‘Sense8’: Doesn’t Make Much Sense

Sense8 is something that could be a brilliant example of sci-fi series if it were not for the incredibly annoying tendency that can be seen on Netflix throughout its latest TV shows: everything is topsy-turvy and mixed up.

According to one of the latest Inquisitr reports, if one dares to watch the series, one needs to survive through one-fourth of the overall quantity of episodes before anything starts to make sense.

“Overall, it seems if you want to get hooked on Sense8, you need to be prepared to suffer through the confusion of the first three episodes. But if you do, Sense8 just might be the very next Netflix hit you have been looking for.”

The concept of the show is good though. According to Vox, it’s another story about superhuman – and that is something that always hooks the attention of the audience:

“But the core premise of Sense8 is pretty easy to explain — it’s kind of like X-Men. The show’s central “sensates” (there are eight of them, hence the title) are the next step in human evolution. They live all over the globe, are of all genders and sexualities and races, and only find themselves “activated” after a woman named Angelica (Daryl Hannah) kills herself in the opening moments of the first episode.”

Nevertheless, though the show got many positive reviews and feedbacks, almost everyone is displeased with the messiness of the story. According to Forbes, it looks as if the producers of the show planned to create an incredibly long movie, not a series – and that reduces the amount of praise the series gets:

“For what it’s worth, Sense8 is a dense, character driven tale about connection, spirituality, love, sense-of-self and a host of other dynamics. But, with such a premise, viewers need to be gradually introduced to its ideas through a story that doles out revelations in a manner that doesn’t confuse or madden. It’s a lesson many of Netflix’s offerings need to learn. Just because they release all the episodes at once – thus allowing for watching in quick succession that may not require “last week on” montages – doesn’t mean an audience should be expected to have watched an entire show in a single sitting that turns the story into a 12-13 hour film instead of a television series.”

Anyway, the Sense8 provides us with a fresh look on the favorite sci-fi topic, so it’s worth giving a try despite its confusion.

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