'Orange Is the New Black' Season 3 Release: Will Piper & Alex Get Closer Together In 2016 Chapter?
Are Alex (Laura Prepon) and Piper (Taylor Schilling) destined to stay together forever on Netflix's Orange Is the New Black?
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Alex and Piper went through a rough patch in season 3, not exactly leaving things on the best terms. But as the show returns for season 4 next year, will things be patched up for the incarcerated love birds?
Prepon and Schilling spoke at a For Your Consideration event this week where they addressed the status of Prepon in season 4 (she's coming back!) and whether Alex was justified in being paranoid about Lolly (Lori Petty).
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"She was justified in her paranoia," Prepon said. "I think that empowers her. In season 4, we definitely don't see a timid side of Alex."
Alex was last seen in the season 3 finale in a confrontation with a former drug associate. Could this scare bring Piper closer to Alex again in season 4?
"You can't control where your heart goes," Prepon said. "Alex and Piper will always have a connection, and I definitely think that if Alex needed her or she needed Alex, they would be there for each other completely."
As for Schilling, she expressed that Piper may be a little more co-dependent than she thought.
"When that bond is real and that kind of connection happens, it never just gets severed. ... I don't know if Piper can [be on her own]," she said. "I think part of her journey is going to be learning to stand on her own two feet. And I think probably she didn't realize how dependent she was."
Orange Is the New Black is currently streaming on Netflix, with season 4 expected for release in summer 2016.
