‘Orange Is The New Black’ Season 5 Rumors & Release Date: Piper to die in the hands of Alex?
The death of Poussey (Samira Wiley) in "Orange Is The New Black" Season 4, it proves that anything can happen and any character can die in the show. A lot of rumors are now circulating that more deaths are to be expected in Season 5.
According to Parent Herald, there are speculations that Piper (Taylor Schilling) will be the next major death in "Orange Is The New Black." In an earlier interview with Schilling, she expressed her concern over her character, saying that Piper has lost herself in Season 4. She added that he is not sure what will happen to her character in Season 5.
In "Orange Is The New Black" Season 4, Piper became more like a gangster. She transformed into someone who is vicious and manipulative and this made her a lot of enemies. For one, Stella (Ruby Rose) is one of the people who are expected to hit back at Piper after being sent to maximum prison because of her.
Others also speculated that Piper might die in the hands of Alex (Laura Prepon) because of her dealing with Kubra (Eyas Younis). Although Alex might not kill Piper herself, her dangerous dealings might lead to the eventual death of her ex-girlfriend.
Meanwhile Ecumenical News reported that Taystee (Danielle Brooks) might avenge Poussey's death in "Orange Is The New Black" Season 5. It was speculated that Taystee will transform drastically in the new season since her friendship with Poussey has been strong from the very beginning.
However, Taystee must be carefull in planning out her revenge as she has a tendency to make quick decisions. It can be expected that she will need time to grieve the death of her closest friend before she can make out a plan to execute her revenge.
"Orange Is The New Black" Season 5 is set to be released by Netflix sometime in January 2017.