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Well...here is what I put out on my FB page a few weeks ago as a mini-review of this season. It's my own take on this: Just completed binge watching season 2 of "Sense8", the sexually and often erotically themed sci-fi series on Netflix that covers the development of a 'sense cluster' of 8 young adults spread equally around the world (SF, Seoul, Hyderabad, Nairobi, Berlin, Mexico City, Iceland and Chicago) who start 'clustering' that is, realizing they are totally attached at the telepathic level, even able to experience the emotional and physical sensations of the others at will. Thus "Sense 8", the title. The first season introduces use to the characters and, their partners who are not Sense sensitive. This includes a transgender women (as she identifies herself) and her lover; a Chicago cop; a Nairobi bus driver; a gay (though not out as one) actor in Mexico city, etc. The first season shows how they begin to become aware of each other though of course, not quite believing it until the end of the first series. Also revealed, which is very standard fare for this sort of thing, the secret public-private agency hunting down these 'clusters' of people. In fact our 8 member team doesn't even realize there are other clusters out there. At least not until half way through the first season. The series is probably the most beautifully shot television show I've ever scene. Last year when it premiered, it was the first series ever shot in the absolute latest, greatest, HD video. But more importantly it was shot on location...like everywhere the characters reside: Berlin, India, Mexico, etc. It's quite impressive. Important sub themes running throughout the first season and then *increased* in viability are the issue of gay identity and rights and transgender identity and rights. While these a "sub-themes" that play parts of intermediate importance in Season 1, they are elevated, to something of a preachy level, in Season 2, though it still "works" it does become a bit much for this viewer. Though in all cases it is always done well. I highly recommend it if one is a Netflix subscriber. David _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
