监狱风云第一季

这些天来，一直沉迷于OZ（监狱风云）。简单的说，这是一部“很黄很暴力”的美剧。著名有线台HBO出品，1997年开播，一共拍了六季，每季8集（其中第四季16集），每集长达55分钟。目前已经看到了第四季，如果不是精力时间有限，真想不眠不休的一股脑儿全看完。刚开始看《越狱》的时候，也有点这样上瘾的感觉（当然，越狱拍到第三季时已经成了垃圾），但和OZ比起来，《越狱》显然还是部轻松愉快的剧集。OZ的人物之众多，线索之复杂，情节之紧张，人性之黑暗，与《越狱》简直不在一个重量级上。几乎每集都要死人，死人之方式五花八门，有被烧死的，有被吊死的，有被割喉的，有被掐死的，有被割了JJ再勒死的，有在每天食物中被掺上碎玻璃渣一个月后七窍流血而死的，有被艾滋针头扎了感染上HIV之后又被枕头捂死的，有被健身房杠铃砸死的，有在越狱时钻地道遭遇塌方被活埋的……几乎你能想象的不用枪的杀人方法OZ里都实现了。正面全裸的镜头比比皆是，囚犯被关进水泥禁闭室的时候可是要被剥成光猪的，尺度之宽，在美国也只能在收费的有线台播出。平均一句话里要嵌三四个F**K，一分钟对白里粗口词汇多达三四十个，几集看下来，美式英语中最粗最脏的骂人话就学会大半了。剧中演员熟脸的相当多，《法律与秩序SVU》里的不少人都有参演。据说当初OZ拍摄期间，剧组中有个可怕的传言，哪个演员胆敢迟到，下一集中他的角色不是被杀就是被强暴。汗……真是够寒的。

从某种程度上来说，HBO出品就是品质的保证。

Oz最初五方对峙的局面非常明朗，派系分得清楚，各方明地还是暗地里的斗争都很有逻辑。S1季末S2季初的暴动，我的天，是整个剧情的小巅峰。萨依德去谈判的时候所有犯人不论哪派都在高呼他的名字。对我来说这个时候可能是这六季里最震撼的时刻，因为这个时候他们还在为自己的权利与监狱体系对抗，他们还抱有希望。而最绝望的时刻，莫过于监狱教育计划的那季，唯一一届毕业生里，因诗集出版得到文学界支持而获得保释的“诗人”又因为谋杀被送回Oz。就好像一切从这个泥沼中逃出去的希望都随着诗人的归来而彻底断送。之后主管换人导致了阿德比斯的“专制”时期，为了获得阿德比斯犯罪的证据，萨依德背叛了他的信任，甚至背叛了自己对安拉的誓言。尽管萨依德可以说是背水一战、没有后路、没有选择，但是杀死阿德比斯对他来说仍然是毁灭性的。阿德比斯死后黑人组势力一落千丈，人心散了，所以就算之后瑞丁重新担起领导的重任，黑人组也没能像以前一样团结（虽然团结也不是啥好事）。穆斯林组也越来越边缘化，直到S6萨依德死后，穆斯林组终于崩溃。拉美帮一直都游离在边缘，在颜值担当被关禁闭之前就是，在恩里克掌权之后控制了毒品交易的时候能跟意大利黑手党和黑人组平起平坐，但是恩里克死后拉美帮彻底瓦解。雅利安人因为头子命好，六季以来势力不降反增，没想到最后一集竟然全灭。意大利组倒是一直福大命大，几次打击之后甚至几乎没有人员损失，到季终季时甚至还能集体行动（主要就是因为他们不主动挑事儿，除了悲伤的二代目）。绝望从诗人二进宫开始蔓延，到旁白小哥被刺死时到达顶峰，而最后，除了颜值担当，几乎每个人都习惯了监狱的生活，只想着怎么在这个排污池里过得好。等到连颜值担当都放弃了希望的时候，仅剩的一点光亮也消失了。每个人都是麻木的，无法唤醒的。萨依德每次对别人的帮助都以失败告终，他所有良好的愿望都被现实践踏、摧毁。这是最让人心痛的地方。铁屋子里的人都沉睡着确实令人悲哀，但更悲哀的是看着一屋子清醒的人挨个睡去、不能也不愿醒来。
（以及：我被Augustus·超·童颜·Hill小哥疯狂地圈了粉。他太可爱了我都不敢相信AO3上带他玩的文奇少无比。

Season 6

Cyril's life continued to hang in a delicate balance as his execution loomed. Although his brother Ryan, Suzanne Fitzgerald and Sister Pete did all they could to fight the execution, no stay seemed to be forthcoming. While Sister Pete visited with him, Cyril ignored here and continued playing with his puppet 'Jericho'. She asked Cyril a question and he answered by calling her an expletive and grabbing her hand. Soon, Cyril began receiving electro shock treatment which keep him in a daze. Execution day arrived and just as Cyril's about to be strapped in, a stay was issued by the state. The relief is short lived when all other options are exhausted and the inevitable arrived. Cyril's execution is carried out while his brother Ryan weeps and prays and the inmates protest by beating on the glass of their pods.

Season 5

Against his brother's wishes, Cyril participates in one of Sister Pete's interventions to make peace with Jia Kenmin, the asian inmate Cyril put into a coma last season. When new inmate Li Chien arrives, Jia Kenmin uses him as ploy to Ryan for revenge. When Ryan's attempt to shank Li is thwarted by Jia, Cyril picks up Ryan's shank and fatally Li. Although this was really an act to protect Ryan, Cyril gets sent to solitary to await trial for first degree murder. Once the trial starts, Cyril becomes agitated in the courtroom. Sister Pete gives him a hand puppet for him to talk to so he'll stay calm during the proceedings. The verdict comes down as guilty and Cyril's life is now threatened with execution.

Season 4 Part 2

Cyril's condition seemingly gets better, but just as it does, he beats a TV reporter badly, something Ryan tricks him to do. Cyril also gets into a fight with inmate Wick but only after Wick initiated the fight in the phone room. He participates in the experimental aging drug project with brother Ryan only Cyril begins aging and Ryan doesn't. After Wick dies, Cyril and all the other inmates are taken off the drug. Unfortunately, Cyril has one more violent outburst and he's transferred to death row where he meets inmate Stanton. When Ryan comes to visit, he finds Cyril talking with Stanton. Ryan, fearful of Cyril spilling details of his treachery, promptly tells Stanton to back off and not talk to Cyril.

Season 4 Part 1

Cyril begins with questions about Khan's death and these questions turn into violent nightmares. Sister Pete recommends that he and Ryan go to interaction with Dr. Gloria and her in-laws. At the first meeting, Cyril apologizes for killing Gloria's husband but the meeting ends in turmoil. Cyril's also placed on drug therapy to keep him calm, only it backfires when he's given too much by accident overdoses and falls unconscious.

Season 3

Cyril starts this season by getting thrown in the hole for fighting with Schillinger. Ryan manages to get Cyril out and vows revenge on Vern. Soon Cyril gets drafted into boxing by his brother who sees money to be made. With Ryan training and slipping his opponents spiked water, Cyril rises to the top of the Oz boxing heap. For the boxing finals, Cyril has to beat Khan. Ryan arranges a "visit" by their father which angers Cyril. Cyril takes that anger out on Khan and fatally beats him.

Season 2

Ryan's slow-witted brother comes to OZ for murdering Dr. Nathan's husband. He's put into Gen Pop and given Schillinger as a cellmate. Confused and unaware of any danger, Cyril is taken by Schillinger to a dark hallway and is raped by him. Ryan finds out, and stages a fight with Cyril so that he will be taken to solitary and away from Schillinger.