The first clip from Orange is the New Black season 2 premiered this afternoon and depicts Piper in solitary confinement.
It’s not hard to guess why she’s ended up in this lonely cell: At the very end of season 1, Piper beat up Pennsatucky after she had been pushed too far, and now the lead character is paying the price.
In this scene we see two prison guards try to get Piper awake after she fell asleep with a book over her head. The guards note the food she put on her wall, and Piper – in a delirious frame of mind – says that the food is art depicting a bird and a flower.
Watch the OITNB season 2 clip below:
Orange is the New Black is Entertainment Weekly’s latest cover story, on newsstands this Friday. In a brief new remark published by the magazine, series creator Jenji Kohan that the show is going to take a more dramatic turn this year. “We needed a little more drama,” Kohan says. While the clip above doesn’t really hint at additional drama, Piper is certainly in some sort of dark place.
All 13 episodes of the new season premiere Friday, June 6 on Netflix.
In related news, a great new trailer for the season premiered last week and offered our best look yet at the forthcoming story.
Looking beyond season 2, actress Laura Prepon (who plays Alex) will return to the show full-time for season 3 if/when the show is renewed by Netflix.
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