Whatever we were expecting about a show that features clones, we certainly were not expecting ORPHAN BLACK to whip out the twins card too. When Sarah’s (Tatiana Maslany) birth mother finally makes an appearance, it is not the fact that she was a mere surrogate that gets our attention, but rather the critical piece of information that she carried two babies to birth – she had twins. That’s right, that special bond between Helena and Sarah was more than just the clone DNA drawing them together, it was their twin-bond. The clever birth mother sought to protect the babies she carried, so she gave one to the state and one to the church. It probably seemed like a reasonable and safe option at the time. But years later, after seeing how Helena fared growing up under a radical regime through the church, that decision seems a bit dubious. Even Helena would not wish such an upbringing on a child as she literally fought tooth and nail to ensure that little Kira (Skyler Wexler) would not suffer the same fate under the harsh, maniacal tutelage of Thomas (Daniel Kash). [Read more…]