1.11 Tall Men With Feelings

'Did you really just say menses?'

Good shift of perspective at the officers' meeting where Healy makes a show of resistance before being threatened into compliance by Fig. He seemed invincible when he was gloating over Piper in solitary.

The interview broadcast was good, I liked the way that Larry was allowed to redeem himself a little bit by showing an inkling of respect for the people behind the 'female prison tropes'. In cliched terms about making the day meaningful, but still.

'Wide-eyed ice princess uptight look'. Prefiguration. There will be another candid assessment of Piper which isn't so funny.

And I'm guessing the comedy 'Private Benjamin' janitorial punishment is prefiguring something much worse at the end of the series.

It's interesting that only 7 episodes ago this show was making me cry real tears. Now I've got hardened to the unpleasantness.