January 11, 2018
Christmas 2017 marked the end of Peter Capaldi’s Doctor Who, the 12th generation of the iconic Time Lord, in the special “Twice Upon a Time.” I watched “Twice Upon a Time” on Christmas (because I just couldn’t wait!), even though I had tickets to watch it in the theater during the limited showings nationwide on December 27. So I got…
August 25, 2017
Have you finally watched the final season of Orphan Black? Have you caught up on all of Speculative Chic’s episodic reactions? For your convenience, you can click on each poster to see what our Editor-in-Chic thought about each episode as it aired, and if you want to chat about the show, feel free to do so in the comments!
August 18, 2017
It’s over. There are no more episodes left. Some people wait to watch a show until the series finale has aired because they want to see the whole thing start to finish. They want to watch at their own pace, rather than have that pace be dictated by the cable network’s release dates. But mostly, they want to know if…
August 11, 2017
One episode left. There was barely a preview for tomorrow’s episode (don’t worry, no spoilers), and all I have to say is wow. Just wow. There’s been a part of me that thought this penultimate episode would be a kind of final showdown, with the final episode being a kind of slower denouement, but who am I kidding? This is…
August 4, 2017
Two episodes left. Oh dear god, how are we supposed to deal with all that’s come before? How are we supposed to deal with the end? At this point, what will the end even be? In “Gag or Throttle,” I’d gotten my wish for a Rachel-centric episode. In “Guillotines Decide,” I got my wish for Felix’s Art Show featuring all…
July 28, 2017
Three episodes left. I know last week I complained that we didn’t have enough time left in the series. After “Gag or Throttle,” I can’t believe there’s still three episodes left, because now I don’t feel like there’s enough material to carry us through. I got my Rachel-centric episode, and what a damn fine episode it was. But rather than…
July 21, 2017
Six down, four to go. I have to admit, while I’m generally a fan of shorter television seasons, I’m starting to feel like we just don’t have enough time to get everything in that we need. Don’t get me wrong: Orphan Black has always played fast with its plot, and each season moves at a breakneck pace. This season is…
July 14, 2017
Five episodes down; five episodes to go. “Ease for Idle Millionaires” marks the halfway point of Orphan Black’s final season, and it brings things to a rather clarifying point, indeed. Without getting into spoilers, I think it’s rather safe to say we better understand P.T. Westmorland and how he wants to achieve his goals. I think it’s also safe to…
July 7, 2017
Welcome back to Orphan Black‘s Final Trip. After the Hendrix-centric episode in “Beneath Her Heart,” we got to find out what the rest of the clones have been up to in “Let the Children and Childbearers Toil.” Unlike the previous two episodes, at first glance there didn’t appear to be any major moments. Yet as I was sitting back and…
June 30, 2017
One of the interesting things about Orphan Black is how, depending on the episode you catch, it can sometimes feel like this weird suburban murder-mystery comedy. That’s what you get when there’s an Alison Hendrix episode, and througout the series, it’s been cited as a criticism, however slight. At worst, Alison’s episodes have been a distraction from the larger mysteries…