Wait, Wait, Wait, You Didn’t Watch ‘Orphan Black’ The First Time Around?

You mean to tell me you missed it? Orphan Black, the story of Sarah Manning, a drifter who finds out the hard way that she’s a clone, is returning for an encore presentation starting Saturday, September 14th on BBC America. What is “finding out the hard way”, you ask? She watches a woman commit suicide at a train station and only after trying to rob her does she realize the woman is her exact duplicate. So what does she do? Steal her identity, of course!

What Sarah doesn’t know (at first) is that she’s stolen the identity of a police officer. She’s then forced into the role as she learns more about her past, herself, and begins meeting more and more of her clones.

Why should you watch? How about to see Tatiana Maslany (Diary of the Dead, The Vow), who was nominated for quite a few awards for the role. She plays multiple characters (she’s a clone, duh), and is rather excellent. She even does a variety of accents, since many of the clones come from different countries.

If her acting and hotness aren’t enough, her brother Felix, played by Jordan Gavaris, adds a level of sarcastic comedy and hilariously negative one-liners that make for guaranteed laughs. He gives Orphan Black a comedic side that at times it needs, with some of the dark characters that viewers eventually learn are pulling the strings.

The best part of watching is trying to decide which clone is the hottest. Yes, it sounds dumb since they’re all played by the same actor, but she is so good, you find yourself forgetting they’re all the same person in real life.

I have to admit, I only caught this show because of the multitude of commercials they aired during last season’s Doctor Who, but I am certainly glad the commercials made me curious.

Of course, if you did catch the show first time around, you likely agree it is absolutely worth seeing again. It airs at 10:00 P.M. on BBC America starting September 14th.