- Network: AMC , BBC America , AMC+
- Series Premiere Date: Jun 23, 2024
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During the churnier middle episodes, it makes you want to lock everyone in a room and force them to talk it all out, if only to get things moving along. The show is at its best when all of its characters are pinging off each other, Ritter’s jabs moving against Fix’s sullen walls and Hawes’ desperate pleas for everyone to just have a little sense while they navigate the twisty, emotional core of the show’s action.
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Echoes is at its best when it focuses on the ramifications of the revolutionary science that has entangled the lead characters played by Krysten Ritter, Amanda Fix, and Keeley Hawes. Some information is withheld for too long, but once the series hits its fourth episode, it gains momentum, and the second half of the season is much stronger.
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At the end of the day, Orphan Black: Echoes is perfectly serviceable science fiction. Its pace is brisk, its twists are generally exciting, and its story is not quite as convoluted as its predecessor’s. (Which, let’s be honest, is a good thing in some ways!) But is it the spinoff that OG Clone Club members were likely hoping for? Probably not.