The long struggle between the Dyad Corporation and its clone experiments comes to a head in this final series of Orphan Black, as Sarah and her "sisters" fight to bring down their creators and have the freedom to live their own lives. The true leadership of the enemy and their motivations are finally made clear, and the clones, as well as everyone who knows their secret, must all decide on which side of the struggle they will stand.
For the first few episodes of this season, I felt like this final season of Orphan Black was going to be muddled and unsatisfying, with a lot of activity that wasn't actually changing the status quo, but as things went on it clicked together much better than I was expecting. It's by no means perfect - right up until the last couple of episodes I felt like the wrong characters were driving the story - but it does come together quite nicely in the final act, giving centre-stage to the right people and successfully driving a theme of sisterhood.
While not immune to the common flaws of "big mystery" TV shows - the three most obvious being a sometimes meandering story, the sidelining of certain characters, and a number of twists that seem to exist purely to be twisty - Orphan Black ultimately succeeds in delivering a satisfying multi-year arc with a good conclusion. And man oh man, Tatiana Maslany is a marvel in her multiple roles. The show's practically worth seeing just for that.
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