But its similarities, it turns out, are merely skin-deep.
In other words, a watered-down version of its weird and wonderful original.
(It seems worth highlighting here that we were only sent 5 of the 10 episodes to review).
Fix fares better, but to suggest Maslany is missed would be an understatement.
It’s also just… not very fun?
A huge part of the appeal of the original was seeing all of the sestras share scenes.
In that sense, it’s very much an Orphan Black joint.
The same can be said for its representation.
Orphan Black: Echoes releases on May 16 in the UK, with all episodes landing simultaneously on ITVX.
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