LOVE this video and love your commentary!!! This problematic but wonderful show gave me so much joy. For the record, I am an ER doc and that policy stuff is 0% factual: we see everybody, immediately, without question and it does NOT matter how they arrived to the ER ("cop drops" are actually very common) we would never turn anybody away.

@Ladyknightthebrave

3 жыл бұрын

Thats great to know actually! Is it okay if I pin this comment so others can see it?

@IDontKnoWhaThatMeans

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ladyknightthebrave Sure that's no problem!

@tto198

3 жыл бұрын

It's possible that they're misinterpreting and exaggerating the policies that have to do with where ambulances are directed to take patients, with adult gunshot victims being driven to the nearest hospital with a trauma center instead of the nearest hospital in general or being directed to bypass certain hospitals if their trauma centers are at capacity. That scene was so jarring and uncomfortable in how it relied on the villainy of everyone around Will, including the wounded child, to make him out to be a saint. blackyouthproject.com/guest-post-why-some-chicago-hospitals-wont-treat-victims-of-gun-violence/ www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-hospital-bypass-diversion-ambulances-20190926-6gt4gv4pgbhwni5z2qx23nrcqa-story.html

@elizazerbe7784

3 жыл бұрын

Many chicago hospitals do refuse to treat gun shot patients. blackyouthproject.com/guest-post-why-some-chicago-hospitals-wont-treat-victims-of-gun-violence/ Many Chicago hospitals have recently been accused of abusing "bypasses" where they tell ambulances to take victims to another hospital , because there either aren't enough resources or staff on hand. www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-hospital-bypass-diversion-ambulances-20190926-6gt4gv4pgbhwni5z2qx23nrcqa-story.html The first source is six years old so things could've changed, but the fact is many people have died and continue to die in Chicago, because they were told to go to another hospital farther away.

@IDontKnoWhaThatMeans

3 жыл бұрын

@@elizazerbe7784 I can't speak for Chicago from personal experience (I'm in Philly), but transferring gunshot victims to trauma centers requires stabilizing them prior to shipping them out. By law, no one could get turned away bleeding at the door if they arrived to the ER in that kid's condition. Ambulances taking longer trips is a different issue though, you are right.

aww, shout out to my fellow ace sense8 fans and that shared experience of “yes! i want to celebrate human sexuality in all its many beautiful forms!” coupled with “...so this orgy scene sure is, uh, still happening.”

@Ladyknightthebrave

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, this was the mood

@curiousKuro16

3 жыл бұрын

Would be so cool if there was more of the "Y'all have fun. I'll be over here." Vibe.

@Ladyknightthebrave

3 жыл бұрын

@@curiousKuro16 I mean I would hope the "celebrate human sexuality in all its forms" made it clear that is also part of the vibe. Its possible to be happy for other people and a little uncomfy watching a literal orgy.

@curiousKuro16

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ladyknightthebrave Correct! Sorry, I was just trying to express that I wish more expressions of the wide spectrum of sexuality weren't centered around showing off sex.

@fr3dth3hors3

3 жыл бұрын

Not ace but still gave up on this show because of all sex, I’m into artistic expressions of sensuality but those orgies were way too long

I want all the love triangles to be solved by polyamory

@camipco

3 жыл бұрын

I want them to at least consider it. It drives me up the wall how many times in shows there's love triangles and no one even mentions polyamory as an option...

@cataciudad9938

3 жыл бұрын

TBH!

@Novur

3 жыл бұрын

edit: I'm mad dumb and parsed this whole comment thread wrong plz excuse me

@lifefindsaway7875

3 жыл бұрын

They did?

@ReyhanJoseph

3 жыл бұрын

For real

My personal favourite moment was when, while Lito was preparing the drinks for Sun, he was supposed to be doing an interview for this deeply emotional and difficult role. So Sun, in his place, describes just how alone and vulnerable she is, and it's just beautiful because it is through Lito that Sun can learn to be vulnerable.

@maximeteppe7627

3 жыл бұрын

this scene made me feel that Sun was often used only when they needed characters to do martial arts, which is a shame. Even on the sheer abilities side, one thing they could have used her for was her business background, to sort through the documents and corporate structure while hunting BPO for instance.

@BaldingClamydia

3 жыл бұрын

@@maximeteppe7627 They did use her fighting skills the most, but she was also the one people came to when they needed to calm themselves. Her stoicism was a rock for them, and in return they taught her how to be more emotional... Or open to emotions.

@marinellteves8099

Жыл бұрын

Very well put...

@Vekcrazah

3 ай бұрын

@@maximeteppe7627She, like wolfgang, never really needed the sensates as they’re solid pieces of foundations in terms of fortitude. But like all people, they do need the occasional help. I’m sure Sun’s time in prison is less unbearable seeing as she has 7 ways to still feel the freedom of living despite her reality, and Wolfgang in his self isolation never really got that isolation with 7 people constantly having his back. Whether he wills it or not. That’s the beauty of their dynamic.

@maximeteppe7627

3 ай бұрын

@@Vekcrazah oh, absolutely, that aspect was really touching. I really like the character overall, emotionally her arc is well handled and I really like her presence and performance - and indeed the fact that a relative loner does find the sensates as a way to nurture her emotional side is really cool. On the more action/plot side of things though, I feel like using her business experience would help the fantasy of 8 people sharing their skills. And that aspect is important too, even if it isn't as important (for instance Capheus is a really cool character despite not bringing all that much on the skill side of things- even though I find his season 2 plotline quite messy).

"There's a crying Korean Woman..." "I'm not... crying." "There's hot Korean woman standing next to me and she's not crying in same way tHAT I'M NOT SCREAMING." lol this killed me

@paramitch

10 ай бұрын

Honestly, I would have watched a whole show about just Lito and Sun being odd-couple roommates. Every single scene between the two of them was comedy gold. (My favorite will always be the "crying on the bed" scene -- and love that he hugs a kitty pillow and hands one to Sun to hug too!)

If there was a third season, I would’ve loved to see scenes where Wolfgang sees Rajan through Kala’s eyes and they start to develop feelings for each other while still being in love with Kala.

@AnneOfTheDawn

3 жыл бұрын

that would been cute

@im_youknow_marty

3 жыл бұрын

hah that would have been so cute^^ also it would have been nice to give them a bit more time to accept their little triangle thing. you know just accepting and embracing that your love also loves someone else besides you, is something not many people could do so easily^^

@ericainspace

2 жыл бұрын

And then commenting on the societal pressure Rajan feels, has felt his entire life probably, to divorce Kala and to deny feelings he develops for Wolfgang too. And at one point they hook up without Kala, who would be on blockers at the time for reasons, and that's weirdly beautiful.

@mindistewart1379

2 жыл бұрын

I truly thought they showed Wolfgang and Rajan had developing feelings. At the house, while waiting for Kala, they seemed to connect. Rajan watched Kala in Wolfgang's arms then later how they sat on either side of Kala and would touch each other during the feast. He let them ride together in the backseat of the car to Naples (not sure my hubby would be so understanding lol) and let's not forget their reactions to "it's complicated" while introductions were made to Felix. Also, at the wedding, they hugged and hung out. There were subtle clues they had developing feelings.

@mayzeelily

2 жыл бұрын

i think that something like this would have happened but the show got cancelled so they had to put the three together as quickly as they could which explains why their relationship feels a lil rushed

Iconic LGBTQ+ representation moment: Nomi not knowing how to drive

@AnxietyRat

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao. 100% accurate. 😂😂😂

Will should have been an ex-cop, who quit because he tried to rat on his coworkers. It would explain his skills, and have some really great interactions between him and Nomi. Nomi can get information, but she doesn't know where to look or what she's looking at. It would make his relationship with his dad 1000% more interesting, give an easy space to say ACAB but also that we get brainwashed into lionizing cops, and would just give a more real discussion of things, where he continually points out rights violations done to and by the cluster.

@ellentheeducator

3 жыл бұрын

Also, like you, I love the Watchowski sisters. I love their work. But they're just so goddamn white. Painfully white and privileged, and it shows in every second of their work, especially cause they don't work with non-white people often enough

@elizabethmenendez6465

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, simple fix.

@jessiekarlish296

3 жыл бұрын

@@ellentheeducator Yes to both of these comments. Well said.

@lifefindsaway7875

3 жыл бұрын

Isnt the point of the sense8 concept that were all connected, regardless of race, sexuality, or power structure? Having someone at the top of the power structure within the cluster drives that point home. Id rather see Will as a bad/dirty cop who struggles with the racist aspects of u s police (and even his own prejudices) because being a sense8 enlightens him. That feels more compelling than having Will start as an ex cop because all cops are racist

@ellentheeducator

3 жыл бұрын

@@lifefindsaway7875 The thing is, I'd be somewhat fine with that story, if we're willing to have members of the cluster be bad people. But like, they are not presented that way. Even Wolfie, the nastiest of the cluster, is still practically a cinnamon roll even before the rebirth. If they did do as you suggested, it would be a fine story, but would have to be a very different story, one that prioritizes the growth and realization of a cop to the fact that his profession is inherently monstrous. Or would have to be much like Guardians of the Galaxy, except worse because the Guardians are kinda compelling because they're assholes but are also deeply and powerfully oppressed by power structures. These ideas are good and all but... eh. I would have less interest watching it with that story than just a better version of the story already present tbh

i gotta say, when Amanita said she would burn the hospital to the ground before she let them touch Nomi's beautiful brain....I cried. I love them both sooo much

I have never ever paused a video, to go watch the complete show, before returning. I'll be back in 2 weeks.

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@Afterthoughts

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, same! First time for everything - that synopsis was too intriguing.

@ruaoneill9050

3 жыл бұрын

Have fun!!!!

@unfortunatelyevil1767

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! Though I am going to let the video run on mute for the stats~

@lulucanpy3513

3 жыл бұрын

And then there's me, still in denial that it was cancelled and still not watching the series finale movie because then it's finality would be too real... 😅

This show changed my life. It put me on a journey to realize that I'm trans and I can't thank it enough for it.

@Ladyknightthebrave

3 жыл бұрын

That's wonderful. Congrats!!

@eggpusher2585

3 жыл бұрын

I finally watched about a month after I decided to transition (about February of last year). I didn't even know there was a trans character going in. To me it seemed a bit like fate.

@randolphpastoriza

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@yuyu8267

3 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah! Go for it girl, wherever you are I wish the best in your journey!

@literallyvenomsnake

3 жыл бұрын

This show made me feel better about me being genderfluid, and trans. let's hope the therapist clears me for estrogen, gamers

As a Trans woman Nomi's mom at the end was the only thing that made me ugly cry. Yes it was heavily condensed and a little nonsensical but a truly cathartic experience.

@brooklyn113

3 жыл бұрын

for me I think it's because of her comment regarding Nomi's name, so simple but says so much

@nachro2190

3 жыл бұрын

I think a lot of people just need a little kick to their system to let them see things differently.

@PyroLeo1

Жыл бұрын

@@nachro2190 you mean hardcore Fairy edibles!! Lol

@RodneyG669

Жыл бұрын

It's a loss that the show being cancelled meant they couldn't show her growth and acceptance of her daughter. Her father at least had the wedding and some development on screen and I'm certain the subtext is supposed to be that the two of them learned together. I'm certain that they would of stayed in contact after Teagan's wedding and I hate that didn't get to see their growth over the course of a full run.

@ultravioletcatastrophe

11 ай бұрын

I thought it was a really bizzarre ending to her whole character who was set up as irredeemable but I'm happy people who this character actually touches got something out of it

I love that this show isn't meant to make sense with your reason brain but from your emotional brain.

@Sassybell

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@Vekcrazah

3 ай бұрын

Oh that’s why I felt like I was working on overtime when watching. This is the first time I had to use both thinking and feeling to make full time for the show

You could honestly just describe this whole show with the word *vibing* and I think that’s beautiful.

@RainbowQuartz2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

Hearing that giggle at the boner phone outtake was weirdly heartwarming .

@JoseFerreira-de7oe

2 жыл бұрын

IKR!! Hahahah i laughed so hard too

Bug deadnames her once and then correct himself. He is totally chill and rolls with it. One of the best characters.

@gregofcanada4494

10 ай бұрын

He's one of the best characters. I love it when he fanboys to Lito in the theater.

As a trans woman still living in the closet, Sylvester McCoy's "I've been slowly dying of survival" line hits particularly hard whenever I revisit Sense8. Thank you for making this beautiful video essay.

@julielea8344

11 ай бұрын

I'm straight & it hit me really hard as well!

@paramitch

10 ай бұрын

That is so beautifully put, and I am so glad the show was able to give you (and all of us) so many lovely and important moments of acceptance like that. I was also so thrilled to see Jamie, a trans actress, play a trans character. She was fantastic!

to be fair, "it tuesday, don't worry about it" is kind of the wachowski signature

@CortexNewsService

3 жыл бұрын

I mean... yeah.

@julielea8344

11 ай бұрын

There is actually Quantum physics that back up Sense8 in being in two places at once, & certainly The Matrix is based on Einstein's theories. There's the fact that everything is energy, a hologram, there are probable parallel realities. I once dreamed I was in several different places doing different things simultaneously I was in different dimensions however. I don't claim to be able to understand that AT ALL, but it felt like a real experience. Much Love All

I want a "this 👏 is 👏 my 👏 trash" tshirt 👌

I don't want to say that this show cured my Caribbean mom's homophobia/transphobia but it helped a lot. It wasn't until I was an adult that I realised her beliefs about things like that. I'm ace, so before I realised that, I just kept waiting for the day i would feel physical attraction when i met the right person. I'm nearly 30 now and it's really never going to happen Lol. Anyway I heard her say some things that shocked me because I didn't expect that kind of ugliness to come out of my favorite person in the world. I just stood there staring set her and stuttering, like how did i not know this about you. The subject just had never come up before. I was so disappointed in her that I wanted to cry... Yeah I did cry. I tried to have a conversation about it but she shut me down and that was that. Then the most hilarious thing happened, her 2 sisters who live in Canada came to visit, and I was looking for something to watch and we picked this show because it sounded interesting. That wasn't awkward at all Lol! They loved it which shocked my mom because they were raised together and she assumed they had the same beliefs. If they ever did, they changed a long time ago because they didn't bat an eyelash. I thought I was going to get it for watching that with them when they left but mom was curious. What did my aunts know that she didn't? She binged the whole thing in a few days and was so upset when it was canceled. Anyway, she went from Sense8 to the letter 'L' to a bunch of other LGBTQ movies. She was baffled because these were just people living their lives just a little differently than her. She may not fully understand but she respects, and no longer fears or denigrates. Live and let live, she says nowadays and I'm so happy.

@juanitacanon3120

2 жыл бұрын

Yah same happened to my mom, she wasn’t really homophobic but still had a lot of prejudices , I’m a lesbian and as much as she said she didn’t have a problem with it I knew she didn’t understand much of it and was sometimes uncomfortable, we watched this show together and she became more open and understanding.

God damn! Now I want to watch Sense8 again!

@bookbook9495

3 жыл бұрын

Any chance you’re putting a video out on the subject? :)

What I always admired about this show was how *sincere* it was about everything, even when it got so unbelievably corny at times. A review I read mentioned how much a cliche the "What's Up" scene was but watching it, I honestly didn't care. The show is such an earnest and unironic celebration of love and the various ways that love expresses itself, of how to be human is to collaborate. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for reminding me why I fell in love with this show, even with all the issues it had. This was a fantastic video and I look forward to more.

@Nyzackon

3 жыл бұрын

(This)

@Kagomai15

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! There is nothing wrong with being sincere! This show wears its heart on its sleeve and I live for it ♡

@dccalling5960

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, honestly the only one that bothered me looking back was in season 2 in the "I hate that word" sequence. And the scene where they have a "lean fight."

I haven't thought about Sense8 in so long and when you mentioned the São Paulo Pride the memories just came flooding back, I was there when they filmed it! It was a really incredible day, it always is every year but the extra energy brought in by the excitement of having the Sense8 cast and crew (for obvious reasons Sense8 was is still very popular in the Brazilian LGBT community) just turned the whole thing into an unforgettable day. Thank you so much for the wonderful video!

@silveirona

3 жыл бұрын

Meu maior arrependimento é não ter ido na parada quando eles tavam lá, eu tinha um filme da faculdade pra editar mas quando os vídeos da galera dançando no trio elétrico começaram a sair eu fiquei completamente inútil e vendo em loop durante horas 😭😭😭 simplesmente o acontecimento do milênio

@ruaoneill9050

3 жыл бұрын

So lucky you were there!!!!

@im_youknow_marty

3 жыл бұрын

you were there? oh my! that must have been fantastic! i could feel the love and energy from that pride through the screen =)

Honestly I cry when I think about how beautiful this show was. I remember how after I finished season 1 the first thought I had was "this show is pure art and I'll never see anything like this again". To me this show represented what Netflix was in its prime - a vessel to deliver media that is truly exceptional & couldn't be made on any other normal TV network. And when Netflix canceled it that's when I realized the platform was starting to go downhill & here we are now swimming in a sea of mediocre content :(

@seaturtle1181

Жыл бұрын

i had a similar first thought when i watched black sails. mind-blowing pieces of media

"My life extends far beyond the limitations of me" Sense8 is my favorite piece of media that I've ever seen. Yes, it's corny and cheesy and the main plot kinda makes no sense, but as you said, it is indeed tuesday. It's not what Sense8 is about. It's about love and connection and acceptance. It's about our best traits as humans. This show gives me hope when it feels like living is too hard, it makes me feel again when I'm numb and tired. Even seeing the clips in this video made me tear up. Sense8 has a soul and it's absolutely beautiful. Thank you for the incredible video ❤

I feel that second hand embarrassment remark. I had to skip some scenes in sense8 to get through the rest.

@BreezeMHill

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. I'ts one of the reasons I find comedies so hard to watch.

@LizzaRob160

3 жыл бұрын

I had to skip Lito’s tv interview *shudders*

@maidarlindear

3 жыл бұрын

OOF SAME! the show is cheesy fun but those times.... it's so hard to keep watching lol

@seasidescott

3 жыл бұрын

As a kid I would watch Laverne & Shirley through my fingers.

@tomassilva7514

3 жыл бұрын

The amount of times I had to pause the video and take a walk around my house to try and get through those scenes caused me to think I'd have to do it everytime they visited each other in public.

I’m like fourteen minutes in and this feels very “Found Family” and I’m sad I didn’t find this before cause I love them all already

@TheNumnutRandomness

3 жыл бұрын

"Thank you being my family." "Thank you for being mine." That exchange had me BAWLING my eyes out 😭

@dittoroxursox1o1

3 жыл бұрын

Its super weird cause I wouldn't quite call it found family. Even though you see all of these people meet its more like "family that was there the whole time, but you never noticed them". The show just feels good, like watching people realize they were loved all the long.

@SS-mk2yp

3 жыл бұрын

That’s my favourite thing about this show. The “found family” trope always gets me, and this show is that trope on 82 different types of steroids.

Speaking of representation, it made me so happy to hear you are ace (too)! This whole video in general had me smiling all throughout it remembering how happy this show made me. My first published fanfiction, and also my most popular, was about this show. An expansion on the amazing Rajan/Kala/Wolfgang twist. Couldn't let that go just like that.

@silveirona

3 жыл бұрын

You can't say something like that and not post the link to the fanfic!!! Show us the ot3!!! :p

@CanelaAguila

3 жыл бұрын

@@silveirona didn't want to be too shameless about the plug ;) archiveofourown.org/works/14975108/chapters/34703780

@SyriaSirlay

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely marking that for later. :v

@silveirona

3 жыл бұрын

@@CanelaAguila OH MY GOD I'VE READ THAT FIC BEFORE!!!! AAAA it's indeed a very good one

@CanelaAguila

3 жыл бұрын

@@silveirona That's so cool ^^

This is the show I re-watch when I need to believe in humanity again. And I cry. I cry a lot. At the sad scenes, and, even more so, at the happy ones. I cried many times throughout this video. I don't know what a new show would have to do to surpass this for me, in my category of "restores faith in humanity". Sense8 is just so unique, so far and beyond, despite the problems, one I would've mentioned was the moral ambiguity in regards to violence, like, killing guards is no biggie, but attempting to kill a sense8 is horror. But...nobody is perfect, just like their characters. So I'll stick to *wholesome* . Because that's what it is.

Sense8 is by far my favourite show - hopeful, deeply touching, shocking, original, fearless, and just SO COOL! The subject is just so darn INTERESTING. Many times in this series, I was happily surprised by seeing something I had never seen before in a series of film. It's an incredible story that still moves me to this day, and WAY ahead of its time. I've also never felt so represented and understood as a pansexual.

@im_youknow_marty

3 жыл бұрын

you are so right! it was all of the above, it had everything and still was brand new!

LK: It's Tuesday don't worry about it. The video: was uploaded on a Wednesday We were on the verge of greatness, we were this close!

@Ladyknightthebrave

3 жыл бұрын

I just laughed out loud. Well it would have been done yesterday but there was a goof I needed to fix lol.

@paramitch

10 ай бұрын

@@Ladyknightthebrave Actually, this makes it even more perfect. Your video didn't get uploaded on Tuesday because of the chaotic core nature of Tuesday. 😅

1:04:50 - "i really wanted a scene of Dani and Hernando" absorbing and relating to the cluster connection. YES! So much yes! I could've watched Hernando teach a whole class about it... Thank you for a great video that brought back so much of the joy I felt imagining and watching that connection from this series!

@paramitch

10 ай бұрын

Oh, me too! Everything would be better with more Hernando, honestly. I loved him so much.

I actually went and saw the entire series after watching one minute of this video. Totally worth it! I agree that shooting the Whispers with a rocket launcher was very corny, but I was so excited because I saw it as a callback to that one moment when Kala says to Wolfgang that 'the jury is still out on whether a rocket launcher solves ANY problem'. I thought that having the big bad defeated with a rocket launcer was so clever and absolutely hilarious! Great video as always!

"Deep in the Tuesday"

God just watching this makes my skin shiver that's how much I miss this fucking show. It's few that make me feel actually hurt when shows are cancelled before their time

@heyitsnasira

3 жыл бұрын

Fuck I think you convinced me that this may be one of my favorite TV series. Now I gotta rewatch it

This show was a HUGE part of me discovering my pansexuality 😭 I love this show!

@inabacklistmood3124

3 жыл бұрын

Same!

I think I will forever be heartbroken that this show didn’t get more seasons. I’m so glad they got to wrap it up as best as they could with the finale, but it wasn’t the same. It was such an amazing, diverse show that felt so so important, despite its flaws. I connected with it in a much deeper way than I think I have with any other show. With Will I feel like if they had made him a cop that had decided to quit because he joined the force to do good and because of his dad and then realized how broken the system was, it could have been a better way to still get what they wanted from him being a cop. We could have a lot of the same character traits (his tactical skills would still make sense, his knowledge of crime/cop stuff, and it would enhance his sense of justice really). He could even take advantage of some of his old contacts/team for some of the researching stuff (have his old partner be someone who wants to leave but feels stuck for some reason like blackmail or debt or whatever idk so he’s willing to help?). Sure some things would have had to be difference but it would have been a better way to do it I think.

A 1 hour and 19 minutes long essay from my favourite video essayist covering Sense8? I'm so excited, this is going to be fantastic :D

@Zareena23

3 жыл бұрын

I know

I watched 5 mins of this, then paused to watch 2 seasons of Sense8. Just finished the video here, it’s beautiful!

it's sad that aml ameen left, his character never felt the same to me

@im_youknow_marty

3 жыл бұрын

it was a bit weird at first, thats true, but i do think toby did a great job portraying our favourite matatu driver^^

@paramitch

10 ай бұрын

I loved Ameen, who has an amazing joyful energy and smile, but he played the character with so much innocence that I do not think he could have played the more mature storyline Capheus was given in season 2 as well as Toby did. So I loved them both.

It's always fun to find another ace in the wild, especially when they're you're favourite movie/tv show video essay person! Was very glad I had seen the show and could actually watch it lol!

I usually feel the kind of embarassment you described very strongly as well. But somehow this show managed to give me a kind of assurance, that nothing realy bad except for some minor embarassment will come of it and, for me at least, it managed to keep this promise. I'm not sure if anyone else experienced something similar.. I just wanted to share this, because it was a really nice fealing of safety from this emotion.

@malachorfives

3 жыл бұрын

it was the same for me :')

@literaIIyshy

3 жыл бұрын

Same here! By the comments I was expecting so much worse (i am so easily embarrassed I've stopped reading books just because of certain scenes that overwhelm me)

I’m a trans woman who has been in situations where cops were pointing guns at me. It makes this show very, very difficult to watch. That said, I’m a trans woman who has never seen better trans rep. Like, it’s not perfect but it’s the best I’ve seen. This is my favorite show. But it’s kinda hard to watch. And Idk how to feel about that

@jessicalaplant9306

3 жыл бұрын

Same... long story short was attacked for going to the bathroom in public. Situation ended with cops threatening to take me in for indecent exposure... after using a single stall bathroom.

@TabrinaSongs

3 ай бұрын

@@jessicalaplant9306 what the actual fuck! I’m so sorry you had to go through that!

we were truly robbed of more fleshed out storylines but im so glad they could finish it off so beautifully! great video as always, i had forgotten how much i love this show

Sense8 honestly changed me as a person. When it came out I was still in highschool and had a lot of issues around anxiety and depression. The overwhelming message of love and compassion conquering all things gave me so much hope at the time and the show still holds such a special place in my heart. The cop stuff with Will is definitely my biggest complaint with the show. It is incredibly tone deaf and frustrating to see which is why I usually don’t watch season one anymore. I find Will much more tolerable when he is not in that role even though like you said, the show really tries to not let you forget that he is a former cop. I do wish we had gotten at least one more season though... the plans for future seasons that the writers talked about on twitter all sounded amazing.

I love this show so much, I found it at the suggestion of my VERY conservative christian brother oddly, and he doesn't know it but it is a show that majorly helped me understand my own sexuality. I was definitely one of the people who spammed the suggestion site of netflix when it was cancelled lol. brilliant breakdown and this show is proof to me that things don't have to be perfect to be perfect. it's tuesday was applied a lot to this show but I didn't feel like it when I was watching. it did a good enough job of immersing me into its world that only on later viewings did I really need to do that. I love this damn show and the chemistry of the cast.

I wish they would translate this show into a book series so I could at least have gotten into more of the story and actually know where the show would go and how they planned for it to end

@gabibalbino150

3 жыл бұрын

oh my god YES! I never thought about that, but YES, WE NEED IT!

@paramitch

10 ай бұрын

There is Sense8 fanfic out there, if it helps... ;)

Every single video of yours makes my gay, trans, jewish self weep at least once

@Racso-oscaR

7 ай бұрын

Same

I've never clicked anything so fast, I'm sure it will be fantastic like all your essays. Thanks for the treat. :)

@livl.3139

3 жыл бұрын

Ya I was going to do work today but I saw this and was like, 'Nah Ide rather be happy'.

@LilahENoir

3 жыл бұрын

@@livl.3139 We need to treat ourselves to some good stuff when they come our way. :)

@livl.3139

3 жыл бұрын

@@LilahENoir Alright you have convinced me to do my 5th re watch of sense8, because the plague sads have been rough lately.

@LilahENoir

3 жыл бұрын

@@livl.3139 Great idea, I'll go for my 2nd. :)

@ruaoneill9050

3 жыл бұрын

It'll be my 3rd rewatch. I'm currently rewatching SheRa and CXG. Perhaps I'll never watch anything new ever again. Meh, I'm fine with that.

This show left me with such strong and everlasting emotions in a way no other television show, or even movie, ever has.

@elMore1107

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

"I didn't think such things were possible" = bawling my eyes out. How have I never watched all of this series?

@im_youknow_marty

3 жыл бұрын

but you did now yes?

Something about your essays make me even more curious and psyched to watch something even if I know all the key things that are going to happen. You are always able to spark a great curiosity in me to seek media out that I would otherwise passover. (Also A Knight's Tale is now on Netflix! Your influence!)

I wrote an essay on this show for my University course, and you absolutely captured my deep, deep love for it and it's representation of sexuality, queerness and the beautiful editing and cinematography. Bravissimo!

This show has so many moments that just made me FEEEEEL. Yknow?? The whole found family aspect, the love between certain characters like nomi and amanita, the unconditional support they all had for one another, helping each other and the beautiful montages... just the togetherness of it all. It was so lovely. And on top of all the amazing characters, relationship dynamics and emotional depth, it had such an intriguing plot and storyline too. One of my favourite shows ever. I miss it

i have never watched the show and don't mind spoilers so i clicked on this video, hoping a 1.5 hour youtube video could help me pass time faster. but now i'm 15 minutes into this video, and i just have to pause because i am so intrigued. i'm gonna go watch this show on netflix now.

@madeofcastiron

3 жыл бұрын

an update: i finally finished watching the show and the whole journey was an absolutely amazing experience. i have never felt so attached and absorbed in a show's characters and story ever. i even stayed up till 2am on a work day just because i couldn't stop watching. so thank you so much, ladyknightthebrave, for introducing me to *the best* show i have ever watched in my life

@paramitch

10 ай бұрын

@@madeofcastiron I'm so glad you watched it! And then posted your reaction! It remains one of my favorite-ever shows, and L's video here was a wonderful tribute.

Can NEVER get over Sense8. It's such a timeless show.

I really appreciate how passionately you let yourself enjoy things. This is like the third time I've left one of your videos as huge fan boy of a show I've never seen. You just make it fun to like stuff.

Me, sobbing and quickly adding this to my "I must watch immediately" list

@im_youknow_marty

3 жыл бұрын

hope it made it to your "watched and loved" list by now^^

I’ve been thinking about this show a lot in quarantine (for obvious reason, being together while being apart feels particularly essential in this moment). I was nervous to watch your video because I have such love for it that I think someone unsympathetically tearing it down would have felt very painful! But I loved it! You were critical where it was merited and ultimately empathetic to the narrative and its creators. Definitely motivating me to do a rewatch. I think the thing that always sticks with me is how well it manages to balance the dynamics between the character such that everyone feels like they have a strong set of relationships, and you have an instinctive sense of who will show up in any given time, not just for crises but also for emotional support. In some moments, the main 8 almost feel like different aspects of the same character they flow so seamlessly together and God, just, what a good show. Artistic ambition goals.

When i tell you i get giggly and excited just thinking about this show i'm not lying! I had not seen Sense8 since 2018, and back then i was younger and a lot less critical of the media i consumed, so seeing you point out problematic aspects of the show was really enlightening. I still think it's one of my favourite shows ever (only behind Black Sails and Hill House) but i can enjoying while being aware of it's flaws. Once again, you verbalize thoughts i have on media in a way that makes me feel seen and understood. I know for sure in like, two weeks once my college exams are done i'm going to rewatch sense8 (i would do it now but i gotta prioritize), you've absolutely re-ignited my love for this bananas show (coming from someone whose email address was "ohmysense8", i was obsessed)

Not sure if anybody mentioned it, but J. Michael Straczynski's Rising Stars comic is pretty cool. It came out around 2000 and is about a bunch of people who are born with superpowers and how their public and private lives are effected by having those powers. It shows their childhood, their teenage years, and their adult lives as heroes and villains.

"Every person in the world...loves." I cant tell you how much your videos leave me with a sense of peace; a feeling of belonging, almost, I think to my fellow human people. I feel warmth, I feel satisfied, I feel happy. The things that come from an emotional reaction to beauty, and conflict in its creation. The things that you so effortlessly seem to give to we who watch your videos. Thank you for bringing this show into my life. I've never seen it, and now I will. How beautiful these moments within this dissolve, indeed. It's content like this that really makes me feel that, in my bones. As always, thank you.

Thank you for the reminder that Nomi and Amanita are serious couple goals! This was one of my favorite shows of all time because it combined so many genres that I love, and after watching all the parodies of The Matrix, I loved how they made Lito's filming scenes with wires and guns sooo over the top but also very much in the Wachowski wheelhouse. In some writeup I read, the cast mentioned that spending so much time traveling and filming helped bond them all the more, and I think it makes the show all the better for it. Creating that kind of cast chemistry wouldn't work otherwise, and that shot when the cluster all gathers around Sun to protect her gets me every time and encapsulates the essence of this show and how much they all felt like family.

I love that this show is not just diverse but it takes place all over the world

No joke, I got on KZread 20 minutes ago thinking that I it had been a while since you posted and I wanted to watch your video while I paint

The way I generally pitch Sense8's collaboration to friends is "JMS is substance over style and the Wachowski's are style over substance. This has both." I actually got into the series BECAUSE of JMS, having been a huge fan of B5 and enjoying his work on comics (he started great runs on Spider-man and Thor, and was one of a half dozen writers brought in to revamp Wonder Woman over the decades, but kept getting into arguments with Marvel/DC and switching to the other company. Still, his take on a grown-up adult Spiderman is one of my favorites and he wrote the story for the first Thor movie.) Oh, he was also co-creator of the original She-ra series. Anyways, JMS' writing is defined by three things: characters driving the story and being changed by their choices; a thoroughly planed out plot arc and setting rules; and excellent philosophical speeches and vernacular jokes...while being a little hit and miss in between. I think we can absolutely see both of the first two in Sense8 (it was planned out for five seasons in advance and you can see how Lela's 'sensate homeland' and the Archipelago could have been slowly developed instead of the crash course in the finale) but I can only point to a handful of lines of dialogue that I can tell he wrote. In general, one of his weakest aspects as a creator lies in a reliance upon dialogue and acting to convey the story and emotion. Babylon 5 just isn't visually dynamic (outside of the at-the-time cutting edge CGI which incorporated physics in a way we wouldn't see again until BSG) and is shot more like a stage play than anything else. That generally means that what stands out the most are the quiet conversations and fierce debates between characters and the grand pontificating of principal (especially by Peter Jurasik and Andreas Catsultas) rather than action scenes or set pieces. I will say for anyone that is contemplating watching B5...the first season is widely regarded as the weakest, is the most episodic and lays a lot of ground-work for later seasons. I really can't recommending skipping it as there are a lot of plot threads in it that take two or three more seasons to reach fruition, and there are some absolute gems. However, it is a slow burn and the show really picks up from season 2 on. Aside from it's rich story and world-building, more than any other show I've watched, its characters transform and grow throughout the series. However, as the series was planned out from the beginning, its not a sudden twist or new season adjustment, but a clear, organic transition resulting from their own choices. (Representation wise: it's not great. Made in '94 with a mostly white cast and the one attempt at bisexual character was limited to subtext by the studio. I can still love it even if my worldview has considerably widened since I was a teen.)

Besides the obvious positives, I was shocked by how much this show recognised the existence of different cultures.

This show is proof that as long as your story is crazy, fun and beautiful enough that you can overlook some of the really glaring plot holes, problematic moments and continuity errors. Honestly Sense8 deserved more but I’m so glad I got experience it, I wish I could express how much it touched me.

Wow, I was JUST thinking abt sense8, and being sad that there wasn’t a lot of KZread content, but went to check if maybe I can find anything new? And you just uploaded 3 hours ago?

Dude, I do not have nearly enough time to watch this, but the second I do I’m so going to. One of my favorite shows discussed by one of my favorite critics? Sign me the heck up!

@im_youknow_marty

3 жыл бұрын

well there are only 24 episodes, so it is actually quite manageable

@thegeekclub8810

3 жыл бұрын

@@im_youknow_marty I actually meant the video, haha. I’d already seen the show when I wrote this.

@im_youknow_marty

3 жыл бұрын

@@thegeekclub8810 hah i see^^ i guess it would be hard for a show being a favourite if not yet seen lol my bad^^

I was never brave enough to finish season 2 after the show was cancelled because I was so scared to be disappointed. Now I feel like I HAVE to go back and see it. Thank you so much for this, for reminding me how much I love this show and how whole it makes me feel.

So i haven't watched this show, but i don't mind spoilers so having loved your bly manor and haunting of hill house videos (that i won't watch bc they are spooky), i decided to watch this video - and have come to the conclusion that i have to watch sense8. I don't mind that i know what happens - i'll get to look forward to "that cool scene that was showed in the video"! Your videos are so entertaining and thoughtful, and have kept me company during my worst mental health crisis ever, so thank you for doing what you do, and finally convincing me to watch sense8. (Also if you haven't watched it yet - you might like Black Sails!)

Sens8 is my favourite show ever I'm so excited you did this.

OMG THANK YOU! This show is very underrated and I know it's not perfect but it's fantastic and so ambitious.

this was the best 1 hour, 18 minutes, and 48 seconds i've spent on anything in a while

goosebumps immediately from the first few minutes. i loved this show, even with its flaws and convoluted nature. im sad it never got to be what it wanted to be

This is the only show I've ever seen depicting pure love, understanding others not despite but because of their nature, and celebrating it. For the first time, I didn't remember the plot just the feelings, and it was warm and wholesome

I love this show so much. I just realised that it's Sun and Mun. She sorts of shines brighter than him with the whole beating him in a tournament thing. So freaking cute. Edit : I just saw that you came to the same réalisation and that what I get for commenting before the end of the video.

As a DID system, this video was unbelievably strange to watch. It was simultaneously so similar to my experience 'I am also a we', 'multiplicity', how it feels to share your life so much with others, the sharing, the talking in your head, so much felt so much like us, it was wild. But also it was so different that every time I got comfortable fully relating, I was reminded that this is not a show about actual possible real-life things. Not sure if it was positive or negative. Maybe both.

This show made me cry more than just about anything I've ever watched, and you better believe my eyes are wet from watching this video essay. You always seem to find the balance of loving something while still examining how it could have been better - thank you so much for that and for all your hard work putting these together. Truly a tremendous and emotional watch

This is perfect. Sense8 remains one of my favourite ever shows so this essay was a joy.

I love Sense8 so much and this just... made me feel like the show made me feel and it was great. I should rewatch. And yes, those musical sequences are SO GOOD.

I have DID, formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder, and this show meant so much to me. The way I experience it is like having a family of individual siblings sharing one family computer (aka the body). The themes that this show brought out were intensely relatable because of that. Feeling like you’re going crazy, getting a handle on communicating with each other, strengthening the ability to go in and out of, or even share, control of the body, but mostly in the internal family it creates. We even have our own individual skills and perspectives that show up when that person is present. It’s not often that DID is represented in the media, and if it is it’s like 99% likely to be a bad horror trope with a ~spooky killer alter~ twist ending, but this show was different. I know the show isn’t actually about DID, but having and being an alter is very othering, and hard to understand for singlets, but I feel stronger for it, and this show really highlighted the power that comes from a situation like mine. I’ve always got backup lol

its been a while since i originally watched sense8, all the way through in fact. i couldnt tell you much of the plot, but i do remember some amazing sequences, and coming away with an overall feeling of warmth. your video essay really puts into words what i loved about the show (and what i felt meh on), and i need to go back and rewatch it immediately! (also i live in berlin and it is so funny and weird to see it depicted on screen. lets just say that apartment building from the first episode is. not that. and i often bike past the place where wolfgang blows up that car with the rocket launcher, and *everyone* would have heard that)

@SarahAndreaRoycesChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Also living in Berlin. The place (where Wolfgang blows up the car) is so very public. There is a train line that crosses a bridge there and a huge office building with a glass front on the other side. There'd have been so many eye witnesses. On the other hand it is pretty cool to see that place occasionally and smiling with a bit of nostalgia for the show.

Great Video, love Sense8 Honestly the only thing that annoyed me (other than the cancellation) was some of the things in the finale which were clearly intended to be introduced and drawn out in a third season which ended up being just dropped in without explanation. It just came across as unnecessary and the result of cramming already planned world building into too short a runtime. I just feel like the trinity mum thing and the chairman should've been left out and they should've focused on the things already established with the 2 hour limit they had. Still love it though. Such an unique and ambitious series that really shows and respects the diversity of our world.

I let out an audible 'yay, lady knight the brave!' when I saw this upload, thank you :)

I really liked this show for a while, although the "it's Tuesday" moments and details bothered me, it was full of creativity and cleverness that's hard to match. I do think the finale is kind of terrible, mostly because the helicopter explosion is egregiously anticlimactic, but it's hard to be too upset knowing what happened to the show. It's probably better off concluded than it would have been with just the ending of season 2.

why did a video essay for a show i've already watched several times made me cry???? thank you so much, it was wonderful, also had a lot of info i didn't know and made me appreciate (and be wary of) the show's contents a lot more ♥

this show is so much a part of me now. and all of your points and thoughts and joys and the things that made you pause ... i agree completely. there are few shows that will live in my heart and soul like this show(bsg, the magicians, sg1 being a few) but thanks for this. (also fellow ace right there with you + me at the poly ending for the triangle screaming FINALLY)

my favorite creator, my favorite show, AND the video is an hour long??? i love your channel and you never fail to impress :,)

As a polyamorous pansexual, this show did a lot for me. Anyways, thank you for this great video about a great show!

On the note of consent: The Detective asks permission before kissing Sun. I know it's only one example but I've only watched the show once, and it made my "mother of 2 boys trying to stress the 'No means No even if it's just not a yes " heart sing❤️

Okay - here's the thing...I'm gonna watch 'Sense8' first, (unbelievable, yeah? I haven't seen it yet!), THEN I'm going to watch your video essay. I watched your essay on the 'Happy Death Day' movies first, and then I watched the movies. This had absolutely no impact on the extreme enjoyment I had watching these films. In fact, watching these movies became a more joyful and heart-warming experience because of your excellent essay (I watched them both on my birthday!). But. 'Sense8' is two full seasons. I may need to dive into its world first before viewing your essay. P.S.: Your essays are "drop whatever you're doing - there's a new video!" events. Thank you for all your hard work!

@shamblepants1450

3 жыл бұрын

Ummm...I went ahead and saw your video without yet seeing 'Sense8'. And it was fantastic! I'm super excited now to see this short-lived series, (that made me sad that they never got to season two). There's such a feeling of joy you give to your videos - joy in discussing these shows, and joy in immersing yourself into these shows. Thank you!

I think my fave detail is that it takes both Wolfgang and Rajan to save Kala and restart her heart. She needs both of them ❤️

@paramitch

10 ай бұрын

Exactly! I 100% agree. And by that point, I believed that Kala had grown to genuinely love Rajan romantically just as much as Wolfy.

This is the one time I'm going to stop watching a video essay because damn, you made this sound really interesting. I'll come back once I'm caught up on the source material.

I deeply enjoy bugs "Weird but Nice" shirt

youtube wanted me to cry today huh? rude honestly. this video is really freaking good. i really appreciate you being frank about the problems with the show too cause like, it only makes my love of the show deeper in a way.

I just rewatched this show and also still cannot believe that this show was made and that we got a whole freaking ending-I can tell the way all of the storylines that were summed up quickly were meant to have been explored more thoroughly than they were and can you tell that I cannot get over this show ever and just want to rant about it forever? Edit: finished the video and am sobbing over how much I love this show with all of my heart-much like the people who created it, I think.

I can’t believe I discovered this show 5 years late. I loved it sooo much. Edit: and amazing video btw!!!

The way they all worked together to help Nomi escape those guys gave me so much chills, that was the part that cemented my love for this show

@paramitch

10 ай бұрын

Mine too. It's a fantastic sequence. And loved that her cluster helps her escape -- and Amanita her true love is right there to help her the rest of the way.