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Season 2 – Orphan Black

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Sarah is a street-wise woman with a troubled past as an English orphan who bounced around foster homes before being taken in by Mrs. S, who uprooted her and her foster brother, Felix, to North America. She has made bad decisions in her life but always strives to do right by daughter Kira. When Sarah witnesses the suicide of Beth, a woman who looks like her, she decides to steal Beth's identity -- boyfriend and money included -- in an attempt to begin a new life for herself and Kira, with whom Sarah hopes to reunite. But assuming Beth's life -- Sarah eventually learns that Beth was her clone -- doesn't go as smoothly as she anticipates because Beth was a cop caught in the middle of a deadly conspiracy, making Sarah the new target. Sarah must fight to stay alive while trying to escape from the complex web. As more threads appear, Sarah is pulled deeper, and Felix becomes her one true confidant.
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Orphan Black — Season 2

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Anchored by Tatiana Maslany's brilliant multi-role performance, Orphan Black is as densely-layered, thought-provoking, and wildly entertaining as ever.

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Sonia Saraiya AV Club 06/20/2014
B+
Part of what makes Orphan Black so appealing is, like Sherlock, its comfort in shifting the tone of the story so suddenly. Go to Full Review
Spencer Kornhaber The Atlantic 04/28/2014
Orphan Black self-consciously apes Maslany's multiple-personality routine, switching between a dizzying array of genres but injecting them all with almost-subversive humanity and humor. Go to Full Review
Jeff Jensen Entertainment Weekly 04/24/2014
B+
Orphan Black remains high-order lo-fi sci-fi, brilliantly engineered for dynamic multiplicity - feminist allegory, conspiracy thriller, cheeky satire - electrified by Tatiana Maslany's all-star performance(s). Go to Full Review
Jennifer Bisset CNET 03/29/2023
Orphan Black invests deeply in its multiple characters, clearly chiselling out their lives in the Toronto setting. Go to Full Review
Jessica Johnson Time Out Chicago 07/02/2018
One thing is certain, with Maslany's impressive acting gymnastics at its center, Orphan Black continues to be a highly rewarding viewing experience. Go to Full Review
J.M. Suarez PopMatters 07/24/2014
8/10
Orphan Black continues to prove just how compelling a story centered on several strong female characters can be, particularly when it so readily explores sexual and gender identity alongside an intricate plot and complex characterizations. Go to Full Review
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Nathan E @RT57746047 08/19/2023 STELLAR casting, astounding work by Tatyana Maslany See more Rareş M @RT60134910 01/28/2021 The second season provides a huge development in the storyline and in its characters See more 08/18/2020 Maslany's performance carries the show: fresh and entertaining. The plot, however, begins to unravel into murky directions. See more jack z @oceanic815 03/17/2020 Season 2 was a muddled mess of narrative dead-ends, illogical character decisions, and repetitive plotting, to the point of boring. Orphan Black really jumped the shark this season. (But don't worry, it gets good again about mid-season 3) See more 09/04/2018 This show was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more jon c 04/21/2018 BBC's most popular program is back with more new material a lot stuff was discovered last season; Sarah found out she had several clones, Cosami and Alison, her sister Helena was feral and violent, she met her birth mother only to lose her again, her daughter and foster mother disappeared, and she met the head of the company DYAD Industries, Rachel Duncan trying to get her to sign her life over to them the police from Beth's life before her death almost found out everything but were stonewalled This season introduces newer elements: Dr. Leeki whom has taken Cosami under his wing at the company but did something terrible during the many clones that were created The Duncans are also revealed being part of Project Lida It looked like Helena was beaten but she survived somehow, Kira was then kidnapped and Alison decided to go back to suburban life A new group called the Prometheans make their way into this season Helena is then taken in by a secular society called Cold River in which they take something very valuable taking nature vs science into their own hands, Alison can’t deal with the guilt of her neighbors death, and a new sickness is discovered by Cosami affecting another clone Another clone named Toni arrives shaking things up even more the finale is okay and not as good as Season 1 but the world is expanding and more mysteries have yet to be unraveled what is Topside? What's Project Castor? how many other kinds of clones exist besides Sara and her sisters? is her daughter finally safe? we're all capable of things we don't know once danger sets foot, what is natural and unnatural, is it our call to determine what kind of people should be born into this world?, does our body/our choice still exist even in the name of science? I'm happy to say 'Orphan Black' still has me hooked See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Apr 19, 2014 Nature Under Constraint and Vexed Sarah searches for her daughter, and suspects Rachel is behind the disappearance; Alison is despondent after attending a funeral. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 26, 2014 Governed by Sound Reason and True Religion Alison struggles with Aynsley's death; Cosima's symptoms worsen; Sarah asks Art to help her find Kira. Details Episode 3 Aired May 3, 2014 Mingling Its Own Nature With It Sarah turns to an old flame after traveling with Felix. Details Episode 4 Aired May 10, 2014 Governed as It Were by Chance Sarah returns home to search for answers, digging into the origins of the clone experiment with Cosima's help. Details Episode 5 Aired May 17, 2014 Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est Rachel lashes out at those close to Sarah; an unexpected visitor threatens Sarah's plans. Details Episode 6 Aired May 22, 2014 To Hound Nature in Her Wanderings Sarah and an unlikely ally follow clues about the origins of the clone experiment; Cosima and Delphine make a discovery. Details Episode 7 Aired May 31, 2014 Knowledge of Causes, and Secret Motion of Things A rehab confidante betrays Alison, threatening to expose the truth; Donnie and the kids prepare to visit on Family Day. Details Episode 8 Aired Jun 7, 2014 Variable and Full of Perturbation A new player arrives on Felix's doorstep; Cosima nearly runs out of options; Sarah must decide whether to surrender a piece of leverage and make a deal. Details Episode 9 Aired Jun 14, 2014 Things Which Have Never Yet Been Done Cosima takes a bad turn; Sarah takes action with tragic consequences; the Proletheans set their plan in motion; Alison and Donnie have a run-in with the law. Details Episode 10 Aired Jun 21, 2014 By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried Rachel's latest ploy forces Sarah to concede; the Clone Club unites to save Sarah and gain freedom; Sarah finds a new ally. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier
Network
BBC America
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 19, 2014
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