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Orphan Black - Season 2 - Starring Tatiana Maslany as everyone - Sat on BBC America

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Larson Conway

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This to me is the season's best episode so far.

- The tent scene was heartwarming. Rewatched it a few times.
- I feel bad for Helena after getting ditched like that by Sarah.
- Sarah's a bitch.
- I feel bad for Alison because once again her trust is getting betrayed with Vic the Dick.
- That said, the actor who plays Vic was a welcome addition this episode. Breath of fresh air.
- I won't mind Patrick J Adams in future episodes, but then his character seems like a one-off. He'll needlessly complicate the story if he comes back.
- Cosima's phone call with Sarah got me. Always nice when the series refers to the three sisters.

- The last 10 minutes was mindblowing, if only because it clarified so many things -- between Mrs. S telling Sarah about Duncan, and Duncan finally giving us a timeline of how the experiment ended up with Dyad.
- Still not buying Leekie as the big bad. He turned around last episode and became very likable -- or maybe that's just the writers' way of making us trust him one second and doubt him the next.
- Can't wait to see Rachel reunited with Daddy Duncan.
- Paul's face I swear was just BLANK when Mrs. S mentioned Afghanistan. Had it been Tatiana Maslany in that role, we'd see devastation without even speaking a line.

Question/theory time: When Scott said Cosima's stem cell match came from a family member, what came to mind was, of course, Kira. But then we can't discount the possibility that Leekie knows an actual relative of the original and tapped that person's genes to treat Cosima. OR, god forbid, Cal has actual ties with Dyad and gave a sample of Kira's genes? Is that even possible? Maybe it happened earlier without Cal's involvement?
 
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Morrigan Stark

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How did Paul track Sarah and Helena? I wish they'd explain how some characters mysteriously find whoever they need to find...

After Helena eating, now it's Helena drinking. And boy did that not disappoint, hahah. <3
 
MisterFalcon

MisterFalcon

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Larson Conway said:
Question/theory time: When Scott said Cosima's stem cell match came from a family member, what came to mind was, of course, Kira. But then we can't discount the possibility that Leekie knows an actual relative of the original and tapped that person's genes to treat Cosima. OR, god forbid, Cal has actual ties with Dyad and gave a sample of Kira's genes? Is that even possible? Maybe it happened earlier without Cal's involvement?
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Leekie said the DNA came from baby teeth and if it's Kira's DNA then a tooth would be a logical way to get it secretly. She is at the age where she loses her baby teeth and would leave them under her pillow for the tooth fairy. Hairs do not have a person's complete DNA but teeth do.

Stem Cells wiki article:
2003: Dr. Songtao Shi of NIH discovers new source of adult stem cells in children's primary teeth.[79]
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That would however mean Mrs. S. was working with Leekie which does not make a lot of sense from what we know now. Cal has only been with Kira for a few days, maybe a week so it's also difficult for him to be the source.
 
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Niraj

I shot people I like more for less.
Man, I wanted Vic to end up at the rehab clinic with Alison, but I didn't expect Angie to send him in :eek: great season so far
 
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Jay Shadow

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Clevinger said:
Cornballer is seriously slacking off these days. Geeeeez.


Tatiana has been nominated for another Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress
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Was also nominated for the Television Critics Association Awards yesterday, which somehow isn't the same thing. Critics really seem to overcompensate on their awards.

Individual Achievement in Drama

Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” (AMC)
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife” (CBS)
Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black” (BBC America) [2013 winner in category]
Matthew McConaughey, “True Detective” (HBO)
Matthew Rhys, “The Americans” (FX)
 
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Clevinger

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Jay Shadow said:
Was also nominated for the Television Critics Association Awards yesterday, which somehow isn't the same thing. Critics really seem to overcompensate on their awards.

Individual Achievement in Drama

Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” (AMC)
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife” (CBS)
Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black” (BBC America) [2013 winner in category]
Matthew McConaughey, “True Detective” (HBO)
Matthew Rhys, “The Americans” (FX)
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No kidding.

Did she win both awards last year, or just the TCA(A)?
 
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Jay Shadow

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Cornballer said:
I must be spending too much time doing Hip Hop Abs.
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KingKong

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Caught up with season 2 and Tatiana is carrying it even heavily than season 1 because wow, the entire plot and characters outside of Felix are a joke
 
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Hours Left

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I'm in the middle of getting caught up with this show, (still in season 1), so I'm not reading any posts yet, but I just wanted to say one thing.

This show is SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPER Canadian. Like, more than I could ever imagine. If you licked this show (preferably the Paul parts), it would taste maple syrup and politeness.

I love it. :D
 
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Fantastical

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I'm probably alone here, but I thought the Helena and Sarah stuff was pretty cringeworthy, and the scene in the truck was one of the only scenes in the show where I'm like "Oh yeah they aren't actually two different people". It looked pretty bad, and honestly the acting was pretty bad too.

Otherwise it was an okay episode... the cult stuff is not interesting to me though.
 
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Loke13

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Fantastical said:
I'm probably alone here, but I thought the Helena and Sarah stuff was pretty cringeworthy, and the scene in the truck was one of the only scenes in the show where I'm like "Oh yeah they aren't actually two different people". It looked pretty bad, and honestly the acting was pretty bad too.

Otherwise it was an okay episode... the cult stuff is not interesting to me though.
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Guys I don't understand? What does this mean?
 
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RatskyWatsky

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Fantastical said:
I'm probably alone here, but I thought the Helena and Sarah stuff was pretty cringeworthy, and the scene in the truck was one of the only scenes in the show where I'm like "Oh yeah they aren't actually two different people". It looked pretty bad, and honestly the acting was pretty bad too.

Otherwise it was an okay episode... the cult stuff is not interesting to me though.
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Helena's singing of "Sugar Sugar" was a little wonky, I'll give you that.
 
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Sloane

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Fantastical said:
I'm probably alone here, but I thought the Helena and Sarah stuff was pretty cringeworthy, and the scene in the truck was one of the only scenes in the show where I'm like "Oh yeah they aren't actually two different people".
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I've been feeling the same for the last few episodes although I'm not entirely sure if it's not done on purpose, Helena becoming more like Sarah.
 
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Quick

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I want to see a behind-the-scenes feature on that scene of them in the car.

Would be even more hilarious if Helena screwing up the lyrics was actually a blooper, rather than intentional, and they just kept it.
 
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Jest Chillin

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I thought the scene played fine. Helena wasn't really explored in the first season, so her actual personality vs. her perceived personality by the characters could be very different.

I also thought the lyric mistake worked well because people screw up lyrics all the time when it's been awhile since they've heard the song.
 
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Blader

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Fantastical said:
I'm probably alone here, but I thought the Helena and Sarah stuff was pretty cringeworthy, and the scene in the truck was one of the only scenes in the show where I'm like "Oh yeah they aren't actually two different people". It looked pretty bad, and honestly the acting was pretty bad too.

Otherwise it was an okay episode... the cult stuff is not interesting to me though.
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heh, I was just about to post something similar...I didn't mind the scene in the truck myself, but it was very noticeably more Tatiana playing Sarah in a wig than Tatiana playing Helena.
 
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shadowkat

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Finally got a chance to watch last week's episode. Sestra bonding was great. I loved Helena's little romance. Mrs. S is bad ass.


Can't wait for tonight's episode.
 
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Funky Papa

FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Caught up. Amazing episode as always. I thought it was a very good idea to have a big scene of Helena not being her usual muderous self. Also, there was something in that bar scene that leads me to believe that Helena may be a lot smarter than she looks, even if she's still nuttier than squirel shit. At very least she has a modicum of social skills, which was completely unheard of until now.
 
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n00bsauce87

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Fantastical said:
I'm probably alone here, but I thought the Helena and Sarah stuff was pretty cringeworthy, and the scene in the truck was one of the only scenes in the show where I'm like "Oh yeah they aren't actually two different people". It looked pretty bad, and honestly the acting was pretty bad too.

Otherwise it was an okay episode... the cult stuff is not interesting to me though.
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I am confused, how was this bad? You've never had a bonding experience down a long road. I'm not even saying that sarcastically. When you have nothing else to do for a long time and you are just with your mate, the smallest stuff can make a quiet moment into a fun time. I'd like to think that that scene was authentic more than anything.

btw, 5 mins to show time
 
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Hours Left

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So Space.ca has every episode of this show available, except the first three from season 2...

WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHY? :/
 
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n00bsauce87

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I'm starting to get sick and tired of the levels of lies Sarah puts on everyone. I get it, some people don't have to know everything, but how can she keep them all together.

And lolz to that Rachel Duncan ultimatum. I guess Felix won't be setup for murder.
 
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royalan

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n00bsauce87 said:
I'm starting to get sick and tired of the levels of lies Sarah puts on everyone. I get it, some people don't have to know everything, but how can she keep them all together.

And lolz to that Rachel Duncan ultimatum. I guess Felix won't be setup for murder.
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Agreed. The various levels of clearance she's giving certain people seems completely random at this point.

At this point, I think the guy who's risking his life by going on the run with the daughter he didn't know he had until a few weeks ago warrants knowing exactly what he's running from, and at least a BIT about why.
 
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