<em>Orange Is the New Black</em> Gambles Big
In its fifth season, the Netflix show digs deep into human nature, and the result is both intriguing and incoherent.
In its first few years of existence, Netflix’s evolved from a dramedy about an oblivious white woman enduring prison to a deft and richly textured portrait of injustice in America. This transformation culminated in the penultimate episode of Season 4, “The Animals,” in which a beloved character, Poussey Washington (Samira Wiley), was crushed to death by a prison guard—a heartbreaking event that united the female inmates of Litchfield against an increasingly punitive system. In the wake of her death, a particularly sadistic guard brought a gun to work, and the season ended with his weapon being
