[Phylum]

Anyone else watching Orphan Black? I enjoyed the first season, although I didn't think it was as perfect as everyone seems to say it is. I felt like the pacing was kind of whacked out at times, and the characters were all way too extreme. The writers just kept trying to push the edgy characters on us, and it didn't always come across well.

At the end of the day, the first season was really well made, well acted and great to watch. And then the second season started.

The second season has picked up exactly where the first one left off. In terms of story, in terms of intensity, in terms of dense plot. And it keeps pushing new, extreme characters, more plot elements and more drama. I haven't been able to take it seriously. When I spent the first half of episode 3 watching a montage of scenes that blatantly try to elicit some kind of sympathetic emotional response without really advancing the plot, I honestly could tell if the writers were just taking the piss. I'm really worried that this show is going to turn into a parody of itself. I can definitely say that it's jumped the shark.

I'd still say season 1 is worth watching, but if they don't end it with this season I think I'm going to be at a point where I don't even give a shit what happens.

e: I think what everyone loved about the first season was that it was so gritty and grounded. It started simple and spiraled out of control quickly. It was overwhelming, but at the end of the day it was about Sarah trying to run away with her daughter. The second season is a lot less believable, and at this point it feels like we know too much about the different groups and their intentions, without really knowing what's going on in an overall sense. They killed the mystery, but are still trying to hook us with more mystery.