Gracie is carrying Helena’s child
While Sarah may or may not know that Helena is pregnant, she and the rest of the Clone Club definitely don’t know what the Proletheans were up to on that farm, especially when it comes to Helena’s eggs. Since fertility and the ability to have children is really important to a lot of Orphan Black characters, Gracie’s pregnancy is most certainly going to come back into play in a big way. After all, she’s not only on the run with a newly-revealed male clone but she’s also carrying her father’s child (which is super gross).
Who’s in the know: Gracie, Helena, Mark, and (possibly) Henrik (We have no proof that he actually died, so we’re keeping him open as a possibility.)
Paul is a double agent
Paul has been one tough cookie to get a read on. First, we think he’s with the Dyad, then we trust him to do the right thing because it’s the right thing, then he’s Rachel’s pet, and now we come to find out that Paul is a Dyad-infiltrating double agent. How’s that for a mind-bender?
We have two theories on his role with the military. The first being that the military staged his friendly fire in hope that he would be taken in and blackmailed by the Dyad so he could learn more about Project Leda. Tony’s friend Sammy’s message about Paul being a “ghost” could definitely have had something to do with his double agency. Our other theory is that Paul learned about Project Castor by putting together clues (such as seeing not-Mark’s face around the military yards) and bargained his way back into the military (with a sweet promotion at that). But, no matter how deep he gets in either side, it does seem like he truly cares for Sarah’s well-being. The same can’t really be said for Helena because Mrs. S trader her for help getting Sarah and Kira out of the Dyad, but so it goes.
Who’s in the know: Paul, Mrs. S, Cal, and Marion
Project Castor
We, along with the Clone Club characters, should have looked further into the myth of Leda and the swan. If we all would have, we may have had an idea that Leda was just one branch of cloning experiments. In the Orphan Black season 2 finale, we were all shocked to find out about the military’s equivalent of Project Leda, called “Project Castor.” While Leda focused on female clones, Castor raised male clones that happen to look just like Mark the Prolethean. And guess what Mark’s background is? The military. He’s AWOL from the army, and Paul actually called him on it in the scene where the two meet in a bar and watch Helena. We definitely think he could be another double agent like Paul, infiltrating the Proletheans to assess the threat they pose to Project Caster. Oh, and he’s marrying the woman who’s carrying a female clone baby.
Who’s in the know: Paul, Mrs. S, Marion, and Sarah; possibly Cal and Rachel (because she is so high up in the Dyad), but probably not
The existence of Topside
As explained by Marion, Topside is a cabal (which is defined as “a secret political clique or faction”) that is like the Dyad’s mother corporation. It’s essentially interested in scientific research and development that meets their needs and desires, which are mainly selfish and evolution-based. From what we gathered, Topside oversees and controls multiple projects, which could all have something to do with cloning. So basically, this shadowy organization has been pulling the strings all along and they’re in a race against other organizations to develop scientific breakthroughs, mainly for the wealth involved.
Who’s in the know: Marion, Sarah, Rachel (mostly, probably); probably Mrs. S as well just because she seems to know everything.
The Project Leda cloning experiments didn’t stop after the Clone Club’s ‘batch’
At the end of the Orphan Black season 2 finale, we met Marion’s “adopted” daughter Charlotte. She looks exactly like the young Rachel figure we’ve been watching in old videotapes all season. We came to find out that the Project Leda experiments didn’t end with the lab fire. They tried numerous other times to create another clone (400, if we remember correctly) and Charlotte was the only survivor. While she may not be a perfect clone specimen because of whatever ailment she has with her leg, it’s interesting to know that they tried to carry on without Duncan.
Who’s in the know: Marion, Sarah, and Charlotte (who seems to know a lot about the situation for a little girl); possibly Rachel (because she dealt with Topside)
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