy my deep-dive into the OITNB S1 E6 "WAC Pack" from the perspective of a formerly incarcerated person.

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Orange is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E5 “The Chickening” (Netflix)
Orange is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E5 “The Chickening” (Netflix)

My treatment of Orange is the New Black S1 E5 "The Chickening"

During this recap, I am covering about prison sex, guard towers, and basketball.

Enjoy!

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Orange is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E4 “Imaginary Enemies” (Netflix)
Orange is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S1 E4 “Imaginary Enemies” (Netflix)

Visit Litchfield and Orange is the New Black again with a formerly incarcerated person as your guide.

This is my treatment of S1 E4 Imaginary Enemies

Enjoy!

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