There's no stopping Netflix. Since the release of its innovative Watch Instantly platform, the way we watch television has changed forever. No longer do fans have to wait desperately, week in and week out, for the next episode of their favorite shows. Now that can watch it on their own time. They can watch every episode at once, one per day, per month, or whatever combination best suits their needs. Netflix took a risk. And it paid off.
Not only has the platform catapulted the site's popularity, but it has also released a handful of shows that have quickly captured a large audience. They first achieved success with their original series "House of Cards" and then expanded their reach with their exclusive release of the fourth season of "Arrested Development." Now the network continues to roll out money makers. There's no end in sight. It's newest series, "Orange is the New Black," just recently hit the airwaves and is already gaining impressive traction.
It shows the inner workings of a minimum security female prison, based on the real life experiences of Piper Kerman. Where there's a prison, there are guards, and now in an exclusive interview with Entertainment Weekly, Matt McGorry, who plays the young and innocent guard Bennett, opens up about working on the show.
When asked about his character and whether or not fans will like him at the end of the show as he is in the beginning, McGorry replied, "That's something I actually struggled with a lot."
"It's hard to fully factor in the power differential," he said, referring to his sexual relationship with an inmate, Daya. "But I think that if anything, I'd say that Daya is more in control than Bennett is. She kind of initiates... I really do think that he feels very strongly for her. It's not a lust thing. And that does make it tricky."
When asked how he felt when Daya sleeping with another sadistic guard to cover their tracks (Bennett gets Daya pregnant), only to realize that he was wearing a condom and having to do it all over again, he dubbed it "terrible." The show is full of heartbreak and no matter how close you get to a character and how optimistic you feel for them, it always hits the fan. Always. After all, it is prison.
"Orange is the New Black" is currently available on Netflix's Watch Instantly channel.
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