Oh, the podcast. Remember? While Piper is literally fighting for her life in Litchfield, Larry is turning her trauma into a hobby. He records a damn podcast about her prison stories with his buddy, sharing the most intimate details without her consent.
I mean, come on. That’s not love. That’s content farming before it was cool. He turns her pain into his career stepping stone. It’s the ultimate betrayal, and he doesn’t even see it. He thinks he’s being brave. He’s just being a clueless, privileged guy who thinks the world revolves around his feelings.
Larry Bloom from Orange Is The New Black | CharacTour
The Breakup Speech That Broke Hearts (His, Not Ours)
Then comes the breakup scene. It’s brutal. Larry sits across from Piper and says, “I can’t marry you. You’re a felon.” But that’s not the worst part. The worst part is he makes it sound like he’s the victim. Like he’s the one whose life is ruined by her choices.
“You ruined our life,” he whines. Excuse me? She’s in prison for a crime she committed! You’re just walking around New York feeling sorry for yourself. It’s so infuriatingly human. We all know someone who centers themselves in someone else’s trauma. That’s Larry.
