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* AssholeVictim: While Dino went too far putting him in hospital Billie was clearly a JerkAss who was making unwanted passes at him.

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* AssholeVictim: While Dino went too far putting him in hospital Billie was clearly a JerkAss who was making unwanted passes at him. He also outright tells his wife to move on and find a man who could be a better husband and father than Dino was, given that he was locked up in prison for life.


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* EarlyBirdCameo: Alvarez's role in the premiere ultimately amounts to this, given that he's stabbed in the first few minutes and goes unseen for the rest of the episode.


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* TragicVillain: Dino Ortolani's downward spiral and death is underscored by the fact that he had no real chance of reforming as long as he was [[FateWorseThanDeath locked up for life without the possibility of parole]].

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* TheBully: Adebisi steals Beecher's things and torments him with the threat of rape.



* TheBully: Adebisi steals Beecher's things and torments him with the threat of rape.



* PragmaticVillainy: Keane refuses to put a hit on Dino as he doesn't want to cause any trouble with the Italians.

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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The guards viciously beat Dino into a bloody pulp after he gave his friend a MercyKill.
* PragmaticVillainy: Keane refuses to put a hit on Dino as he doesn't want to cause any trouble with the Italians. It isn't until the latter brutally beats his brother into unconsciousness is when Keane relents and puts the hit out on him.
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* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: it's implied Rebadow actually can talk to God as it doesn't seem like they'd be any other way for him to know the name of Beecher's wife.

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* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: it's It's implied Rebadow actually can talk to God as it doesn't seem like they'd be any other way for him to know the name of Beecher's wife.



** Dino doesn't want his his kids to see him in prison believing it will have a negative affect on them and encourages his wife to move on with her life.

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** Dino doesn't want his his kids to see him in prison believing it will have a negative affect effect on them and encourages his wife to move on with her life.
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** Schillinger manipulating Beecher into becoming his orange and burning a swastika onto his butt.

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** Schillinger manipulating Beecher into becoming his orange prag and burning a swastika onto his butt.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Said is genuinely devoted to fighting for civil rights but does so by blowing up werehouses.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Said is genuinely devoted to fighting for civil rights but does so by blowing up werehouses.warehouses.
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** Said tells Mcmanus and Glynn that the the prisoners could take over the prison any time they wanted.

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** Said tells Mcmanus [=McManus=] and Glynn that the the prisoners could take over the prison any time they wanted.



* TheIdealist: Mcmanus is this believing that even Groves can be redeemed.

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* TheIdealist: Mcmanus [=McManus=] is this believing that even Groves can be redeemed.
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** Adebisi stealing Beecher's stuff and cheerfully taunting him about how he's going to rape him.
** Schillinger burning a swastika unto Beecher's butt.
** Glynn admitting he doesn't care for the cigarettes ban, but that he'll go along with it anyway even though it will just get smuggled in.
** Healy complaining about [=McManus=]'s policies.
** Said threatening to start a riot, amassing followers on his first day in prison, and having one of them beat him up to prove his dedication to his ideals.

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** Adebisi stealing Beecher's stuff and cheerfully gleefully taunting him about how he's going to rape him.
him, setting him up as a cheerfully boisterous psycho.
** Schillinger manipulating Beecher into becoming his orange and burning a swastika unto Beecher's onto his butt.
** Glynn admitting he doesn't care for Glynn's argument with [=McManus=] over the cigarettes ban, ban establishes him as a savvy and intelligent man, but that he'll go along with it anyway even though it will just get smuggled in.
one who doesn't give a damn about any of the inmates.
** Healy complaining about [=McManus=]'s policies.
policies for no reason establishes him as a confrontational {{Jerkass}}.
** Immediately upon getting into Oz, Said threatening threatens to start a riot, amassing followers on his first day in prison, and having one of them beat him up to prove his dedication to his ideals.ideals. It succinctly establishes his ego, hatred for the legal system, and his genuine commitment to his principles and faith.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** [=McManus=]'s first name is "Timmy" here. For the rest of the series, it's "Tim" instead.
** Dr. Nathan is much colder and more hostile to the inmates, contrasting with how concerned for their well-being she is in later episodes.
** When Beecher holds up the clothes-making, Hill shoots him a DeathGlare to get him working. For the rest of the series, he's one of the most even-tempered and friendly prisoners, and it's shown that something has to be deeply personal for him to get genuinely angry.



** [[NiceGuy Rebadow]] kindly invites Beecher to sit with him after he's rebuffed by everyone else.



* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** [[NiceGuy Rebadow]] kindly invites Beecher to sit with him after he's rebuffed by everyone else.
** [[WellIntentionedExtremist Said]]'s first scene shows his arrogance and hate for the legal system.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Said tells Mcmanus and Glynn that the the prisoners could take over the prison any time they wanted.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: {{Foreshadowing}}:
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Said tells Mcmanus and Glynn that the the prisoners could take over the prison any time they wanted.wanted.
** After Said has one of the Muslims beat him hard enough to draw blood to prove his dedication to his ideals to Keane, Adebisi can be seen grinning, setting up his VillainousCrush on Said later in the series.
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* GoodIsNotNice: [=McManus=] vindictively makes Dino talk to his wife through glass, preventing him from being able to touch her because of their bad blood.

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** [=McManus=] has one when he argues with Glynn about how each prisoner deserves a second chance, even psychos like Groves, only to balk at Glynn's reasonable demand to admit Markstrom into Em City in spite of him being in on a lesser crime. This establishes him as highly idealistic, but too arrogant to achieve his goals.

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** [=McManus=] has one when he argues [=McManus=]'s meeting with Glynn about how each prisoner deserves a second chance, even psychos like Groves, only to balk at Glynn's reasonable demand to admit Markstrom into Em City in spite of him being in on a lesser crime. This Dino establishes both his idealism and his vindictiveness and short temper.
** Adebisi stealing Beecher's stuff and cheerfully taunting
him as highly idealistic, about how he's going to rape him.
** Schillinger burning a swastika unto Beecher's butt.
** Glynn admitting he doesn't care for the cigarettes ban,
but too arrogant that he'll go along with it anyway even though it will just get smuggled in.
** Healy complaining about [=McManus=]'s policies.
** Said threatening
to achieve start a riot, amassing followers on his goals.first day in prison, and having one of them beat him up to prove his dedication to his ideals.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** Right before the new inmates are admitted into the prison, Alvarez is stabbed and left bleeding on the floor while Beecher screams in horror. [[ButtMonkey This pretty much tells you what they're in for for the rest of the series.]]
** [=McManus=] has one when he argues with Glynn about how each prisoner deserves a second chance, even psychos like Groves, only to balk at Glynn's reasonable demand to admit Markstrom into Em City in spite of him being in on a lesser crime. This establishes him as highly idealistic, but too arrogant to achieve his goals.
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* DownerEnding: Dino is burnt alive on Keane's orders, right after [[PetTheDog his only act of compassion in the episode.]] The last shot is [=McManus=] sadly looking at photos of his corpse.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Dino tries this with Dr.Nathan.
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Directed by Creator/DarnellMartin

Written by Creator/TomFontana

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[[WellIntentioned Extremist Said]]'s first scene shows his arrogance and hate for the legal system.

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[[WellIntentioned Extremist ** [[WellIntentionedExtremist Said]]'s first scene shows his arrogance and hate for the legal system.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** [[NiceGuy Rebadow]] kindly invites Beecher to sit with him after he's rebuffed by everyone else.
[[WellIntentioned Extremist Said]]'s first scene shows his arrogance and hate for the legal system.
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* TheBully: Adebisi steals Beecher's things and torments him with the threat of rape.
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** Healy makes fun of Keane for having a gay brothet.

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** Healy makes fun of Keane for having a gay brothet.brother.
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** Healy makes fun of Keane for having a gay brothet.

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* ArchEnemy: Ryan and Dino clearly have alot of hate for each other.

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* ArchEnemy: Ryan and Dino clearly have alot a lot of hate for each other.
other.




* AlasPoorVillain: Dino Was something of a VillainProtagonist but his death was caused by a good thing he did.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Schillinger Saves Beecher from being sexually assaulted by Adebesi but only so he can rape Beecher himself.


* ButtMonkey:Beecher quickly becomes one.

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\n* AlasPoorVillain: Dino Was was something of a VillainProtagonist but his death was caused by a good thing he did.

did.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Schillinger Saves saves Beecher from being sexually assaulted by Adebesi but only so he can rape Beecher himself.


himself.
* ButtMonkey:Beecher ButtMonkey: Beecher quickly becomes one.
* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: it's implied Rebadow actually can talk to God as it doesn't seem like they'd be any other way for him to know the name of Beecher's wife.











** Keane wasn't willing to risk war with the italians until they hurt his brother Billie.

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\n** Keane wasn't willing to risk war with the italians Italians until they hurt his brother Billie.
Billie.




* EnemyMine: Schillinger suggets that the italian mob form an alliance with the Aryan Brotherhood to take care of Said.Dino decides to reject the offer.

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\n* EnemyMine: Schillinger suggets suggests that the italian Italian mob form an alliance with the Aryan Brotherhood to take care of Said.Said. Dino decides to reject the offer.
offer.





*ForeShadowing: Said tells Mcmanus and Glynn that the the prisoners could take over the prison any time they wanted.

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\n\n *ForeShadowing: * {{Foreshadowing}}: Said tells Mcmanus and Glynn that the the prisoners could take over the prison any time they wanted.
* TheIdealist: Mcmanus is this believing that even Groves can be redeemed.







* MercyKill: Dino kills an aids patient to end his suffering.

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\n* MercyKill: Dino kills an aids AIDS patient to end his suffering.
suffering.





* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Dino giving his friend in the aids ward a MercyKill leads to his death

* PragmaticVillainy: Keane refuses to put a hit on Dino as he doesn't want to cause any trouble with the italians.

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\n\n* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Dino giving his friend in the aids AIDS ward a MercyKill leads to his death

death.
* PragmaticVillainy: Keane refuses to put a hit on Dino as he doesn't want to cause any trouble with the italians.
Italians.



** Schillinger is obviously this since he's a Neo Nazi.

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** Schillinger is obviously this since he's a Neo Nazi.
neo-Nazi.




* TheIdealist: Mcmanus is this believing that even Groves can be redeemed.
* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: it's implied Rebadow actually can talk to God as it doesn't seem like they'd be any other way for him to know the name of Beecher's wife.
* TheSociopath: Glynn calls Groves one.



* TheSociopath: Glynn calls Groves one.




* YourCheatingHeart: Dino tries this with Dr.Nathan.

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\n* YourCheatingHeart: Dino tries this with Dr.Nathan.Nathan.
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* EvilVsEvil: The conflict between Ryan and the Homeboys against Dinp.


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* EvilVsEvil: The conflict between Ryan and the Homeboys against Dinp.

Dino.

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.*ButtMonkey:Beecher quickly becomes one.

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.*ButtMonkey:Beecher * ButtMonkey:Beecher quickly becomes one.
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*AlasPoorVillain: Dino Was something of a VillainProtagonist but his death was caused by a good thing he did.


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*TheSociopath: Glynn calls Groves one.
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.*ButtMonkey: Beecher quickly becomes one.

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.*ButtMonkey: Beecher *ButtMonkey:Beecher quickly becomes one.
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.* ButtMonkey: Beecher quickly becomes one.

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.* ButtMonkey:
.*ButtMonkey:
Beecher quickly becomes one.
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* AssholeVictim: While Dino went too far putting him in hospital Billie was clearly a JetkAss who was making unwanted passes at him.

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* AssholeVictim: While Dino went too far putting him in hospital Billie was clearly a JetkAss JerkAss who was making unwanted passes at him.

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* AssholeVictim: While Dino went too far putting him in hospital Billie was clearly a JetkAss who was making unwanted passes at him.



* AssholeVictim: While Dino went too far by putting Billie in the hospital the guy was clearly a JerkAss who was making unwanted passes at him.

* ButtMonkey: Beecher quickly becomes one.

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* AssholeVictim: While Dino went too far by putting Billie in the hospital the guy was clearly a JerkAss who was making unwanted passes at him.

.* ButtMonkey: Beecher quickly becomes one.
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*AssholeVictim: While Dino went too far by putting Billie in the hospital the guy was clearly a JerkAss who was making unwanted passes at him.


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*EvilVsEvil: The conflict between Ryan and the Homeboys against Dinp.

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