Orphan Black (TV Series)

Variations Under Domestication (2013)

Matt Frewer: Dr. Aldous Leekie

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• [Cosima sees Dr. Aldous Leekie for the first time as he gives a speech to what the Neolution is] 

  Dr. Aldous Leekie : Neolution... A philosophy of today for tomorrow, rooted in our past, in the evolution of the human organism. But before we go to the future, let me take you back 3,000 years, to the great Greek philosopher Plato and his twilight years.

  Dr. Aldous Leekie : [Leekie in a hoarse voice as the audience laughs]  Poor old Plato was going blind... Going lame, and losing his hearing!

  Dr. Aldous Leekie : Now, imagine if he knew we could correct his sight, restore his hearing, and replace his ailing body parts with titanium ones. Plato would've thought we were gods! But we're not, we're just fundamentally flawed human beings.

  Dr. Aldous Leekie : [Leekie sees Cosima in the audience]  Your glasses, for example, make you somewhat, um, platonic. But within the very near future, I'll be able to offer you the ability to see into a spectrum never before seen by the naked eye... infrared, x-rays, ultraviolet. Are you interested?

  Cosima Niehaus : [Cosima makes a joke]  Maybe I'll just start with basic Lasik.

  Dr. Aldous Leekie : [as the audience laughs]  And so you should. That's making an evolutionary choice. Neolution gives us the opportunity at a self-directed evolution and I believe that's not only a choice, but a human right.

• [last lines] 

  Dr. Aldous Leekie : [Dr. Leekie and Delphine walk into a hotel room together as Dr. Leekie kisses her, speaking in French as the two begin to make out]  Here. How is he?

  Delphine Cormier : Well I think.

• [Cosima introduces herself to Dr. Leekie as he speaks French to her and Delphine] 

  Delphine Cormier : You speak French.

  Dr. Aldous Leekie : Yes. I have a neurolingual chip.

  Cosima Niehaus : [Cosima smiles]  Bullshit.

  Dr. Aldous Leekie : [Leekie smiles]  Good, a skeptic.

• [Cosima sees a group of Dr. Leekie's 'Freaky Leekie' followers] 

  Cosima Niehaus : Are they from the Dyad Institute?

  Dr. Aldous Leekie : Ah, my 'Freaky Leekies', as they've been dubbed in the media. It was once asked what my perfect human would look like. I offhandedly suggested silver-gray hair and one white eye.

  Dr. Aldous Leekie : [Leekie whispers to Cosima]  Little did I know.

• [Dr. Leekie asks Cosima what field of science is she in] 

  Delphine Cormier : You know, I'm in immunology.

  Dr. Aldous Leekie : [to Cosima]  Mm. And you?

  Cosima Niehaus : Um. Evo-devo, so, whenever somebody talks about the future, I always say 'Show, don't tell.'

  Dr. Aldous Leekie : [Leekie smiles]  I hope you'll give me the chance.