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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly Jul 29, 2015 3:02 PM UTC  Natasha Lyonne at the "Orange Is the New Black" panel discussion in Beverly Hills, Calif. on July 28, 2015. Natasha Lyonne at the "Orange Is the New Black" panel discussion in Beverly Hills, Calif. on July 28, 2015.Frederick M. Brown—Getty Images by [Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly Jul 29, 2015 3:02 PM UTC _Orange Is the New Black_’s third season launched with one of the most shocking moments as [one of Litchfield’s own was shipped down the hill](http://www.ew.com/recap/orange-is-the-new-black-season-3-episode-3). Deciding to sell Vee’s (Lorraine Toussaint) heroin, Nicky (Natasha Lyonne) enlisted the help of baboonish guard Luschek (Matt Peters), who was unfortunately quick to throw her under the bus when Caputo (Nick Sandow) found a bag of the drug in his office. The recovering drug addict—and arguably the heart of Litchfield—was then shipped off to Maximum Security, never to be seen again in season 3. “I was excited to read it,” Lyonne told reporters at the Television Critics Associations summer press tour on Tuesday. “I would actually argue that there were huge stakes for Nicky Nichols this season much more than any previous season. It makes sense that a self destructive person would end up where she did.” So, is there hope for Nicky to return next season and get redemption? “I can’t speak to \[that\],” Lyonne said coyly. But considering the actress was in attendance during the panel, it seems quite clear that Nicky Nichols should resurface in season 4. Either way, Lyonne is excited at the prospect of seeing how a stint in Max will impact someone as mouthy as Nichols. “It could really go both ways,” she told EW after the panel. “People respond all kinds of ways to intense \[situations\] beyond rules. That kind of discipline sometimes brings out the best in people and sometimes brings out that much more anger and rebellion. Certainly, at a certain point, I think Nicky would have to come to terms with her childhood and do some reconciling with her past if she’s going to make peace with being an adult.” _Orange Is the New Black_ is slated to return for a fourth season in summer 2016. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/28/orange-new-black-what-happened-nicky-nichols) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com) ### See Roles You Didn't Realize Orange Is the New Black Stars Played  Before Taylor Schilling played Piper Chapman on Orange Is the New Black she starred as Beth Green in The Lucky One. Netflix; Warner Bros.  Before Kate Mulgrew played Galina "Red" Reznikov on Orange Is the New Black she starred as Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager. Netflix; CBS/Getty Images  Before Yael Stone played Lorna Morello on Orange Is the New Black she played Stacy Dickson on Me Myself I . Netflix; Sony Pictures Classics/Everett  Before Natasha Lyonne played Nicky Nichols on Orange Is the New Black she played Jessica on American Pie. Netflix; Universal  Elizabeth Rodriguez plays Aleida Diaz on Orange Is the New Black and she has also guest starred as Special Agent Chavez on Grimm. Netflix; NBC  Before Laura Prepon played Alex Vause on Orange Is the New Black she guest starred as Natalie Rhodes on Castle. 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