What is up YouTube, it's your girl Evelyn and
today I want to highlight some of my favorite lesbian prison shows.
So sit back, enjoy the video and make sure to let me know
which lesbian prison show is your favorite?
"Being here in jail, it'll break you."
"Ten percent of the population here are women."
"I got charged with assault with a deadly weapon, home invasion, murder and robbery."
"Wanna tell me a little bit about that?"
"Nope."
"Yeah, there's regulations but there's so many relationships, it's ridiculous."
"We're two incarcerated people who are about to get married."
'Jail Birds' is one of many, many reality shows about the day-to-day lives of incarcerated people.
And even though all of these shows are very, very similar,
I found 'Jailbirds' to be one of the more compelling ones.
It follows an ever-changing group of women in the Sacramento County Jailhouse
as they await trial, sentencing or potential freedom.
And buried beneath the fights, the breakdowns, the detoxes and the toilet talk...
Yes, the toilet talk.
Was a surprisingly sweet, yet ultimately kind of depressing lesbian wedding
that definitely didn't make me cry.
'Jailbirds' is peak reality TV which means I binged it all in one day and absolutely fell
hook, line and sinker for that mic drop of an ending.
If you're looking for your next reality TV fix, you can check out 'Jailbirds' on Netflix.
'Vis
a Vis' is easily the darkest show on the list
and has more in common with HBO's super gritty 'Oz' than
Netflix's gentler 'Orange is the New Black'
It tells the tale of Macarena, a naive young woman who breaks the law for her married boyfriend,
and now must pay the price.
In prison, Macarena eventually evolves into a very different person with very different preferences.
'Vis a Vis' is a compelling and brutal survival story that is sometimes grueling to watch,
but impossible to look away from.
And there's even a spin-off called 'Vis a Vis: El Oasis'
which follows Macarena and her former rival Zulema,
years after the events of the first series.
You can catch all four seasons of 'Vis a Vis' on Netflix.
"I have a girlfriend that I love. So there."
"Dear God."
"You know, I find myself saying that phrase too, a lot.
But with a different inflection and breathier...
"Dear (moaning sex noises) God."
"Happy Birthday!"
"The Emmy award-winning 'Orange is the New Black' is definitely the most popular show on the list,
but if you haven't heard of it, it follows Piper Chapman,
a privileged woman whose criminal past catches up to her
and she's sentenced to a year and a half in prison
with the woman who snitched on her her ex-girlfriend, Alex.
'Orange is the New Black' is kind of like 'Game of Thrones'
in the sense that even if you haven't watched the entire series
you've probably at least watched one episode.
Not to mention, the last two seasons of both shows...
"This is the worst thing I've ever seen in my life."
...uh, weren't the best.
Despite the shark jumping, 'Orange is the New Black' is still one of the funniest,
sexiest and queerest shows out there,
and it's available to stream in its entirety on Netflix.
'Wentworth' is a remake/prequel to the popular 80s Australian soap opera, 'Prisoner: Cell Block H
And it is a gut punch of a show, with more twists than you can keep track of.
'Wentworth' follows inmate, Bea Smith and her meteoric rise up the prison ranks,
but unlike 'Orange is the New Black,' the show that I compare everything to
'Wentworth' is much edgier and its horror isn't confined by the prison's walls.
Not to mention, resident bad girl Frankie is somewhat of a ladies-lady.
If she's not crushing on the governor she's dating the prison's newest psychologist
or just maintaining an open relationship with... well whoever she wants.
'Wentworth' also features
some of the most vile and despicable characters you will ever come across.
So if you're looking to earn a PhD in 'masterful manipulation'
You can catch 'Wentworth' on Netflix.
"Have you never been interested in men?"
"Not my flavor, no."
"But I thought-"
"What?
I just hadn't met the right one? No, they do nothing for me."
"How can you be sure?"
"Same way as you are... if you are?"
'Bad Girls is a late 90s, early 2000s primetime soap opera about the life of
both inmates and officers at a UK women's prison.
The storylines are varied and range in seriousness,
but there is one storyline that stands well above the others and it's the reason
I've watched the first three seasons of 'Bad Girls' more times than I'm willing to admit.
The chemistry between the fiery wing governor, Helen and the equally fiery inmate, Nikki
is so palpable it nearly jumps off the screen.
And if you don't believe me, just check out this clip of the two actresses
attempting to film an ad together.
'Bad Girls' is hilarious and heartwarming, a bit campy and extremely romantic
and in my opinion it doesn't get the respect it deserves.
I hope one day 'Bad Girls' will be available to freely and legally stream somewhere
but until then you can purchase it on DVD
and as someone who has purchased it on DVD I highly recommend it.
That is it for the list, I want to give a quick
shout out to my newest patron 'Priory of the Tree.'
*You Mean The World to Me by Toni Braxton playing*
And if you want even more recommendations from your girl
Patreon is the place to be. I'm talking books, movies and TV shows
Not to mention a chance to get some high quality queer merch from my friends at Citizen Ruth.
As always, thank you so much for watching and don't forget to let me know
which lesbian prison show is your favorite and i'll see you next time!