Orange Is The New Black: 7 Reasons To Be Excited For Season 6

4. A New Focus

Orange Is The New Black Season 6
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Although the shift from Piper’s prison experience to the experience of the entire prison has been a gradual one across the series, this season should mark the final transition. It’s clear that after 5 seasons, Piper’s 15 month sentence must be coming to an end soon and that she must, eventually, be written out of the series.

Due to her minimal involvement in the riot, season 6 is the perfect opportunity to start to adjust the audience to a Piper-less prison. It is more than likely that she will be relegated to a supporting character to make way for more pivotal characters, such as Daya and Taystee, who participated much more heavily in the riot.

Ultimately the show’s continued future is ultimately dependent on whether it can adapt to being without her. However, with such a rich ensemble of characters, there is no reason to believe that it couldn’t survive without her.

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