Synopsis: The Castor mole is someone we never expected, but we would’ve guessed that correctly over who turns out to be the Castor original! Between a trip to London and Delphine’s indelicate negotiating skills, this episode is packed from beginning to end – and Helena walks a different path! Kind of… […]
Orphan Black: Community of Dreadful Fear and Hate Recap
Synopsis: Helena and Sarah await the rescue party, Cosima really needs pee (and acting lessons), we meet Alison’s mother, and Donnie’s real name was Donald Francis Chubbs – before he took Alison’s last name, of course. Rating: ????? Sarah takes a backseat in this episode to mourn Paul and give Helena and […]
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: Entangled Bank/Unconscious Selection Recap
Alright Clone Club (is that our fandom name?), a lot has happened. I got a bit buried under finals, so let’s do a quick recap of episode eight, “Entangled Bank,” before we talk about this season’s penultimate episode. The couple’s getaway was a bust and Alison is divorcing Donnie. She […]
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