Added on 04/26/07
The fact is, if you're reading the reviews of Oz: Season 5, you've probably seen seasons 1-4. And you probably loved them. Unless you're like me. I loved Season 1: unique, interesting characters, decent development, good story lines. Basically a...
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The fact is, if you're reading the reviews of Oz: Season 5, you've probably seen seasons 1-4. And you probably loved them. Unless you're like me. I loved Season 1: unique, interesting characters, decent development, good story lines. Basically a harsh introduction into the prison system and eloquent depiction of a liberal experimental prison concept gone wrong in Em City. Enter Season 2. Violence escalates. New characters are killed off as fast as they're introduced. McManus's management of Em City broders on manic-depressive (which he probably is supposed to be), and the unit is never able to recover from the riot. There's no consideration or consequence to the many murders, the distribution of drugs, or the rampant sex even though those are supposedly against the rules. Does it really make sense that the prison is run like this? Is Fontana really being logical here? Did he even research what a real prison is like? Prisons have to report deaths. There's no prison in this country that... See less
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