In the second week of June, Netflix dropped all 13 episodes of Orange Is The New Blacks third season for subscribers to consume at whatever pace they saw fit. Some will have binge-watched it all pretty much straightaway, engaging in a marathon sitting in order to get their Litchfield fix all in one go and ensure they were amongst the first to watch it. Others may have taken their time, watching a couple at a time, or even be watching it on a more standard week-by-week basis. Most will by now have finished watching, and if so watched (and hopefully enjoyed) a show that was different to what came before, while still recognisably the one audiences came to love. In the absence of one overarching big-bad, like last seasons Vee, this was a show that felt lighter and wasnt afraid to play up more of the comedic moments, something perhaps needed after the darker season 2. There were still moments of antagonism - including the darker side of Piper - and plenty of emotional scenes as well, but generally this was slightly happier, funnier, and more invested in truly getting to know all of the characters. There were a lot of threads left hanging at the end of the season, and with number four confirmed and ready to hit Netflix in a years time, heres a look at the questions we want answers to.
NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far.
A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.
