While Season 1 focused heavily on the shock of discovery for protagonist Sarah Manning, Season 2 masterfully expands the playing field by introducing competing factions that seek to control the clones' reproductive and genetic futures.
🔬 Title: Body Politics and the Multi-Layered Self in Orphan Black Season 2 Orphan Black - Season 2
Represented heavily by the cold, corporate clone Rachel Duncan, the Dyad Institute views the clones as intellectual property. Season 2 illuminates the "watermarking" of synthetic DNA. This reflects a real-world legal and ethical anxiety regarding the patenting of life forms and genetic material. While Season 1 focused heavily on the shock