Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett is a
fictional character
In fiction, a character (or speaker, in poetry) is a person or other being in a narrative (such as a novel, play, radio or television series, music, film, or video game). The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life perso ...
in the
Netflix
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series ''
Orange Is the New Black'', portrayed by
Taryn Manning
Taryn Manning is an American actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett in the Netflix original series '' Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), Cherry in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2010), Nola in ''Hu ...
. Manning was offered the role without needing to audition. The character of Doggett is based on a real-life prisoner, a "young woman from
western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania is a region in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, covering the western third of the state. Pittsburgh is the region's principal city, with a metropolitan area population of about 2.4 million people, and serves as its economic ...
who proudly called herself a
redneck
''Redneck'' is a derogatory term chiefly, but not exclusively, applied to white Americans perceived to be crass and unsophisticated, closely associated with rural whites of the Southern United States.Harold Wentworth, and Stuart Berg Flexner, ' ...
".
She is originally from
Waynesboro, Virginia
Waynesboro (formerly Flack) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is a principal city of the Staunton-Waynesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area. Waynesboro is located in the Shenandoah Valley and is surrounded by Augusta Co ...
. Prior to her imprisonment, she is shown to be exchanging sexual favors for soda or money. Doggett is also known to have had five
abortion
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pre ...
s. She is charged with shooting an abortion doctor and decides to hire a
Christian lawyer; the ensuing support she receives from Christian groups leads to Doggett becoming a
born-again Christian.
Doggett makes her first appearance in Season 1, episode 5 and initially is the main
antagonist but becomes a protagonist in later seasons. In her debut episode, she unsuccessfully attempts to hang up a cross in the prison chapel and expresses
homophobic
Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred or antipathy, m ...
views. She conflicts with
Alex Vause
Alex Pearl Vause is a fictional character played by Laura Prepon on the Netflix series '' Orange Is the New Black''. The character is loosely based on the real ex-girlfriend of Piper Kerman, author of '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Wom ...
and
Piper Chapman
Piper Elizabeth Chapman (played by Taylor Schilling) is the protagonist of the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black''. The character is based on Piper Kerman, author of the non-fiction book '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Pris ...
throughout the first season. In the second season, Doggett's storyline revolves around her friendships with
Sam Healy and
Carrie "Big Boo" Black. This friendship with Big Boo continues into the third season. Big Boo comforts Doggett when the latter is feeling remorse for her abortions and when she is raped by a
correctional officer
A prison officer or corrections officer is a uniformed law enforcement official responsible for the custody, supervision, safety, and regulation of prisoners. They are responsible for the care, custody, and control of individuals who have been ...
. When she is transferred to maximum security, she becomes close friends with
Suzanne Warren and begins studying to get her GED and when she is wronged by the system and believes herself to have failed the test which she passed, Doggett overdoses, resulting in her death. The character Doggett and her storylines have received mixed reviews from critics, though Manning's performance has received critical acclaim.
Creation and casting
Tiffany Doggett's nickname "Pennsatucky" is derived from
Pennsyltucky, a slang term for the rural portions of
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
. The author,
Piper Kerman
Piper Eressea Kerman (born September 28, 1969) is an American author. She was indicted in 1998 on charges of felonious money-laundering activities, and sentenced to 15 months' detention in a federal correctional facility, of which she eventually ...
, of the book ''
Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison'', which inspired ''Orange is the New Black,'' describes the real life version of Pennsatucky as "a young woman from western Pennsylvania who proudly called herself a redneck".
Kerman further describes her as someone addicted to
crack cocaine and dealing with the loss of custody of her child.
Taryn Manning
Taryn Manning is an American actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett in the Netflix original series '' Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), Cherry in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2010), Nola in ''Hu ...
, already an established actress, did not have to audition for the role of Doggett and was offered it. Manning, when speaking about this to Joshua Rotter of
Download.com, said that she immediately accepted the offer. "I loved it and didn't need to look any further. I was sold." To prepare for the role, Manning did some research on
faith healing
Faith healing is the practice of prayer and gestures (such as laying on of hands) that are believed by some to elicit divine intervention in spiritual and physical healing, especially the Christian practice. Believers assert that the healing ...
and evangelistic ceremonies.
She also states that her inspiration for Doggett at least partly comes from the White family in the 2009 documentary film ''
The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia''.
The only make-up that Manning wears for her role as Doggett, in the first season, is on her teeth to create the effect of
receding gums and missing teeth.
From the second season onward, however, Doggett has false teeth in place and so the teeth seen are Manning's own.
Fictional background
Doggett is from
Waynesboro, Virginia
Waynesboro (formerly Flack) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is a principal city of the Staunton-Waynesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area. Waynesboro is located in the Shenandoah Valley and is surrounded by Augusta Co ...
.
After Doggett has her
first period
First Period is an American architecture style in the time period between approximately 1626 and 1725, used by British colonists during the earliest English settlements in United States, particularly in Massachusetts and Virginia and later in ...
, her mother gives her advice about sex: "go on and let them
eferring to mendo their business." This leads to her, later in life, to have sex with men in exchange for soda or money.
Her perspective of sex changes when she meets Nathan. Jonathon Dornbush, of ''
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular cu ...
'' writes "
athanwants them both to enjoy the experience
f sex and it opens Tiffany's perception of relationships."
Nathan and his family move away, causing their relationship to end, and, almost immediately afterwards, Doggett is raped by an ex-boyfriend.
Doggett has had five
abortion
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pre ...
s. After having her fifth abortion, which takes place at an abortion clinic in
Fishersville, Virginia
Fishersville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. The population was 7,462 at the 2010 census, an increase of nearly fifty percent from the 4,998 reported in 2000. It is part of the Staunton– Wayne ...
,
the nurse remarks "we should give you a punch card, get the sixth one free."
Doggett is so offended by this joke that she shoots the nurse with a shotgun.
She agrees to have a
Christian lawyer as it was likely to lead to a lighter sentence and her legal bills being paid for. Since she shot an abortion nurse, she became a 'hero' of the
anti-abortion movement.
Doggett regularly receives cards praising her for her claims of defending the unborn as well as generous cash donations to her commissary account by fans & supporters. Although her Christian faith was initially fake, at some point Doggett did become a Christian; this was confirmed by Manning in an interview.
Manning describes Doggett's faith as "a hybrid of
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...
,
Baptism
Baptism (from grc-x-koine, βάπτισμα, váptisma) is a form of ritual purification—a characteristic of many religions throughout time and geography. In Christianity, it is a Christian sacrament of initiation and adoption, almost ...
,
Presbyterian
Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...
".
Storylines
Season 1
Doggett first appears in the fifth episode. She wishes to hang up a cross in Litchfield Penitentiary's chapel but is refused permission. She ignores this and hangs her cross up on a light fixture; this causes the entire fixture to fall down and hence damages the chapel's ceiling. She also displays
transphobia
Transphobia is a collection of ideas and phenomena that encompass a range of negative attitudes, feelings, or actions towards transgender people or transness in general. Transphobia can include fear, aversion, hatred, violence or anger to ...
; calling the transgender woman
Sophia Burset (played by
Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBT advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'', becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for a Pr ...
) an 'abomination' and 'it' and blaming her for the damage to the chapel. Doggett has numerous clashes with
Alex Vause
Alex Pearl Vause is a fictional character played by Laura Prepon on the Netflix series '' Orange Is the New Black''. The character is loosely based on the real ex-girlfriend of Piper Kerman, author of '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Wom ...
(played by
Laura Prepon
Laura Helene Prepon (born March 7, 1980) is an American actress. She rose to fame with her role as Donna Pinciotti in the Fox sitcom ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006). She is also known for portraying Alex Vause in the Netflix comedy-drama ser ...
); firstly Vause threatens to rape Doggett after growing tired of her complaining about
Piper Chapman
Piper Elizabeth Chapman (played by Taylor Schilling) is the protagonist of the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black''. The character is based on Piper Kerman, author of the non-fiction book '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Pris ...
(played by
Taylor Schilling
Taylor Jane Schilling (born July 27, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Piper Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), for which she received a nomination for the Pr ...
); Doggett locks Vause in a dryer while she is helping Chapman to fix it and, lastly, Doggett snitches on Chapman and Vause for dancing provocatively with each other; resulting in Chapman being placed in
solitary confinement.
Chapman and Vause get revenge on Doggett and trick her into believing that she has
faith healing
Faith healing is the practice of prayer and gestures (such as laying on of hands) that are believed by some to elicit divine intervention in spiritual and physical healing, especially the Christian practice. Believers assert that the healing ...
powers, eventually culminating in her being sent to the psychiatric ward. Although Chapman aids in Doggett's release from the psychiatric ward,
Doggett still bears a grudge against her. Doggett's lawyer encourages her to
evangelize
In Christianity, evangelism (or witnessing) is the act of preaching the gospel with the intention of sharing the message and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Christians who specialize in evangelism are often known as evangelists, whether they are in ...
to Chapman instead and this leads to Chapman 'converting' but then refusing to be
baptized. Doggett sees this as disrespectful and expresses a wish to kill Chapman.
The two have a confrontation at the end of the season's final episode. Doggett attacks Chapman with a
shiv
The word Shiv or shiv may refer to:
People with the name
* Shivnarine Chanderpaul, a West Indies cricketer nicknamed Shiv
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Shiv, a fictional location in Magic: The Gathering, see Dominaria
* Shiv, a villain in the ...
made from a wooden cross; Chapman throws Doggett to the ground and hits her repeatedly.
Season 2
It is revealed in the third episode that
Suzanne Warren (played by
Uzo Aduba
Uzoamaka Nwanneka Aduba (; born February 10, 1981) is an American actress. She gained wide recognition for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), for which she won an E ...
) is also involved in the fight at the end of season one. She punches Chapman in the face twice and knocks her unconscious (Doggett is already unconscious at this stage).
This gives the impression that Doggett and Chapman were evenly matched and therefore equally responsible.
Following Doggett's return to full health, she finds that her previous best friends,
Leanne Taylor (played by
Emma Myles) and
Angie Rice (played by
Julie Lake), no longer want to be associated with her. This leaves Doggett seeking prison counsellor
Sam Healy (played by
Michael J. Harney) for comfort.
![Lea DeLaria](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Lea_DeLaria.jpg)
Following her friendships with Taylor and Rice continuing to deteriorate, Doggett forms friendships with Healy and
Carrie "Big Boo" Black (played by
Lea DeLaria
Lea DeLaria (born May 23, 1958) is an American comedian, actress, and jazz singer. DeLaria is credited with being the first openly gay comic to appear on American television with her 1993 appearance on ''The Arsenio Hall Show''. She is best kno ...
). Healy and Doggett unite to form "Safe Place", a therapy group where prisoners can share their feelings in a confidential and supportive environment. "Safe Place" is short-lived, however, and Healy decides to cancel the group indefinitely after Doggett fails to attend one of the sessions; when he investigates her reason for non-attendance, he finds her getting a hair cut from Burset. Doggett initially talks to Big Boo, an openly lesbian inmate, during a blackout in the prison as she believes that there is a secret 'gay agenda' and she believes that Big Boo will give her the answers that she is seeking. Doggett's physical appearance also changes in this season; she has white false teeth, neater hair and her skin looks smoother.
Season 3
In the first episode, Big Boo and Doggett's friendship continues to develop. Seeing that Doggett bears strong feelings of guilt relating to the five abortions that she has had, Big Boo makes reference to the book ''
Freakonomics
''Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything'' is the debut non-fiction book by University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and ''New York Times'' journalist Stephen J. Dubner. Published on April 12, 2005, by Will ...
'', which suggests that crime rates in the 1990s fell because of ''
Roe v. Wade
''Roe v. Wade'', 410 U.S. 113 (1973),. was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States conferred the right to have an abortion. The decision struck down many federal and s ...
''.
Following
Lorna Morello (played by
Yael Stone
Jael or Yael ( he, יָעֵל ''Yāʿēl'') is the name of the heroine who delivered Israel from the army of King Jabin of Canaan in the Book of Judges of the Hebrew Bible. After Barak demurred at the behest of the prophetess Deborah, God turn ...
) being relieved of her duty of driving the prison van, the role is given to Doggett. She comes into contact with one of the new
correctional officers called
Charlie Coates (played by James McMenamin). Coates is initially friendly towards Doggett.
Despite relationships between prison staff and prisoners being forbidden, Coates kisses Doggett, against her will, after feeding some ducks.
Following another outing, Coates gets in trouble with his boss
Joe Caputo (
Nick Sandow
Nick Sandow (born August 3, 1966) is an American actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Joe Caputo in ''Orange Is the New Black''.
Early life
Of Italian descent, Sandow grew up in the Italian neighborhood of Van Nest ...
) for being late for court and is placed on probation.
Doggett apologises for having caused him trouble, but nevertheless he rapes her in the back of the prison van.
When Big Boo learns of the rape, she encourages Doggett to take revenge on Coates by making him unconscious and then raping him with a broomstick. Whilst they successfully drug Coates, neither of them are willing to violate him.
In order to end contact with Coates, Doggett fakes a
seizure
An epileptic seizure, informally known as a seizure, is a period of symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. Outward effects vary from uncontrolled shaking movements involving much of the body with l ...
on her next outing with him and is declared unfit for driving a van. She is replaced as prison van driver by another inmate,
Maritza Ramos (played by
Diane Guerrero).
Season 4
Coates approaches Doggett in the fourth episode of season 4; Doggett responds in a manner that shows clearly that she is still affected by the rape. This is also the first time that Doggett openly refers to the incident as a 'rape'. Coates is seen to be visibly distressed by this. Towards the middle of the season, it is shown that Coates finally apologizes to Doggett and she, clearly surprised and relieved, forgives him and goes on to tell Big Boo about what happened. Big Boo, still furious about the rape, refuses to accept Doggett's decision, straining their friendship. In the twelfth episode of the season, Doggett explains to Big Boo the reasons why she decided to forgive Coates: "Pain is always there... but suffering is a choice". The two resume their friendship following this.
In "Toast Can Never Be Bread Again", as Doggett and Big Boo are assigned to cover the cafeteria following the death of
Poussey Washington (played by
Samira Wiley
Samira Denise Wiley (born April 15, 1987) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Poussey Washington in the Netflix comedy-drama series '' Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019) and as Moira in the Hulu dystopian dr ...
), Coates is also there to watch over the body. Coates then tells Doggett that he needs to quit because he hates how awful the prison is becoming. She tells him she does not want him to go, since they are on good terms, and she likes talking to him, despite what happened. She kisses him and Coates makes it clear that he wants to go further than this but chooses not to, reasoning "I don't want to ruin where we are now".
Season 5
During the first episode, "Riot FOMO", Doggett hides in commissary with Boo while a riot takes place throughout the prison. She later turns against her former friends Angie and Leanne in favour of Coates; she snatches a gun from Angie and passes it to Coates so that he can escape the prison. Doggett is then put on trial in a
kangaroo court
A kangaroo court is a court that ignores recognized standards of law or justice, carries little or no official standing in the territory within which it resides, and is typically convened ad hoc. A kangaroo court may ignore due process and come ...
, but Boo convinces the other inmates to let her go; arguing that punishing Doggett would make them, morally, no better than the prison guards that have been mistreating them all for such a long time. At the end of the season, she escapes the prison through a broken fence to reunite with Coates.
Season 6
At the beginning of the sixth season, Doggett was hiding in the trunk of Coates' car as he and Officer Dixon take a 'road trip'. While parked in front of a hotel, she eventually gets tired of hiding in the trunk, goes up to their hotel room, and gets in bed with Coates. Later, Doggett, disguised as a young boy, Coates, and Dixon go to an amusement park, where she and Coates are mistaken for a gay couple and harassed before Dixon intervenes.
Coates plans to take Doggett with him to
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
where they can live a 'normal life' together; in the hotel, he grabs Doggett quite violently while making this point to her.
While camping in the woods, Coates has another anger outburst in the presence of Doggett, and, after Coates falls asleep, Doggett leaves him and turns herself into the police.
While back in prison, she makes a deal with
Linda Ferguson (played by
Beth Dover) that she would be placed in a desirable cell block in exchange for keeping quiet about Ferguson's relationship with Big Boo during the riot.
Season 7
Doggett learns that she has
dyslexia while studying for the
GED
The General Educational Development (GED) tests are a group of four subject tests which, when passed, provide certification that the test taker has United States or Canadian high school-level academic skills. It is an alternative to the US high ...
, and receives extra tutoring from
Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson (played by
Danielle Brooks
Danielle Brittany Brooks (born September 17, 1989) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson on the comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019) and Leota Adebayo on the super ...
).
Because of the carelessness of
Joel Luschek (played by Matt Peters), she doesn't receive her extra time (because of her dyslexia) on her final exam and she assumes that she has failed. Distraught, Doggett meets with
Dayanara "Daya" Diaz (played by
Dascha Polanco
Dascha Yolaine Polanco (born December 3, 1982) is a Dominican-American actress. She is known for portraying the role of Dayanara "Daya" Diaz on the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'', and for the role of Cuca in the 2021 movie ''In the He ...
) and her gang who are doing drugs in a laundry room, joins them, overdoses on
fentanyl
Fentanyl, also spelled fentanil, is a very potent synthetic opioid used as a pain medication. Together with other drugs, fentanyl is used for anesthesia. It is also used illicitly as a recreational drug, sometimes mixed with heroin, cocain ...
and dies before Taystee sees her lying on the floor, unconscious.
Her spirit is later seen waving goodbye before disappearing. It is also revealed later that Doggett had, in fact, passed her GED exam, without the need for extra time after all.
Critical commentary
Doggett was widely perceived to have been the series' main antagonist in its first season.
She was seen to be homophobic and racist; one ''
Cosmopolitan
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Food and drink
* Cosmopolitan (cocktail), also known as a "Cosmo"
History
* Rootless cosmopolitan, a Soviet derogatory epithet during Joseph Stalin's anti-Semitic campaign of 1949–1953
Hotels and resorts
* Cosmopoli ...
'' critic described her as 'vile'. A critic for ''
TV Insider
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The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine LLC, in 2008.
Corporate ...
'' described the first season Doggett as "terrifying, manipulative and so entirely unlikable" but also "hypnotic to watch".
Horatia Harrod's review in the ''
Daily Telegraph'' described Manning's portrayal of Doggett as "brilliantly unhinged".
Other critics have praised the character, especially in the final episode of season one; calling her "fantastic", a "solid character" and "one of the best characters on the show". Some also felt that Manning's performance was worthy of an
Emmy nomination.
![Taryn Manning at Paley Fest Orange Is The New Black crop](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Taryn_Manning_at_Paley_Fest_Orange_Is_The_New_Black_crop.png)
Following the release of the first season of ''Orange is the New Black'', Doggett received some criticism from different media. Writing for ''
The American Conservative
''The American Conservative'' (''TAC'') is a magazine published by the American Ideas Institute which was founded in 2002. Originally published twice a month, it was reduced to monthly publication in August 2009, and since February 2013, it has ...
'', B. D. McClay claimed that Doggett was a poor and inaccurate representation of American Christians; "Pennsatucky is such an aggressively terrible character" and "her faith is neither well-understood nor well-drawn".
Laura Leonard of ''
Christianity Today'', supports Clay's view and goes further to say "it was frustrating to see this one painful narrative represent Christian faith on ''OITNB'', a show that masters other aspects of the melting pot so well", speaking about Doggett's background story and conflict with Chapman. Two critics for ''
The A.V. Club
''The A.V. Club'' is an American online newspaper and entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop-culture media. ''The A.V. Club'' was cre ...
'' also gave negative reviews of Doggett; Emily VanDerWerff says that "Pennsatucky never really comes together as a character in the same way as some of the others on the show" and Myles McNutt opted to criticize the storyline of the final episode of the first season specifically, saying that it "
reatsher like a cartoon villain instead of a real character". Betsy Leondar-Wright accused the series' creators of
classism
Class discrimination, also known as classism, is prejudice or discrimination on the basis of social class. It includes individual attitudes, behaviors, systems of policies and practices that are set up to benefit the upper class at the expense ...
and said that Doggett was an "outrageous
Redneck
''Redneck'' is a derogatory term chiefly, but not exclusively, applied to white Americans perceived to be crass and unsophisticated, closely associated with rural whites of the Southern United States.Harold Wentworth, and Stuart Berg Flexner, ' ...
stereotype".
Doggett's rape storyline in the third season garnered much reaction, both positive and negative. Jada Yuan of ''
Vulture
A vulture is a bird of prey that scavenges on carrion. There are 23 extant species of vulture (including Condors). Old World vultures include 16 living species native to Europe, Africa, and Asia; New World vultures are restricted to North and ...
'' described the rape scenes (both the one in the flashback and the one involving correctional officer Coates) as "heartbreaking" and praised episode director
Jesse Peretz
Jesse Peretz (born May 19, 1968) is an American film and television director, TV producer and former musician. He first rose to prominence as a bass guitarist and founding member of The Lemonheads, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based band which fo ...
's decision to keep the camera focused on Manning during the scenes.
Megan Vick praised the 'transformation' of the character of Doggett, calling it "the season's breakout storyline and performance". McNutt, who had been critical of Doggett in the first season, spoke positively about the rape storyline.
Marissa Higgins, writing for
xoJane
''xoJane'' (also known as ''xoJane.com'') was an American online magazine from 2011-2016 geared toward women and founded by Jane Pratt and co-published by Say Media. Pratt was the founding editor of '' Sassy'' and '' Jane'' magazines.
In less ...
, contended that the show "didn't accomplish anything with their portrayal of sexual assault" and said that she disliked the way that the story ended with Doggett effectively quitting her job as van driver in order to avoid further contact with Coates. Emma Eisenberg, of ''
Salon'', criticized the scenes depicting Doggett growing up in
Waynesboro as being "riddled with excessive
Appalachian clichés". She went further by calling Doggett's mother unrealistic in her attitude towards sex: "the mothers I met
ear Waynesborowanted their daughters to understand sex and to make informed choices". Eisenberg claimed that, therefore, Doggett's mother's speech about sex − "it's like a bee sting, in and out, over before you knew it was happening" − was not representative of people in Waynesboro at that time.
Chloe Stillwell completely disagreed with Eisenberg and insisted that the character of Doggett was realistic: "Eisenberg's argument completely misses the point that perhaps the show is trying to be as real as possible, and acknowledging that there are real life Pennsatuckies in this world isn't to disenfranchise Appalachia." The relationship between Coates and Doggett continued to gain criticism in seasons 5 and 6. Anne Cohen, writing for ''
Refinery29'', says "Are we supposed to conveniently forget that as an inmate, Doggett can't legally consent? And if that's the direction the show has chosen to go in, is that really the kind of thing we need in a TV culture already brimming with problematic depictions of sexual violence?" Following the termination of their relationship, another critic remarks "I’m relieved she’s away from Coates, and even more relieved that OITNB tied up this story line."
Doggett's death in the penultimate episode of the final season of the show gained significant coverage. Ryan Schwartz called it "one of the biggest tragedies in the series’ seven-year history". Another critic, Allison Schonter, comments on how much the character has grown since being an antagonist in the first series, "
oggett'sdeath marked a devastating end for a character who experienced immense character growth throughout seven seasons".
Sarah Halle Corey commented that the producers used hints that Taystee was going to commit suicide as a
red herring before revealing the plot twist in Doggett's death from drug overdose.
Jackie Strause, writing for ''
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly larg ...
'', echoed what many other critics had stated, "
heoverdose is especially heartbreaking given how much the character turned her life around since season one."
See also
*
List of ''Orange Is the New Black'' characters
References
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