9.1/101,518 votesLoading...#1 - To Right the Wrongs of Many
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 8/12/2017
With Helena forced to take shelter behind enemy lines, it’s a bloody last stand for survival as Sarah and Art struggle to protect her, and end the siege on the sestras once and for all.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: Graeme Manson, Renée St. Cyr
9.0/101,224 votesLoading...#2 - Guillotines Decide
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 7/29/2017
Mrs. S orders the sisters to take a night off from sleuthing to celebrate Felix's art opening. But while Felix attempts to impress a famous gallerist with the help of his sestras, Sarah remains on edge with a nagging suspicion that S is hiding something. Meanwhile, wounded and desperate, Rachel reunites with an old ally, but their plans for revenge on Neolution put Clone Club in the line of fire.
Director: Aaron Morton
Writer: Graeme Manson, Aisha Porter-Christie
8.8/101,176 votesLoading...#3 - Gag or Throttle
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 7/22/2017
As P. T. Westmorland demands a more aggressive action on Kira, and Sarah fights to save her daughter, Rachel discovers a dark secret that makes her question her place within Neolution. Meanwhile, Cosima has returned with a vital clue to Westmorland's true identity.
Director: David Frazee
Writer: Renée St. Cyr
8.7/101,065 votesLoading...#4 - One Fettered Slave
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 8/5/2017
A devastating loss is eclipsed when word reaches Sarah that Helena has been kidnapped. Clone Club bands together in a race against time, determined to find her before she has her babies. And with time running out, Sarah is forced into action in a last-ditch effort to save her sestra.
Director: David Frazee
Writer: Alex Levine
8.2/101,017 votesLoading...#5 - Manacled Slim Wrists
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 7/15/2017
Cosima is forced into an alliance when an old enemy returns to the island, accelerating P. T. Westmorland's sinister agenda. Meanwhile, on the mainland, Krystal stumbles onto a vital clue to the Neolution endgame. Sarah and Mrs. S’s research into Neolution's corporate ties leads to the cosmetics industry and an inevitable cross with Krystal Goderitch. But before Sarah can dig deeper, Krystal hijacks the investigation.
Director: Grant Harvey
Writer: David Bezmozgis
8.1/1022 votesLoading...#6 - Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/1/2013
Sarah’s last chance to bring her nemesis back to sanity slips away as Art intervenes to get answers of his own. Meanwhile, the Orphans must decide whether to make peace with their creators, as Sarah is forced into a deadly confrontation with their enemy.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: Graeme Manson
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8.0/1020 votesLoading...#7 - By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 6/21/2014
The war with Dyad is all but lost when Rachel’s latest ploy forces a broken Sarah to concede. The Clone Club springs into action, uniting in a reckless gambit to save Sarah. As they fight to gain their freedom, Sarah encounters a new ally and uncovers a terrifying new dimension to the conspiracy.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: Graeme Manson
8.0/1021 votesLoading...#8 - The Scandal of Altruism
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 5/19/2016
When Cosima admits doubts about finding a cure in time to save her life, Sarah makes a lone decision that exposes Kendall to those she’s spent years hiding from. Meanwhile, Art and Felix team up to protect naïve clone, Krystal Godderitch, from herself.
Director: Grant Harvey
Writer: Chris Roberts
8.0/101,051 votesLoading...#9 - Clutch of Greed
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 6/17/2017
Captured by Neolution Sarah receives a damning ultimatum from Rachel: come into the fold, or lose your family. Her decision causes a clash with Kira who begins exploring her own maturity. Meanwhile, Ferdinand struggles to get a handle on Rachel's new velvet glove mandate in pursuit of the clones. With Neolutionists and Ferdinand watching their every move, Felix brings an old ally into the mix to help his family get Kira to safety. On the Island, Cosima struggles to comprehend the reality of the Neolution myth made real.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: Jeremy Boxen
8.0/101,031 votesLoading...#10 - Beneath Her Heart
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 6/24/2017
Stuck on the sidelines with Neolutionists crawling all over her home, Alison seeks to return to her community center, but Bailey Downs has moved on from her. As she flounders to take back some semblance of control, the ghost of friendships' past rears its handsome head. Art and his new partner show up at the Hendrix residence to continue their search for Helena, forcing Art to make a difficult moral judgement.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Alex Levine
7.9/101,009 votesLoading...#11 - Ease for Idle Millionaires
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 7/8/2017
While Sarah and Kira spend some well-needed bonding time at home, secrets are unlocked about Kira’s special gifts that are surprisingly linked to the island’s creature. Meanwhile, Cosima joins Delphine at the mansion for a twisted family dinner, causing a dangerous showdown with the Neolution patriarch.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Jenn Engels
7.8/1025 votesLoading...#12 - Variations Under Domestication
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/4/2013
Sarah’s hunt for answers is interrupted by a trip to the suburbs. Alison’s paranoia has boiled over, putting all the Orphans at risk. But when Sarah, Alison and Beth’s worlds dangerously collide, Sarah must decide who to trust with her secret.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: Will Pascoe
7.8/101,140 votesLoading...#13 - The Few Who Dare
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/10/2017
Sarah is deeply wounded and struggling to stay alive on the Island. Driven deep into its forest by Neolutionists and worse, she strives to make it far enough to rescue Cosima. Meanwhile, a recovering Cosima reunites with Delphine, but there's way more going on on this Island than Cosima imagined and Delphine can't give her all the answers she needs. What is clear is that Rachel is now firmly in charge as the right-hand of the 170-year-old founder of Neolution, P. T. Westmorland. Back home, Neolution puts the screws to Alison and Donnie in their hunt for Helena. The sestras couldn't be further apart when they need most to be together.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: Graeme Manson
7.7/1017 votesLoading...#14 - Knowledge of Causes, and Secret Motion of Things
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 5/31/2014
When a rehab confidante betrays Alison and threatens to expose the truth about Aynsley’s death, she goes into free fall on the eve of Family Day. With Donnie and the kids set to visit, it’s all clones on deck to contain the fallout.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Aubrey Nealon
7.6/1018 votesLoading...#15 - The Stigmata of Progress
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 4/28/2016
As Sarah reels from the shocking discovery of Neolution’s biotech, she’s desperate to find answers. Rachel receives a visit from her keeper and takes a fraught step forward towards recovery. Meanwhile, Helena is mistaken for “Mrs. Hendrix” when she answers a visit from suspicious visitors.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Aubrey Nealon
7.6/1018 votesLoading...#16 - Human Raw Material
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 5/12/2016
Sarah’s day off to reconnect with Kira quickly turns into a sleuthing mission aimed squarely at discrediting Felix’s new ties. Cosima steps up with Donnie to further investigate the Neolutionist fertility research center. While Donnie bumps into an all too familiar face, Cosima makes a shocking discovery that leads her into a dangerous encounter.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Kate Miles Melville
7.6/1016 votesLoading...#17 - The Mitigation of Competition
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 6/9/2016
With Susan Duncan deposed, Sarah finds herself in the same position as Rachel — under the heel of a new HBIC — causing the archenemies to come together for the greater good. Cosima and Susan butt heads on the ethical implications of human experiments. Meanwhile, when the Hendrixes' legal counsel, Adele, further investigates Donnie’s case, she begins to suspect Felix is keeping deep secrets. Helena’s arrival forces Felix to make a difficult decision.
Director: David Frazee
Writer: Alex Levine
7.6/1019 votesLoading...#18 - From Dancing Mice to Psychopaths
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 6/16/2016
When communication with Cosima is cut off and Neolution appears to be within striking distance, Sarah's alliance with Rachel goes out the window. Sarah lures a high-level Neolutionist into a trap, and sets out to bring down Neolution once and for all.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: Graeme Manson
7.6/101,001 votesLoading...#19 - Let the Children and Childbearers Toil
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 7/1/2017
Following up on intel from a mysterious source, Mrs. S heads on the road with Sarah to investigate a lead on a Neolution defector. Meanwhile, an unexpected reunion takes place on the island, while Cosima's research leads her to a discovery more terrible than she could have ever imagined. As more pieces slide into place, the puzzle only seems to become more complicated.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Greg Nelson
7.5/1023 votesLoading...#20 - Unconscious Selection
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/25/2013
After Kira’s life is threatened, Sarah is on the warpath, but Dr. Leekie makes her think twice about her plans for revenge. Meanwhile, Cosima faces the truth about Delphine, forcing her to choose sides. Now, it’s up to Sarah to decide the killer’s fate, but the truth about where Sarah came from changes everything.
Director: T.J. Scott
Writer: Alex Levine
7.5/1021 votesLoading...#21 - Governed As It Were by Chance
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/10/2014
Sarah comes home looking for answers, and with the help of Cosima, they begin digging into the origins of the clone experiment. The hunt for answers takes her right into the belly of the beast, but getting out could cost her more than she knows.
Director: David Frazee
Writer: Russ Cochrane
7.5/1022 votesLoading...#22 - The Collapse of Nature
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 4/14/2016
After two months of respite, Sarah’s hard-won refuge in Iceland is shattered by a Neolution attack. Once again forced to flee, she realizes no matter how far her family runs it will never be far enough.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: Graeme Manson
7.4/1029 votesLoading...#23 - Instinct
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/6/2013
With a body in her car and nowhere to turn, Sarah is forced to continue her con and earn “Beth” a second chance on the force. But with a killer on her tail, her only hope of finding answers lies with another apparent ‘identical,’ Alison.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: Graeme Manson
7.4/1026 votesLoading...#24 - Variation Under Nature
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/13/2013
Rocked by the revelation that she and her fellow "Orphans" are clones, Sarah just wants to get her hands on the money and skip town. But Sarah’s fake detective ruse stretches thin when the cops find the body she buried and assign “Beth” to the case. As Sarah closes in on the killer, the hunter becomes the hunted.
Director: David Frazee
Writer: Graeme Manson
7.4/1025 votesLoading...#25 - Conditions of Existence
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/27/2013
When terrifying evidence suggests the Orphans are part of a sinister ongoing experiment, Sarah’s suspicions turn to Paul, Beth’s boyfriend. But her probing inadvertently triggers Paul’s own investigation, bringing him dangerously close to the truth. Meanwhile, paranoid Alison piles on a whole new level of complication.
Director: T.J. Scott
Writer: Alex Levine
The Best Episodes of Orphan Black
Every episode of Orphan Black ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Orphan Black!
A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.
Genres:DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Episodes
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Avg. Rating
7.5
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Best Episodes Summary
"To Right the Wrongs of Many" is the best rated episode of "Orphan Black". It scored 9.1/10 based on 1518 votes. Directed by John Fawcett and written by Graeme Manson, Renée St. Cyr, it aired on 8/12/2017. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Guillotines Decide".
