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Recap / Orange Is The New Black S 07 E 09 The Hidey Hole

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This episode provides examples of the following tropes:

  • A Day in the Limelight: Lorna gets one again.
  • Embarrassing Nickname: Litvack ends up getting one in Clitvack.
  • Grief-Induced Split: Vince files for divorce, as the loss of their son has done a number to Lorna's sanity.
  • Groin Attack: Shani tells Nicki that when she was 12, she had been given a circumcision, which is why she won't let Nicky give oral sex to her.
  • Insistent Terminology: Adeola defines capital-R Racism assumes racial superiority or performs deliberate acts of discrimination. She considers herself "casual racist," which involves playing up negative stereotypes involving race as unintentionally offensive. Both have negative impact, but casual racism makes her laugh.
  • Internal Reveal: Monica finds out from Taystee's letter that she's Black Cindy's daughter and not her sister. Piper reveals to her coworkers that she was in prison, much to her father's embarrassment. She also reveals she drank their tequila and ate their cookie cake.
  • Sanity Slippage: Lorna's sanity takes a sharp nosedive in this episode with her "son's" Instagram and Vinnie filing for divorce, making her believe he's faking her son death.
  • What Did I Do Last Night?: Past!Lorna finds herself at the Pelican Hotel with no memory of how she got there. It turns out she killed a newly engaged couple by accident after throwing a rock at their car, making them crash their car.

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