Orange Is the New Black (TV Series) Friends in Low Places (2016) User Reviews

Some parts are boring and some parts are good.

[ankitdasofficial · 8/10 · 8 August 2020]

Orange is the New Black Season 4 Episode 8

Review : Thoughts are good enough in this episode, if anything bad it is that some places are quite slow.Some places are full of thrills again but sometimes I feel like some places have been dragged out.

Acting : Everyone's acting is good enough. Touches of a little over-acting have been noticed somewhere.

Direction : The work of the director is good enough.

Story : The story is good but the only thing to say is that the audience would have liked if the story had been a little more thrilling.

Dialogue : The dialogue is good.

Background Score : Regarding the background score, today I will say that it is not a very good one and it is not a very bad one.

Soundtrack : The soundtrack is good enough.

Cinematography : Good enough.

Editing : Good

Lighting : Good

Overall Episode : Judging from all the aspects, I gave this episode eight out of ten stars.

Uneven

[dierregi · 3/10 · 1 May 2023]

Just like most of this series, this episode is rather uneven. Looks like the authors did not have much material or ideas to work with, but had to continue flogging this weak horse for a few seasons longer.

Weird start with Chapman calling her freakish brother and the conversation that ensues is bizarre to say the least. I cannot stand Chapman's Bro (neither his wife) because every word coming out of his mouth sounds fake and this phone call is atrocious in its inauthenticity. I know most people cannot listen, but not once Freakish Bro asks Chapman why she's calling or senses something wrong.

Then Chapman and Vause go through the inevitable cloying reconciliation, also because there's not much plot going on, so the lovers must be reunited.

The King-Cindy plot is rather stupid and a sorry sign of American society. More fragmentation with the Linda/Caputo unholy alliance. The only parts that run true and have some trace of authenticity are Nicky's behaviour and Red disappointment and the conversation between Doggett and the guard.

But the fact that there are at lest seven stories going (also the Lorna bit), none particularly strong is a clear sign of this series weakness.