"Sense8" Recap: "I Am Also a We"

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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I am quickly learning that Sense8 is going to be quite the ride. In two episodes I've discovered that this show is incredibly complex, incredibly cerebral and quite frankly a masterpiece when it comes to storytelling. The second episode packed more into one hour than some shows can pack into a season and I am grateful to find this refreshing little gem so let's get right down to talking about "I Am Also a We".

This episode was a sneaky one to say the least. Because it started out as almost a carbon copy of last week, showing us the day to day lives of the eight people now tied to one another mentally, while throwing in some themes regarding the past and what it means to us and how it defines us. The episode did such a fine job of making it look like the pilot, that it completely took me off guard when it decided to ramp up the plot and begin to unveil the grand plan for the show by switching gears and focusing on Nomi and Will Gorski.

It also did that in masterful fashion, specifically through Nomi's injury after spotting the mysterious Jonas in a crowd. It truly seemed like her story was going to revolve around her mental health, her insane and overbearing mother when the show added the beautiful twist of Amanita finally getting through to her via phone and letting her know there was an odd amount of security around her room and the fact that Jonas was in no way a hallucination, the man was as real as they come, and just like that the show had a different feel to it, and Will Gorski's story reinforced that.

In fact so far, to me at least, Will seems to be the one man furthest along in his development of his new powers and the most heroic of the characters. After all he saved that gangbanger's life in the first episode regardless of the hell it brought upon him from his fellow brothers of the badge, and at the moment he is the only character that seems to understand bigger things are at work here and he needs to know exactly what is going on. This of course makes his impressive and action packed meeting with Jonas all the more important since this is the most interaction one of the Sensesate's has had with this mysterious man to date. 

Either way, while the episode ends on a cliffhanger, it's still a satisfying one through and through for the sheer fact that the plot is now moving along full speed and I really am impressed with how the show is handling this epic story. By bringing so much every day life to the screen it allows the story to be down to earth and relatable to each and every one of us. After all, when it comes to our every day lives there's rarely a grand set up when something important arrives and that's exactly what we are getting on the show, every day life and then...surprise. I'm betting that means the plot is only going to get way more intense from here. Until next time. 

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