S.1-Ep. 1 - "Limbic Resonance" - SPOILERS

[Jan]

Starting the threads so they're ready for posts!

Jan

[Jan]

S.1-Ep. 1 - "Limbic Resonance" - NO Spoilers

Brand new, ready for SPOILER FREE discussion.

Jan

[Babel-17]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3818888/

[sense8linked.com]

Must.... wait......... longer...................

[Delenn_of_Mir]

This is the only eppy that doesn't have a partner - No Spoilers thread. Because it's like Tigger!

[Jan]

This is the only eppy that doesn't have a partner - No Spoilers thread. Because it's like Tigger!

No, it's there...it's just down at the bottom of the list for some reason.

Jan

[Delenn_of_Mir]

Ahhh okay. That's good it never works out well when people/things try to be like Tigger. "giggles"

[Jan]

Got up in the wee hours of the morning to be part of the experience.

I can see why people might have been confused by the first episode but so far I'm more than a little intrigued by all of the characters.

Now, sadly, I have to go get some more sleep. Back for more as soon as I can!

Jan

[sense8ional]

Noticed in the credits that one of the Wachowskis' sisters (yes, there are 4 siblings - not just Lana and Andy) is credited as "story researcher".

Julie Wachowski, writer. http://www.amazon.com/In-Plain-View-.../dp/0373062370



edit and the design of the main titles is attributed to Lana's wife: Karin Winslow Wachowski

[NotSoWize]

A Pretty Solid Start, with Nice Hooks

Am I really the first one to comment after having watched an episode?

Anyway, as far as a "pilot" episode goes, this one mostly worked for me. Lots of characters to introduce, and in some cases an introduction is about all we get. A few too many cliches for me to love it - the Chicago cops, Mumbai dutiful daughter, and Berlin thieves come to mind - but I'm hopeful that some of those will be turned inside-out in coming episodes.

The overarching story looks like it will be very cool, and I'm hoping Naveen Andrews and Daryl Hannah get plenty more screen time as we move along. The cinematography and sound are very much feature film quality, and the magnitude of the story, characters, and locations should make for an epic event.

Highs - London drug heist gone wrong
First scenes of characters experiencing each other's worlds
Van Damme bus! and related dialogue
Weird open with multiple folks there/not there

Lows - Did we need to hear the cop's dad was killed by gangbangers?
Safe cracking scene, are those ever really dramatic?
Indian woman praying to let us know she doesn't love her fiancee.

In the end, even if I didn't want to give Sense8 the benefit of the doubt due to JMS' involvement, I'd want to see what happens next. There are characters we've barely met who I want to learn more about. The trio that seem to know what the hell is going on are sure to be playing some high-stakes games (whether or not Daryl Hannah is somehow still alive in the corporeal sense) with each other and the 8.

I'd rate this episode a solid B and hope for better as we get past the backstory info dumps.

[Jan]

IIRC, the dad was shot but not killed. It ended his career, though.

[Dan Dassow]

Ahhh okay. That's good it never works out well when people/things try to be like Tigger. "giggles"

The wonderful thing about Tiggers
Is Tiggers are wonderful things.
Their tops are made out of rubber.
Their bottoms are made out of springs. ...

More seriously, just finished watching all 12 episodes. I did a top level, spoiler-free review in the episode 2 spoiler free thread.

All the episodes have merged together in my mind, so I need to view each episode again, but at a more leisurely pace.

Overall, I look forward to season 2.

[Ubik]

I am starting the marathon! Gawd, that opening scene was kinda cool!

[Delenn_of_Mir]

Have just watched the first two eppies. I have to admit I found the pilot pretty boring, for the most part. It's all so disconnected and skips around so much, and there just wasn't much depth to any of it.

I didn't find myself caring much about anyone. The Nomi and her gf scenes were sweet, and the Indian girl is very pretty.

Eppy 2 was better and gave me one interesting storyline, at least, but I hate how it skips about and makes you slog through bits and pieces of all the other boring characters.

It's no B5 at all.

I find myself agreeing with much of the critical reviews I read yesterday, but if I manage to make it through all 12 eppies maybe I'll like it better by the end.

At this point, after eppy 2 it doesn't seem to be going anywhere, but I think it will eventually. I hope, anyway.

[Looney]

Okay, Okay, I just finished the pilot. I have to say that it did not live up to my expectations, BUT my expectations were RIDICULOUSLY high. Where it fell short of my expectations were the scenes that I didn't like. That doesn't mean they were bad, it just means they were bad for my tastes, i.e. the hugely cliche reluctant bride scene.

Oddly enough I don't really feel the need to watch the next episode right away. I think so much happened and there was so much to take in that I need to let it digest first. I think the thing I am most concerned about is that the "Van Damme" scene was my favorite scene. What does that say about me after all the stuff that occurred in that episode?!