Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S5 E13 “Storm-y Weather” (Netflix)
Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S5 E13 “Storm-y Weather” (Netflix)

Orange Is the New Black Season 5 Episode 13 "Storm-y Weather" brings an end to Season Five and allows me to talk about justice and about law and about why prisoners, correctional officers, and even wardens matter. Enjoy!

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Lost & Found Inside A (Lucid) Dream: Predicting Robot (Mr. Robot Season 3)
Lost & Found Inside A (Lucid) Dream: Predicting Robot (Mr. Robot Season 3)

Is Elliot lost inside a (lucid) dream? Are our dreams real? This is my post attempting to explain the surreality of the Mr. Robot universe through the lens of Lucid Dreaming. Enjoy! 

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Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S5 E12 “Tattoo You” (Netflix)
Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S5 E12 “Tattoo You” (Netflix)

Orange Is the New Black Season 5 Episode 12 "Tattoo You" allows me to discuss prison hiring, the logic of the riot, and the importance of centering the series on prisoner's humanity. Enjoy!

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Iron v. Dragon: Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 1: Dragonstone (HBO)
Iron v. Dragon: Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 1: Dragonstone (HBO)

Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 1: "Dragonstone" is really about starting to draw up the battle lines for the coming conflict between the Iron Throne and the Dragon Throne. Enjoy!

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Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S5 E11 “Breaking The Fiberboard Ceiling” (Netflix)
Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S5 E11 “Breaking The Fiberboard Ceiling” (Netflix)

Orange Is the New Black Season 5 Episode 11 "The Fiberboard Ceiling" allows me to discuss holes in fences, mental health meds, and Big Boo's ethical limits. Enjoy.

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WTF? The Strangelove of S3: Predicting Robot (Mr. Robot Season 3)
WTF? The Strangelove of S3: Predicting Robot (Mr. Robot Season 3)

Predicting Robot is my series suggesting the possibilities for Season 3 of Mr. Robot. Today I am talking about the Emmy snubs and reflecting on my "Dr. Strangelove Theory" of Mr. Robot from earlier this year.

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Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S5 E10 “The Reverse Midas Touch” (Netflix)
Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S5 E10 “The Reverse Midas Touch” (Netflix)

Orange Is the New Black Season 5 Episode 10 "The Reverse Midas Touch" allows me to discuss societal cruelty and revenge fantasies, negotiation problems, and Scrabble in prison.

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Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S5 E9 “The Tightening” (Netflix)
Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S5 E9 “The Tightening” (Netflix)

Orange Is the New Black Season 5 Episode 9 "The Tightening" allows me to talk about objectification of inmates for entertainment, meaningful activism, and questionable riot logic. Enjoy!

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“The Robot” Rules: Predicting Robot (Mr. Robot Season 3)
“The Robot” Rules: Predicting Robot (Mr. Robot Season 3)

Another in my series of posts "predicting" what might happen during Season 3 of Mr. Robot (USA). This week I am talking about the relationship between Elliot and Mr. Robot. Enjoy!

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