Orange Is The New Black Season 4: 9 Reasons To Be Excited

4. Fresh Backstories

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Although flashbacks are something that can very easily be mishandled (looking at you, Arrow), on Orange is the New Black they're one of the strongest parts of the show: entertaining, informative, and usually tragic, they bring added depth to the characters, even ones you previously never cared about.

They'll continue to be a big part of the show in Season 4, and we're going to have some new backstories to shine light on characters who haven't been front-and-centre yet. After Flaca received a backstory this year, it could be that her best friend Maritza gets one of her own this time around, especially with the Latinas set to take on a bigger role, while there are a number of new characters to explore further as well.

Add to that the fact we'll probably see more backstory of characters we've already seen in the past, and it means we're set for some great flashbacks, and even more characterisation.

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