“We live in a world that distrusts feelings,” says Sense8, at the end, when it has the moment to say exactly what it…
Sense8 is a set of promises. With the premise of the show, it promises certain things: a diverse set of characters and…
It’s incredible how much mileage Sense8 gets out of its central concept. Even after 22 episodes, the joy of watching…
When trying to sell people on Sense8 I always suggest they stick with it until at least the fourth episode of the first…
One thing I’ve really been wanting from this season of Sense8 is more one-on-one scenes between individual members of…
Back when Sense8 premiered, one of its chief marketing points was its locations. It was the story of eight…
Though it’s been a joy to watch our sensates more easily and casually connect with one another since the Christmas…
There are three kinds of emotional resolutions that Sense8 works toward. The biggest and most successful are the huge…
As someone relatively new to the gig, I have to admit that Sense8 is a tricky show to review. So much happens in each…
Let’s talk a bit about storytelling fundamentals. Take a step back almost two years, to when Sense8 debuted to fairly…
Given how much I enjoy Sense8, it’s remarkable how little I care about its plot. A good chunk of the first season was…
The first season of Sense8 was an enthusiastic endorsement of the idea of connectivity. It was a show designed around…
What is Sense8 about? As it reaches the climax of each of its storyline, this show is relying more and more on…
“I take everything I’m feeling, everything that matters to me. I push all of it into my fist. And I fight for it.”
I’m not sure if there’s a particular term for the type of television that involves multiple point-of-view-characters…
Episodic construction can tell a great deal about a TV show. What does Sense8 think is important? What does it build…
As Sense8 moves toward its plot’s conclusion, by necessity, it also moves toward another important goal. This is a…
“W. W. N. Double D?” is a table-setting episode that lacks anything as inventive as the fight sequence in “Smart…
The most common complaint I’ve heard from people watching the first half of Sense8’s first season is that it’s too…
Five episodes in, Sense8’s structure has become clear. It’s eight intercut, localized, relatively generic short films,…
Advertisement