The Netflix original series Orange is the New Black has achieved critical acclaim and has quickly become a fan favorite. We’ve got the latest update on Season 2 of the comedic prison drama. Rumor has it that Laura Prepon, celebrity Scientologist, may be leaving the cast. SPOILERS below.
After the amazing reception critics and subscribers gave fellow-Netflix show House of Cards, it was unclear if the company could release a successful follow up. Turns out that they totally could.
While Orange is the New Black isn’t as hard-hitting or suspenseful as House of Cards, it is good...really good.
The series follows Piper Chapman, a new (and unlikely) convict, who turns herself over to the law and begins serving a 15-month prison sentence. Later, it’s revealed that she took part in an international drug smuggling ring with ex-lover, Alex Vause.
Vause is played by Laura Prepon and gives a stellar performance has Piper’s last girlfriend. Piper considers those days well behind her. She is engaged to marry a man after all. It soon gets harder to ignore her past, when Alex and her reunite in the prison.
Despite offering little resolution about their hectic relationship, the character of Alex may not be returning for Season 2 (which has already been picked up). E! News reported that the actress was abandoning her hit role but didn’t specify why.
In a recent interview with E! News, Taylor Schilling (Piper) stayed clear of the controversy. When asked if she was aware that Prepon was leaving the show, Taylor responded:
"Well, you know, I don't really know anything about that, I just know that she's an amazing actress and I've really had an incredible time working with her and I know that there's no end to that relationship. We're still keeping our fingers crossed that she'll be back!”
Taylor did feel comfortable discussing the relationship of Piper and Alex, telling the gossip site:
"Alex is one of the great loves of Piper's life, if not the great love, and I think that anytime you have a bond like that it never really ends. It continues to play out it's like the layers of an onion. I'm curious also to see where the writers take that relationship."
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