tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post1944534390654579475..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Sense8: Obligate MutualismsBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-11748738485958468292017-05-19T15:39:58.016-04:002017-05-19T15:39:58.016-04:00magritte, you offered a great counterpoint to my a...magritte, you offered a great counterpoint to my assertion of <i>sensorium</i> erasing <i>sapiens</i> out of existence. Are the sensates <i>sapiens</i>, though? Biology is not my forte, but I guess they should be, although the show is approaching the topic as if they weren’t. I’m a little confused.<br /><br />Billie, I think Sun is out for good. It just wouldn’t be a clever writing choice to have her return to prison.Lamounierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225447169375363236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-30857920169123580852017-05-14T19:03:33.819-04:002017-05-14T19:03:33.819-04:00What a wonderful review, Lamounier.
I liked this...What a wonderful review, Lamounier. <br /><br />I liked this episode, too. I had the same reaction to Lito's apartment situation (rich peoples' problems), but I am also okay with Lito and Hernando with Daniela. She's become a big part of their lives already and it feels like the love is already there.<br /><br />Sun's jailbreak was indeed tense. The noose around her neck and everyone else's neck was upsetting. I really, really hope Sun is out for good now. I hated her being closed off in prison, even though she was still able to experience things as a sensate. Nice parallel with Will also finally free from his prison, too. Or as he referred to it, the longest stake-out of his life. :)<br />Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-52647151535572433872017-05-14T07:04:20.272-04:002017-05-14T07:04:20.272-04:00Thanks for the detailed review of a fascinating ep...Thanks for the detailed review of a fascinating episode. I hadn't really thought about the Orphan Black parallel, but it seems to me that every organization has factions. Exploiting divisions in the enemy is almost an inevitable strategy in taking on a stronger opponent.<br /><br />I don't like the way they're handling the Homo Sensorium concept because you can't be a different species than your siblings. The Sensates have a characteristic derived from another species, but they are Homo Sapiens. And do all Homo Sapiens have the "switch" that can make them part of a sensate cluster or only some? The latter makes more sense, but puts a ceiling on how much their numbers can grow, particularly if it's a recessive trait. What's the probability that Will and Riley's kids would carry the trait enabling sensatehood?<br /><br />Also, I think there are other advantages of language over empathic communication besides lying. Homo Sensorium wouldn't have a need for writing, and without writing, would they develop mathematics? It could stifle their technological development. Besides, without lies you have no fiction. Homo Sensorium's empathy might have made them more vulnerable to coercion. If you torture one of them, you torture all of them. If you think of war as a chess game, would Homo Sensorium lose the game by trying too hard to protect all their pieces instead of seeing the big picture?<br />magrittenoreply@blogger.com