That was a great finale. Yes we got cliffhangers, but I thought we also got some optimism to the point where the cliffhangers don't feel that bad to me. We got to see Cosima and Delphine together in a very human scene. We got the hope that Cosima has the cure (Or at least that's what I'm going to believe until the fifth season premiere) and she and Delphine will figure it out together, as it's always been and meant to me. Susan might not be dead, even though man she lost a lot of blood.
With that though, we did get some insane cliffhangers. I have a feeling Sarah will be saved in the first few minutes of the premiere, but that was a hell of a scene with her and Rachel. Rachel has always been a ruthless, power-hungry egotist and Maslany played her perfectly here. I'm actually excited to see the return of Season 2 Rachel next season. And especially when Sarah stuck a pencil in Rachel's eye, Rachel considers this very personal, while grabbing power and I'm very interested to see where that story goes.
I think if there was one thing this finale could have done better, and I knew this was a possibility because there was a lot that went on this season, I felt Helena and Alison got the short shrift. I know Helena is kind of mobile-less right now with the baby, but I missed seeing the psycho killer here. I actually wonder if it had made more sense if Alison had gone with Sarah to the Island. She's good with the gun, and she said she was ready to really get involved in what was going on. I'm also surprised this season kind of ignored her becoming a member of the school board. It felt like she won, but it became a non-story as this season went on. I think I can live with it because like I said, I think there might have been too much going on. Maybe the writers just filled too many eggs in the basket and decided to drop some of the non-important storylines, like the Proletheans, the school board, and have Mark and Gracie living out whatever lives they have left. I almost want to see a streamed line version of the show where what we saw here was like Season 3 and Season 2 set that stuff up.
Other than that, I really loved this season, and I loved this finale. Now that we're getting the final season, I think they put the pieces in motion to the point where we are at an endgame and that really excites me. It excites me that it will come down to clone club vs. the Proclone and it excites me where they go with the bots/clones story. I'm always optimistic about this show and I think when all is said and done, Orphan Black will go into my top 5 sci fi series of all time, along with shows like Farscape, Star Trek DS9 and TNG, and Babylon 5.
