Last night, we learned that Orphan Black Season 3 had finally, mercifully been announced and would begin filming in September in Toronto — just ahead of this week’s Emmy nomination announcements, in which everyone expected star Tatiana Maslany to be nominated for her Earth-shatteringly amazing portrayal of…
Sarah Manning , Orphan Black ‘s lead character and anchor, a British grifter who learns a terrifying secret. Oh, and Beth Childs , a Canadian or American cop who initially harbors all the harmful knowledge and meets Sarah seconds before her violent death.
Also, Cosima Neihaus , a “dreadlocked science geek” who smokes dope and sequences DNA while being a lesbian. And Allison Hendrix , a tense but loveable soccer mom who initially hates being part of Orphan Black ‘s “clone club” but reluctantly becomes adorable and a favorite. And Helena , a childlike serial killer of clones who is really just a loyal seestra.
Oh, and Rachel Duncan , Orphan Black ‘s “pro clone,” raised at the helm of Dyad Institute and the only lonely clone since she really has no friends. And Tatiana Maslany plays all of them , brilliantly, sometimes against one another, sometimes even three or four in one scene, and you totally don’t even lose your suspension of disbelief, because Maslany is a wizard and a mentalist and generally you sit down in front of Amazon Prime with a remote and a sugar free Fudgesicle for a quite Friday night in and suddenly it’s Sunday morning and your phone is dead and you’re out of Orphan Black.
The point is, there is Orphan Black Season 3 to look forward to, but that is no consolation for “clone club” because Tatiana Maslany deserves a freaking Emmy more than anyone has deserved anything in the history of human existence.
Witness, a fan video (with some swearing) in which some of Maslany’s amazing skills are touched upon — warning, mild spoilers:
On Twitter, fans and people who have walked through rooms while Orphan Black played in the background reacted in the same fashion:
Call the police, they just robbed Tatiana Maslany.
— Me. I Am Liron (@LironD) July 10, 2014
Tatiana Maslany snubbed again. Are you kidding me, #Emmy voters?!?
— Dalton Ross (@DaltonRoss) July 10, 2014
what if the entire leading actress in a drama category were tatiana maslany just being nominated for all the different clones
— Jessica Goldstein (@jessicagolds) July 10, 2014
. @TelevisionAcad , this is Tatiana Maslany, & this is Tatiana Maslany, & this is Tatiana Maslany. She is a big deal. pic.twitter.com/JSD0zg3xi2
— Lauren Pokedoff (@LaurenPokedoff) July 10, 2014
OH MY GOD TATIANA MASLANY GOT SNUBBED AGAIN. What in seven hells, @TheEmmys ?? #nerdrage
— Blastr (@blastr) July 10, 2014
Even E! Online complained:
Wait, where’s Tatiana Maslany?! The #EmmyNoms are filled with surprises (and snubs): http://t.co/CCjJiJrAQI pic.twitter.com/0sBXi9WE6T
— E! Online (@eonline) July 10, 2014
And the official Twitter feed joked:
Tatiana Maslany is trending worldwide! Related news: Helena believes awards are made of chocolate. Hide all statuettes. #EmmyForMaslany
— Orphan Black (@OrphanBlack) July 10, 2014
ETA: Ahahahahahaha:
Rachel’s taking the news in stride. #OrphanBlack #EmmyForMaslany http://t.co/5VMDDZW7K2
— Orphan Black (@OrphanBlack) July 10, 2014
Orphan Black Season 3 is set to premiere in the spring, which is approximately 990 years away AND Tatiana Maslany not getting nominated is some next level idiocy. Just saying.
[Image: Orphan Black, BBC America]
