Orange Is the New Black: Bed Bugs and Beyond

June 12, 2015 5:18 PM - Season 3, Episode 2

Tempers flare when bed bugs invade, as Alex cracks, Red lashes out at Piper, Aleida interferes with Daya and Bennett, and Caputo gets bad news.
posted by schnee (10 comments total)

I'm glad that Piper tells Alex in this episode because I thought that they were going to drag that out all season, and ir felt like I was going through watching Breaking Bad again.
posted by tofu_crouton at 6:29 PM on June 12, 2015

"And like I'm not an expert at muffins."

Taystee, you and I are the same
posted by phunniemee at 6:43 PM on June 12, 2015 [10 favorites]

Would they really let them walk around in their underwear like that?
posted by bleep at 12:25 PM on June 13, 2015

Whether or not it was realistic, I thought it was very refreshing the way we saw so many different types of bodies in this episode - this is one of the few shows on television that portrays a variety of women of different sizes and ages, who are not all supposed to be conventionally pretty (and in fact, are often shown looking their worst because prison robs them of access to the tools of feminine performance like hair products). It was surprisingly powerful to me to see cellulite and saggy bellies in this episode.
posted by mai at 2:08 PM on June 13, 2015 [16 favorites]

Bedbugs? BEDBUGS!? They didn't tell me this was going to be a horror series!
posted by happyroach at 5:39 PM on June 14, 2015

I am conflicted about Bennett at the end. What's supposed to be happening there? Is he bailing?

I feel like the action and writing is really choppy so far. Crossing fingers for the next few eps as I really love this show.
posted by amanda at 7:58 PM on June 15, 2015

I think the takeaway from Bennett's story is that he thinks of himself as a good guy who does the right thing in difficult situations, but when it comes down to it, he's a coward.
posted by donajo at 5:40 AM on June 16, 2015 [8 favorites]

I agree that I don't know if it was realistic, but it was fairly refreshing as far as nudity goes.

I also really hated the Bennett/Daya storyline. It didn't seem very realistic to me (though I realize that a lot of other things are as equally unrealistic) and both characters really grated on me. Also I feel like she's been pregnant forever.
posted by lucy.jakobs at 12:33 PM on June 17, 2015 [1 favorite]

The Bennett/Daya storyline feels so high school to me. They bore and irritate me so much. I could have sworn she already had her baby, but she's still pregnant, but looks smaller than last season. So glad when the show moved on from them. Blerg.
posted by haunted by Leonard Cohen at 12:00 PM on June 19, 2015

Oh boy, a whole episode of Piper being terrible! Again!

I cried some big sloppy tears when Bennett proposed and now I am feeling a little gutted after that last scene. :(
posted by trunk muffins at 6:22 PM on June 19, 2015