tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post8137530203029593882..comments2024-03-19T06:57:10.348-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Sense8 Season OneBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-7380963493127083312015-11-25T16:09:47.565-05:002015-11-25T16:09:47.565-05:00Terrific comment, Anonymous. Especially those last...Terrific comment, Anonymous. Especially those last two lines. I wish I'd said that.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-52892309798916541582015-11-25T16:05:51.031-05:002015-11-25T16:05:51.031-05:00A bit late, but at the time I watched it, this rev...A bit late, but at the time I watched it, this review wasn't up and I just noticed it. Although I feel I liked the show better than you did, my general feelings are not dissimilar. After three episodes I was mildly intrigued to figure out what was going on, and sometimes spellbound by the cinematography but not really captivated. Too many characters too disconnected from one another; it's the same problem I have with game of thrones (both book and show). Now that they have more understanding of their situation and are interacting more directly, I'm hoping for better in Season 2. And to be quite frank, the lives of many of the sensates weren't all that compelling.<br /><br />With respect to Naveen's character and the empathy themes of the show: I'm not so sure he's a good guy. He seemed to me to convey a very us vs. them mentality. Sensate's higher empathy with one another made them superior but I wasn't sure he felt the rest of humanity was worth treating with empathy. At first, I thought the empathy of the other sensates would be a softening influence on Wolfgang, but thus far the influence may be going the other way, as he already made Kala and Will accessories to his crimes. And his dark side was pointedly useful to the sensates in the driving scene. Maybe this show will ultimately be about empathy for humanity in general vs tribalism, empathy only towards your own group.<br /><br />A few comments on the other characters. Riley is the last sensate who hasn't really help the others with a unique skill. Will seems a bit too much of a white knight to me, but maybe he's intended as a kind of foil for Wolfgang. <br /><br />Although some have criticized the show for stereotyping in its portrayal of the non-western cultures, I think they're deliberately playing with Mexican soap opera, Bollywood, and Asian martial arts films. I feel kind of bad for Kala's boyfriend though since he seems like such a nice fellow. Maybe we can set him up with a hot Mexican actress.<br /><br />My last comment: clearly one of the show's messages is that it doesn't matter what your race, gender or sexual orientation is, as long as you're young and beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-71633087151537232192015-08-25T08:52:14.001-04:002015-08-25T08:52:14.001-04:00thx for the review Billie :)
I really loved the s...thx for the review Billie :)<br /><br />I really loved the show. But since its been quite a while ago that I watched it (and I watched so much in the meantime ><), I cant really give valid arguments to why I do.<br />I think its the fresh ideas/concept paired with a beautiful cinematographie. Also a lot of times it depends on my feelings towards an actor/actress... Does anyone know what I mean? I dont cosider myself a shallow person by any means, but when a new show comes along I need to like the "looks" of the main characters (not all, if there are multiple. it might even suffice if a minor character intrigues me). I dont mean he has to be "pretty"... I dunno... its hard to describe. But if I do like the actor/actress, then its easier for me to like a show. If I dont, then it might take a while, it might need to be recommended by ppl whose oppinions I trust or I might never get into it. E.g. I really didnt like Supernatural at first ^^° I couldnt watch it xD So strange, I cant get into that headspace again now, its so different. <br />On the other hand, there are a lot of shows I watch/ed just because I find the actors intriguing or pretty (yeah, I admit, sometimes I just like watching pretty ppl -.-). I rarely lasts though. Either the show itself is interesting enough or it is cancelled or the actors arent enough after a while. <br />Phew, I get to my point now xDDDD I think one big factor about sese8 for me is that I "click" with the actors of every main character. I think I would be much more critical if I didnt find them kinda adorable for the most part ^^° <br />Also: I am from germany and we do not take offense in nudity that much (compared to america: not at all :P). And all the sexual stuff really didnt bother me. It was a little quick for the characters to get involved with each other this way IMO, but I can kind of understand that it would be so overwhelming that one could just "go with it". <br /><br />Maybe in the end I fell more in love with the idea, actors and the possible potential then the actual show :)<br /><br />Well, I think I said enough for the next two years now xD monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02021950386271291665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-73481825018352697632015-08-21T20:09:19.633-04:002015-08-21T20:09:19.633-04:00I'll give it a shot to episode four, then!
(J...I'll give it a shot to episode four, then!<br /><br />(Just not right now.) Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-33882349483355904732015-08-21T20:08:27.678-04:002015-08-21T20:08:27.678-04:00If it helps any, the episode that made me want to ...If it helps any, the episode that made me want to keep watching was number four, "What's Going On." Which also contains my favorite scene.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-91448272052552179582015-08-21T19:47:30.978-04:002015-08-21T19:47:30.978-04:00Excellent review, Billie.
I tried the first episo...Excellent review, Billie.<br /><br />I tried the first episode and felt very blah about it. About a month later, I tried the second episode and felt equally blah. Maybe I'll just watch the series on month at a time, when I can't think of what else to watch? <br /><br /><i>I kept counting the eight sensates, and kept remembering only seven at a time. (Not the same seven.)</i><br /><br />According to my mother, the human brain is hardwired to only store 5 plus or minus 2 items in short-term memory. Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-43366306310434787152015-08-21T16:27:41.824-04:002015-08-21T16:27:41.824-04:00I feel pretty similar to most of the commenters, a...I feel pretty similar to most of the commenters, and connected to the characters a bit more than Billie, despite the suspicion that Sun and Capheus weren't much more than stereotypes (even though I really enjoyed those two characters). <br /><br />I thought Whispers worked really well as a villain, mainly because of the creepy body language of how close he leaned into Jonas and Will. I feel like I missed a step of logic at the end though; are they ever going to let Will regain consciousness? Because Whispers is never going to be out of his head? I don't think the show can really get around killing Will or Whispers if they want the rest of the sensates to realistically seem at all safe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406943785383315408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-49388995870360278282015-08-21T15:37:01.664-04:002015-08-21T15:37:01.664-04:00Here's the thing... I really liked this season...Here's the thing... I really liked this season, but when I try to pinpoint why I come up a little empty.<br /><br />I was frustrated that no one jumped on a flight too. It seemed insane. I guess like others pointed out, we were supposed to assume that their connections are so intense that they don't need to hassle with airfare and security check points. Still, it was distracting. Nomi was a fugitive hiding in her own apartment while there were seven safe-houses she could use scattered around the globe. Weird. Speaking of Nomi, her almost lobotomy was by far the only plot line that had me on the edge of my seat. Creep factor times 100 million. <br /><br />I usually find the damaged bad boy an overused stereotype, but Wolfgang was my favorite sense8. Amanita's unicorn hair was a close second! Even though Riley's backstory is the only one that choked me up. Also, did Suns brother really murder their father, because wow. That's cold.<br /><br />I'm glad there will be a second season, and I will definitely be tuning in.Laure Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692780015410946019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-56926518899299260492015-08-21T14:30:35.233-04:002015-08-21T14:30:35.233-04:00I was going to write a lengthy comment, but then I...I was going to write a lengthy comment, but then I read Jess' comment and I basically agree with her. I think I loved and connected with the series more then Billie.<br />About all of them being too progressive: I thought about it too. It kainda bugged me, but than again it didn't. We have too many TV show that portrait conservative people, so I thought it was nice to see something different.<br />About taking a flight: I kept thinking that too. But the more I think about it, the more it doesn't make sense for them to do that. They can be in each other's mind, what better communication device?<br />I loved all the characters. I think the plotline that I most liked was Sun's. Capheus was indeed a "human sunshine", but his unfounded optimism was kinda bugging. I liked Sun's dilemma, even though I don't agree with her decision. And I agree Kala's plotline was a bit boring.<br />My favorites scenes were them singing "What's Going On" and the multiple childbirth ^^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-87343428292157198552015-08-21T13:24:43.573-04:002015-08-21T13:24:43.573-04:00I think this one lends itself better to a full sea...I think this one lends itself better to a full season review. A lot of times the individual episodes didn't amount to much on their own except a collection of moments, and you needed to get through a chunk of them to have a sense of overall momentum. The series seems to work better as an overall story, rather than as a collection of discrete episodes.<br /><br />I found this series much more absorbing than you did, Billie, but I can't deny that it was flawed in many ways. (What the hell <i>is</i> going on with the mythology? I'm not sure I really care at this point.) I just cottoned to the characters more than you did, and as a result lots of the smaller moments between them really resonated with me. In ways that eclipsed the jumbled overall mythology. I loved the moments when Capheus ("human sunshine" --- love it, sunbunny!) was first connecting with Sun (as she wrestled with the terrible decision to take the fall for her brother) and Riley (something about the movie watching and his delight at the tea really sung for me). I also really loved how excited Capheus's friend got when the van was full of passengers and they were cruising down the road (even though I knew things would likely turn sour). <br /><br />I was probably most moved by the scenes between Lito and Nomi at the museum and later Riley and Capheus at the grave site. The discussion between Nomi and Lito, in particular, about her history as Mike and her finding peace with her true self was really quite powerful and resonant (no doubt influenced by Lana Wachowski's own experiences). And Riley's heartbreaking past just wrecked me. The shot of her lying on the mountain wrapped around her dead baby left me sobbing profusely. The contrast between the cold, majestic beauty of the sunrise and the utter devastation of the moment for her tore me up.<br /><br />So, I'm looking forward to whatever fun, craziness (that rocket launcher!), stunning visuals, and crushing heartbreak they've got cooked up for us next season!<br /><br />Brief thought on the mythos: I don't think it was Angelica killing herself that awakened the sensates. I think she did whatever she did to wake them, then killed herself to keep Whispers from finding them. Didn't work out so well, huh? Maybe she at least bought them enough time to discover and strengthen the connection before he found them.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-10857156931183760672015-08-21T12:34:21.797-04:002015-08-21T12:34:21.797-04:00Yeah, I was thinking ACLU, too. Especially since N...Yeah, I was thinking ACLU, too. Especially since Nomi was a hacktivist. :)<br /><br />I just looked back through my review and realized how little I said about the two who were probably the main characters -- Will and Riley. Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-79154739556084593012015-08-21T12:18:47.850-04:002015-08-21T12:18:47.850-04:00My favorite character was definitely Amanita's...My favorite character was definitely Amanita's magical unicorn hair. Although her accent wasn't the greatest and I kept wondering why they didn't just make her an Englishwoman living in San Francisco. I agree that Sun was poorly used. It felt like she was a weapon more than a character. Wasn't as big of a fan of Capheus as you. I mean, he was human sunshine, but, as you noted, his story was always so removed from everyone else's.<br /><br />I had a big problem with the whole Nomi lobotomy storyline. It was definitely effective in its scariness but I kept wondering why Amanita didn't call the ACLU first thing.<br /><br />Glad you reviewed this one Billie!sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.com