In preparation for the start of Orphan Black’s second season, Kris and Stephanie are continuing their discussion of first season episodes with episode 1×04, “Effects of External Conditions.” Please note, this episode is NOT spoiler-free.

Everybody is Somebody Else

Sarah as Beth

• “Impersonating a dead officer – that’s like a whole new crime.” – why does Felix say this like Sarah is doing something new? Beth has been dead the entire time.

Helena as Sarah as Beth

• Why didn’t anybody think that was weird?
• Did none of the police milling around the station notice Maggie Chen’s picture on Beth’s desk? Or see Helena-as-Sarah-as-Beth rearranging the photos on the evidence board?

Alison as Sarah

• Over-slouching!
• She crosses herself before she gets out of the cab.
• Kira’s skepticism is pretty much Kris’s favorite thing ever.
• Alison really seems to start trusting Sarah in this episode, seems genuinely concerned for Sarah when Felix shows up at her house

Clones + Children

• Alison & Kira
• Sarah & the little boy
• Both Sarah & Alison drop their accents, talk plainly to children
• Helena & the little boy

Helena

• WHAT THE HELL SELF-SURGERY. SO MUCH BLOOD LOSS. HOW IS SHE OKAY?? Do Helena & Sarah have super healing abilities?
• Opening scene is a creepy echo to Sarah saying “Damn right” to practice being Beth in 1×01 “Natural Selection”
• She’d been staying in an abandoned church
• Don’t put that chair so close to a mentally unbalanced killer there, Sarah.
• Sarah asks her, “What happened to you, Helena?” – seems to get some empathy for Helena in their conversation, sees her as someone who was abused

Sarah

• “Anybody else feel like they have a target on their back?” She should, but why would she say that?
• “Next victim.” Why is Sarah so sure about that?
• Paul vs. Art – I wouldn’t usually say this, but go Art!
• “Yeah, I might become an angry angel, too.”
• Finally learns why Beth shot Maggie Chen

Cop Stuff

• Art’s OK in this episode (per Stephanie). I think because of…
• Angie DeAngelis: Super Cop
• “Woman on woman means it has to be personal.” This sort of reinforces the clones’ unique predicament. It’s deeply personal, but they’ve never actually met.
• ONE address with that street number in all of Toronto? Sure..

Felix

• The reveal that he is painting in the nude is always funny.
• Recruiting Alison and playing acting coach.

Random Thoughts

• Cosima is smoking pot, Giles-ing it up
• “My mum doesn’t even have a mum.” – Double meaning?

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