There’s a lot of television to watch out there.
Also, people generally have pretty busy lives.
I get it. I really do.
But I’m still going to tell you why you should take time out of your day when you would’ve been taking a much-needed nap to watch Sense8.
Also, I’ve just realized that this the third Netflix show I’m recommending, and, well… not everyone has the money/or relative to mooch off their account so… try streaming online?
(Shh, I would NEVER tell you to do something illegal… nope.)
ANYWAY. Sense8.
Sense8, in a nutshell, is about 8 twenty-somethings of different sexualities and genders, linked together mentally. And there’s an organization with its main goal of experimenting/killing/torturing them.
Cool, right? Family-fun times all around.
I’m gonna get this out of the way right now: this review is very biased because I think the show is amazing and different and has an excellent plotline, beautiful scenery, impeccable character development- what too many descriptive words?
I thought we knew each other well enough by now that I do this. Shame on you for not remembering.
Will. Nomi. Capheus. Wolfgang. Sun. Kala. Riley. Lito.
Eight people. Living their lives. Just trying to get by. All born on the same day, all able to see each other in their own heads, all able to take control of the others bodies and do things that normally the original person couldn’t do.
Sun, with years of martial arts training, took over Capheus’ body and beat the crap out of guys that were about to kill him.
Riley, in a panic attack, was able to get into Will’s head and make him believe that he was pregnant and going through contractions.
It sounds totally crazy and watching it is unbelievable, but it’s so good.
I just want to touch on something quick here, before I go back to babbling.
Television has gotten better with representing diversity. Really, it has. But it’s still nowhere NEAR what it should be.
That being said, here you have this show that actually cast a trans woman to play a trans character. That, in itself, is awesome. I mean, have you heard of The Danish Girl? Or that new movie that’s coming out, with everyone’s favorite Disney prince, Matt Bomer, playing a trans woman?
The fact that Nomi is being played by someone who can actually tap into her character is so cool, and such a model for how things should be done in Hollywood, instead of casting the same five, straight, able-bodied people for roles.
You have representation on this show. An African man, a South Korean woman, and Indian Woman, and a Spanish man. You have four people of color that are main characters, flushed with a storyline that lets them be flawed, fully-developed human beings instead of caricatures that society has forced them into.
You also have one of the eight main characters, Riley, struggle with depression, and watch her through that journey of finding a way back to herself, finding a way to be a person again. It’s heartbreaking and inspiring to watch because you find out that Riley might just be the most important character on the show because she has stared in the face of death, and chose to keep going.
Too much happens in this show for me to go into great detail. But let me make some more points.
1.) Everyone is gorgeous, and adorable at the same time. It’s annoying.
2.) You’ll get that warm, tingly feeling from watching this show. You’ll probably shed a few tears, want to break your screen, and be jealous that you aren’t one of the eight linked together.
3.) The first episode is really confusing at first because so much goes on, but you fall into it after the second or third.
4.) This show gets really addicting, so be prepared to make time for it.
5.) The romantic and platonic relationships on this show are so real and well done and will give you all the feels. Sorry in advance.
That’s all I got.
Watch it. Watch it. Watch it.
Watch it because it’s an accurate depiction of humanity, and what we will do for each other, and what it means to take a stand, if not for you, but for someone else.
And how we are all inexplicably linked, mind-melded or not.
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