Orange is the New Black

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Season 6
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 11, 2013
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 73 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 73
  3. Negative: 8 out of 73
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  1. teddyluke
    Aug 21, 2018
    6
    Mixed opinions on the season. The first 3 and last 3 episodes are the best out of the whole season the rest of the season goes so slow. There are some good moments but I felt like most of this season was just pointless.
  2. ozymandias79
    Aug 15, 2018
    4
    After the first season, this show has been doing a slow run up to the board, and midway through season 5, it took a swan dive. Season 6 was BORING. Why did Netflix order so many episodes and seasons? The producers are obviously struggling to fill the quota. The shuffling of actors because of budget constrains is also obvious and annoying. Will orange is the new black bring it home for theAfter the first season, this show has been doing a slow run up to the board, and midway through season 5, it took a swan dive. Season 6 was BORING. Why did Netflix order so many episodes and seasons? The producers are obviously struggling to fill the quota. The shuffling of actors because of budget constrains is also obvious and annoying. Will orange is the new black bring it home for the final season - Doubtful. It will more than likely belly flop in the pool.… Expand
  3. ehcab
    Apr 5, 2019
    4
    Don't get me wrong, I want to watch the whole season because I'm committed enough into the plot to know how this is all ending, but after 4 episodes into the this 6th season, I am pretty much convinced that all the new characters introduced are pretty empty and disappointing.
    Combined with this new "max" environment which is bringing nothing new to the genre, I am so far clinging to the    Don't get me wrong, I want to watch the whole season because I'm committed enough into the plot to know how this is all ending, but after 4 episodes into the this 6th season, I am pretty much convinced that all the new characters introduced are pretty empty and disappointing.
    Combined with this new "max" environment which is bringing nothing new to the genre, I am so far clinging to the hope that the characters I enjoy watching will keep me entertained.    … Expand
  4. Ascospore
    Sep 9, 2018
    5
    The new series is grim and many of the best characters are now gone. Max may be real, but it's not real enjoyable to watch.
  5. All_ButTrU4
    Jan 3, 2022
    5
    It's too late now as the show tries to recuperate itself after that baffling 5th season. This season gave a glimpse into the horrors of a super-max prison and although there are moments of real character development, at times the show can come across as forced and browbeating. The seasons villains Barb and Carol are probably the worst since Season 2's Vee, but they were slightly under-developed

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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Liz Shannon Miller
    Jul 27, 2018
    75
    While Season 6 never attained the operatic heights of years past, it was a relatively solid advancement of this story.
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  2. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Jul 27, 2018
    70
    Season six isn’t as messy as the show’s fifth season--which took place over just three days and chronicled a prison riot--but it’s also nowhere near as ambitious. It’s just good enough to make me interested in watching season seven, but not good enough to make me want to see anything beyond that.
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  3. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Sophie Gilbert
    Jul 27, 2018
    70
    The series’s sixth season, which debuted in its entirety on Netflix on Friday, is the same kind of grab bag: Some episodes are dazzling, some sloppy, but Orange and its creator, Jenji Kohan, are still pulling off tricks and twists that few other shows dare attempt.
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