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Old 14-06-2015, 11:10
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Who was everyone's fave character? i liked Sun the best and wished Jonas had more screen time.
Don't know why but I'm kind of drawn to Riley character, but I also like Sun.
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Old 14-06-2015, 12:41
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I watched the first two episodes last night. I was close to giving up after the first episode, as I don't have a clue what is going on..but then I think, I'm just going to go along with the ride and see what happens! It's intrigued me enough for me to carry on. I will watch another two episodes this evening.
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Old 14-06-2015, 13:51
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I finally caught up with this show. It's a slow start. So many characters. It felt like too much. But you get used to them by the end. So many good interlinked scenes. I thought it worked really well. And the
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I was really upset at the end
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Old 14-06-2015, 15:19
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Don't know why but I'm kind of drawn to Riley character, but I also like Sun.
If I had to choose a character it would be Riley too, I feel like I know more about her, but I love them all and feel guilty choosing one. My main dilemma is who is more gorgeous, Will or Wolfgang, I'm torn!
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Old 14-06-2015, 15:37
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If I had to choose a character it would be Riley too, I feel like I know more about her, but I love them all and feel guilty choosing one. My main dilemma is who is more gorgeous, Will or Wolfgang, I'm torn!
I know what you mean about feeling guilty choosing one. They are nearly all great characters.

And I found both Will and Wolfgang absolutely gorgeous, although I'm slightly more smitten with Wolfgang at the moment. Those scenes in the swimming pool... I think I'm beginning to feel all hot and bothered
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Old 14-06-2015, 18:42
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I enjoyed most of it, but could have done without the sex and birthing scenes. I think being left to the imagination would have been better.
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Old 14-06-2015, 21:27
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Enjoyed every minute ( unlike some above ), mind boggling edge of seat that made me come back for more every 50 odd minutes.

Have to say it takes a lot for my wife to watch a series over a weekend, but just finished it after starting yesterday afternoon, she says she would sit down and watch season 2 this minute. She loved it.
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Old 14-06-2015, 21:46
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Don't know why but I'm kind of drawn to Riley character, but I also like Sun.
I like Riley as well, the flashbacks in the finale really explained her pain throughout the season.
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Old 15-06-2015, 16:38
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I saw this advertised on Netflix and was deliberating over whether to watch it (another show with a cast who looked like they'e just stepped off the pages of Vogue...) but it was recommended by a friend so I've just had a binge of the whole season over the last couple of days.

I really like it. Yes, it did start very slowly, not picking up really until episode 7 but I think that was a bold decision by the Wachowskis and JMS to get the characters really well developed before plunging us into the rather frenetic final three episodes. Clearly the producers are thinking about being in this for the long haul (kind of reminds me of Lost and how they built the characters up over several seasons with the flashbacks).

Maybe a little too much sex and violence? Perhaps but that's the way a lot of shows these days try to entice viewers. The likes of Netflix or HBO have to compete with the big American network channels and I guess the easiest way is to offer what they don't (blood and boobs).

Still, it was enjoyable and very well executed and the slow build-up did allow the characters to be reasonably well fleshed out and the locations were great, from Nairobi to Seoul to Mumbai but especially Reykjavik. Iceland's landscape is just out of this world.
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Old 16-06-2015, 15:49
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Finished this yesterday, and I'm not fully understanding the predicament that Will is seemingly in. He looked Whispers in the Eyes - so now Whispers can see his every move, or something..? Will subsequently drugged himself unconscious so that Whispers would lose track of him. Does that now mean that Will has to remain unconscious? And whilst Will didn't need to kill himself, what was stopping him from putting a bullet in Whispers' head exactly?
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Old 16-06-2015, 21:07
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Finished this yesterday, and I'm not fully understanding the predicament that Will is seemingly in. He looked Whispers in the Eyes - so now Whispers can see his every move, or something..? Will subsequently drugged himself unconscious so that Whispers would lose track of him. Does that now mean that Will has to remain unconscious? And whilst Will didn't need to kill himself, what was stopping him from putting a bullet in Whispers' head exactly?
The show made it clear that if you look whispers in the eye, he can then be with you wherever you go and even know what your thinking. Will like sara patrelli (young girl in his flashbacks) has fallen victim to this and for now is drugging himself so Whispers doesn't know where he and Riley are. Now my theory on how to save Will from permanently suffering this fate is if you kill whispers he will go back to normal. Other fans on the internet have wondered if there is a drug combination that Kala as a scientist could come up with, to suppress whispers being in Wills mind.

Lastly i don't understand when you think Will could shoot whispers? He only saw him for two seconds on the elevator and can't shoot him while he is talking to him in his head.
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Old 16-06-2015, 22:03
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Lastly i don't understand when you think Will could shoot whispers? He only saw him for two seconds on the elevator and can't shoot him while he is talking to him in his head.
But Whispers was a) in the Helicopter, and b) coming to get him by car once they hit the mist/fog. It's a no brainer really. If Will wasn't up to the task, I'm sure Wolfblood would have done it.
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Old 16-06-2015, 22:09
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But Whispers was a) in the Helicopter, and b) coming to get him by car once they hit the mist/fog. It's a no brainer really. If Will wasn't up to the task, I'm sure Wolfblood would have done it.
I don't know for sure, one of the things I like about Sense8 is that it leaves some things unanswered, but it seemed to me that Whispers is able to control people once he's in their head eg the guy who was in a coma but then turned up in the Dr's apartment when Nomi and Amunita were searching it and killed the Dr.
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Old 18-06-2015, 15:06
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I've only seen the first four episodes so far so this might later change but faves for now ....

Nomi
Lito
Sun
Will
Wolfgang
Capheus
Kala
Riley
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Old 19-06-2015, 10:13
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I've only seen the first four episodes so far so this might later change but faves for now ....

Nomi
Lito
Sun
Will
Wolfgang
Capheus
Kala
Riley
Not a bad list, im guessing since your a Nomi fan that you enjoyed the hospital storyline?
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Old 19-06-2015, 12:55
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Not a bad list, im guessing since your a Nomi fan that you enjoyed the hospital storyline?
I liked the bit where she escaped.

Generally though, it's a great show.
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Old 19-06-2015, 19:02
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I loved it. The last episode was especially good. Didn't take my eyes off the screen.
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Old 20-06-2015, 12:57
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Really loved this show! really interesting.

My fav character was definitely Sun. Such a badass character xD
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Old 21-06-2015, 03:01
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Wish they would hurry up and decide if there will be a season 2.
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Old 21-06-2015, 10:43
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Wish they would hurry up and decide if there will be a season 2.
Yes, me too.

I've noticed it's 5 stars on Netflix, so fingers crossed, they will give it the go ahead.
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Old 21-06-2015, 11:27
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Only got 3 episodes left to watch and still really liking this. But the one thing I would say I am not so keen on is that guy hunting them all down, that's been over done so many times and I don't feel it's necessary in this. The interaction with the characters and their story lines is enough to keep my interest.
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Old 21-06-2015, 11:56
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I guess i'm going against the grain here, i found it very hard going and a complete mess of a show. Heads up for the continuity guys though, their job must have been a nightmare.
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Old 21-06-2015, 23:37
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I agree about the contnuity guys - that and the logistics of (apparently) moving most of the cast to most of the 8 major locations. It must've required incredibly detailed planning months in advance to shoot the pickup shots.

It must be one of most expensive TV shows ever made per episode.
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Old 22-06-2015, 10:34
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Yes, me too.

I've noticed it's 5 stars on Netflix, so fingers crossed, they will give it the go ahead.
Really? That is great to hear, on twitter some of the actors are saying we will hear about if there will be a season 2 soon.
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Old 22-06-2015, 12:48
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My fave is Mr Whispers lol

He is a good villain.
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