Orange is the New Black

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Season 5
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 11, 2013
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 183 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 109 out of 183
  2. Mixed: 39 out of 183
  3. Negative: 35 out of 183
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  1. MurrayT
    Jun 20, 2017
    0
    Loved it up until Season 5, and almost made it the end of Episode 5 before shutting it down for good. It jumped the shark with the ridiculous guards talent show, but I held out hoping for better. Nope. The storylines were weak and unrealistic, there were few if any characters to cheer for, and the constant bombardment that all white people are either stupid and/or racist while everybodyLoved it up until Season 5, and almost made it the end of Episode 5 before shutting it down for good. It jumped the shark with the ridiculous guards talent show, but I held out hoping for better. Nope. The storylines were weak and unrealistic, there were few if any characters to cheer for, and the constant bombardment that all white people are either stupid and/or racist while everybody else is a victim is so tiring. And by the way, Poussey wasn't murdered, she was killed by accident.… Expand
  2. pixelily
    Jun 17, 2017
    0
    This is by far the worst season of OITNB. I have suffered through 5 episodes and can't watch anymore. The sheer ridiculousness of the actions of the characters is too over the top. Since the entire season focuses on the riot, I'm done. Sorry to see this show deteriorate as it has for me.
  3. HeitorD
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Orange used to handle social problems with a golden star, that with a flattering humour mixed with a drama that could bring tears, but since season 4, they turned everything into the cheapest social justice they could. Poor dialogues, bad clap backs and characters who are going nowhere. An example of how they ruined a good show with no excuses.
  4. kaitgamer
    Jun 11, 2017
    2
    I could not get through the first episode.... the "dark" plot highlights the limits of the hammy overacting, and the limits of the whole OINB idea. i just kept going "ugh" at ever obvious trope and tic of each character... It's over...it's been over but last year I didnt want to admit it
  5. heyyou
    Jun 13, 2017
    3
    Que impotencia da haber esperado tanto esta nueva temporada y que haya resultado tan decepcionante. No encuentro similitud alguna con las temporadas anteriores. En ellas encontramos mucho dinamismo, alti-bajos, problemas reales carcelarios: alimentarios, de aislamiento, de amor, amistades, etnicos; esta nueva temporada parece su-real y monótona, ademas de que solo se desarrolla en 3 díasQue impotencia da haber esperado tanto esta nueva temporada y que haya resultado tan decepcionante. No encuentro similitud alguna con las temporadas anteriores. En ellas encontramos mucho dinamismo, alti-bajos, problemas reales carcelarios: alimentarios, de aislamiento, de amor, amistades, etnicos; esta nueva temporada parece su-real y monótona, ademas de que solo se desarrolla en 3 días (a diferencia de las otras que transcurre en tiempos mas prolongados) y se reitera en cada capitulo el problema del motín. Los nuevos personajes tienen mucho protagonismo, y no atrapan como los originales. Las escenas entre Piper y Alex son superficiales, salvo por sus flashbacks y la pedida de matrimonio, que seguramente hayan sido las escenas favoritas de todo fan de oitnb. Me hubiese gustado que haya más escenas entre ambos personajes, aprovechando el hecho de que poseen mas libertad que en las temporadas anteriores. Debo criticar también que las escenas de Suzanne ya empezaban a cansarme, y personajes como Red y Nicky no tienen tanto peso, a pesar de ser de los favoritos.
    Aun así destaco cosas positivas: el protagonismo de Leanne y Angie que siempre nos hacen reir, el hecho de que hayan incluido términos como Vauseman y Flaritza, nuevos flashbacks de Piper y Alex, la escena de la pedida de matrimonio, el excelente maquillaje en personajes como Humphrey y Maureen, los divertidos diálogos entre Flaca y Maritza.
    No hay mucho mas por decir. A esperar nuevamente un año para ver la nueva temporada que, espero, no nos decpecione nuevamente.    … Expand
  6. shoulderoforion
    Jun 9, 2017
    2
    After feeling they ruined the series with pablum & quirk, I tuned in to the first episode to see if they'd taken a different course, they hadn't, made it through 20 minutes of the first episode then shut it off. Shame, it was a great show in it's first two seasons, now it's a zombie series waiting to be put out of it's misery.
  7. jayw654
    Jun 12, 2017
    0
    OITNB season 5 was a serious disappointment and I love this show and typically ranks high as one of my top 3 TV shows. The issue is no real progressive as the entire season is stuck on the whole riot thing which could’ve been wrapped up in 6-7 episodes but instead it had to be endured for the whole season. I found myself fast forwarding to get through the season as a ton of worthlessOITNB season 5 was a serious disappointment and I love this show and typically ranks high as one of my top 3 TV shows. The issue is no real progressive as the entire season is stuck on the whole riot thing which could’ve been wrapped up in 6-7 episodes but instead it had to be endured for the whole season. I found myself fast forwarding to get through the season as a ton of worthless points or too much character background info was in the season. However, I like to say I enjoy background info/history of characters but too much was added and made it seem desperate for content and more a filler than an insight to the characters. Kate Mulgrew’s performance was a great one but the part of the story she had to play like the rest of the season was dragging on into pointlessness and this was not her fault as it was more of the script writer’s fault who scripted it. Please to the folks that make OITNB never again create an entire season out of 3 days as it is moronic and stupid. Please give us more progression in the story. Season 5 is a mess and nothing more.… Expand
  8. dead_dog1
    Jun 10, 2017
    0
    Sad, Sad, Sad. Season 5 SUCKED ! ! ! Previous seasons were great. Get back to your roots. WTF, if you want to court the Spanish viewers then do the show in Spanish. I HATED all the **** subtitles in this season. Keep with originals actors that are in the first seasons. Too many new actors who can't act or speak so that you can understandSad, Sad, Sad. Season 5 SUCKED ! ! ! Previous seasons were great. Get back to your roots. WTF, if you want to court the Spanish viewers then do the show in Spanish. I HATED all the **** subtitles in this season. Keep with originals actors that are in the first seasons. Too many new actors who can't act or speak so that you can understand them. This season hasn't grabbed me like the previous seasons have.… Expand
  9. wytche
    Jul 19, 2017
    0
    I love this show and really couldn't wait to see season 5. I had no idea the whole season would be set within a riot, since I don't like to see spoilers or for anyone to tell me beforehand. All I can say is "Oh Dear". I didn't get through all of episode 1 and have decided to watch something else. What were they thinking? How boring, I guess imagination is running a bit thin on the ground,I love this show and really couldn't wait to see season 5. I had no idea the whole season would be set within a riot, since I don't like to see spoilers or for anyone to tell me beforehand. All I can say is "Oh Dear". I didn't get through all of episode 1 and have decided to watch something else. What were they thinking? How boring, I guess imagination is running a bit thin on the ground, I suppose there are only so many scenarios that can take place within the confines of a prison and after 5 seasons, that's it.… Expand

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Sara Stewart
    Jun 16, 2017
    63
    Viewers are likely to be just as polarized by the riot, which undermines the humanity of some of Litchfield’s inmates by showing them embracing violent vengeance. Like it or hate it, though, this season of the award-winning show manages to feel more relevant than ever.
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  2. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Jun 12, 2017
    70
    This season of Orange gets better and better the longer it goes (though, weirdly, the slasher homage is dropped into the middle of the otherwise very good back half of the season), and the final three episodes go from strength to strength. ... There are a lot of plot holes and missteps along the way. But that doesn’t negate the power of the closing passages of the season.
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  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Jun 9, 2017
    50
    Even the best performances and moments suffer from the season’s lack of focus, inability to shift tonal gears smoothly, and Netflix bloat (the siege might’ve worked better as a more compact arc rather than a 13-episode extravaganza). Points for audacity notwithstanding--this is another instance of an ambitious and unusual series writing conceptual checks that its storytelling prowess can’t cash.
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