TV #36 of 2024: Orphan Black: Echoes, season 1 So far a pretty underwhelming sequel series. In fact, I’d say there are two wholly separate strands of criticism that can be launched at this new show: it is both a generic dull techno-conspiracy thriller with plot holes aplenty, and it is a poor fit for …
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TV #41 of 2018: Orphan Black, season 5 I’ve always felt an odd dichotomy with Orphan Black, in that the main appeal for me as a viewer is Tatiana Maslany’s amazing acting range at embodying all these different characters, but the main focus of the writers often seems to be on their labyrinthine plots of …
TV #3 of 2017: Orphan Black, season 4 As usual with Orphan Black, this season was a mixed bag. On the plus side: more Krystal and actual honest-to-goodness extended flashback scenes with Beth. On the minus… well, the storylines on this show have long since stopped making any sort of sense, to be honest. I …
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