The inmates and staff try to adjust to crowded conditions. Red has to wake up at 3:30am to prepare breakfast, and her new bunky snores. Tensions between the Latinas and other inmates rise. Piper tries to hold onto her power. Newly-converted Tova (Black Cindy) and her Muslim bunkmate quarrel. Judy King gets special treatment from Healy, who considers the regular cellblock "too urban." Corporate tries to brainstorm with Caputo to solve the Litchfield guard problem. Pennsatucky tries to warn Maritza about her new van duites.
This episode provides examples of the following tropes:
- A Day in the Limelight : Maria
- Badass Boast : Red to Piper.Red: My power is not an illusion. I can fucking demolish you.
- Dating What Daddy Hates: Maria's father makes it clear he doesn't approve of her relationship with Yadriel.
- Department of Child Disservices : Discussed. Aleida got Daya back because her worker died.
- Dirty Cop: One of the cops holding a teenage Maria complains she's got no drugs on her, "just all ass".
- Fan Disservice: A brief shot of the women getting out of the showers. It's unflattering.
- Get Out!: Maria's father disowns her in the flashback.
- Inelegant Blubbering: Aleida indulges in some, and Daya talks her out of it.Daya: Crying makes you ugly and weak.
- I Have No Son!: Maria's father's reaction after a young Maria calls him out on his business hypocrisy in the flashback.
- It's All About Me: Piper continues acting egotistical. Red calls her out on it.Red: You get some power in here, they come gunning for you, darling. Especially when they ask for their pay and you have it.
- Love at First Punch: Maria's relationship with Yadriel started after she accidentally punched him in the face.
- Obstructive Bureaucrat : And how.
- Paranoia Fuel: Invoked by Red on Piper.Red: So what I learned from that is, do give Chapman the chance to retaliate. Take her out first.Piper: Come on, now you're just trying to...scare me. Do you think I should get a shiv?
- Shut Up, Hannibal!: Red to Piper.Piper: I cold-heartedly fed my own paramour to the wolves.Red: She was a rebound and you retaliated against her — after she stole your money.
- Spexico: Discussed by Angie.Angie: There's so many Mexicans here. It's like a Home Depot parking lot in here.Leanne: Dominicans. If you're gonna be racist, you got to be accurate or you just look dumb.Angie: Is Dominicans the ones that wear gold chains and smoke cigars and swim to Florida?Leanne: No.Angie: Is it the coffee and the coke and the "Hips Don't Lie"?Leanne: No, they talk a lot and play baseball, and always like "I'm super not black." even though Haiti is the exact same island.Angie: That's right...yeah I hate them.
- Stepford Smiler: Pennsatucky and Big Boo think Maritza is this due to her new van driving duties.
- Stout Strength: Hapakuka is seen working out by lifting Piper's bed (with her still lying in it) with her legs.
