Orphan Black Episode 208 Recap: “Variable and Full of Perturbation”

Chelsea
Jun 11, 2014
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Felix calls Sarah and tells her they’ve got a trans clone and she needs to come over.

Also, this one night stand has been here for three days. Help!
Also, this one night stand has been here for three days. Help!

Then Tony and Felix start making out which is a real mind melter based on the whole incest-uation. Someone tell me how to feel about these things! My vagina is confused.

CLONE-CEST!
CLONE-CEST!

Felix seems to be just as confused, but then Tony shows him the painting of Sarah and wants to know what the fuck is going on.

I find your art derivative and your face nommable.
I find your art derivative and your face nommable.

Back at the lab, Cosima and Delphine are getting high and enjoying helium. They are dancing and smooching and talking in chipmunk voices. It’s adorable as shit.

WE'RE TRIPPING OVARIES!
WE’RE TRIPPING OVARIES!

Delphine tells Cosima that she loves her, but Cosima says that she has to love all of them. Cosima also says that if Delphine betrays the clone club again, she has enough dirt on her to destroy her career. And also, she loves her too.

I know things are moving fast, but I really think we should get a kitten together.
I know things are moving fast, but I really think we should get a kitten together.
You're allergic to cats. How high are you?
You’re allergic to cats. How high are you?

Donnie and Alison are in the middle of a big feelings share and confession. Alison tells Donnie the truth about Aynsley, and Donnies tells her that he killed Dr. Leekie. This might be the first time I’ve ever liked them as a couple.

Staring contest until we both admit to murder!
Staring contest until we both admit to murder!

Tony has had enough of waiting around and leaves Felix’s apartment. He walks smack into Sarah, and is shocked. Felix introduces her as their sister.

This is the queerest version of "The Parent Trap" I've ever seen.
This is the queerest version of “The Parent Trap” I’ve ever seen.

Tony and Sarah check each other out, and Tony rightfully notices how hot they are. Sarah tries to induct him into clone club, but she’s not as good as Cosima is. Tony says he’s through with identity crises, and he knows there’s only one of him.

Hey brother...
Hey brother…
I prefer Brohim or Brosephus.
I prefer Brohim or Brosephus.

We find out that Sammy was ex-military, and his message to Beth was about keeping the faith and Paul being a ghost?

Speaking of Paul, Rachel is still looking for him. Duncan arrives at Dyad and Rachel meets with him, but she is cold and calls him “professor.” She apologizes for being unprofessional when they met, but he assures her it’s normal. Duncan wants to talk about old memories and Dr. Moreau, but Rachel brushes him off.

Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know...
Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know…

Rachel is wrapped so tightly that she can’t let anyone get close to her, least of all her father.

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Meanwhile, Donnie shows Alison Leekie’s body in the trunk. Alison is annoyed that Donnie wrapped him so poorly, and used her gun to shoot him. Ugh Donnie, you can’t even murder well!

Well, those blood stains are never coming out!
Well, those blood stains are never coming out!

Felix tells Sarah that Ton has some of her worst qualities, and she assures Felix that he has the very best. Tony is still adjusting to the idea of having clone sisters, and he looks at the other portraits Felix has done.

Your hair smells so much better than Tony's.
Your hair smells so much better than Tony’s.

He says he’d get along with Cosima, but that Alison looks like a douche. They assure Tony that they’ll keep him away from clone drama for now.

Cosima is just wearing a bra under her lab coat? That's hella unsafe, bro!
Cosima is just wearing a bra under her lab coat? That’s hella unsafe, bro!

Back at Dyad, Duncan gives Rachel a list of items he’ll need for his work. He also says something about Kira being the prize, because she is obviously some sort of miracle child. Rachel asks how Sarah could have gotten pregnant, and Duncan tells her that Sarah is a failure of the system. The clones were designed to be barren.

I thought of every available choice a woman had, and I took them all away. Because science.
I thought of every available choice a woman had, and I took them all away. Because science.

While Rachel maintains her composure, we see flashes of her raging out and destroying Leekie’s office. It’s a rare moment of fury and emotion from Rachel, and it’s brilliantly juxtaposed against her calm response. Delphine walks in and Rachel tells Duncan it’s time to fix his mistakes.

Go fuck yourself forever.
Go fuck yourself forever.

Art returns to the loft and tells Tony that the cops found his car and that Dyad will soon be after him. He needs to get on a bus and disappear. Felix isn’t worried about Tony, and Tony assures him that he can handle anything.

So I had a really good time last night, I hope you accept my Facebook friend request
So I had a really good time last night, I hope you accept my Facebook friend request

Felix gives him a clone phone and Tony kisses Felix again. He also calls him a sister kisser, which is flirty/yoinks.

I'm more of a Google+ guy, actually...
I’m more of a Google+ guy, actually…

Cosima and Scott prepare to meet the original geneticist, and Scott is nervous because his lab coat is stained. Cosima tells him that she’s the clone they are working on, and he assures her it’s an honor to be working with her.

I'm the subject. I also had sex on your desk and ate all the yogurts you labeled in the fridge. We cool?
I’m the subject. I also had sex on your desk and ate all the yogurts you labeled in the fridge. We cool?

Delphine brings in Duncan and Cosima finally meets her maker. Before they can get into any science, Cosima has a coughing fit and collapses.

Should not have had 12 yogurts last night.
Should not have had 12 yogurts last night.

She starts to seizure as everyone scrambles to get help. They’re not gonna kill off Cosima, right? I swear to Jeebus, if they Chaiken Cosima I’m gonna be so pissed.

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Help! We're losing a fan favorite character!
Help! We’re losing a fan favorite character!

Back at Mrs. S’s house, Sarah and Kira are asleep together. Kira wakes up, grabs Dr. Moreau, and settles in to read it.

A book? I was really hoping this drawer had Flaming Hot Cheetos.
A book? I was really hoping this drawer had Flaming Hot Cheetos.

Inside the book is all notes and diagrams of genetics. Does Kira understand it? Is she a child genius? Is she a swan baby? SO MANY QUESTIONS.

Kids read the darndest things.
Kids read the darndest things.

Only two more episodes left of the season! See you next week!

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Chelsea Steiner was born and raised in New Orleans, which explains her affinity for cheesy grits and Britney Spears. She currently resides in sunny Los Angeles, where she works as a screenwriter/blogger/sex educator. She’s the writer/director of Thank You Come Again, a queer sex positive web series based on her experiences working the Pleasure Chest, which you can follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. She’s obsessed with dachshunds, Buffy, 90’s dance parties, and roller derby. She loves the word “Jewess” and wishes more people used it to describe her. Follow her ramblings on Twitter and her cute puppy pics on Instagram.

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