History Recap / OrangeIsTheNewBlackS01E13CantFixCrazy

* ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer: The only way for Piper to deal with Pennsatucky's threat is to respond with a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.
* YourCheatingHeart: After Daya sleeps with Mendez to try and frame him for her pregnancy. It backfires when Mendez falls for her, and Bennett is jealous, despite Daya's professed hatred for Mendez.

-->'''Alex:''' Piper...fuck you. Listen... Yes. You have made a decision. So here is what it means going forward. You may not come running to me again. Not with your problems. Not with your love. Not with your need, or sadness, or anger, or even your laundry when it's not specifically your laundry day. You may never come to me again. Ever.

-->'''Alex:''' Piper...fuck you. Listen... Yes. You have made a decision. So here is what it means going forward. You may not come running to me again. Not with your problems. Not with your love. Not with your need, or your sadness, or your anger, or even your laundry when it's not specifically your laundry day. You may never come to me again.

* SituationalSexuality: Alex and Nicky inexplicably hook up when they are no longer receiving love from Piper and Morello.

* IfItsYouItsOkay: Alex and Nicky have this for each other when their exes don't sleep with them anymore.

* SituationalSexuality: Alex and Nicky hook up when they are no longer receiving love from Piper and Morello.

* SuddenlyVoiced: [[TheVoiceless Norma]]. And it's [[AwesomeMusic amazing]].

* ChekhovsGun: In the first episode, razor blades melted into toothbrushes are shown to the inmates; in the finale, we see Pennsatucky's.

* DeathGlare: Red has one. Squirrel: "She gave me that look that makes my ass leak." Nicky: "I'm familiar with that look."
* GilliganCut: Red: You need to fuck with that kitchen. Gloria: "You fuck with this kitchen I'll have you out of here so fast you'll think your ass is wheels."

* AmazingFreakingGrace : Poussey.
** AutoTune: ''averted''. Samira Wiley performed without (audible) post-production tricks. The backing harmony from Danielle Brooks (Taystee) and Adrienne C. Moore (Black Cindy) is loose enough that their parts may have been genuinely improvised.

* ChekhovsGun : In the first episode, razor blades melted into toothbrushes are shown to the inmates; in the finale, we see Pennsatucky's.

* ChekhovsSkill : A kick to the crotch and an elbow in the back become Piper's assault method later during her fight with Pennsatucky.

* DeathGlare : Red has one. Squirrel: "She gave me that look that makes my ass leak." Nicky: "I'm familiar with that look."
* IronicEcho : Healy repeats Piper's own words to her. [[PrecisionFStrike "Go fuck yourself."]]
* MailOrderBride : Fig refers to Healy's wife as this.
* MoralEventHorizon: When Pennsatucky finally corners Chapman, Healy happens to stumble over the confrontation. After Chapman pleads for help, in fear of her life, ''[[CavalryRefusal he turns around and goes back inside]].''
* SecretSanta : Mostly played straight, although Boo finds out that Morello is her secret Santa.
* ShotgunWedding: zigzagged. After Chapman can't get the marriage licence from Healy, she goes over his head to Fig, who is happy to establish an arrangement with her. But then Larry breaks it off with her.

* StylisticSuck : The pageant is a case study in this trope, as well as BadBadActing.
* TheCastShowoff : The cast members are given their chance to perform in other ways. Boo (whose actress is an accomplished jazz singer) sings a jazzy ditty. Black Cindy demonstrates some impressive beatboxing, and Taystee sings "Go Tell it on the Mountain." Inverted with HollywoodToneDeaf Morello and the rather unsuccessful dance numbers.

* ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer : The only way for Piper to deal with Pennsatucky's threat is to respond with a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.
* YourCheatingHeart : After Daya sleeps with Mendez to try and frame him for her pregnancy. It backfires when Mendez falls for her, and Bennett is jealous, despite Daya's professed hatred for Mendez.

* DarkestHour: Chapman's.

* MailOrderBride : Fig refers to Healy's wife as this.
* MoralEventHorizon: When Pennsatucky finally corners Chapman, Healy happens to stumble over the confrontation. After Chapman pleads for help, in fear of her life, ''he turns around and goes back inside.''

* ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer : The only way for Piper to deal with Pennsatucky's threat is to respond with a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.

"Can't Fix Crazy" is the 13th episode and season finale of Season One of Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack. The inmates prepare for the annual Christmas pageant. Piper tries to obtain a marriage permission form. Red attempts to regain control over the kitchen.

* AmazingFreakingGrace : Poussey.

* ChekhovsSkill : A kick to the crotch and an elbow in the back become Piper's assault method later during her fight with Pennsatucky. A [[{{Foreshadowing}} throwaway line]] becomes a minor Pennsatucky plot point in Season 2: "What can Pennsatucky use?" (All together) "New teeth!"

* StylisticSuck : The pageant is a case study in this trope, as well as BadBadActing.

* SecretSanta : Mostly played straight, although Boo finds out that Morello is her secret Santa.

* ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer : The only way for Piper to deal with Pennsatucky's threat is to engage her in a CurbStompBattle.

* ChekhovsSkill : A kick to the crotch and an elbow in the back become Piper's assault method later during her fight with Pennsatucky. A throwaway line becomes a minor Pennsatucky plot point in Season 2: "What can Pennsatucky use?" (All together) "New teeth!"

* TheCastShowoff : The cast members are given their chance to perform in other ways. Boo (whose actress is an accomplished jazz singer) sings a jazzy ditty. Black Cindy demonstrates some impressive beatboxing, and Taystee sings "Go Tell it on the Mountain." Inverted with HollywoodToneDeaf Morello and the rather unsuccessful dance numbers.