Tag: season 2
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Orphan Black: Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est
The Orphan Black episode “Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est” begins in Rachel’s bloody apartment. Daniel’s body litters the floor, Helena’s signature art drawn in blood decorates the walls. Dr. Leakie (Matt Frewer) thinks Rachel (Tatiana Maslany) should take a kinder, gentler approach to the situation. She thinks not.
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Orphan Black: Governed As It Were By Chance
The tension sizzles, everyone is sinister, and we don’t know who to trust in “Governed As It Were By Chance,” episode 4 of season 2 of Orphan Black. Everything ahead is a spoiler, but the story is not described in the order in which it happened. The episode begins at the car wreck. Sarah (Tatiana…
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Review: Orphan Black “Mingling Its Own Nature With It”
This episode of Orphan Black, “Mingling Its Own Nature With It” starts with Sarah (Tatiana Maslany), Kira (Skyler Wexler), and Felix (Jordan Gavaris) sleeping in the woods in the stolen truck. We see Sarah struggle to find safety for Kira, Allison crack under pressure, Cosima do an autopsy on a new clone, and Helena get…
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Review: Orphan Black, Governed By Sound Reason and True Religion
Episode 2 of season 2 of Orphan Black, “Governed by Sound Reason and True Religion,” launches a brand new day, to quote the new character Henrik. New plot lines, new characters, and new developments everywhere you look. I’m going to mention a few key points. One of the more interesting developments in this episode is…
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Review: Orphan Black: Nature Under Constraint and Vexed
Season 2 of Orphan Black begins with “Nature Under Constraint and Vexed.” It’s a rip-roaring beginning to the new season. Every moment of the opening show was exciting, dangerous, tense, high-stakes, fast paced drama. Watch a preview of the first episode. I’m not going to recap the episode, just offer a few remarks. Spoilers ahead.…
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Reflections on House of Cards, season 2
Season 2 of House of Cards appeared on Netflix on Valentine’s Day. If it was meant to be a little billet-doux from Netflix to sweeten up our weekend, it failed the sweetness test. It more than made up for it in the drama department, however. I want to share my reactions to this series without…
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Watch This: Orange is the New Black Season 2 Teaser
It’s a mere 30 second teaser, but it came with the announcement that all 13 episodes of season 2 of Orange is the New Black will be released on June 6 on Netflix. I’m ready right now.
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PBS Announces Dates for Season 2 of Last Tango in Halifax and I’m Not Happy – Updated
PBS announced that the second season of Last Tango in Halifax will air on PBS beginning Sunday June 29, 2014. You read that right: June 29. Five months from now. As far as I’m concerned here at Old Ain’t Dead, that’s a unacceptable delay and wait. Blimey Okay, I am pretty upset with PBS. And…
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Trailers for Orphan Black, season 2
They are keeping the Orphan Black cards pretty close to the chest with these teasers. They fall into the “is that all there is” category. This one tells us even less. In spite of this pitifully lacking look at what season 2 promises, I cannot wait to see what Tatiana Maslany does with the multiple…
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Season 2 of Last Tango in Halifax begins on BBC One
If you are in the U.K., you can see Last Tango in Halifax season 2 now. Here’s the trailer for season 2. For those of us in the U.S., here are some nice resources for interviews, image galleries and other goodies related to season 2. It will have to be enough to get us through…