Last night was the series finale of Orphan Black, and Clone Club took to Twitter to celebrate and mourn an excellent show that was steadfastly focused on women and sisterhood, dedicated to LGBT representation, and full of weird sci-fi science. It’s incredibly rare to see a show that delivers all three of these things, and so it’s easy to see why Orphan Black won the devotion of so many viewers.
(Note: While this isn’t a spoilers post, some users did include a few non-spoiler GIFs from the final episode in their tweets, so if you’re a strict “no footage, please” person when it comes to spoilers, best wait ’til you’ve watched the episode.)
As you can see, there was much weeping and gnashing of teeth – and much, much love.
— talita. (@earphaughtt) August 13, 2017
I can’t believe Orphan Black is ending like #CloneClubForever pic.twitter.com/D0HoakABC8
— Bethany (@moonwizard_) August 11, 2017
You’re so legendary @tatianamaslany thank you for the best ride of my life.. got me through the worst of times.. #CloneClubForever thankful
— Flashy ➰ (@Cole_Leroy2) August 13, 2017
Me after watching the series finale of @OrphanBlack. That was a beautiful ending. #farewellOrphanBlack pic.twitter.com/t87g0HcEbW
— Carrie (@Carrie_Jeanne) August 13, 2017
It’s over 💔#FarewellOrphanBlack pic.twitter.com/rgQtvlAK9L
— Jen (@kiddcookieface) August 13, 2017
#FarewellOrphanBlack NO QUIERO NO QUIERO
— lalía//-30 (@gorillz_seokjin) August 13, 2017
You never have to say #FarewellOrphanBlack if you start watching from the beginning and never stop pic.twitter.com/scDf1rwraN
— imp of winterfell (@sphvcn) August 13, 2017
actual footage of me watching the Orphan Black finale #farewellOrphanBlack pic.twitter.com/DpWjhLmyFJ
— lauren west (@laaurenwest) August 13, 2017
#farewellorphanblack me after the orphan black finale: pic.twitter.com/DLjHtd4sCp
— stormborn (◡‿◡✿) (@itsteddysheeran) August 13, 2017
Damn, what a trip. This show really did change my life, it brought me so many new friends and countless adventures. #FarewellOrphanBlack https://t.co/CZ78XtDAmS
— Tara Stuart (@tazpants) August 13, 2017
#farewellorphanblack. You were perfect, and your finale was, too. I will miss you so much. #OrphanBlackfinale #OrphanBlack #CloneClub
— Adam Levermore (@lexigeek) August 13, 2017
my sestras & brother-sestras, I love you all #FarewellOrphanBlack pic.twitter.com/DMoSALQnSK
— kaysi hendrix (@julietknope) August 13, 2017
Of course, the official Orphan Black account also got in on the tag.
The crew shares their favorite moments from the past 5 years of #OrphanBlack.#FarewellOrphanBlack pic.twitter.com/0zfiiZGJy9
— Orphan Black (@OrphanBlack) August 11, 2017
As the New York Times covered, Orphan Black was never a ratings monster for either BBC or BBC America – but it had #CloneClub, its incredibly passionate, active fanbase. “Their adamant vocal nature was the reason our show was anything — a success — and seen the way it was,” said star Tatiana Maslany, who won an Emmy for her performance(s).
“As we move to a world with skinny bundles and more direct-to-consumers opportunities,” said Sarah Barnett, the president of BBC America, “I think mattering in the kind of ways Orphan Black matters is actually as crucially important alongside [ratings]…It’s not just size. Mattering matters.”
I really love that last quote, even though it comes from an executive talking about her business model. Mattering does matter when it comes to fiction, and I think most creators would rather put together a smaller show that really spoke to its fans and gave them representation and stories they couldn’t find anywhere else, than…say, something like Two and A Half Men. What Orphan Black achieved was lovely and rare and meaningful, and that’s so clear from the fan outpouring.
(Via Twitter and New York Times; image via BBC America/Corriente Latina)
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Published: Aug 13, 2017 11:00 am