"Sense8" Recap: "Limbic Resonance"

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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You have to give it to Netflix. Not only did they up their game and bring forth better movies for everyone to watch, but they are truly beginning to revolutionize television by putting together some incredible original content the likes of which we have never seen.

In fact I've been hearing about many of these shows non stop but so far only a couple have truly caught my eye, one of them being Sense8. I have heard day and night that this is a show that I need to watch so I decided the time had come at last and did just that and checked out the pilot episode, "Limbic Resonance". 

Now I have to say, this was a unique viewing experience for certain. After all, this pilot episode is a slow burning one as we are introduced into the lives of eight people around the world who are quickly discovering they have ability to see one another's lives and interact within them following their activation after a mysterious woman named Angel sacrifices herself in front of an ominous man. The group we are introduced to are quite diverse to say the least, coming from all walks of life, none of them seem to be related and some seem to be good human beings, others seem to have made some poor choices along the way. But regardless of their history, their future is clearly something special as we see their special ability begin to bind them in incredible fashion.

But yes, that's really what that first hour is about, and if it seems like a plot that simply introduces us to people and lets us hang out with them is a boring way to kick this whole thing off...it's not, in fact I like this new and unique approach to a pilot episode. The characters are fascinating people, all in various places in their lives that you want to know about, but more importantly its obvious that the show's creators, the legendary Wachowskis and talented writer J. Michael Straczynski are about to unleash a grand plan upon all of us and this is merely the set up.

Yet even if we weren't in for what's clearly a large and overreaching plot, the episode is still strong because of its characters. For what I gathered from these people that have been given a gift they don't fully understand at this point is that in many ways they are lost and severely wounded. I get the impression that their newfound abilities will give them purpose as this incredible world and plot unfolds before our eyes and I for one, am hooked. I have to know how this ends and I have to know how it will all come together. Until next time. 

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