This was the best episode so far (after the pilot). Here's the highlights:
- In the opening scene, CrazyClone (Helena) is being cleaned up by someone but we cant see his face. I assume he is the same fish-ring wearing guy that put her in the van at the end of last week.
- Next we see doctors examining Sarah as she slept. When she wakes up the next morning she finds an electrode (which are used in EEGs) in her mouth. Eek. That's freaky.
- Besides her hubby's hidden porno stash, Allison finds a padlocked box. She tries to saw off the lock with a handsaw but that doesnt work. Donnie says he deserves to have a little privacy. We next see hubby burning some documents (so he has been spying on her). Mental note: I need to order me a copy of "Big Boob Blowies". Not sure how I missed that masterpiece.
- Cosima is running genetic tests in her lab to try to determine the clones origins. We find out that her specialty is evo devo (evolutionary development). So far we don't know who Cosima's "monitor" is but it's looking like its going to be Delphine (she is French after all).
- We find out that "Fake Paul" is ex military and stayed with Beth to spy on her. Paul knows Beth is not Beth (since her scar is missing). Paul met with some guy named Olivier but didn't tell him anything (since he's apparently in love with Sarah). And Paul followed Sarah to Kira. They have it out in the last scene but it doesn't sound like Paul knows much more than Sarah already does.
- Who is Sarah's monitor? I would suspect Mrs S but not sure she's around enough to know what's going on. I don't think it's Vic. It really better not be Felix or I'll be very upset. He has the best one liners of the show.
- Vic gets his finger chopped off due to the drugs Sarah stole. He then spots Alison (and thinks she is Sarah). She sprays him with pepper spray and then tazers him. He shows up at Felix's house and she gives him $20,000. Sarah tells Vic that she never loved him. He says "its not over Sarah".
- Felix is shagging Colin from the medical examiners office. He met him when he identified the body of Beth. Is Colin spying on Felix and Sarah. Thanks "Orphan Black" for making me so paranoid about everyone!
Wikipedia:
Episode 5 "Conditions of Existence"
When terrifying evidence suggests the Orphans are part of a sinister ongoing experiment, Sarah's suspicions turn to Paul, Beth's boyfriend. But her probing inadvertently triggers Paul's own investigation, bringing him dangerously close to the truth. Meanwhile, paranoid Alison piles on a whole new level of complication.
Grade: 4 Monsters (out of 5). Best episode to date (after the pilot). Paul now knows what Beth is up to but she doesn't know much more about Paul. We learn that each clone has a "monitor" but we still don't know who Sarah's is.
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