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* [[spoiler:DisposableFiance]]: During the first season.
* InsecureLoveInterest: He doesn't think very highly of himself.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Like Polly, he was understandable at first in realizing that his problems don't stop mattering just because he's not the one in prison. He gets more like this as time goes on and he realizes that he can benefit from Piper's struggles.



* NiceJewishBoy: At first but then the nice starts to slip.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: He knows Piper has it worse than him, but he's aware that he doesn't live in a vacuum in Piper's absent and he confesses that he feels lonely and frustrated without her, needing just as much of their missed affection as she does and that he shouldn't be considered an asshole for having issues just because he's not the one in prison. He also calls Piper out [[spoiler:for cheating on him while in prison.]]
* NiceGuy: Drops everything to help Piper when they first meet after she'd been bit by a dog.
* NiceJewishBoy: At first but then the nice starts to slip.slip when his relationship with Piper becomes more strained.




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* [[spoiler:RomanticRunnerUp]]


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* ItsAllAboutMe


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** JerkassHasAPoint: A lot of her actions lean toward ItsAllAboutMe, but she does have a point in that she and Larry shouldn't be expected to constantly downplay and ignore their own day-to-day problems just because Piper is in prison.
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* HiddenDepths: Apparently has a deep appreciation of Shakespeare. As well as having been shown writing poetry early on.

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* HiddenDepths: Apparently has a deep appreciation of Shakespeare. As well as having been shown writing poetry early on. And likely some ballet classes, shown in her (PlayedForLaughs) talent show audition.
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** Her conversation with Piper in the E Block Bathroom.
--> That's called "coping".
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* BlackAndNerdy: Very protective of Harry Potter books.

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* BlackAndNerdy: Very She works i the prison's library (which she can navigate perfectly) and is very protective of Harry Potter books.books. It's also implied that she read Ulysses (or tried to, at least).
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* AbusiveParent: She held a ''meth lab'' in her children's home, ignores her children, and tells her oldest daughter it's basically ''her'' responsibility to take care of four other kids.

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* AbusiveParent: She held a ''meth lab'' in her children's home, ignores (and verbally abuses) her children, and tells her oldest daughter it's basically ''her'' responsibility to take care of four other kids.
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* VagueAge : Laura Prepon was 33 when the show aired. Piper, according to the storyline, met Alex "ten years ago," when she was in her early twenties (although Piper was already a college graduate). When Polly meets Alex, she says the latter is thirty and has too much money for her age. Which would make her at least forty by the time of the show, and she's clearly not.
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!!Weeping Woman

An inmate who is always on the phone, crying, when Piper calls Larry. Played by Tamara Torres.

* RunningGag
* FunnyBackgroundEvent
* TheNameless : She is only credited as "Weeping Woman."
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother

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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMotherAbsurdlyYouthfulMother : Elizabeth Rodriguez was 33 at the time the show aired. (It's still plausible the character became pregnant as a young teen only 14 or 15).

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->'''Played By''': Alysia Reiner

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->'''Played By''': By:''' Alysia Reiner



* [[spoiler:BiggerBad: All of the problems in the prison are due to 'budget cuts', however turns out the budget has been increasing over the last few years. We see this as we see her shiny new Mercedes. Bought on a government salary.]]

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* [[spoiler:BiggerBad: BiggerBad: All of the problems in the prison are due to 'budget cuts', however turns out the budget has been increasing over the last few years. We see this as we see her shiny new Mercedes. Bought on a government salary.]]



->'''Played By''': Nick Sandow

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->'''Played By''': By:''' Nick Sandow



* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold

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* {{Jerkass}}
{{Jerkass}}: Caputo can be a bit of a prick from time to time.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGoldJerkWithAHeartOfGold: When push comes to shove, he tends to do the right thing or at least tries to.



->'''Played By''': Matt Peters

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->'''Played By''': By:''' Matt Peters



* {{Jerkass}}

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* {{Jerkass}}{{Jerkass}}: He's a lazy racist who treats other people like a genuine inconvenience.



->'''Played By''': Maria Dizzia

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->'''Played By''': By:''' Maria Dizzia



->'''Played By''': Nick Stevenson

* DeadpanSnarker

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->'''Played By''': By:''' Nick Stevenson

* DeadpanSnarker
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->'''Played By''': Michael Chernus

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->'''Played By''': By:''' Michael Chernus



->'''Played By''': Berto Colon

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->'''Played By''': By:''' Berto Colon



* AxCrazy: Bennett mentions that he looks like he's killed people with his bare hands.

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* AxCrazy: Bennett mentions that he looks like he's killed people with BaldOfEvil: He's a bald drug dealer.
* ManipulativeBastard: He essentially uses Aleida to further
his bare hands.drug-cutting operation, dropping her once she gets caught while he remains a free man.


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* YourCheatingHeart: When Aleida goes into prison, Cesar begins a relationship with her daughter.
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* BeautyInversion: Without the spiky hair and creepy black moustache, clean-shaven Pablo Schreiber in reality could easy grace the cover of GQ magazine; the only two things Schreiber and Mendez have in common are height and eye color.

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* BeautyInversion: Without the spiky hair and creepy black moustache, clean-shaven Pablo Schreiber in reality looks like he could easy grace make the cover of for GQ magazine; the only two things fans of Mendez are repeatedly amazed at how little Schreiber and Mendez have resembles is on-screen character in common are height and eye color.real life.
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*BeautyInversion: Without the spiky hair and creepy black moustache, clean-shaven Pablo Schreiber in reality could easy grace the cover of GQ magazine; the only two things Schreiber and Mendez have in common are height and eye color.
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* NiceGirl: One of the most sincere and genuinely nice inmates of the cast.

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* NiceGirl: One of the most sincere and genuinely nice inmates of the cast. Even girls who didn't regularly interact with her comment on her "good vibe."




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* [[spoiler:TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Discussed by her former clique.]]
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* HiddenDepths: At least from the viewers' perspective. She's initially depicted as a manipulative sociopath who exploited Piper and wrecked her life, and it's a long time before we're given a good reason to think differently, despite how charming she is. "Fucksgiving" implies that she's secretly insecure and probably has abandonment issues, while "Tall Men with Feelings" shows that [[spoiler: Piper really did break her heart]].
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: While not her first moment on screen, her first episode with extended screen time starts off with her being forced to carry her own cross out of the chapel.
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* HotDad
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!!Cesar
->'''Played By''': Berto Colon

Aleida's boyfriend, who ran a drug-cutting operation in her kitchen.

* AxCrazy: Bennett mentions that he looks like he's killed people with his bare hands.
* PapaWolf: After learning Daya is pregnant, he immediately heads up to Litchfield to make sure Bennett is on the level (though Bennett had no idea that she is pregnant).
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Inmate from the Hispanic clique. Runs the kitchen in later episodes.

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Inmate from the Hispanic clique.clique, who organizes some of the games and activities. Runs the kitchen in later episodes.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In the kitchen. Even after she catches Gina and Norma trying to sabotage things, she keeps them because they are familiar with the area and reminds them that Red lost her domain on her own; they don't need to go down with her.
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A correctional officer who enters into a secret relationship with Daya. He served in Afghanistan.

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A correctional officer who enters into a secret relationship with Daya. He served in Afghanistan.
Daya.
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* PhonyVeteran: Zig-zagged. He did serve in Afghanistan, [[spoiler: but his prosthetic leg is not a war wound. He lost it in a dirty hot tub in Orlando]].
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A correctional officer who enters into a secret relationship with Daya.

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A correctional officer who enters into a secret relationship with Daya.
Daya. He served in Afghanistan.
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* FourthDateMarriage: Had been dating his girlfriend for two months before proposing to her.
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** It's implied the child died, with Pensatucky saying she believes all dead babies get to heaven.
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* NeverMyFault: Constantly tries to shirk the blame when she gets in trouble. Part of her CharacterDevelopment is her learning to accept responsibility for her actions.
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* OddFriendship: With Yoga Jones.

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* WhiteCollarCrime: It's heavily implied that the reason Morello is in jail is because she was a scammer.



* WhiteCollarCrime: It's heavily implied that the reason Morello is in jail is because she was a scammer.
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* WhiteCollarCrime: It's heavily implied that the reason Morello is in jail is because she was a scammer.
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* PrisonRape: She threatens Pennastucky with this, although she doesn't mean it.

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* PrisonRape: She threatens Pennastucky Pennsatucky with this, although she doesn't mean it.



* AffablyEvil: In the beginning of the season he genuinely comes off as a good natured man who is looking out for Piper, who happens to have a weird fixation on lesbians. Though he quickly [[FauxAffablyEvil lost this mask]].

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* AffablyEvil: In the beginning of the season he genuinely comes off as a good natured good-natured man who is looking out for Piper, who happens to have a weird fixation on lesbians. Though he quickly [[FauxAffablyEvil lost this mask]].



* NotSoHarmlessVillain: He seems fairly incompetent and kindly until, ''"Fucksgiving"'' when he loses his top and manages to intimidate Pornstache, of all people.

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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: He seems fairly incompetent and kindly until, until ''"Fucksgiving"'' when he loses his top and manages to intimidate Pornstache, of all people.



* JeanneDArchetype: Subverted, but she sees herself this way. One of the inamtes even calls her out for this.

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* JeanneDArchetype: Subverted, but she sees herself this way. One of the inamtes inmates even calls her out for this.



[[caption-width-right:350:''"I’ve given five years, eighty thousand dollars and my freedom for this."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I’ve [[caption-width-right:350:''"I've given five years, eighty thousand dollars and my freedom for this."'']]



[[caption-width-right:350:''"My name is Poussey. Accent a droite, bitch."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"My name is Poussey. Accent a à droite, bitch."'']]



* TheDragon: For Pennastucky.

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* TheDragon: For Pennastucky.Pennsatucky.



* VillainousFriendship: With Pennastucky, who she admires and trails after.

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* VillainousFriendship: With Pennastucky, Pennsatucky, who she admires and trails after.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: Given how eagerly he abuses his power and authority, it says a lot when even ''he'' believes that [[spoiler:Healy throwing Piper into the SHU [[DisproportionateRetribution for dancing with Alex in a somewhat provacatitive manner]]]] was uncalled for.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Given how eagerly he abuses his power and authority, it says a lot when even ''he'' believes that [[spoiler:Healy throwing Piper into the SHU [[DisproportionateRetribution for dancing with Alex in a somewhat provacatitive provocative manner]]]] was uncalled for.



* KickTheSonOfABitch: His dressing-down of the judgmental, God-bothering Pennastucky.
* LargeHam: He tears apart Piper and Miss Claudette's cube while humming, 'In the Hall of the Mountain King'.

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: His dressing-down of the judgmental, God-bothering Pennastucky.
Pennsatucky.
* LargeHam: He tears apart Piper and Miss Claudette's cube while humming, humming 'In the Hall of the Mountain King'.



* TheAlcoholic: It's strongly implied that him coming into work drunk is a frequent occurance.

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* TheAlcoholic: It's strongly implied that him coming into work drunk is a frequent occurance.occurrence.



* MrFixit: Although at no point is he ever actually shown to succesfully fix ''anything''.

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* MrFixit: Although at no point is he ever actually shown to succesfully successfully fix ''anything''.
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\"Flaca\" means \"skinny\", and it\'s not usually intended in a mean way.


** EmbarrassingNickname: "Flaca" means [[HollywoodPudgy "fat"]] (and thus might be paraphrased as something like "fatty")
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Given how eagerly he abuses his power and authority, it says a lot when even ''he'' believes that [[spoiler:Healy throwing Piper into the SHU [[DisproportionateRetribution for dancing with Alex in a somewhat provatitive manner]]]] was uncalled for.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Given how eagerly he abuses his power and authority, it says a lot when even ''he'' believes that [[spoiler:Healy throwing Piper into the SHU [[DisproportionateRetribution for dancing with Alex in a somewhat provatitive provacatitive manner]]]] was uncalled for.

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