The Scandal of Altruism

Just passed the halfway point of Season 4 and I think they might have delivered one of the best episodes of the entire series. Easily the best this season at any rate.

More went down this week than I can really cover because answers to questions that started in the series premiere were answered (and I don’t think fans should know what happens beforehand). A ton of lore and a tremendous amount of characters intersected in some incredible ways. I can’t see a single Orphan Black fan not doing backflips after watching this. Some serious writing was done for this episode with major reveals and major moments with massive impact for the rest of the show. If I didn’t know any  better I’d be calling this a brilliant season finale but there are four more episodes to go.

I’m so impressed with this episode from start to finish. Brilliantly paced, a ton of stuff happens and there are some really striking visuals. I don’t know how or if they’ll top this one anytime soon, but I can’t wait for next week. Serious losses to the Clone Club, I’m not sure what their next play is going to be but the playing field as certainly changed. I think some old enemies will be switching sides to take down the new cut-throat villain.