An orphan gets caught up in a deadly conspiracy after learning that she is a clone. Just as Sarah and her clone sisters were beginning to piece together the complex conspiracy behind the shadowy Dyad Institute, the discovery of Project Castor – a top-secret military project producing highly-trained male clones – throws their lives back into turmoil.
Brilliant, bizarre and occasionally bat-crap bananas, season three will assuredly leave newcomers high and dry, but the well-initiated Clone Clubbers can rest assured: this is Orphan Black at its vertiginous best.
Even with a terrific supporting cast, Maslany is this show. Her ability to create so many well-defined characters is astonishing, one of the best juggling acts on any TV series ever.
The protagonists and antagonists in Orphan Black are TV and movie archetypes -- stoic sorts who endure trials and pain only to emerge either stronger or dead.
The good news is, Sarah, Cosima and the other clones retain most of the real estate in this gorgeously grimy biothriller, and watching the established characters relate to each other is still a lot of fun.
Maslany still remains Orphan Black's biggest draw. Her nuanced performances help offset the fact that there's arguably too much happening at the start of season three.