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A review by nullpointerintime
Orphan Black: The Next Chapter by Heli Kennedy, Lindsay Smith, E.C. Myers, Malka Ann Older, Madeline Ashby, Tatiana Maslany, Mishell Baker
4.0
I started listening to this now that they're releasing it in podcast form, but I got engaged in the story enough to subscribe to Realm so I could finish it without waiting for weekly releases.
The eight-year time gap between the end of the series and this works to its advantage, particularly in how it lets Kira and Charlotte (now young adults) be actual characters. The time gap also lets the plot here stand on its own more (I'm glad I didn't need to remember the intricacies of the various factions and conspiracies from the show to appreciate this).
It's not perfect (in particular,), but neither was the original show, and on the whole I'd put it on par with the show's better seasons.
Overall, it's a worthy continuation and I'm excited to listen to season 2 later this year.
The eight-year time gap between the end of the series and this works to its advantage, particularly in how it lets Kira and Charlotte (now young adults) be actual characters. The time gap also lets the plot here stand on its own more (I'm glad I didn't need to remember the intricacies of the various factions and conspiracies from the show to appreciate this).
It's not perfect (in particular,
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the American clones being a separate generation from the LEDAs felt unnecessary, and a bit weird given the difficulties everyone had reproducing the experiment on the show - why not just make them a group of self-aware LEDA clones?Overall, it's a worthy continuation and I'm excited to listen to season 2 later this year.