[Radii]

Just finished Orange is the New Black, I'm really impressed. No letdown episodes, numerous rich, interesting characters.

Minor "general direction" spoiler:

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I really like the way that it became more serious and dramatic as the season progressed. I don't think it could have continued to feel as lighthearted as it did early on and stayed good for long. Hooooly shit things got dark towards the end though.

Some slightly more detailed thoughts:

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So.... is this how they keep Piper in jail forever to keep the series going? Damn.

They've seriously created some spectacular characters in a very short period of time. Miss Claudette in particular, though I assume we've seen the last of her now, had such a great story. Taystee (I had to imdb that... that's how they spell her name apparently) getting released and coming right back, the conversation w/ her friend in the library was brilliant and heartbreaking. So was the backstory to the yoga chick once that got revealed towards the end.

Lastly, this is my first experience with the Netflix model. I don't like this "dump a whole season out there at once" idea. A good enough show will earn my time, and if a show is good enough half the fun is finding other people who like it to discuss each episode with. Releasing it like this really limits a lot of that, and I think it limits the amount of buzz and acclaim a show can get.