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* Jossed, she says in season 5 she grew up on a boat and has little contact with her parents because they are often remote, but they do care about each other
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* On the other hand, by season 5's version of the story, Kira ''is'' the ultimate goal of the cloning experiment, if only by accident. This is claimed to be what they were trying to achieve. Though what that has to do with "establishing a baseline" is entirely unclear.
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* [[spoiler:Jossed, though they're arguably part of a [[BigBadEnsemble Big Bad Diumverate]] with Neolution. Regardless, by far more screen time is devoted to the latter, and to Westmoreland in particular.]]

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* [[spoiler:Jossed, though they're arguably part of a [[BigBadEnsemble Big Bad Diumverate]] Triumverate]] with Neolution. Neolution and Coady's military faction. Regardless, by far more the most screen time is devoted to the latter, Neolution, and to Westmoreland in particular.]]
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* [[spoiler:Partially confirmed in season 4. The première is a WholeEpisodeFlashback focussing on Beth, but it ends right after Maggie Chen’s shooting. This does make it seem increasingly likely that we’re going to see more of Beth’s background in flashbacks, though.]]

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* [[spoiler:Partially confirmed [[spoiler:Confirmed in season 4. The première is a WholeEpisodeFlashback focussing on Beth, but it ends right after Maggie Chen’s shooting. This does make it seem increasingly likely that we’re going to see Later episodes reveal more of Beth’s background in flashbacks, though.her life up to her suicide, and it's ultimately revealed that she was blackmailed into it.]]



* Season 4 will [[spoiler:have Sarah exploring further on Beth's own investigations on the clone conspiracy given how she was WhereItAllBegin which may or may not address this point.]]

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* Season 4 will [[spoiler:have Sarah exploring further on Beth's own investigations on the clone conspiracy given how she was WhereItAllBegin WhereItAllBegan which may or may not address this point.]]
* [[spoiler:Ultimately Jossed. Season 4 looks at Beth's life in several long flashbacks, one of which takes up most of the first episode. She's definitely dead, though she was blackmailed into her suicide. The scar may have been a simple continuity error.]]




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* [[spoiler:Jossed, presumably. There's no reference to anything like this occurring at any point in the show.]]




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* [[spoiler:Ultimately Jossed completely. She survives through the finale.]]



** Jossed. [[spoiler: Donnie genuinely loves Alison.]]

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** * Jossed. [[spoiler: Donnie genuinely loves Alison.]]



** The Birdwatchers apparently started out as a group of freedom fighters somewhere in Ireland (possibly Northern Ireland), probably meant to mirror the IRA and similar organisations. Siobhan is confirmed to be Irish, and she certainly speaks with an Irish accent (which is also a case of ActorSharedBackground since Maria Doyle Kennedy is also, as one might expect with a surname like Kennedy, Irish; Siobhan's background may have been written to allow Kennedy to use her natural accent).

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** The Birdwatchers apparently started out as a group of freedom fighters somewhere in Ireland (possibly Northern Ireland), probably meant to mirror the IRA and similar organisations. Siobhan is confirmed to be Irish, and she certainly speaks with an Irish accent (which is also a case of ActorSharedBackground since Maria Doyle Kennedy is also, as one might expect with a surname like Kennedy, Irish; Siobhan's background may have been written to allow Kennedy to use her natural accent).
accent). That said, Mrs. S. has certainly espoused left-wing politics at certain points in the series - for instance, by gently chiding Sarah on the grounds that, while Sarah inherited her love of punk rock from Mrs. S, she didn't inherit the political thinking - so it's reasonable to conclude that Mrs. S may be still a communist, anarchist, or socialist.



** Jossed. [[spoiler: They're brother and sister, not son and mother. Or, more accurately, twins. Or, depending upon how you define it, the same person, since the original was a [[BizarreHumanBiology genetic chimera who absorbed her twin brother in the womb]].]]

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** * Jossed. [[spoiler: They're brother and sister, not son and mother. Or, more accurately, twins. Or, depending upon how you define it, the same person, since the original was a [[BizarreHumanBiology genetic chimera who absorbed her twin brother in the womb]].]]



** Jossed. [[spoiler: That scene was from the aftermath of Helena (who was disguised as Alison) killing Pouchy and his cohorts. They had the tremendously ''[[SarcasmMode brilliant]]'' idea of [[TooDumbToLive threatening Alison's kids in her presence]].]]

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** * Jossed. [[spoiler: That scene was from the aftermath of Helena (who was disguised as Alison) killing Pouchy and his cohorts. They had the tremendously ''[[SarcasmMode brilliant]]'' idea of [[TooDumbToLive threatening Alison's kids in her presence]].]]
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** The Birdwatchers apparently started out as a group of freedom fighters somewhere in Ireland (possibly Northern Ireland), probably meant to mirror the IRA and similar organisations. Siobhan is confirmed to be Irish, and she certainly speaks with an Irish accent.

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** The Birdwatchers apparently started out as a group of freedom fighters somewhere in Ireland (possibly Northern Ireland), probably meant to mirror the IRA and similar organisations. Siobhan is confirmed to be Irish, and she certainly speaks with an Irish accent.
accent (which is also a case of ActorSharedBackground since Maria Doyle Kennedy is also, as one might expect with a surname like Kennedy, Irish; Siobhan's background may have been written to allow Kennedy to use her natural accent).



** [[spoiler:The only Castor clones to appear in the last two seasons are Mark Rollins and Ira Blair, the latter of whom is one of Susan's assistants and is completely different from the other Castor clones in both background and temperament, having not had a military upbringing. It's not clear if there are any others still alive; if there were any other Castor factions, they don't play a part in the plot.]]

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** [[spoiler:The only Castor clones to appear in the last two seasons are Mark Rollins and Ira Blair, the latter of whom is one of Susan's assistants and is completely different from the other Castor clones in both background and temperament, having not had a military upbringing. It's not clear if there are any others still alive; if If there were any other Castor factions, they don't play a part in the plot.]]



** [[spoiler:Ultimately confirmed, though she spends awhile in the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor first. Discovering that Westmoreland has been manipulating her for most of her life seems to be what permanently solidifies her alliance with the Leda clones, though she also seems to experience a genuine HeelRealization somewhere in season 5.]]

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** [[spoiler:Ultimately confirmed, though she spends awhile in the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor first. Discovering that Westmoreland has been manipulating her for most of her life seems to be what permanently solidifies her alliance with the Leda clones, though she also seems to experience a genuine HeelRealization somewhere at some point in season 5.5. Even before then, Ferdinand's behaviour in the first half of season 5, which is ''far'' more ruthless than hers by that point, causes a case of EveryoneHasStandards when she breaks up with him and fires him as a direct result of said ruthlessness, so it's possible that the other Leda clones' actions had already been rubbing off on her by that point.]]
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* IRA or some related organization would make most sense. Siobhan is an Irish name and she tried to phone in a car bomb against DYAD. Car bombs were a frequent tactic employed by Republican Paramilitaries during the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland. Not to mention she even has an Irish accent, more or less.

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* IRA or some related organization would make most sense. Siobhan is an Irish name and she tried to phone in a car bomb against DYAD. Car bombs were a frequent tactic employed by Republican Paramilitaries during the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland. Not Ireland.
** The Birdwatchers apparently started out as a group of freedom fighters somewhere in Ireland (possibly Northern Ireland), probably meant
to mention mirror the IRA and similar organisations. Siobhan is confirmed to be Irish, and she even has certainly speaks with an Irish accent, more or less.
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** [[spoiler:Confirmed in 3.05.]]

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** * [[spoiler:Confirmed in 3.05.]]



** [[spoiler:This is further explored in season four with the case of Ira, who is completely different from the other Castor clones, due to his wildly disparate upbringing.]]

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** [[spoiler:This is further explored in season four with the case of Ira, Ira Blair, who is completely different from the other Castor clones, due to his wildly disparate upbringing.]]




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** [[spoiler:The only Castor clones to appear in the last two seasons are Mark Rollins and Ira Blair, the latter of whom is one of Susan's assistants and is completely different from the other Castor clones in both background and temperament, having not had a military upbringing. It's not clear if there are any others still alive; if there were any other Castor factions, they don't play a part in the plot.]]



** Jossed. [[spoiler: That scene was from the aftermath of Helena (who was disguised as Alison) killing Pouchy and his cohorts. They had the tremendously ''[[SarcasmMode brilliant]]'' idea of threatening Alison's kids in her presence.]]

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** Jossed. [[spoiler: That scene was from the aftermath of Helena (who was disguised as Alison) killing Pouchy and his cohorts. They had the tremendously ''[[SarcasmMode brilliant]]'' idea of [[TooDumbToLive threatening Alison's kids in her presence.presence]].]]



* [[spoiler:CONFIRMED]].

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* [[spoiler:CONFIRMED]].
[[spoiler:CONFIRMED in the season 3 finale]].




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* [[spoiler:Jossed, though they're arguably part of a [[BigBadEnsemble Big Bad Diumverate]] with Neolution. Regardless, by far more screen time is devoted to the latter, and to Westmoreland in particular.]]



** [[spoiler:Seems to be confirmed as of 4x08 and the previews for 4x09. Of course, there's no telling whether she also has ulterior motives...]]
*** [[spoiler:Ultimately confirmed, though she spends awhile in the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor. Discovering that Westmoreland has been manipulating her for most of her life seems to be what permanently solidifies her alliance with the Leda clones, though she also seems to experience a genuine HeelRealization somewhere in season 5.]]

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** * [[spoiler:Seems to be confirmed as of 4x08 and the previews for 4x09. Of course, there's no telling whether she also has ulterior motives...]]
*** ** [[spoiler:Ultimately confirmed, though she spends awhile in the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor.HeelFaceRevolvingDoor first. Discovering that Westmoreland has been manipulating her for most of her life seems to be what permanently solidifies her alliance with the Leda clones, though she also seems to experience a genuine HeelRealization somewhere in season 5.]]

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* The series finale ultimately confirms that there are some 274 Leda clones out there. And presumably beyond those, [[spoiler:there were also the Helsinki clones and presumably others before they were killed off]].



* [[spoiler:Confirmed in season 4. She was blackmailed into her "suicide".]]

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* [[spoiler:Confirmed [[spoiler:Confirmed, more or less, in season 4. She was blackmailed into her "suicide".]]



* IRA or some related organization would make most sense. Siobhan is an Irish name and she tried to phone in a car bomb against DYAD. Car bombs were a frequent tactic employed by Republican Paramilitaries during the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland.

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* IRA or some related organization would make most sense. Siobhan is an Irish name and she tried to phone in a car bomb against DYAD. Car bombs were a frequent tactic employed by Republican Paramilitaries during the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland.
Ireland. Not to mention she even has an Irish accent, more or less.






** [[spoiler:Seems to be confirmed as of 4x08 and the previews for 4x09. Of course, there's no telling whether she also has ulterior motives...]]

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** [[spoiler:Seems to be confirmed as of 4x08 and the previews for 4x09. Of course, there's no telling whether she also has ulterior motives...]]
*** [[spoiler:Ultimately confirmed, though she spends awhile in the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor. Discovering that Westmoreland has been manipulating her for most of her life seems to be what permanently solidifies her alliance with the Leda clones, though she also seems to experience a genuine HeelRealization somewhere in season 5.
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** [[spoiler: Helena ultimately becomes pregnant and ultimately gives birth towards the end of the series, so it's safe to say this hypothesis is confirmed.]]




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* [[spoiler:Confirmed in season 4. She was blackmailed into her "suicide".]]




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** [[spoiler:Jossed.]]
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* And why go to a parking garage, [[GenreSavvy such an obvious place for an attempt to be made on your life]], if you expect someone to try to kill you? Unless you've already planned it with someone else to make it look like you ''were'' killed.

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* And why go to a parking garage, [[GenreSavvy such an obvious place for an attempt to be made on your life]], life, if you expect someone to try to kill you? Unless you've already planned it with someone else to make it look like you ''were'' killed.

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