Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est 

Rachel returns home to find Rosen dead, which she takes out on Sarah and Cosima. She also makes Paul an offer he can't refuse, even if he wanted to. In this new position, Paul decides to ... See full summary »

Director:

Helen Shaver

Writers:

John Fawcett (created by), Graeme Manson (created by)

Stars:

Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tatiana Maslany	...	Sarah Manning / Cosima Niehaus / Helena / Rachel Duncan
Dylan Bruce	...	Paul Dierden
Jordan Gavaris	...	Felix Dawkins
Kevin Hanchard	...	Detective Art Bell
Evelyne Brochu	...	Delphine Cormier
Maria Doyle Kennedy	...	Siobhan Sadler (credit only)
Michiel Huisman	...	Cal Morrison
Matt Frewer	...	Dr. Aldous Leekie
Peter Outerbridge	...	Henrik Johanssen
Skyler Wexler	...	Kira Manning
Matthew Bennett	...	Daniel Rosen
Kristin Booth	...	Bonnie Johanssen
Ari Millen	...	Mark Rollins
Zoé De Grand Maison	...	Gracie Johanssen (as Zoe de Grand'Maison)
Josh Vokey	...	Scott

Storyline

Rachel returns home to find Rosen dead, which she takes out on Sarah and Cosima. She also makes Paul an offer he can't refuse, even if he wanted to. In this new position, Paul decides to use Felix to help Rachel. Leekie, unlike Rachel, shows that his plans veer toward the truly scientific, he who provides Cosima and Delphine with some information about the clones' past. Feeling indebted to Helena for saving her from Rosen, Sarah decides to help Helena within the bounds of what Sarah believes is right. Helena may have thoughts of her own about what she wants to achieve. But she also provides both Art and Sarah with some information about Maggie Chen, which they in turn use to find out more about Rachel's past. Cal and Kira are still hiding out in Cal's motor-home, Kira who hints about Sarah's "sisters". And Henrik and Bonnie have Gracie confined for what she did regarding Helena, which Gracie may have to pay for in more ways than one if Helena is not retrieved.

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Plot Keywords:

boy toy | sniper rifle | sniper | mouth sewn shut | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 2014 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bell Media,Temple Street Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title, "Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est," is a latin phrase meaning "knowledge itself is power." It is a quote from Sir Francis Bacon's "Meditationes Sacrae" (1597).

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Goofs

In a brief shot of Helena at 10:43, we see someone other than Tatiana Maslany: presumably her stand-in, though no other clones are in this scene.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dr. Aldous Leekie: Rachel, you don't need to see this.
Rachel Duncan: I demanded to. Now, move.

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Soundtracks

Main Title Theme
Written by Two Fingers
Performed by Two Fingers

User Reviews

Orphan Black continues the run of strong episodes with another episode intense and full of intrigue.

It seems like Dr. Leekie may not be such a bad guy after all. Rachel goes kind of crazy after the ending of last episode, so she suspends all research into the genetics of the clones until Sarah is found. But, Leekie goes behind her back to help Cosima and Delphine, and works with Sarah to find their origin.

Back to Rachel, she appoints Paul as her monitor. We learn more about the strange nature of her power. Paul seems to be in quite a pickle, caught between Rachel and Leekie.

Art interrogates Helena, but she escapes. This leads to Helena once again being the centerpiece of the intense final scene.