Orphan Black: “The Weight of This Combination” Review

orphan black season 3And we’re back, Clone Club! Our first year we were treated to episode titles from Darwin’s Origin of Species. Last year they were taken from the collective works of Sir Francis Bacon. This year they’re phrases from President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farewell address. Want the SparkNotes version? If the episode titles are any indication, this year we’re going to spend a lot of time playing with themes of war and military.

The premiere of Season 3, much like Season 2, hit the ground running right out of the gate. If you haven’t watched Orphan Black since last year’s Season 2 finale, it might be a bit difficult to keep up with all the ins and outs of clone club. But on the flip side, this means uberfans won’t have to worry about spending most of the premiere re-introducing familiar faces and plots. So let’s get down to it. Spoilers after the jump!

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