Back with Suzanne, we find Healy sittting next to her, instead of the investigators. He asks her what happened, and Suzanne confesses, "I hit her and hit her...and hit her." Healy asks her why she would have done this, and when she gives an odd answer, he pushes, "Did you attack Red?" Suzanne's response: "Vee said I did." There it is. Acting far different than he did a season ago with Piper, Healy appears to be trying to help Suzanne, encouraging her to trust herself and her own memories over what anyone else says. Suzanne laughs at this advice, but in a telling moment, asks Healy, "Is Red gonna be okay? I always liked her. She's...scary, but...her hair is like the Heat Miser in that Christmas special (ZOMG! Exactly!), don't you think?" Does this sound like a person who viciously slocked Red in the greenhouse? No, and Healy doesn't think so either. I don't want to jinx myself, but it seems like a glimmer of hope may exist...
So, I'm assuming the reason you didn't come to Safe Place is because Vee told you not to, right?
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No, sir, I just thought it was really stupid...
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*sobs internally*
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In the library, Poussey and Taystee are back to being best friends, and it's as if the sun has come out from behind the clouds. Ah, bask in the Vee-less friendship! While they are playing around, Black Cindy and Watson walk into the library, startling Poussey. She flips around, holding a book up against them, like she's holding a stake up against a vampire. Black Cindy slaps the book right out of her hand, assuring, "Chill, you fuckin' book ninja. We come in peace." Oh, really? Black Cindy and Watson report that Vee's stash of drugs has gone missing (uh oh) and she's lost her mind trying to figure out who did it. Watson: "Guessing she'll be coming after y'all next. She talkin' about taking everybody out for it." Oh, how lovely. Poussey, though, realizes something, "Yo, if she's suspecting
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y'all, then that means she ain't got no people no more." I mean, ignoring your horrendous grammar, yes, you're right, Poussey. She continues, "I mean...Vee got no one. We all talkin'..." The four of them look between themselves and see an opportunity.
Afterwards, while lying on her bed, Taystee is visited by a very anxious-looking Vee, who asks, "How's my girl?" Ohhhhh..."my girl," is it? Taystee reacts in a similar vein and Vee tries to laugh it off: "Come on, now. I had to teach you a little lesson, but...the time out is over. Come on back. Play with Mama." Ewwwww...that could not have been a more disturbing phrase. Poussey, Watson, and Black Cindy take notice of this conversation and after Vee begins to make veiled threats, the three of them menacingly surround her. Black Cindy comments, "You got to have people. Especially in here...you just got to." Poussey adds, "Otherwise, you find yourself vulnerable to all sorts of shit." Vee gets the picture and wishes them all a very sincere, "Fuck you." That is not something I would do when I am surrounded by four angry people and no allies. |
Vee threatens, "You think I can't survive? I will find a new family." Unfazed by this, Black Cindy informs Vee that she and Watson have had a change of heart and are planning to now recant their statements to the investigators. Praise! Vee realizes the danger she is now in and turns to the person she has known the longest: "Taystee, my Taystee girl...you break my heart." Taystee chuckles at this, and then coldly replies, "Might be true...if you had one." Daaaaaaamn! Vee really is like Scar from the Lion King. Her power is merely a perception, propagated by her control of her underlings, but once they revolt, the illusion disappears, and she is defenseless. Vee, though, gets a luckier ending by being able to walk out of Taystee's bunk alive, as opposed to what happened to mean ole' Scar.
On their way back to LCF, Morello is driving Rosa and Officer Ford back from her appointment. Morello is encouraging Rosa to
On their way back to LCF, Morello is driving Rosa and Officer Ford back from her appointment. Morello is encouraging Rosa to
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watch Toy Story 2 (I concur), when Officer Ford cuts her off: "She's done. Done, done." Rosa makes a pained expression, and suddenly, Morello comprehends what is being said. Oh no... He continues, "Only has a few more weeks. That's what the doc said. Man...it's real fucked up to die in prison, right?" Yeah, it is, dude. Particularly, when we talk about it right in front of her. "I mean, it's fucked up to die, period, but...this is really, I mean...it's fucked up." It's nice to see some part of the prison staff show some humanity. Officer Ford then reaches for the radio dial and when he switches it on, Deep Blue Something's Breakfast at Tiffany's is playing, to Officer Ford's delight. As soon as the chorus hits, he joins in, "And I said, what about Breakfast at Tiffany? She said I think I remember that film..." Listen, as far as I'm concerned, 90s music belongs in the pantheon of music (yes, I'm an idiot), but, sweet mother of mercy, do not happily sing along to Breakfast at Tiffany's in front of a woman who just found out she has only a few weeks to leave. Even LORNA MORELLO, of all people, looks at Officer Ford in horror. Check yo self, Officer Ford. I take back everything I just mentioned about him having humanity.
In the bathroom, as Piper walks out of a stall, Soso catches her and says, "You were right, you know? What you said to me when I first got here. You told me to find a wife...someone to look out for me. I should've listened." Uh, is this a prison-marriage proposal from Soso? Piper only |
All I wanted was Return of the Mack, but they had to play Breakfast at Tiffany's
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responds by telling her, "Yeah, I was fucking with you." Looking annoyed, Soso answers, "I know...but you were right. God, this is the loneliest place I've ever been, and I lived alone in a tree for eight months." My reaction to the revelation that Soso lived in a tree is the same as Iago's in Aladdin: "Oh, there's a big surprise. I think I'm going to have a heart attack and die from that surprise!" I expect nothing less from Soso.
She goes on to complain, "It sucks...and no one understands. Like, Meadow asked if she could send me a care package. She thinks this is camp, but it's not. It's...awful." Suggestion number one: do not have friends who are named after floral habitats. Soso confesses, "I don't think I'm gonna be the same when I get out." Piper offers, "Maybe that's okay," but Soso determinedly tells her, "It's not fucking okay." Piper softly agrees, as if she's kept from admitting that to herself for a while. Without another word, Piper turns and leaves, as Soso looks on with tears in her eyes. Wow, that was depressing.
She goes on to complain, "It sucks...and no one understands. Like, Meadow asked if she could send me a care package. She thinks this is camp, but it's not. It's...awful." Suggestion number one: do not have friends who are named after floral habitats. Soso confesses, "I don't think I'm gonna be the same when I get out." Piper offers, "Maybe that's okay," but Soso determinedly tells her, "It's not fucking okay." Piper softly agrees, as if she's kept from admitting that to herself for a while. Without another word, Piper turns and leaves, as Soso looks on with tears in her eyes. Wow, that was depressing.
Would you still be interested in being my wife in here?
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No offense, but you're not really my type
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Bitch, I'm everyone's type
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