Natasha Lyonne unfortunately wasn’t in the entire third season of Netflix’s Orange is the New Black due to being sent down the hill to max, so what’s Nicky’s fate on the show for future seasons?
Lyonne spoke about it at the Television Critics Associations summer press tour on Tuesday, telling reporters she was actually “excited” about her storyline this season.
“I was excited to read it,” she said. “I would actually argue that there were huge stakes for Nicky Nichols this season much more than any previous season. It makes sense that a self destructive person would end up where she did.”
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Considering she was at the panel in the first place, it’s quite clear she’s not leaving the show and will likely pop up again next season.
When asked whether she’s in Season 4, she said, “I can’t speak to [that].”
Lyonne then told EW that Lyonne’s reaction to getting sent to max “could really go both ways.”
She added, “People respond all kinds of ways to intense [situations] beyond rules. That kind of discipline sometimes brings out the best in people and sometimes brings out that much more anger and rebellion. Certainly, at a certain point, I think Nicky would have to come to terms with her childhood and do some reconciling with her past if she’s going to make peace with being an adult.”
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