Natural Selection
Review by Ken Parker
Review by Ken Parker
BBC America has been doing a pretty
good job delivering some top notch 'original' programming of late with
Copper, Ripper Street and now Orphan Black. The show is filmed in Canada (as
are most good sci-fi series it seems) and is about a woman, Sarah,
who witnesses the suicide of a woman who happens to look just like
her. Sarah is desperate and needs money so she steals the dead
woman's purse and eventually her identity but soon cannot get away of the
intrigue involved with the dead woman's life. It gets even more
complicated when Sarah comes face to face with yet another look a
like.
Some Spoilers.....
Tatiana Maslany stars as Sarah/Beth/etc
and plays the part of a woman trying to get back her daughter and
start fresh. She is looking to sell some drugs she stole but is soon
given an opportunity to score lots more money with her new identity,
Beth. The plan seems to work initially but one thing leads to
another and soon she is in deeper than she can imagine. Sarah
attempts to pretend to be Beth in order to take out money from a bank
account but Beth's boyfriend, Beth's job and a mysterious caller
delay her plan. Things get worse when she discovers that Beth was
somehow connected with several other women who all look the same. Clones? Sarah is
not sure yet but one can imagine she will learn more as time goes on.
Sarah has switched identities with Beth and soon everyone believes
Sarah is dead but unfortunately so does her young daughter.
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The idea is intriguing and actress Maslany
seems capable of pulling it off. Her depiction of Sarah trying to
act like Beth is amusing and certainly shows off some acting skill.
The rest of the cast is okay and only time well tell if they gel with
the story and Maslany. The mystery will no doubt keep viewers
interested. The series is a bit of a contrast to Doctor Who, which
airs right before it. Orphan Black has the swearing and nudity that
British TV aimed toward adults has and I applaud BBC America for not
editing it down, at least not the first showing.
With a total of 10 episodes this first
season, I see no reason NOT to invest in watching the entire season.
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