The season finale of the BBC’s clone-tastic series Orphan Black begins! What will the season finale answer? That’s the wrong question. What new mysteries will be left dangling in our faces? That’s the right one. Through one episode after another, Orphan Black has kept us guessing, and this one is no exception.
So many questions, so very little time. “Unconscious Selection” beautifully describes the actions of all these clones, how their very personhood is differentiated, not just from birth, but from their life experiences, and how it’s all led them here, to this point.
Sarah has given her personal deets to Helena in exchange for her and Paul’s safety. Helena has trimmed Olivier’s tail. Art has discovered Sarah Manning in connection to Katja and Beth, though he doesn’t know the whys or hows…. And that’s where we are as we plummet into “Entangled Bank,” two episodes away from the season’s finale.
Three genetic identicals are working together: Alison, Cosima, and Sarah. Alison and Cosima have monitors, but no one is really sure who they are. The dead identical, Beth, had a monitor, Paul, who unknowingly was monitoring Sarah. Now Sarah and Paul have a somewhat honest truce, even with Olivier playing puppeteer…
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My father was adopted, so I have known from an early age that parenthood is not defined by blood. My grandparents did what all good parents do; they clothed, fed, protected and loved my father. As I have gotten older and experienced more of the world, I have been able to verify repeatedly that actions determine the quality of the parents, not the mere fact of being related by genes. What traits make the best mother? Do you have to give birth in order to be a good mother? Mama, the first feature from Andres Muschietti, explores the idea of motherhood and attempts to answer these questions. Read More
