Personal Narrative: Orphan Black

I was deeply saddened when I found out that the show was going to end. However, these are some of the greaest writters on televistion and I trust that they know when the timing to end the show is right. Orphan Black means the world to me and I thought I need to let who ever ends up reading this know how much it has affected me, as I’m sure it has affected many others.

Firstly, Orphan Black got me through high school, which is a feat unto itself. I started at a new school my freshmen year and felt extremely isolated. Over the next two years, I was faced with family problems and still had not found a good footing at school. These too things caused me to become every lonely and depressed. So much so that I contemplated suicide, but through all this Orphan Black was the one thing I looked forward to. I was utterly amazed by how strong the characters were. They were strong because they were real. The show wasn’t afraid to show the women being doubtful, selfish, fearful, and just straight up flawed. Watching these women experience these things and persevering in spite of it (or not and dealing with the repercussions of it) helped me feel strong. My senior year just ended and my outlook on life has changed completely. I feel like I have taken off my grey tinted glasses …show more content…
Even though my parents and some of closest friends are very supportive of the LGBT+ community, many of my teachers and friends are not. I had never met an openly gay or bisexual person in my life and seeing the relationship of Cosima and Delphine was the first time I had seen LGBT characters who were people first. You showed me that being gay doesn’t change any aspect of my personality by any means. I wanted to thank you for giving me a way to talk to friends and family members about being gay. I’m able to attach a person to my sexuality and I believe this has helped the person I am out to have a better understanding of what it means to be