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ORPHAN BLACK
April 19, 2014  | By David Bianculli

BBC America, 9:00 p.m. ET

 

SEASON PREMIERE: Back for Season 2, this BBC America series delights all over again, and hits the ground running at such rapid speed that you may not know what hits you. Except what hits you at every turn is the astounding multi-role performance by Tatiana Maslany, who plays distinct clone variations of the same body type – often in the same scene – in a way that makes you forget you’re often seeing double. Or triple. It’s such a smart show, and Season 2 begins with a quartet of episodes that get us to know, and be shocked by, the characters in memorable ways, whether they’re clones or just the people around them. For an interview with series star Maslany, see Donna Plesh's Talking Television.

 
 
 
 
 
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