Quantas So As Clones De Orphan Black?
In "Orphan Black," Sarah Manning is thrown into a world in which her face is not just her own. Human cloning, mystery ailments, religious fanatics and overzealous scientists all converge in this series, in which Sarah's allies and foes include her genetic identicals. As "Orphan Black's" second season reaches its midpoint, here is a look at the clones that have been introduced so far, all played by Tatiana Maslany. Warning: There are spoilers ahead.
Going through the clones, we realize that none of them are perfect (which makes them all the more likable). Sarah gets in her own way all the time. She has a tough time balancing being a mother to Kira, being a sister, and falling into her loner habits. But she’s the glue that keeps everybody together. She keeps the investigation going. Her loyalty to both her families and her need to protect them at all costs, has driven the series and will, most likely, be what brings them to a satisfying conclusion.
Helena
Another Project Castor clone and soldier, Styles Miller was central to the capture and torture of Helena. He was killed by Paul Dierden, the man assigned to monitor Beth Childs and later Sarah.
It’s hard to be of use to the Clone Club when you’re dead. Clones such as Jennifer Fitzsimmons (pictured), Danielle Fournier, and others were either killed off before the series began by Helena or died from the clone illness. Either way they add nothing to the story besides establishing how dangerous this world is and it felt strange to leave them out.
Katja Obinger
Katja gets assassinated early on in Season 1, but if it wasn’t for her efforts to locate other clones, Beth wouldn’t have learned about the plot Helena was carrying out and subsequently wouldn’t have found Cosima and Alison. Plus, it’s through her that Sarah eventually gets in touch with her sestras.
An autopsy of her body would deliver huge clues as to the illness affecting the clones, including that the illness grew from Jennifer's uterine wall, may have made her infertile, and spread through her body from there.
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Raised in England by her adoptive parents, who were also the scientists who created the clones, Rachel Duncan was raised with the knowledge that she's a clone. Working closely with an organization that wants to advance human evolution with cloning, Dyad, Rachel wants other self-aware clones to support Dyad's mission.
She’s not from the same crop of clones as the others, but she’s from the same genetic material all the same. However, since she’s a direct Rachel clone — and the only living product of an effort to recreate LEDA — she’s got an early version of the illness that killed off so many others. She mostly just shows up to keep Rachel or other captives company.
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Elizabeth "Beth" Childs commits suicide and Sarah assumes her identity. In trying to piece together why Beth killed herself, Sarah learns more and more about the illegal cloning project.
Seth was very close to Rudy. He was sick, though, from some kind of neurological disorder that affects many of the male clones. Much of Rudy's desire to find the Castor genome stems from wanting to cure his brother. But before he can do that, Seth suffers from painful seizures and Rudy shoots him dead to end his suffering.
Krystal Goderitch is another Canadian clone. Although she's seen some strange things and survived a kidnapping, Krystal doesn't know she's a clone. That doesn't mean she can't help the others with information.
An American clone, Jennifer Fitzsimmons is only seen through a video diary. She suffered from the same respiratory illness as other clones, but accepted Dyad's offer to treat her. She detailed the treatments in her videos, but her health continued to deteriorate.
Tony Sawicki was formerly known as Antoinette Sawicki. Yes, he's a transgender clone. Tony was in contact with Beth, who told him they were related but didn't say how. That job went to Sarah, since Beth was dead.
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Krystal is the latest addition to the clones, although she isn’t specifically a Clone Club member. She stumbles into the battle on her own thanks to her paranoia and is always on the verge of figuring everything out. While she’s tenacious and self-sufficient, she’s too oblivious. She doesn’t even realize her and Sarah look exactly the same.
"Orphan Black" revolves around Sarah Manning, a troubled Canadian woman who finds that taking on the identity of a woman who looks like her begins to unravel a deep mystery and more lookalikes. What sets Sarah apart from other illegal clones is her ability to have children.
The only transgender clone we’ve met so far, it puts him in a unique position. When he found out he was a clone, he didn’t react with the surprise and anxiety the other characters did. He knows who he is, with or without being a clone. Being flexible is a pretty useful skill to have. If only he stuck around more than one episode.