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Orphan Black – Season 3, Episode 5 Scarred by Many Past Frustrations

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Sarah and Helena suffer a strained reunion; the Leda family worries about Sarah's absence; Cosima goes on a date with Shay.
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Orphan Black — Season 3, Episode 5

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Even with Orphan Black's increasingly muddled plot, "Scarred By Many Past Frustrations" delivers a number of satisfying revelations and some much-needed interplay between Sarah and Helena.

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Tatiana Maslany

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Dylan Bruce

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Jordan Gavaris

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Matt Brennan Slant Magazine 05/17/2015
The final act of "Scarred by Many Past Frustrations," which, as it happens, is an appropriate description for viewers who've struggled to connect with Orphan Black this season, is nothing less than a salve. Go to Full Review Nicole Sperling Entertainment Weekly 05/17/2015
It was a jam-packed episode with quite a few revelations. Go to Full Review Caroline Framke AV Club 05/17/2015
B
It's as strong a story as we've ever gotten with Sarah and Helena, who have so often been the beating, bleeding hearts behind the entire series. Go to Full Review Ja-Quan Greene Black Nerd Problems 06/26/2018
Helena must have gotten all the next-gen systems because she moving through this compound like Lara Croft AND Nathan Drake. Go to Full Review Brittany Volk Tampa Bay Times 05/17/2015
You know an Orphan Black episode is going to be great when it opens with the talking scorpion. Go to Full Review Mark Rozeman Paste Magazine 05/17/2015
6.9/10
As a whole, the episode works to streamline its various stories... but the result still ends up feeling oddly listless and meandering, with a string of new developments that appear only to set the show up for further disappointment. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Sarah and Helena suffer a strained reunion; the Leda family worries about Sarah's absence; Cosima goes on a date with Shay.
Executive Producer
Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier
Network
BBC America
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 16, 2015
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