Premise: Sense8 tells the story of eight strangers from different cultures and parts of the world, who, in the aftermath of a tragic death, suddenly find themselves mentally and emotionally connected – an evolutionary leap of technological origin. While trying to figure why this happened and what it means for the future of mankind, a mysterious and powerful man named Jonas will try to bring the eight together, while another stranger called Mr. Whispers and his organization will attempt to hunt them down to capture or assassinate them. Each episode will focus on one character and their story.
Brian J. Smith as Will Gorski, a Chicago cop haunted by an unsolved murder
Tuppence Middleton as Riley, an Icelandic DJ with a troubled past that made her run away from her home to London
Aml Ameen as Capheus, a compassionate Matatu bus driver in Nairobi with a strong sense of justice, who is desperately trying to earn money to buy medicine for his mother dying of the AIDS virus
Bae Doona as Sun, a Seoul businesswoman and burgeoning star in the underground kickboxing world, who becomes accused of embezzlement thanks to her brother
Miguel Ángel Silvestre as Lito, a famous Spaniard actor living in Mexico City who maintains in secret a same-sex relationship with a character named Hernando, out of fear of ruining his career
Tina Desai as Kala, a Mumbai pharmacist who is also a believer of God that faces the unfortunate situation of having to marry someone she doesn’t love
Max Riemelt as Wolfgang, a Berlin locksmith and safe-cracker, who has unresolved issues with his father and participates in organized crime
Jamie Clayton as Nomi Marks, a San Francisco trans woman political blogger and hacker, who must have extensive brain surgery to save her life
So when they wrote this do you think they intended to have the crazy editing mixing scenes. cause I can’t think of any show that combines the mood/emotions of multiple “scenes” to create a uber scene. I like that aspect.
I’m 6 episodes in an I gotta say I am loving it. I like the characters, the production value is high.I have a feeling I’ll regret marathoning this cause with each episode I like it more, and I can imagine the wait for season 2 if it happens being long and hard.
Honestly, after finishing the whole season, despite the hate I actually like it. The music is good, the cultural perspectives in the other characters is refreshing as well as the interactions between them. Like, imagine an Indian with strong religious beliefs interacting with a very gritty and cynical German. Incredible interactions with these characters.
Only criticism is that some of the lines become cheesy and predictable, like Will the cop as everyone has mentioned. Also the pacing for the mystery of what’s going on with the mental connection and such is rather poor, as you only getting a small piece each episode, while the rest is focused on normal drama in their lives that is aided by the others in their cluster thing.
8/10 tbh. Definitely check it out, but don’t be too critical and enjoy the good parts.
Only seen the first episode, but it seems like the Wachowski’s forgot the “show - don’t tell” rule. Almost every character is spouting off exposition like there’s no tomorrow, and pretty corny exposition at that: “That’s the day I knew I loved you” - “You certainly have a reason to hate them after what they did to your father” - The entire Indian-girl-to-Ganesh monologue.
And some of the storylines are not just a little far-fetched. A hospital that won’t treat a kid dying from a gunshot wound brought in by cops? An ‘uncrackable’ safe?
On the plus side, the first episode has a strong opener and a good cliffhanger. And the music’s pretty good.
I’m not a big fan of the Wachowski’s and the only movie of theirs I really liked was Bound, so after seeing all of the negative feedback it has been receiving I didn’t expect to make it past the pilot. I’m three episodes in and I’m really digging it so far, I don’t mind the multiple storylines (although I understand the complaints) and I’m liking the way everything is starting to slowly connect. I still have 9 episodes to go, so there’s still plenty of time for the series to lose me, but so far it really isn’t all that bad.
To tell the story of 8 very different lives in 12 episodes is very difficult and has been the root concern of most critics. Now that we understand the characters I am looking forward to what can be done with the series.
I just finished watching episode 12 and I thought the show was okay. The best moments were when the characters worked together to solve a problem with their unique abilities but it took way too long for that to start happening. I would definitely watch a second season for more of those great moments. However, some threads could get boring fast such as Spoiler