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! […]
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 […]
Doctor Who: Listen Recap
“Why do we talk out loud when we’re alone? Because we know we’re not.” In the same vein as 2007’s “Blink” and season 7’s “Hide,” “Listen” capitalizes on one of every child’s greatest fears: what’s hiding under the bed. It’s in suspense plots like this week’s that Moffat excels, and […]
Doctor Who: Robot of Sherwood Recap
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNU4gP-nGVk] The Doctor and Clara dove into 12th century England this week to battle aliens alongside none other than Sherwood Forest’s most famous thief. “Robot of Sherwood” makes a brief departure from the “darker” Doctor we’ve been introduced to and shows a whimsy (even if more campy) side of […]
Doctor Who: Into the Dalek Recap
A human space colony fighting for survival, a new romantic interest, and—a good Dalek? This week’s Doctor Who episode threw a lot of information at viewers, but managed to do it in an exciting way while fleshing out the character of the Twelfth Doctor, who faced off against his age-old […]
Doctor Who: Deep Breath Recap
Eight is the magic number today as Doctor Who ended its eight-month hiatus and began its eighth season with its eight hundred and first episode, “Deep Breath.” A fitting title, as it was precisely what fans were doing as they witnessed the debut of the Doctor’s latest regeneration, played by […]
Doctor Who Trailer Steals Spotlight from World Cup
Yesterday across the pond, it seems that more Brits tuned in to BBC One to catch the newest Doctor Who trailer than to watch the World Cup final. But whatever the case, I am happy to say that we finally have a full-length Doctor Who series 8 trailer, and a […]
Orphan Black: Why Sarah Should NOT Die
A recent Entertainment Weekly article suggested that, to restore the reality of death on Orphan Black that was upset by Helena surviving the bullet she took at the end of season one, Sarah should be killed off, allowing Cosima to become the show’s main protagonist. Even with the author’s “I […]
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