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Recap / Orange Is The New Black S 05 E 09 The Tightening

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Piscatella has infiltrated the prison, and is picking off Red's family one by one, meanwhile Red is certain that he's coming, but can't convince anybody else of this.

This Episode Provides Examples Of:

  • A Day in the Limelight: Red gets one of these.
  • Black Dude Dies First: Discussed by Black Cindy when Angie and Leanne prank phone call her.
    Black Cindy: ''Nope. Pause. I know how that shit goes. The children is already dead and I'm next, because that's how it go for black folks in the movies.
    Angie: (Beat) Have you checked the children?
  • Camp: The episode plays out like a C-list slasher flick, but played for laughs... mostly.
  • Cassandra Truth: Red tries to warn people that Piscatella is in the prison, but due to the fact that she's recently been on Speed and the things she's suggesting sound so paranoid, nobody believes her.
  • Creepy Twins: Played for laughs with Flaritza, who are standing guard at the front door, in the dark, and singing somewhat creepily.
    Flaritza: ''(Singing) Come sing with us."
    Black Cindy: Oh, hell no!
  • Die Hard in a Women's Prison: Piscatella launches a one-man siege on the prison, but it plays out more like as if he were Jason Voorhees.
  • Dwindling Party: One by one, a number of featured inmates get captured by Piscatella. The episode as a whole plays out much like a elimination-style horror film, fake outs and all.
  • Groin Attack: Blanca slams a wrench into Piscatella's crotch allowing her to climb on his back. It doesn't work out.
  • Leaning on the Fourth Wall: Black Cindy responds to a creepy phone call in a way that only makes sense in the context of the episode being one big horror parody.
  • Parody Episode: The entire episode is a parody of the horror genre, with the main focus being on Piscatella's one-man raid, but with various fake-outs and side-stories presented in a genre-typical way. The name is also a parody of various horror film names.
  • Prank Call: Leanne and Angie prank call Black Cindy, though they're too stupid to keep it going and she's Seen It All.
  • Shout-Out: To horror movies in general, and in particular, The Shining and When a Stranger Calls.
    • Flaca calls Maritza Scooby-Doo when the latter suggests them splitting up to search for a phone charger.

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