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.
2 years ago
The Television Critics Association announced on Monday its 2013 award nominations. FX’s smash hit The Americans leads the pack with four nominations and AMC’s Breaking Bad is hot on their tail with three.
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…
“Variations Under Domestication” is the Venn Diagram of Beth, Alison, and Sarah’s life intersecting at suburban crisis point. Vic [the Dick] has met Alison who he thinks is Sarah. Paul knows Beth is dead and who he thought was Beth is really Sarah. Alison and Cosima are, well, in trouble.
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Last week, Sarah/Beth quit Beth’s job. Helena, stabbed by Sarah, survived and was picked up by a mysterious man. It seems …
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3 years ago
This week, Orphan Black proved itself as excellent mystery and suspense television that can knot up the mystery twice as fast as it can unravel it. Further explored are the notions of nature versus nature, and how “Effects of External Conditioning” can mold a person. Or clones, in this instance. Same people, different influences.
Sarah comes face to face with two other copies: high strung Alison who gets the full on clone-slap for pointing a gun at Felix, and the more relaxed but brainiac version, Cosima. Sarah gets the 411 on the Clone Club, first rule being “Don’t talk about Clone Club.”
Orphan Black is back! While definitely not as frenzied (but does it ever have its moments) as its pilot,it is every bit as intense. And while there were a few moments that were simply too obvious, the mystery itself is still every bit as intriguing.
Not only is Orphan Black excellent, it is a near 180 counterpoint to Doctor Who. Part Dollhouse, part Ringer, part Dark Angel, and yet all its own.
Orphan Black has no innocence, its main character, Sarah, is a quick-thinking punk from England who can hustle.
