Stephany, "Much of the praise around the series stems from the range of humanity and attention to detail that is presented about the lives of the “other” inmates—as if Piper is an undercover reporter. Not a felon, as those who in federal prison by definition are, but a narrator who unveils for audiences the complexity of the women who are entangled in the system. Of course, to have simply focused on the poor decision-making, yuppie out of water, blindsided by the dirty underbelly of society would have made me poke my eyes out without question. So, I agree that if there is any initial redemption in the series, it is from the lives of the fellow inmates layered throughout. However, as naïve as the central protagonist is, so too are the wide-eyed, fresh-faced celebratory critics who glorify the show from a space of ignorant surprise."
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 18:31:47 +0000