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⌈ Secret Post #3252 ⌋

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Comments

Sense8

[hwc]

I just watched it on Netflix and am hooked. I could have done without the BPO plot and just watched the sensates living their lives and helping each other out.

The fandom seems to be pretty small though, at least going by the numbers of fic on AO3. I'm surprised; I would have thought that a show which features canon gay and lesbian couples, a trans-woman and people of different nationalities and races would be more popular. Isn't the main cast basically tumblr's wet dream?

Re: Sense8

[nightscale]

How far are you in? I watched the whole thing a while ago now and I really enjoyed it, some stuff I found a bit eh but overall I liked it and really want to see where it goes since I think they got a second season?

I love the whole cast and I'm not sure who my fave character is but I do really love Kala, Capheus and Riley(also Nomi is great and her and Neets are adorable and Lito is a fantastic melodramatic baby).

I know from my own perspective I would not have the first clue on how to write the whole sense8 thing at all, it's like telepathy ramped up to 11 and then some. Plus I'm just not finding myself craving fic, I think because the show gives me everything I want with the couples I like so I don't feel the need to explore it in fanon? (Though I've thought about seeing if any Sun/Capheus exists before now, but then I end up forgetting).

The fandom seems to mostly be gifsets and occasional rambling posts than fic, but I haven't checked back in a while so idk at how much quieter it's gotten.

Sense8 spoilers

[hwc]

I finished season 1. As I said, I'm not a big fan of the BPO stuff, though the way the cluster worked together to save Riley was utterly fantastic. I'm so glad everyone got a moment to shine! What is the stuff that you found eh? I have to admit I don't care all that much for Capheus scenes at home; I utterly adore him in scenes with the other sensates (he's so adorably optimistic and happy!) but I felt it dragged when the show focused on his live. But then without those scenes we wouldn't have gotten all these great Sun moments, so. I hope that maybe we'll see more Capheus/Kala bonding in the next season; given all the meds his mother has to take maybe Kala could help them with her pharmaceutical knowledge.

I found Riley's backstory also sort of meh, to be honest. It felt a bit forced to me. I do like her and her relationship with Riley, though.

I just want more of the stuff we see in the show as fic: the cluster living their lives seperately but being connected to and supportive of one another, helping each other out even if it's just in small ways. And of course outsider POV fic on the sensates, because I'm a sucker for outsider POV fics.

I think I've seen some Sun/Capheus fics on AO3! I haven't read them (I see them more in a protective ass-kicking big sister/little brother sort of way), but I've seen a small handful.

Re: Sense8 spoilers

[nightscale]

I liked the overarching plot but I'll agree that most of the best stuff was seeing the sense8's help each other in their day-to-day lives, that was really nice and meant that we got to see a lot of different perspectives(and one of the things I really loved about this show was all the different locations and the fact that they actually went there too).

Wolfgang's stuff kind of bored me a bit, I didn't dislike the guy and I wanted to like his and Kala's relationship more than I ended up doing so. I also liked Will well-enough but otherwise wasn't amazingly taken with him. Oh and the birthing scene had me almost crying with laughter, that shit was ridonkulous, especially with how Nomi's mother had a C-section because of course the mother who is a horrid person didn't have a natural birth.

Awww see I loved all of Capheus's scenes, he is just so sweet and the rapport he has with Sun is great and one of my fave cluster relationships in the show(hence the shipping it a bit) but yeah him with the other sense8's was definitely wonderful to watch. Riley took the show to grow on me I'll be honest, but by the end I was really taken with her.

Oh you know, outsider PoV could be pretty interesting because I bet that shit is weird to watch.

Oh well at least there is some, might have a look for that later.

spoilers

[elaminator]

I'm not sure about the main plot either, but I didn't hate it. We'll see how it goes. (Thankfully the show did get a season two.)

The best parts for me were watching the sensates supporting each other in their daily lives to. (I LOVED Sun fighting 'for' Capheus, and the museum convo with Nomi and Lito, and half the cast helping Nomi escape, and Wolfgang and Lito's scenes, and all the really cute scenes between Capheus and Sun and Capheus and Riley. There were some heartwarming character moments in this series.)

That and I genuinely liked every couple, so that was different. (Nomi/Neets and Lito/Hernando were my favorites, but everyone was cute and had chemistry.)

Isn't the main cast basically tumblr's wet dream?

It is, but for some reason it didn't take off. Don't ask me why; the first season was solid.

Re: spoilers

[hwc]

(I LOVED Sun fighting 'for' Capheus, and the museum convo with Nomi and Lito, and half the cast helping Nomi escape, and Wolfgang and Lito's scenes, and all the really cute scenes between Capheus and Sun and Capheus and Riley. There were some heartwarming character moments in this series.)

YES to all of this. Something about them being all supportive of each other just hits all my buttons. Also that scene where Will warns Wolfgang about the bullet hitting Kevlar? Like, Will had his own worries what with trying to rescue Riley and as a cop he can't have liked Wolfgang killing his family, but he still helped. And then when Whisper tried to force Will's hand by directing the helicopter into the path of the ambulance and Wolfgang took over for him because Wolfgang has no problem killing if it protects the people he cares about. (That part where they all helped together to rescue Riley was amazing. Sun's nonchalant "Only four?" was perfect. And Kala got to be kick-ass and use her knowledge to help again! <3)

All the couples are very cute. I'm glad Lito and Hernando got back together (and got Dani back, too!), but I'm even more glad that Nomi/Neets never even wavered. I really appreciate how Neets is completely supportive of Nomi, even though the federal government literally stood at her mother's porch. I really hope they'll make it through to the end of the show (as well as all the other couples, of course. Hernando still needs to find out that his boyfriend is now eight people!).

I'm so glad it got a second season, though I imagine it's going to take a while before it airs. According to wikipedia it only got green-lighted in August and given how many different locations they have to go to to shoot production must take a pretty long time. (Can I just say I love the cinematography of the show? The way their visits are shot, especially when one sensate takes over the body of another, but also the scenery and establishing shots of the locations.)

Re: spoilers

[elaminator]

It isn't often in tv that every character feels important, but because of the nature of this show and everyone's connection to each other the characters feel equally important. There were a few people who didn't get to mingle much together, but given how massive the cast is I think that's okay; it can be rectified in season two.

They really do protect and cover each others weakness! (Like you mention with Kala and Wolfgang, and that bit with Will and Kala. There's so many moments where one character needs someone urgently, either because they're 'trapped' and need a specific skill or because they need someone to connect with emotionally, and that's exactly what they get.) It's interesting to see a show where the characters can share their knowledge and skill in such a literal and intimate way. It brings up some fun possibilities.

Nomi/Neets were my favorites. They're so sweet and such a perfect example of what a supporting, loving couple should be. I can't think of many canon pairings that are that devoted! (Especially 'early on'.) I liked Lito and Hernando's story arc too though, even if it was a bit stressful and sad at times; it all worked out! Plus, Kala and Wolfgang have a lot of chemistry. Riley and Will were cute, but are admittedly my least favorite couple.

Can I just say I love the cinematography of the show?

This is honestly one of the best things about the show, other than the cast and the various relationships. The scenery is never boring; it's always something different and pulls you into the world. I hadn't given thought to how that much traveling must effect production, but you have a point...

All worth it, though! Not many shows feel this diverse; I like that about it.