Orphan Black Rewatch Comes to a Close

My time with Orphan Black has come to a temporary close, as the final episode "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" re-aired on BBC America this past Saturday, November 16. As such, my final recap / breakdown was posted to Tor.com on Monday.

I knew I enjoyed the show when I watched with my wife during its first run, but I think I enjoyed it at least as much during this second viewing. Knowing a lot of what happened allowed me to pick up on a lot of the recurring themes, hints/foreshadowing, and points laid out in all of the episodes, like how often Sarah was told she was lucky to have Kira. 

I really must point out what a fantastic job the production editors did with each of my posts. They managed to get the absolute perfect screen shot for each post and each point I wanted to be highlighted in my recaps. A few of the commenters, as I point out in the last breakdown post at Tor, helped me view the story/show a bit differently than I initially did.  I realized that maybe, as much as I may have had a crush on Alison, that she was not handling her situation in the best fashion.

So, all I have to say at this point about the show itself (considering I spouted quite a bit about each episode and had some thoughts overall) is I am greatly anticipating the second season when it airs in April 2014. I will add that it was a little jarring, at first, to see Dylan Bruce (the actor who portrays Paul Dierden) on Arrow (another terrific show) this season.

Orphan Black, Coldfire and Old Mars Reviews and Recaps

Busy week on teh intarwebs for me and it is only Wednesday!  Three things I wrote over the past week or so have been posted in two of my newer digital locales.  

Monday, my latest recap of Orphan Black went up on Tor.com.  This was my recap of episode 4 Effects of External Conditioning.

Yesterday, my second installment of The Completist went up to SF Signal, featuring The Coldfire Trilogy by C.S. Friedman.

Art by Michael Whelan

Also yesterday, my review of the Old Mars anthology edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois was posted on Tor.com.  The anthology features 15 stories on the theme of Mars as we once thought it could be. That is, when it was a planet we thought could be inhabited by ancient races.  Good stuff.

Orphan Black Rewatch: Episode 3 "Variation Under Nature"

Up at Tor.com (as of Monday) is my recap/breakdown of the third episode of Orphan Black since BBC America re-aired the third episode this past Saturday.  Have a look, won't you?

Orphan Black Rewatch: “Variation Under Nature”

I'm in Two Places at Once!

Since it is a Monday morning, that means my Orphan Black Recap is now live.  This time, I take a look at the second episode, Instinct. Clones and more clones!  Good stuff, if you've seen the episode, go check it out.

Also today, I can let the cat out of the bag, the fine folks at SF Signal have invited me to write for them.  I am writing a column entitled The Completist wherein I examine completed SFF series.  Ideally, I'll be looking at series that are a bit older because there sure is an abundance of great stuff in the past of SFF in addition to the "Hot! New!" releases.

In the first installment, I look at David Louis Edelman's Jump 225 Trilogy

Orphan Black Rewatch: S1E1, “Natural Selection”

Monday, my recap of "Natural Selection" the first Episode of Orphan Black as part of the Orphan Black Rewatch posted.  If you haven't already, go check it out so you can learn what happens when somebody decides to guzzle a container of liquid soap.

Orphan Black Rewatch Curated by ME over on Tor.com

I can now officially announce that I'm the curator of the Orphan Black Rewatch over on Tor.com!  The intro post went live today in which I write about how much I enjoyed the series and why everybody should be watching it. I've been saying how great the show is for a while and would say it even if I wasn't doing the rewatch (BBC America is re-airing the show on a weekly basis beginning this coming Saturday the 14th) and recapping season two (which begins March 30, 2014).