VIDEO : 'Orange Is the New Black': Director Matthew Weiner Talks About Experience

When Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner agreed to direct an episode of Orange Is the New Black, he was saying yes to an episode fans of the Netflix series would never forget ? and likely rewatch in painstaking detail. But the pressure Weiner felt was of the approval of his friend, Orange creator Jenji Kohan. Turns out Kohan needed a director for the penultimate episode of season four, "The Animals" ? the one that sees the horrific death of fan-favorite Poussey Washington played by actress Samira Wiley. Weiner tells THR of his memory of the conversation with Kohan, recalling him saying, "You have to promise me that we?ll still be friends and have respect for each other if you don't like what I did or I blow this in some way."