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Tag: Skyler Wexler

  • 5 Things I Loved about 5 Years of Orphan Black

    5 Things I Loved about 5 Years of Orphan Black

    Orphan Black is over. All we have now is stored on the DVR to rewatch endlessly. Sob. I was a huge fan of the show and want to celebrate its time on live TV.

  • Orphan Black S5 E10 To Right the Wrongs of Many

    Orphan Black S5 E10 To Right the Wrongs of Many

    Orphan Black finishes with “To Right the Wrongs of Many.” It’s the last episode ever, which makes me want to cry. I cried most of the way through this episode, but they were happy tears.

  • Orphan Black S5 E9 One Fettered Slave

    Orphan Black S5 E9 One Fettered Slave

    Orphan Black episode 9 “One Fettered Slave” is a funeral with no happy weddings. Helena’s (Tatiana Maslany, a multitude) early history is explored. This is a recap. There are spoilers.

  • Orphan Black S5 E8 Guillotines Decide

    Orphan Black S5 E8 Guillotines Decide

    Orphan Black draws nearer the last episode with “Guillotines Decide,” the 8th episode of season 5. In this episode, it was the best of times. It was the worst of times. This is a recap. There are spoilers.

  • Orphan Black S5 E7 Gag or Throttle

    Orphan Black S5 E7 Gag or Throttle

    Orphan Black episode 7 “Gag or Throttle” ups the excitement and danger to maximum. Rachel (Tatiana Maslany who is here, there, and everywhere) has Kira (Skyler Wexler) in a terrible spot but starts to see things from a different point of view before the episode is over. This is a recap. There are spoilers.

  • Orphan Black S5 E6 Manacled Slim Wrists

    Orphan Black S5 E6 Manacled Slim Wrists

    Orphan Black brings Krystal (Tatiana Maslany) back for episode 6 “Manacled Slim Wrists.” She’s hilarious, steals every scene she’s anywhere near, and learns some helpful info. The rest of the episode is less humorous and more inflammatory.

  • Orphan Black S5 E5 Ease for Idle Millionaires

    Orphan Black S5 E5 Ease for Idle Millionaires

    Episode 5 of Orphan Black is “Ease for Idle Millionaires.” There’s lots of crazy science this week. We spend our time with Cosima and Sarah. This is a recap. There are spoilers.

  • Orphan Black S5 E4 Let the Children and the Childbearers Toil

    Orphan Black S5 E4 Let the Children and the Childbearers Toil

    Orphan Black episode 4 “Let the Children and the Childbearers Toil” ties us back to some older story lines while Mrs. S (Maria Doyle Kennedy) and Sarah (Tatiana Maslany) madly search for a way to free Kira (Skyler Wexler) from Rachel’s clutches. This is a recap. There will be spoilers.

  • Orphan Black S5 E3 Beneath Her Heart

    Orphan Black S5 E3 Beneath Her Heart

    Orphan Black episode 3, “Beneath Her Heart,” focuses on the Hendrix family past and present. Alison (Tatiana Maslany, one of many) has a breakthrough and Donnie (Kristian Bruun) does some revealing dance steps. This is a recap. Every sentence is a spoiler.

  • Orphan Black S5 E2 Clutch of Greed

    Orphan Black S5 E2 Clutch of Greed

    Orphan Black episode 2, “Clutch of Greed,” has Rachel winning. And winning. Things don’t look good for the sestras and freedom. This is a recap. There are spoilers everywhere.