Episode 25: Orphan Black, Orphan Black VS. Dollhouse, Top 5 Female Assassins

Super Fantastic Nerd Hour!

"There's only one of me!" Join us as we discuss one of the best scifi shows on TV – BBC America's Orphan Black! We explore the show's origins, list our reasons for why Tatiana Maslany is an amazing actress, rank our favorite clones, debate the show's commentary on nature versus nurture, and share how much we love its depiction of gender and sexual diversity. In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, what's the better conspiracy – Orphan Black or Dollhouse? We share our top 5 lady assassins.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 – 50:29: Orphan Black.
• 50:30 – 57:19: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Orphan Black VS. Dollhouse
• 57:20 – 1:14:35: Top 5 Female Assassins.

Links

• The Newcloner's guide to Orphan Black
• 'Orphan Black' creators share their Origin Stories
• ORPHAN BLACK Comic-Con Panel: Top 8 Great Moments - San Diego 2013
• Jordan Gavaris sings Taylor Swifts "We're Never Getting Back Together" at SDCC Nerd HQ
• Tatiana Maslany Wins Best Actress in a Drama Series | Critics' Choice Television Awards 2014
• ‘Orphan Black’ Season 2: Ranking the clones
• How Orphan Black Filmed That Big Multi-Clone Scene From The Finale
• How the Orphan Black clone dance party was choreographed
• Clone body doubles
• 'Orphan Black': 'By no means are we saying that Cosima chooses to be gay' says Tatiana Maslany
• Orphan Black’s Tatiana Maslany On How The Show Normalizes The Female Lead
• Sympathetic Characters: Gender Bias, Villains, & Orphan Black
• Holy Crap, Orphan Black's Season Finale Changes Everything
• Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Orphan Black' And Dream Sequences

Top 5 Female Assassins

Conrad:

1. Beatrix "The Bride" (Kill Bill)
2. Nikita (La Femme Nikita)
3. Death (The Sandman)
4. Hit-Girl (Kick-Ass, film)
5. Hanna (2011)

Ali:

1. Beatrix "The Bride" (Kill Bill)
2. Borg Queen (Star Trek: First Contact)
3. Mara Jade (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy)
4. Aeon Flux (MTV)
5. Samus Aran (Metroid)

Honorable Mentions:

• Michonne (The Walking Dead)
• The Heroic Trio
• Lady Snowblood
• Devon Aoki (Sin City)
• Elektra (film)
• T-X (Terminator 3)
• Colombiana
• Aurra Sing (Star Wars: Clone Wars)
• River Tam (Firefly/Serenity)