Orphan Black Season 4 Report Card

Another amazing season of clone drama (and audiences wondering about Tatiana Maslany's well-deserved Emmy) has come to a close with the Orphan Black Season 4 Finale.

As a whole, Orphan Black Season 4 was pretty damn great. It was certainly an improvement over Orphan Black Season 3, which was a bit too Castor-clone-filled for my tastes. There were plenty of wonderful performances, heartbreaking moments, killer twists, and satisfying reunions – all the makings of spectacular drama.

While we're sad to have learned that next season will be the show's last hurrah, the finale set up plenty to look forward to. A new villain, in the form of P. T. Westmoreland, Cophine goodness, and Sarah needing to rescue her family (yet again) are all on the horizon.

But before we move on to anticipating and speculating about Orphan Black Season 5, let's take a look back at the highs, the lows, and the clone MVPs of Orphan Black Season 4, shall we?

Check out our picks below and leave us a comment to let us know whether you agree or disagree!

1. Most Underused Clone

Mika was shrouded in mystery. She was an enigma. She popped in and out so randomly that we didn't get a chance to know her very well. Aside from her big, soul-baring scene with Ferdinand, Mika may as well have not been in the season at all.

2. Best Clone for Comedic Relief

Krystal Goderitch may very well have unseated Alison Hendrix as the clone most likely to elicit a giggle (or several). Krystal's ditzy demeanor and grating manner of speaking were funny enough on their own, but add in her insistence that the whole Neolution intrigue was thanks to a secret war between dueling cosmetics companies and her firm denial about Sarah being her clone and she's one of the funniest characters in Orphan Black history.

3. Best Reunion

Who did you think I was going to choose for this? Rachel and Ferdinand? HA. There's no competition in this category. The emotional, beautiful reunion of Cosima and Delphine was amazing and perfect – a great, uplifting moment in a rather dark and foreboding finale. The chemistry between Évelyne Brochu and Tatiana Maslany was killer in this scene.

4. Best New Character

When Adele was first introduced, we were iffy. Who was this random character whose sole purpose seemed to be a plot device to drive a wedge between Felix and Sarah? In the end, Adele ended up being a funny, warm, helpful potential ally and we were really disappointed to see her leave at Felix's request – apparently for good. She was so underused!

5. Weirdest Twist

Age gaps between couples are totally fine, of course. The "ick" factor here really has to do with the fact that, as their creator, Susan is something of a mother figure to the clones. So the reveal that Susan and Castor clone Ira were carrying on a long-running sexual relationship was just kind of... ick.

6. Best Villain / Most Evil Clone

Rachel Duncan. It's always Rachel. Evie Cho may have played a relatively brief villainous role, but Rachel's unhinged megalomania, powerhungriness, and overwhelming Mommy issues make her the perfect villain. She's just relatable enough to be realistic while still being terrifyingly sinister and dangerous. She'll only be worse once she teams up with the mysterious P. T. Westmoreland in Orphan Black Season 5.

7. Most Heartwrenching Moment

Kendall Malone may have been crotchetchy and rather unlikeable when first introduced, but her soft spots and love for her daughter (and clone "daughters") were revealed over the course of the past two seasons. Her death, orchestrated by Evie Cho and carried out by Detective Duko, was utterly tragic. The entire montage following her death, from Cosima's shocked and distraught witnessing of it to her daughter Siobhan's disbelief and heartbreak, was beautiful.

8. Best Hendrix Moment

Donnie, needing to provide a semen sample while undercover as one half of a gay couple intending to conceive, called Alison and enlisted her for some quickie phone sex. Apparently, Alitalia flight attendant roleplay is Donnie's go-to choice. Bonus points for Tatiana Maslany's funny Italian flight attendant accent and all those plane puns. It was a moment almost as iconic as the Twerking With Money dance. (And no, this picture isn't from the phone sex scene – no images appear to exist for that particular scene, so this is just a generic Alison-holding-a-phone picture.)

9. Most Badass Moment

Helena swooping in, bow and arrow in hand, in the nick of time to save the Hendrixes from the Brightborn lackey was spectacular. Helena didn't play a big enough role this season, but this epic moment makes up for a lot of that.

10. Hopes For Season 5

Art is a great character and a fierce ally to Sarah. He deserves a plot of his own, as opposed to just remaining a side character who pops in whenever the clone sestras needs a helping hand. The Beth flashbacks also showed us just how much he loved the dearly departed cop clone, so it would be tragic for him to wind up all alone by the end of this. Ideally, Cal would also make an appearance – his absence was a bit conspicuous this season, though we know Cal's portrayer is busy over on Game of Thrones. Overall, the ideal final season would wrap up remaining plot lines in satisfying (but not pat) ways. This show has gotten more and more complicated with all of the twists and turns over the years, so here's hoping they don't leave any enormous plot holes (a la Lost) by the end of it.

11. Overall Season Grade - B+

This season deserves a solid B+. While it wasn't perfect and there were some questionable choices, it was largely very successful by the end with a few truly excellent moments that will go down as some of the best in the show's history. The finale has us eagerly anticipating the final season of the series.