The WORST episodes of Orange Is the New Black
Every episode of Orange Is the New Black ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Orange Is the New Black!
Piper Chapman is a public relations executive with a career and a fiance when her past suddenly catches up to her. In her mid-30s she is sentenced to spend time in a minimum-security women's prison in Connecticut for her association with a drug runner 10 years earlier. Forced to trade power suits for prison orange, Chapman makes her way through the corrections system and adjusts to life behind bars, making friends with the many eccentric, unusual and unexpected people she meets.
#1 - Who Knows Better Than I
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/27/2018
The COs at Litchfield's maximum security unit size up the new arrivals. Off her medication, Suzanne hallucinates.
#2 - Beginning of the End
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/26/2019
Piper struggles to adapt to life after Litchfield. Alex promises to keep her nose clean. Daddy's infidelity angers Daya.
#3 - Sh*tstorm Coming
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/27/2018
Ordered to hand out harsh sentences, the feds search for scapegoats. Languishing on paid suspension, Caputo tries to break out of a rut.
#4 - Baker's Dozen
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/26/2019
Neri takes Piper on a wilderness retreat. Taystee tutors Pennsatucky. Suzanne tends to the chicken coop. Nicky has a difficult conversation with Red.
#5 - Changing Winds
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/27/2018
Badison hustles to get back in Carol's good graces. Blanca longs to get pregnant -- and Nicky has a plan. Caputo and Figueroa's relationship evolves.
#6 - Gordons
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/27/2018
Taystee gets fan mail -- and an assist from an old friend. Piper lobbies Luschek to bring back kickball. Aleida tries out a new sales tactic.
#7 - Mother's Day
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/11/2015
Caputo's kinder, gentler new regime includes organizing a Mother's Day fair for the inmates that brings up a LOT of mixed feelings about family.
#8 - State of the Uterus
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/27/2018
While Daddy deals with backlash, Badison plots revenge. Flaca finds a co-host for her radio show. Lorna discovers that pregnancy has its perks.
#9 - Just Desserts
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/26/2019
Piper earns her keep by babysitting. Aleida pressures Hopper to go for a promotion. Random drug searches put the heat on Alex. Daya gets an offer.
#10 - Mischief Mischief
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/27/2018
Pranksters wreak havoc on Halloween. Luschek earns points with the other guards. As Linda faces a crisis, Donuts and Pennsatucky have a change of plans.
#11 - Me as Well
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/26/2019
Piper plays the field. Caputo tries to get ahead of a scandal. Daya sends Taystee on a mission. Nicky finds romance.
#12 - And Brown Is the New Orange
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2019
A new warden ushers in big changes. Blanca reunites with an old friend. Suzanne tries to mend Taystee and Black Cindy's relationship.
#13 - Break the String
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/27/2018
While Daddy buys time with Barb, Daya looks for new ways to bring in oxy. Black Cindy's guilt takes a toll on her body. Red acquires a powerful ally.
#14 - Flaming Hot Cheetos, Literally
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/9/2017
Boo defends Doggett, Janae consoles Soso, and Lorna comes on to Nicky. While Alex lays low in the yard, Piper decides to take a stand.
#15 - Pissters!
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/9/2017
Linda begins to see the prison in a new light, while Judy grows desperate to escape. With darkness falling, the inmates compile a list of demands.
#16 - Fake It Till You Fake It Some More
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/11/2015
Rumors fly among the inmates about a new, higher-paying job assignment, especially when they have to take a test for it
#17 - Full Bush, Half Snickers
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/9/2017
Black Cindy concocts a scheme to distract Suzanne when she spirals out of control. Taystee and Piper search for ways to honor Poussey's memory.
#18 - Looks Blue, Tastes Red
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/6/2014
A mock Job Fair provides Taystee with a chance to show off her business smarts; Red feels isolated from her prison family.
#19 - Fear, and Other Smells
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/11/2015
Piper gets creative in order to grow her business. Crazy Eyes’s sci-fi sex story for drama class is a hit. Alex doesn’t trust new inmate Lolly.
#20 - Chocolate Chip Nookie
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/27/2018
Aleida seizes a business opportunity. An anonymous tip sends Caputo on a stakeout. Luschek tries to help Gloria, who worries she's in danger.
#21 - Bed Bugs and Beyond
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/11/2015
Tempers flare when bed bugs invade, as Alex cracks, Red lashes out at Piper, Aleida interferes with Daya and Bennett, and Caputo gets bad news.
#22 - Look Out for Number One
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/27/2018
Linda makes a power play, Piper digs for information about Alex, and the women get their first taste of a decades-old feud between cellblocks.
#23 - Trapped in an Elevator
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/26/2019
Taystee takes advantage of her new position. Linda teaches Tamika how to pivot. Black Cindy and Maria make amends to people they've hurt.
#24 - I Wasn't Ready
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2013
Sentenced to fifteen months for a crime committed in her youth, Piper Chapman leaves her supportive fiance Larry for her new home: a women's prison.
#25 - I'm the Talking Ass
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/27/2018
Aleida struggles to find work on the outside. Backed into a corner, Nicky pleads her case to Red. Taystee reaches out to Caputo for help.