The essential episodes of Orphan Black
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Orphan Black — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Sarah, an orphan, gets caught up in a deadly conspiracy after learning that she is a clone. In the opener, Sarah witnesses the suicide of a woman who looks just like her and assumes the victim's identity in hopes of escaping her troubled life.
- 02
Variations Under Domestication
Alison's paranoia puts all of the orphans at risk. Meanwhile, Sarah must decide who to trust with her secret.
- 03
Sarah's actions pit the orphans against each other; Paul tries to cover up Sarah's existence; Alison takes vengeance on her suspected monitor.
- 04
The Orphans must decide whether to make peace with their creators; Sarah is forced into a showdown with the enemy.
- 05
By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried
The war with Dyad is all but lost when Rachel's latest ploy forces a broken Sarah to concede. The Clone Club springs into action, uniting in a reckless gambit to save Sarah. As they fight to gain their freedom, Sarah encounters a new ally and uncovers a terrifying new dimension to the conspiracy.
- 06
Clone Club heads to London to track down the Castor Original, but their enemies follow closely.
- 07
When Cosima admits doubts about finding a cure in time to save her life, Sarah makes a lone decision that exposes Kendall to those she's spent years hiding from. Meanwhile, Art and Felix team up to protect naïve clone, Krystal Goderitch, from herself.
- 08
With Susan Duncan deposed, Sarah finds herself in the same position as Rachel–under Evie Cho's heel. The archenemies form an uneasy alliance in an attempt to bring Evie down and restore Susan to power.
- 09
From Dancing Mice to Psychopaths
When communication with Cosima is cut off and Neolution appears to be within striking distance, Sarah's alliance with Rachel goes out the window. Sarah lures a high-level Neolutionist into a trap, and sets out to bring down Neolution once and for all.
- 10
Stuck on the sidelines with Neolutionists crawling all over her home, Alison seeks to return to her community center, but Bailey Downs has moved on from her. As she flounders to take back some semblance of control, the ghost of friendships' past rears its handsome head. Art and his new partner show up at the Hendrix residence to continue their search for Helena, forcing Art to make a difficult moral judgement.
- 11
Cosima is forced into an alliance that accelerates P.T. Westmorland's agenda; Krystal stumbles onto a vital clue.
- 12
Westmoreland demands a more aggressive action on Kira; Sarah fights to save her daughter; Rachel discovers a dark secret; Cosima has a clue about Westmoreland's identity.
- 13
Mrs. S orders the sisters to celebrate Felix's art opening; Sarah remains on edge with a nagging suspicion that S is hiding something.
- 14
A devastating loss is suffered; Sarah learns that Helena has been kidnapped; Clone Club bands together to find Helena before her babies are born.
- 15
Helena takes shelter behind enemy lines, and Sarah and Art struggle to protect her and end the siege.
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