"Sense8" If All the World's a Stage, Identity Is Nothing But a Costume (TV Episode 2017) Poster

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Great interesting episode..
akshatdave12 May 2017
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Spoilers..I'm not sure I always understood what happened during Sense8's second season, which leans heavily into the conspiracy theory plot the show started exploring late in its inaugural run. But I never much minded — season 2 is such a beautiful examination of the themes of love, human relationships, and what identity is that the messy or less enthralling moments are worth pushing through. Giving into some of the nonsensical aspects of the show's mythology, rewarded me with a better paced, more action-packed.It's strange to say, given that it's a narratively complex sci-fi thriller, but plot is not the most important thing for Sense8. It isn't a brilliant show because of its mythology or its long-term plotting. It's a brilliant show because of its characters. The conflict with B.P.O. is compelling, but that story line isn't without holes and weak spots. The focused conflicts in the sensates' lives — and the ways those conflicts overlap and interplay with each other — are much more captivating because they're more character-driven. The season's penultimate episode steps back slightly from the B.P.O. crisis to zero in on what's happening in the cluster's lives, bringing many of their arcs to crucial turning points ahead of the finale.Sense8's this episode takes the building blocks of season 1 and develops it into a wild ride, continuing the show's beautiful cinematography from around the world while spotlighting a delightful ensemble cast. The result is a season that is as affecting and fun to watch as it can be puzzling to follow. Yet, ultimately the show's positivity and desire to promote human connection and acceptance shines through.At the end of the episode, the cluster comes together to let Sun know that they're there for her. "One way or another, we end it," Wolfgang says. His words touch on Sun's predicament, but it's also implied that he's referring to the grander conflict that connects them all, declaring a promise to B.P.O. and any enemy who gets in their way. No matter what, they will survive together. "Take everything that matters, push it all into this," Kala says, placing her hand on Sun's fist as the others follow suit. The sensates all fight in their individual lives, but they are all fighting for the same essential thing: each other. Sense8 is defined by its compelling characters, and although they can stand on their own, they're most moving in the ways they overlap and interplay. Even when plot lines like Capheus's run for office waver, the characters, their convictions, and their emotions fuel Sense8.
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2/10
this is a joke, right?
rdvljunk30 July 2018
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You can not be serious. The episode jumps from one side to the other. After all the effort and chase, Sun can't do what she came to do, people hacking into secure systems in just a few minutes. And then we need another storyline, but it has to fit the time left. So our sense8'ers are suddenly, without explanation how they got there, in places that should have tight security and apperently did it without any effort. The security is however there on the way out, but apperently not on the way in...

I can handle so much bullocks, this however goes waaaaay beyond the limit

what a joke
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