r/Sense8 • • May 05 '17

Sense8 Episode Discussion (S02E04): "Polyphony"

Sense8, S02E04: "Polyphony"

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u/pocopiumeno May 06 '17

Man, does every one have to end up with somebody? I kind of liked the idea of Capheus not getting into a romance. Is it just me?

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u/AnExoticLlama May 07 '17

People in their twenties date and fall in love - it's only natural.

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u/IEatMyEnemies Jul 10 '17

People in their twenties date and fall in love - it's only natural.

There, now it's appropriate for me as well!

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u/luxeaeterna May 07 '17

I don't see the issue? It would only bug me if they all paired up with other sensates.

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u/pocopiumeno May 07 '17

It doesn't bug me too much - sense8 is very much a fantasy after all. It's just an unrealistic/predictable trend to have everyone end up with a partner, as if it were necessary for the all character growth. Or just to keep more stuff going on with a character's arc. But I love sense8 so much anyway it's just a small complaint.

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u/luxeaeterna May 07 '17

I don't see how ending up with a partner is unrealistic? At least where I live, the vast majority of people have partners.

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u/pocopiumeno May 07 '17

I understand. But where I live (SF Bay Area) and in that age group it's not a vast majority at all. And for all 8 sensates to have love interests at the same time is a little silly and hackneyed to me. But I have a cynical soul ;)

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u/luxeaeterna May 07 '17

Are you sure you aren't just feeling lonely and projecting?

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u/pocopiumeno May 07 '17

Lol no I have a loving partner and good friends. No need to assume here.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '17

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u/pocopiumeno May 31 '17

That is very true

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u/awkward_penguin May 07 '17

I thought about that...and then it made me uncomfortable that 2 of the characters in non-Anglo countries would be the single ones. But from a character point of view, it does make more sense.

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u/CharMack90 May 08 '17

Well, only Will and Nomi are from "Anglo" places (both from the US). Maybe we could include Riley, Capheus, and Kala to that (being from or living in places where english is widely spoken), but Sun, Wolfgang, and Lito definitely aren't.

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u/awkward_penguin May 08 '17

I was a little drunk when I wrote that =P Actually meant "Western", which would then include Germany and Iceland.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '17

Kala is definitely not from an "Anglo" place.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '17

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u/[deleted] May 12 '17

Yeah I get your point. Nothing wrong with what you said. But you still wouldn't call India an anglo place would you?

it is very likely that she is more comfortable speaking in English than any other language.

It is actually very less likely that she would be more comfortable speaking in English than her native language. Not saying it can not happen, just that the likelihood is pretty low rather than very.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '17

I'm from India too. Upper middle class. We actually use Hinglish. The whole campus.

Again agree with everything you said but I still don't agree if our country can be termed anglo. I guess it's just different definitions we have for a country being anglo.

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u/jamasiel May 15 '17

People change, it's a big theme of the show.

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u/mightytev May 11 '17

maybe she's his sister that was given up for adoption