yep. badison felt kind of like a plot device. i do think the actress did a terrific job and that her dialogue and mannerisms were very much on-point. i just think they didn't have anywhere further to go with it.
yeah... it's a stretch but i could've gone with it if somebody had at least acknowledged that this is a drastic change from the usual prison culture. it just felt like a plot hole. it was like they were magically colorblind for some scenes while vividly aware of race in other cases (like taystee's and blanca's arcs, and also how even though all of them are potential witnesses against each other the gravity of betrayal/expectation of loyalty falls clearly along racial lines).
i have read in other reviews that people disliked carol and barb but personally i found them hilarious and kind of one big joke unto themselves. almost like wes anderson characters. somehow i didn't expect as much from them as badison, and i felt the way their story wrapped up was just perfect.
taystee's court scene was also absolutely perfectly filmed/acted - man, that hit me so hard.
Re: ITT: what have you read/watched/etc lately?
yeah... it's a stretch but i could've gone with it if somebody had at least acknowledged that this is a drastic change from the usual prison culture. it just felt like a plot hole. it was like they were magically colorblind for some scenes while vividly aware of race in other cases (like taystee's and blanca's arcs, and also how even though all of them are potential witnesses against each other the gravity of betrayal/expectation of loyalty falls clearly along racial lines).
i have read in other reviews that people disliked carol and barb but personally i found them hilarious and kind of one big joke unto themselves. almost like wes anderson characters. somehow i didn't expect as much from them as badison, and i felt the way their story wrapped up was just perfect.
taystee's court scene was also absolutely perfectly filmed/acted - man, that hit me so hard.