The highly anticipated Orphan Black debuted its second season and first episode this week. Fans were not disappointed, spoilers included.  

Ever since Tatiana Maslany's Sarah Manning encountered the suicidal version of herself, Sarah has found herself in unusual predicaments. Orphan Black, BBC America's science-fiction cult favorite, returned for its second season last Saturday. 

As of now, Sarah has discovered nearly a dozen "others" like her; she formed allegiances with some (Alison and Cosima); made enemies with others (Rachel), and she witnessed the deaths of the unfortunate few (Beth, Katja and Helena, whom she killed)," the USA Today reported.

With Maslany's characters now clearly and thoroughly defined, the show has switched its focus on more development for other supporting characters in the series. In the premiere episode of season two, Paul has a conflict of morality; Leekie has a clear motivation and drive; and, Art has accepted that he must go deeper into a world he does not fully understand, so that he can perform his duty as an officer of the law. With this in mind, all of the characters have been fully fleshed out at the beginning of season two, Forbes reported.

Orphan Black co-creator Graeme Manson says audiences will be introduced to a new clone, Jennifer Fitzsimmons. Jennifer was a former swim coach until she was hospitalized with a respiratory illness that is now afflicting Cosima.

The idea of Orphan Black came to Manson's life more than 10 years ago, when co-creator John Fawcett pitched him an idea which became the pilot episode's opening scene: a young woman sees her doppelganger on a train platform, only to watch her commit suicide moments later. Manson says that they did not have clones at that point; he had envisioned Orphan Black to be a feature film. He later realized that it was better suited as a TV series, which is in turn influenced by The X-Files and Alias.

Maslany says that all of the characters exist in a place of ambiguity, that they are neither good nor evil, neither moral nor immoral. It is because of this flexibility that keeps audiences guessing and keeps her guessing, Maslany adds.

Speaking of shockers, Maslany's Helena is alive! One of the coolest, and most insane clones survived, Huffington Post Canada reported. There is a theory that the clones seem to have some sort of resilience to injury, which makes them recuperate faster than the average "non-clone."

Orphan Black has evolved from simply a pulpy show with a cool premise and fascinating lead actress, to a fully realized show complete with complexity and personality. The show pushes the envelope of pulp fiction into award worthy storytelling and dares to take risks others would not, Forbes reported.

"Season one gave fans a reason to watch, season two is giving fans a reason to stay."