7 Life Lessons Orange Is The New Black Season 2 Taught Me

4. Even The Mighty Can Fall

NetflixNetflixIt doesn't matter how much power you have today, tomorrow you might be penniless on the streets. In this case one day you might be running the prison kitchen with a loving family around you, the next you're sitting on the old peoples' table talking about crochet patterns. That's what happens to poor old Red and it is not very pretty. It may have looked as though Red was untouchable. In season one this Russian Goddess had the prison in the palm of her hand. She ran the kitchen. She ran an illegal makeup smuggling business. She had hoards of prisoners at her feet just begging her for some blue eyeshadow. She was at the top of the prison food chain. So, how did it all change? In a matter of episodes this master went from a somebody to an absolute nobody. She lost her kitchen and smuggling business. Suddenly Red was out in the cold, literally, she ended up out in the greenhouse. This was a real turn around from where she'd once been and just goes to show that even if you think you've got everything sorted out, it can still all come crashing down around your feet. Now, there's something to think about.
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