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For example, Beecher's attempt to reunite Vern with his son, Hank. All of the Other Reindeer: There's a lot of bullying in this show, and many attempts to graciously help those bullies however, these attempts tend to backfire.Affably Evil: Enrique Morales, leader of El Norte prison gang, especially the scene when he forces The Old Convict Rebadow to murder his predecessor, El Cid.The show also examined the issue of prisoner's rights and the effectiveness of the American prison system, which the show depicts as inherently corrupt. Every character on the show is essentially morally ambiguous, with the "good" characters of the show sometimes committing despicable deeds while the "monsters" sometimes act rather humanely. When first released, the powerful first 15 minutes (featuring Beecher's entry into prison) forever branded Oz as "the show with prison-rape." However, the show is more complex, attempting to tackle questions of the nature and origin of violence and criminality, but continually refusing to provide any easy answers. Similarily, crackdowns on inmates that get superficial results sometimes lead to bigger problems just beneath the surface. Some successes in reaching inmates are balanced by outright failures: A prison boxing tournament in Season 3 designed to increase morale turns into a rigged, gambling infested mess that escalates the already high racial tension at Oz to dangerous levels. Idealists such as Em City head Tim Mc Manus, Father Ray Mukada, and Psychologist/Nun Sister Peter-Marie attempt to humanize the prisoners, while the more battle hardened Corrections Officers tend to view the prisoners as scum, leaving Warden Leo Glynn to decide between them. The staff of the prison, while treated sympathetically, is shown to be divided and isolated from events in the prison. Newly introduced characters can become central to the story immediately, other main characters can fade away, be killed, or be transferred unexpectedly.Īside from the character study, the struggles of gangs to control both the prison hierarchy and the lucrative prison trade in "tits" (drugs) creates much of the dramatic background, with cunning gang "leaders" attempting to leverage both their followers and the prison structure in a never-ending battle for dominance. There is constant character turnover due to the fact that Anyone Can Die, and that anyone can get released.
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The Loads and Loads of Characters would influence future shows like Lost and The Wire. Wheelchair bound prisoner-for-life Augustus Hill serves as narrator, intermixing the events of each episode with a more general theme (Family, nature, politics,even Napoleon).
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Characters (who are summarized in the character page) range from former lawyer Tobias Beecher, Aryan leader Verne Schillinger, Iago-figure Ryan O'Reilly, senior citizen Bob Rebadow, veteran criminal Simon Adibisi, and many, many more.
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The main focus of the show is the study of personalities within the prison population, whose out-of-control violence, general anomie, and domination by a series of gangs creates an environment that forces difficult decisions just to survive, much less avoid sexual slavery, drug addiction, or solitary confinement. Inmates are divided between the main prison (Genpop) and "Em City", a unit with more perks and freedom for the prisoners, but more surveillance. Oz is a long-running, critically-acclaimed one hour drama that follows the daily lives of the inmates and staff of the Oswald State Correctional Facility, nicknamed Oz. PAGES WILL BE DELETED OTHERWISE IF THEY ARE MISSING BASIC MARKUP. DON'T MAKE PAGES MANUALLY UNLESS A TEMPLATE IS BROKEN, AND REPORT IT THAT IS THE CASE. THIS SHOULD BE WORKING NOW, REPORT ANY ISSUES TO Janna2000, SelfCloak or RRabbit42. The Trope workshop specific templates can then be removed and it will be regarded as a regular trope page after being moved to the Main namespace.
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