unrepentant85
Dílis d'ar nOidreacht
No more Orphan Black. 
Orphan Black is anyone else watching this?
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crossthebreeze
Well-Known Member
Just watched the finale. All loose ends well and truly tied up.No more Orphan Black.
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
Alison was my favourite. But honestly, she was just such a good actor I never sat there and thought "that's Tatiana Maslany playing the same character" -- I never had that weird moment where I thought "that's Sarah" when looking at Alison, or "that's Cosima" when looking at Helena. Each of them was so absolutely unique and well realised, the main 4 especially.
I haven't watched the final season yet. I'm putting it off
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
I did, didn't regret it. The only bits I didn't like tended to be the Paul bits, otherwise still top notch.
Still need to watch the last couple of episodes.
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
Feel really torn about it. On paper it's all the things I should like (scifi, feminist, weird, non-blockbuster etc etc) and there are things I genuinely, dearly loved about it(Helena's deadpan psycho lines and scrapping, Cosima's brains and dancing, the series' fearlessness and willingness to sling another clone into the mix whenever I thought it was getting easier to understand). On screen I was often not convinced or just got a bit bored by all the cross n double-cross, and I felt it was looping back on itself a lot in later seasons for no real reason. Some of the scripting/ mise en scene really really unconvincing, as well - downright cardboard in places. But still: Tatyana Maslany's utterly brilliant and I hope we get much More Of This Sort Of Thing in future.
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
I was never a fan of Clare. Beyond the obvious reasons. It was the hair, weirdly. It always looked like a wig. I never got that with the others.
As well as loving Alison, I really loved Helena's relationship with her and Donny. The most unlikely of things, so funny, so touching.
As well as loving Alison, I really loved Helena's relationship with her and Donny. The most unlikely of things, so funny, so touching.
hippogriff
Imposter
I presume you mean Rachel
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
Yes. Who the heck is Clare? Where did I get that from?
crossthebreeze
Well-Known Member
I was trying to cast my mind back through all the series thinking there was a clone i'd forgotten
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Thought Helena was for it and oh my god I would have torched something.
Bit of a turnaround that from when she first popped up.
Fanastic acting from Tatyana throughout, agree it all got very double crossing and trippy even before the end and a bit oh bloody hell pick a side... still very good series though.
Sad to see Mark and Gracie go, felt the Castor boys were sadly neglected for the most part.
Bit of a turnaround that from when she first popped up.
Fanastic acting from Tatyana throughout, agree it all got very double crossing and trippy even before the end and a bit oh bloody hell pick a side... still very good series though.
Sad to see Mark and Gracie go, felt the Castor boys were sadly neglected for the most part.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Sorry for massive bump, but have just finished watching this from start to finish, and I really really loved it. Tatiana Maslany is incredible - as someone else said, not once did I ever feel like I wasn't seeing 5, 6, 7 completely different people who all just happened to have the same face. Loved Helena, loved Alison (and I love that someone posted my favourite Hendrix moment upthread, them dancing in their underwear with all the money ), and I, like, LOVED Krystal Goderich, okay?
Plot holes you could drive a bus through, ridonkulous quasi-religious nonsense and tons of unfinished business (Kira's sixth sense? The Castor pathogen? Cal, off in Iceland never to be seen again?) but who gives a shit because the whole thing was entertaining, heartfelt, interesting and funny. And the character relationships mostly rang true, even down to bit part players like Mark and Gracie.
), and I, like, LOVED Krystal Goderich, okay?Plot holes you could drive a bus through, ridonkulous quasi-religious nonsense and tons of unfinished business (Kira's sixth sense? The Castor pathogen? Cal, off in Iceland never to be seen again?) but who gives a shit because the whole thing was entertaining, heartfelt, interesting and funny. And the character relationships mostly rang true, even down to bit part players like Mark and Gracie.
Mation
real life adventure worth more than pieces of gold
Apologise not, please. You've reminded me that I need to watch this all again, from start to finish, in the bingiest binge I can manage.Sorry for massive bump, but have just finished watching this from start to finish, and I really really loved it. Tatiana Maslany is incredible - as someone else said, not once did I ever feel like I wasn't seeing 5, 6, 7 completely different people who all just happened to have the same face. Loved Helena, loved Alison (and I love that someone posted my favourite Hendrix moment upthread, them dancing in their underwear with all the money
Plot holes you could drive a bus through, ridonkulous quasi-religious nonsense and tons of unfinished business (Kira's sixth sense? The Castor pathogen? Cal, off in Iceland never to be seen again?) but who gives a shit because the whole thing was entertaining, heartfelt, interesting and funny. And the character relationships mostly rang true, even down to bit part players like Mark and Gracie.
I just have to watch S3 of Good Girls tonight (first time seeing it, so no spoilers please, nor for the S2 finale); then I'm on it.
Am actually excited!
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Sorry for massive bump, but have just finished watching this from start to finish, and I really really loved it. Tatiana Maslany is incredible - as someone else said, not once did I ever feel like I wasn't seeing 5, 6, 7 completely different people who all just happened to have the same face. Loved Helena, loved Alison (and I love that someone posted my favourite Hendrix moment upthread, them dancing in their underwear with all the money
Plot holes you could drive a bus through, ridonkulous quasi-religious nonsense and tons of unfinished business (Kira's sixth sense? The Castor pathogen? Cal, off in Iceland never to be seen again?) but who gives a shit because the whole thing was entertaining, heartfelt, interesting and funny. And the character relationships mostly rang true, even down to bit part players like Mark and Gracie.
Shit, this sounds right up my street - if I loved The OA and Sense8 will I love this? Sounds like something I need to try!
krtek a houby
Kick me again Jesus
We gave up 2 or 3 seasons in. May give it another go - the best thing about it is Tatiana Maslany (with some good support from Maria Doyle Kennedy and Michael Mando)
Mation
real life adventure worth more than pieces of gold
I liked The OA (though I usually love things Brit Marling has done), and adored Sense8. I reckon you'll be alright with this one.
I'm quite jealous that you've got 7 seasons to watch for the first time!
Watched it a couple of years ago, bought the box set (which, regrettably I traded in at CEX, because....dunno). Really enjoyed it. Like a lot of genre telly it gets a bit hokey as the seasons pasy but it is a really good show.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
No it isn't, sorry - it disappeared from Netflix yesterday (hence my mad dash to finish it all before then!)
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Ahhhh so I just missed it, that's a shame! I know I had seen it come up in recommended suggestions for me at some point. Ah well - I'll keep an eye out for it in future.
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
Tatiana Maslany was so good at playing the different characters, that I had a bit of a brain blip one time and forgot.Alison was my favourite. But honestly, she was just such a good actor I never sat there and thought "that's Tatiana Maslany playing the same character" -- I never had that weird moment where I thought "that's Sarah" when looking at Alison, or "that's Cosima" when looking at Helena. Each of them was so absolutely unique and well realised, the main 4 especially.
I haven't watched the final season yet. I'm putting it off
One time the opening credits with the actors names played at the beginning, and I remember feeling slightly perturbed and thinking 'Why have they only named Tatiana Maslany who plays Sarah? Why haven't they credited the other actors who play... Oh. Yeah. That would be her as well then.'
I mean, you get some actors who essentially play themselves, whatever role they play. Whereas these characters were all so distinct in their body language and mannerisms and accents and so on. I read that Maslany has a background as a dancer, so it was important for her to work on the characters from the perspective of movements and so on.
It sounds like she created the different characters from head to toe, including physicality, it wasn't just about delivering the lines in different accents wearing different costumes, it's like she embodied those different roles/characters in some way. Astounding work.
Mation
real life adventure worth more than pieces of gold
This, exactly.
The fact that the clones could dress up as each other and you'd still know which one you were seeing, without any doubt, because everything about the way they moved and held themselves - the way Tatiana Maslany moved and held herself, including adding one clone's slightly wrong idea of how another was - gave it away. Incredible!
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