Cosima’s feeling better, and so are Jean and Kathy, after a short hiatus during hay fever season. Alison and Donnie become entrepreneurs. Helena would like to see the mangos. Sarah and Kira play house with Cal for too brief a moment, before finding themselves stalked by another clone on a mission. Don’t doubt our stones.

Orphan Black Season 3 Episode 2

Jean MacDonald and Kathy Campbell

Eisenhower’s Farewell Address

Orphan Black S3E2 Science Recap on The Mary Sue

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Welcome to Season 3! New clones means incredible performances, shocking storylines, and… new butts. We also talk about Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States.

Orphan Black Season 3 Episode 1

Jean MacDonald and Kathy Campbell

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Eisenhower’s Farewell Address

The Crazy Science of Orphan Black (interview with Cosima Herter, science advisor and creator of episode titles)

Everything You Need To Know About Orphan Black’s New Season (TV Guide recap of all the characters up to S3 premiere)

Pupok, the Talking Scorpion (TV Guide article)

It’s the Season 2 finale, another triumph for our sestras and for the series. We loved this episode and this season. Excellent ending with a special treat for sestra fans and a peek at a new clone we’ll learn about in Season 3.

Orphan Black Season 2 Episode 10

Jean MacDonald and Kathy Campbell

Castor Mythology (Wikipedia)

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - new movie starring Michiel Huisman aka Cal

What is an Oophorectomy? (Wikipedia)

The Making of Clone Dance Party (YouTube)

Mini Clone Dance Party (YouTube)

Water Prayer Rasta Mix (YouTube)

Adham Shaikh (Wikipedia)

Nearer My God To Thee performed by The Londonderry Choir (YouTube)

How dark and tense is this episode? Well, the light-hearted bits are all about burying a dead body in the garage. Kathy and Helena have something in common that might surprise you. We are one episode away from the season finale, and things do not look good at all for our sestras.

Orphan Black Season 2 Episode 9

Jean MacDonald and Kathy Campbell

Vigenère cipher: Dr. Duncan uses this to encode the genetic sequence he is guarding.

In this episode, a lot of pieces are being moved around the chessboard (or should we say the Runewars board) as we hurtle toward the season finale. Donnie and Alison are united again, in love and in felony. Rachel gets some bad new from her dad. Sarah tries cooperating with DYAD for Cosima’s sake. Cosima schools the lab’s battle bitches in their favorite board game. Oh, and there’s a new clone in town who’s got a unique perspective. (“Not our usual identity crisis,” notes Sarah.)

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Orphan Black Season 2 Episode 8

Jean MacDonald and Kathy Campbell

Runewars on Amazon

The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells (Wikipedia)

The Island of Lost Souls - 1932 in the Criterion Collection. “A twisted treasure from Hollywood’s pre-Code horror heyday!”

In the tradition of last season’s favorite, “Variations Under Domestication,” Felix, Alison, Sarah, Vic, and Donnie treat us to another fantastic romp of rehab hijinks and identity switching. We also love the musical tie-in to our favorite Christmas movie, Love Actually. (Haters, don’t @ us.)

Jean MacDonald and Kathy Campbell

Ensign Ro Laren (TNG) aka Michelle Forbes on Memory Alpha

Admiral Helena Cain (BSG) aka Michelle Forbes on Battlestar Galactica Wiki

The Troggs, Love Is All Around

Billy Mack aka Bill Nighy, Christmas Is All Around

Love Actually on IMDb

Sestras hit the road! It’s like a Girl Scout camping trip, except you’re sharing a tent with your insane clone and professional killers are on your heels. When Sarah finds what she was looking for, she learns about the science that is responsible for her existence.

Orphan Black Season 2 Episode 6

Jean MacDonald and Kathy Campbell

PCR - Polymerase Chain Reaction: the lab technique to make multiple copies of DNA

STR - Short Tandem Repeat: a technique for comparing DNA

“Crazy” by Diana Salvatore - Helena and Jesse’s slow dance song. ♥

Knowledge itself may be power, according to the title, but we have all the feels this week for our sestras as they undergo serious trauma and shocking revelations. There’s even one really awesome date, or at least it starts out that way. “You make me cry, sestra,” says Helena to Sarah. No, you make us cry, Orphan Black.

Orphan Black Season 2 Episode 5

Jean MacDonald and Kathy Campbell

How to Pronounce Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est

More cool music. From the bar scene with Sarah and Leekie: The Colors: music video by the Hexes and Ohs

The blood really hits the fan in this episode. Alison is locked up in rehab. Helena escapes from the Proletheans. Sarah tries to figure out what Mrs. S. has been up to. We can hardly contain ourselves when we get to the scene of badass beautiful Mrs. S. tracking down an old flame in a dive bar. Another amazing episode!

Orphan Black Season 2 Episode 4

Jean MacDonald and Kathy Campbell

YouTube: Rita Mae Young by The Record Company. (Must watch! Amazing song in this episode for Mrs. S. making her entrance at the dive bar, and amazing video with hula hoop artist)

Krav Maga (Wikipedia)

HIMYM S1E4: Turns out, krav maga is not a type of yoga.