Synopsis: The Leda team negotiates with Ferdinand to eliminate Castor’s people, only to find that an old enemy has been pulling the puppet strings all along. Delphine does her best to hold Dyad together in the midst of corporate betrayal, only to (possibly) meet her demise at the end of […]
Orphan Black: Certain Agony of the Battlefield Recap
Synopsis: Paul learns the Castor Project has been performing unsanctioned human tests to sterilize women via the clones’ contagious virus. Sarah is tested and found to be immune to the virus, and Paul saves her before one of the Castor clones kills him. Helena reunites with Sarah, and the other […]
Orphan Black: Scarred by Many Past Frustrations Recap
Synopsis: Sarah and Helena work together to escape the Castor compound, but when Helena breaks free, she leaves Sarah behind. Gracie comes to Felix and Mrs. S to recover, but collapses from what appears to be a weird, Castor STI. Cosima starts dating!! Rating: ★★★★☆ Okay, my notes for this […]
Orphan Black: Newer Elements of Our Defense Recap
Synopsis: Helena works on her escape and discovers the insidious nature of the Castor compound while Sarah searches for the original DNA. Alison runs into some trouble with her new business, while Cosima pines for Delphine. Rating: ★★★★★ There was very little clone interplay this week, so we’re going to […]
Orphan Black: Formalized, Complex, and Costly Recap
Synopsis: Cosima discovers the Castor clones are the Leda girls’ brothers. Art and Sarah try to track down Mark in the hopes that he’ll lead them to Helena. Rating: ★★★★☆ I like how Orphan Black doesn’t do convenient. Where other shows would have had Seth, the creepy Castor clone’s corpse […]
Orphan Black: Transitory Sacrifices of Crisis Recap
Synopsis: The Castor brothers wreak havoc to find their original genome and Kira gets caught up in the chaos. Helena meets Dr. Virginia Cody, one of the leads on Project Castor. Alison steps up her campaign to win a seat on the school board by dealing drugs to the other […]
Orphan Black: The Weight of This Combination Recap
Synopsis: With Rachel incapacitated, Sarah is forced to play the corporate clone to trick the ‘cleaner’ Ferdinand and save her sisters. The Castor clones run amok while Dyad and Leda people try to find answers; Sarah tries to track down a kidnapped Helena. Rating: ????? Orphan Black is back, seestras! […]
Nerdophiles Catches Up With Orphan Black
Hey, Clone Club! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been craving my weekly dose of Tatiana Maslany playing about twenty different characters who also masquerade as those characters playing each other. A lot happened last season, so before we return to Orphan Black‘s season premiere on April 18, here’s […]
First Look at Orphan Black Season 3
It’s almost time to join the Clone Club again. On April 18th, Orphan Black finally returns for season 3. In this preview clip from the premiere, entitled “The Weight of this Combination,” Sarah Manning (the incomparable Tatiana Maslany) squares off with creepy Castor Clone Rudy (Ari Millen), aka “Scarface.” “Count […]
Clone Club Initiative: Fans Fund Award for Tatiana Maslany
Tatiana Maslany is a force to be reckoned with. Even if you haven’t watched Orphan Black, you’ve probably heard by now that on the BBC America drama, Maslany plays more than half a dozen clones with entirely different personalities, mannerisms, and dialects from each other. If you’re a fan of […]
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