Based on the many many good reviews on IMDb I thought I would give this one a go. To be honest I've been desperately trying to find a new show since Breaking Bad and House of Cards. From the reviews I thought that maybe Orphan Black was it? Sadly no. Terrible acting, I mean come on where an earth was this girl supposed to be from?! Sydney, London, Pennsylvania?!!! Awful awful accent. Unless you're Christian Bale leave the professional voice work to the professionals. Then there is the gay BFF. After 10 minutes of him being on screen I wanted to shoot myself he was THAT annoying. A ridiculous overplayed stereotype that was out of time and out of place, major error. Then we have the story, although not without merit for originality it is actually very boring. The pacing is off and leaves you struggling to stay awake through some scenes (the overly long wake?!). The whole thing was just a complete mess. The one plus I could draw on to give it 2 and not 1 out of 10 was the fantastic camera work and overall production quality. Sadly intelligent viewers are a lot more savvy these days and demand more. I've just started Ray Donovan and that is a huge improvement maybe that is my new show! Whatever you do though don't waste your life on this dross.
Review of Orphan Black
Orphan Black
(2013–2017)
Can't understand the good reviews, just terrible
14 May 2015
Warning: Spoilers