Although the notional lead of the show, Piper Chapman hasnt always been the most interesting character - far from it, in fact. Thats not necessarily to say shes boring, and more a credit to the supporting cast around her, but she hasnt always been the best served character in terms of her storyline. She had two arcs running parallel this season - the love-story one, and the criminal business one. It is the latter that really helped push the character to the fore and made her worth investing time in this season. Working in the new Whispers factory making womens underwear, she hits on the idea of having the inmates wear them and sell them to perverts online, who it turns out will pay a lot of money for such garments. She gets to display her comedic chops - with a showstopping (in her mind, anyway) speech to convince her fellow inmates - and it also brings out a much darker, more cunning and manipulative side to her, getting to go all Godfather and culminating with her sabotaging Stellas hopes of release.
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.
