Orange is the New Black

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Season 3
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 11, 2013
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 326 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 251 out of 326
  2. Mixed: 40 out of 326
  3. Negative: 35 out of 326
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  1. kf-1
    Jun 14, 2015
    2
    This has really devolved from the fresh concept & clever plotting/flash backs of the first series into a soap opera-esque chore to sit through in this third series. Didn't work for me on any level.
  2. Canisrah
    Jun 18, 2015
    3
    Well I found season 1 entertaining and season 2 was watchable but gah, season 3 is so damn boring. It's like they decided to abandon any real plot and just go for introspective conversations where characters talk in mind numbing details about their histories... and the view doesn't care so it's just artsy fluffy wannabe edgy borderline social justice warrior self indulgent pretentious bullWell I found season 1 entertaining and season 2 was watchable but gah, season 3 is so damn boring. It's like they decided to abandon any real plot and just go for introspective conversations where characters talk in mind numbing details about their histories... and the view doesn't care so it's just artsy fluffy wannabe edgy borderline social justice warrior self indulgent pretentious bull **** Almost as if the show is so taken with itself that it's forgotten about the viewers.

    As I said - was OK with the social programming in the first 2 seasons as there was some sort of plot there that was interesting enough to warrant the slog... but now... its lost it. Time to move on.    … Expand
  3. Helloimlouisb
    Jun 19, 2015
    2
    I dont know what happened to this show. In season 3 i feel like there was no central plot. Just a bunch of subplots ranging from boring to mildly interesting. I feel like there was a ton of filler throughout, almost as if they knew people would binge watch, all they had to do was throw in some wow moments on occasion. I actually felt very bored for MOST of any given episode. I think ifI dont know what happened to this show. In season 3 i feel like there was no central plot. Just a bunch of subplots ranging from boring to mildly interesting. I feel like there was a ton of filler throughout, almost as if they knew people would binge watch, all they had to do was throw in some wow moments on occasion. I actually felt very bored for MOST of any given episode. I think if each episode was released once a week, the flaws of this season would be a lot more pronounced. All this season was just a ton of poorly developed subplots put together to form a tv show. Season 2 was very good and i expected big things from 3. It was very disappointing, and i hope it hurts the shows reputation so they actually show up to play for season 4.… Expand
  4. PaulCharles
    Jul 19, 2015
    0
    loved season 1, season 2 was okay, but season 3 was HORRIBLE. I cannot believe how downhill the show went. The season finale was one of the worst episodes of television ever in my opinion. DO NOT WATCH THIS!!!!!!!
  5. shooter17
    Jun 26, 2015
    2
    So very disappointing vs seasons 1 & 2. Not sure what happened to the writing team - did they go on strike or maybe the summer interns took over? It was boring and painful to sit through 13 episodes (and each episode was longer to make it even worse). Almost stopped watching when Donut guard raped one of the prisoners - please writers, you don't need to write in a rape scene into thisSo very disappointing vs seasons 1 & 2. Not sure what happened to the writing team - did they go on strike or maybe the summer interns took over? It was boring and painful to sit through 13 episodes (and each episode was longer to make it even worse). Almost stopped watching when Donut guard raped one of the prisoners - please writers, you don't need to write in a rape scene into this show - there is enough of them on TV as it is and I'm raped out. And what happened to CO Bennett? Just left and no update at all? WTF? Last scene was silly.… Expand
  6. aceerk
    Jun 17, 2015
    0
    ok so i watched season one and season 2 , but 3 seemed to have more or a spanish touch and more parts where you just wanted to cringe , especially when is seems to me its either more dark or getting more male dominating women ( owen and alex in the garden shed ) i really liked this show was so glad it was back on for it to fall flat

    im sorry after 1 episode i was bored and so i gave it    ok so i watched season one and season 2 , but 3 seemed to have more or a spanish touch and more parts where you just wanted to cringe , especially when is seems to me its either more dark or getting more male dominating women ( owen and alex in the garden shed ) i really liked this show was so glad it was back on for it to fall flat

    im sorry after 1 episode i was bored and so i gave it more tries now it just seems like men are gona domme lesbians no one got time for that and no one wants to watch it

    also with them ambushing Sophia Burset in the salon im sorry had to turn it off it made me cringe that badly

    i will not be watching this again and had so much high hopes for it ............ time to hang it up ladies

    you gave it a good shot , unfortunately it not something im planing on watching again

    hope you do well but for me its turned into a men watch this show while the lesbians out there will turn it off

    sorry this season went from great to bad to worst to never watching it again

    it made me physically cringe that badly , sorry was a brave move its not for me    … Expand
  7. HenryD
    Jul 28, 2015
    1
    The critics reviews for season 3 once again demonstrates how critics are unwilling to admit when a good show tanks a season. Season 1 was fantastic. Season 2 had its ups and downs, but was still good. Season 3 has bored the hell out of me. I have to admit, I didn't actually finish the season, but after watching 5 episodes, I just couldn't bring myself to watch any more. I'll tune inThe critics reviews for season 3 once again demonstrates how critics are unwilling to admit when a good show tanks a season. Season 1 was fantastic. Season 2 had its ups and downs, but was still good. Season 3 has bored the hell out of me. I have to admit, I didn't actually finish the season, but after watching 5 episodes, I just couldn't bring myself to watch any more. I'll tune in again in hopes that season 4 gets back on track, but this one was just bad, the writing, the acting, the lack of conflict... so disappointing. And what happened to Uzo Aduba? She was so amazing in season 1 and completely deserved the Emmy and now I think she's not at all believable. I can barely watch her scenes. Man, I'm so bummed.… Expand
  8. Alausim
    Jun 8, 2016
    3
    This series suffered from Jenji Cohen's (writer/creator) inability to keep things realistic. I couldn't even finish season three because I stopped caring about the characters. And the series never fully knows or commits to what it wants to be - the tone it wants to set; sometimes it wants to be a drama, other times a comedy, other times even a romantic comedy and the musical score forcesThis series suffered from Jenji Cohen's (writer/creator) inability to keep things realistic. I couldn't even finish season three because I stopped caring about the characters. And the series never fully knows or commits to what it wants to be - the tone it wants to set; sometimes it wants to be a drama, other times a comedy, other times even a romantic comedy and the musical score forces these tones on the viewer during times that were set up to be something completely different - i.e. a seemingly serious scene is reduced to a comedic one because the music in the background is lighthearted and mildly silly forcing the viewer to adopt a different view on the action on screen than what was expected due to the writing. This show ended up being like Cohen's other show Weeds where it just got dumber and dumber each season.… Expand
  9. Writingreviews
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    This is where the show lost me. I could only make it halfway through. There is just something lacking. I feel like the soul of the show is lost and they are just flinging characters back and forth in an effort to keep the show running.

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#39 Most Discussed TV Season of 2015

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Uncle Barky
    Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    Jun 23, 2015
    75
    This is still a quality, provocative series that’s unlike any other and has already been renewed for Season 4. But much work needs to be done during the off-season--beginning with restoring an ominous sense of disorder and peril in a place that’s gone more than a little too soft and soapy.
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  2. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Jun 16, 2015
    90
    It wasn't as immediately satisfying as season two, but it was, in some ways, even more important to the run of the show as a whole, and it built to a final set of episodes that are as good as anything Orange has attempted so far.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Justin Clark
    Jun 16, 2015
    75
    Fortunately, the series is able to carry on making the ebb and flow of life at Litchfield matter even in spite of the writers' efforts to keep Piper at the center.
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