Our girl Elissa Bassist lays some hella smart analysis on Orange is the New Black for Medium:

To see what’s been missing in popular culture is to see how comprehensive and refined the brainwashing has become….the number/diversity of women on-screen, the depth/complexity of their stories, the scope/span of their humanity—is one antidote to objectification.

She also quotes Martin Amis and Virginia Woolf, who “no doubt…would have binge-watched” the show.

(And of course, if you’re interested in OITNB, there’s always our interview with Piper Kerman, whose memoir is the basis for the show.)