Another clone? Another one?! At this point, it’s almost surprising that there are any non-clones in the world at all. The arrival of Tony brought a fascinating dynamic to “Orphan Black,” as Fe got to deal with the antagonistic transgender clone. Meanwhile, Alison and Donnie bond over their murderous ways, Sarah makes deals with Dyad over Duncan, Rachel finds out why she can’t have children, and Cosima… Well, Cosima keeps getting the worst of things. Poor Cosima.

Kristian Bruun, our favourite “Orphan Black” monitor, is back to recap the clones’ performances this week, ranking them from worst to first.

YAHOO CANADA: This was a crazy episode!



KRISTIAN: What on earth could you mean? What do you mean? Just a new clone. Totally expected. Pretty awesome. I’m a huge fan of what [the writers] did with this episode. What’s interesting is that I’ve been looking on the Internet at some of the reactions, both positive and negative, and what’s so great about this episode and about Tony is that it gets this into people’s heads. It gets them thinking about it and becoming educated about transgender people. A trans clone – I think that’s brilliant. I think “Orphan Black” is really good at pushing boundaries and this is the biggest one that they’ve pushed. Karen Walton wrote the episode with John Fawcett, one of the creators, directing it. Such good stuff.

YC: We have six clones to rank this week, so we should get down to it. Sadly, it seems that Helena is once again last because she is still M.I.A.



KB: I’m missing Helena! Two in a row! It’s dangerous not having Helena in there because she’s so lovable. She’s so crazy and scary at the same time.

YC: She’ll be back next week, but this week, just a non-entity.



KB: So sadly, she’s in last place.

YC: So then in fifth place…



KB: I’m going to put Rachel in fifth place. She’s completely rattled. She’s becoming totally unhinged. You can tell how jealous she is that Sarah can have children, and Rachel is super cold towards Duncan. She’s straight-up business with him, and then she freaks out and wrecks Leekie’s lab. She’s trying to hold on to that cold demeanor on the outside – she’s not flipping out in front of people, so she still maintains some power, but I think she’s torn. She’s torn between her loyalty to Dyad and these weird feelings toward her father. She’s trying to suppress the feelings and it’s messing with her. There’s no Paul around. She’s ridiculously alone right now.

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YC: Paul’s just gone!



KB: He’s been gone for a while now. I think his loyalty is a bit shaky. I think he’s in it for himself right now. Until he figures out what’s going on, he’s M.I. A. – and I don’t mean the singer. Oh, God, that was a terrible joke. I have a cold right now, and everything I’m saying is so stupid.

YC: It was interesting to find out that Sarah isn’t special because she can have kids, it’s that something went wrong when she was created.



KB: It was a mistake, and Rachel’s so jealous!

YC: That’s surprising, because she does not seem like a particularly maternal person.



KB: No, but all those home videos she has from when she was younger, they show a loving, happy family until Leekie came in and destroyed it all and turned Rachel into what she is now. I think she wants to get back to that in a sense. But I think she also has a bit of a childish attitude towards Sarah – like, “We’re all clones and we’re all supposed to be the same, so why does she get to have something that I don’t?”

YC: Who’d you put in the No. 4 spot?



KB: I’m going to have to put Cosima there.

YC: The “next time on…” segment from last week spoiled that Cosima was going to collapse, but even if we hadn’t known that, it should have been obvious that something was going to go wrong when Cosima was having such a good time.



KB: They shouldn’t have given that away in the “next time on…” segment. But it was just Cosima having fun with the role-playing game, Cosima and Delphine saying “I love you” to each other… It couldn’t last. Although I love how Delphine and Cosima say they love each other, but Cosima is busting threats at the same time. “I love you, but I have enough dirt on you to bury you.”

YC: Love is mutually-assured destruction.



KB: That is a true fact that we have learned from “Orphan Black.” I do trust Delphine more now. I do believe her. It’s still a sticky situation. But also, Cosima: you have a serious lung problem! Stop smoking weed and inhaling helium! That is not helping the situation, you idiot! You’re a scientist. You should know this. And welcome to Clone Club, Scott!

YC: Yes, Scott now knows that Cosima is a clone, which probably means he’s going to die within a couple of weeks.



KB: Scott is in love with Cosima. He’d do anything for her. But in a sense, I think she trusts Scott more than anyone else.

YC: In third place?



KB: In third place, I am going to put Alison.

YC: I told you last week that Alison and Donnie were going to bond because they’d both killed people!



KB: Well aren’t you just soooo smart.

YC: I loved those scenes between Alison and Donnie.



KB: Once again, Donnie in his tighty-whities. You’re welcome, ladies. There’s no Paul in this episode, why not get Donnie almost completely naked? That’s what people want to see. They want some man meat, and Donnie’s got plenty of it.

YC: And Donnie gets drunk the day his wife comes home from rehab.



KB: Hey, the last time we saw him, he was covered in Leekie’s blood and brains. He needed to dull that memory, I think. But Alison is great! She starts to rebuild her relationship and love with her husband – sure, it’s through murder, but she obviously knows that her husband is in a bad state. He didn’t even get rid of the body.

YC: And he used her gun!



KB: He used her gun.

YC: I saw on Twitter that someone said you were giving Bryan Cranston a run for his money when it comes to underwear scenes.



KB: Listen, that’s a dangerous comparison, because nobody does it like Cranston, both on the acting level and the tighty-whitey level. I’m scared of any comparisons like that. He’s the master of underwear acting. He just won an effing Tony! The guy is acting royalty. He’s amazing. Bryan Cranston, I am not.

YC: In second place?



KB: I’m giving this to Sarah. She’s reconnected a lot with Kira, but Delphine is coming around and giving all sorts of proposals, and Duncan is reading the Island of Dr. Moreau… Sarah’s trying, and she’s holding on, but she’s not quite in control. She’s close to it, but not quite there. And she meets Tony, the new clone, and they have this weird bonding moment over each other – a mutual understanding of each other. The only thing that’s troubling for Sarah is that Kira is still a valued commodity, and now Kira is back in the house with Mrs. S. We still don’t know how we feel about Mrs. S. Things are tentative. All we know for Sarah is that things are sort of stable, but how long can that last? She’s a magnet for trouble.

YC: And Tony, the transgender clone, just crushes the competition this week and takes first place!



KB: He’s the ultimate clone this week! And that’s not political or based on any kind of agenda. It’s simply because Tony deserves to be the top clone this week. But I also want to say that Jordan Gavaris knocks this episode out of the park – I mean, Tatiana is obviously great as Tony as well. But I love how Fe educates Art on how to refer to Tony. You refer to him as “he.” Fe educates Art and the audience. It’s brilliant writing and anyone who didn’t know much transgender issues or what it’s like to be transgender at least got a bit of information from this episode. It’s that one realm of the LGBT community that a lot of people still don’t talk about.

YC: What was great about Tony was that he was such a well-rounded character – it wasn’t just “oh, he’s transgender” and that’s all we find out about his personality.



KB: He’s a bit of a jerk. I loved all of Tony’s lines. “Sister kisser!” He’s got this Cincinnati, white-trash sass. It’s so funny and absolutely charming. I like how he’s dealt with his identity issues a long time ago, and he’s just like, “This is who I am.” He’s happy with that. He’s the one who comes in, he needs to find Beth and he gets a lot of information all at once. Tony takes it all in stride, delivers his message, and is like, “All right, y’all are crazy, so I’m out of here.”

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YC: Really the smartest decision Tony could have made.



KB: Avoid! Avoid! And the whole scene with Tony and Fe kissing – so many people were like, “No! That’s so weird!” First of all, Tony is using Fe to get information for himself, and he uses that tactic because Fe is totally knocked off his centre by this trans clone. It’s the first time a clone has really thrown Fe. It’s amazing to watch Jordan portray that. It’s so well done, and I think Jordan and Tat were so good together in those scenes. Tony and Fe have a rocky connection, but a lot of things in lines aren’t, and they just roll with the punches. I hope this isn’t the last we see of Tony. We need to see more of him.

“Orphan Black” airs Saturdays at 9 p.m. ET on Space.