Sense8 (season 2) | |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 12 |
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Original network | Netflix |
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List of Sense8 episodes |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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13 | 1 | 'Happy F*cking New Year.' 'A Christmas Special'[a] | Lana Wachowski | Lana Wachowski & J. Michael Straczynski | December 23, 2016 | |
Will uses heroin to block out Whispers while hiding in a safe house with Riley. Kala has married Rajan, but Wolfgang remains in her thoughts. Jonas reveals to Will that his cluster is not the first to be born by Angelica and that Whispers takes medication to block his sensate abilities. Kabaka gifts Capheus a new matatu to repay him. The eight celebrate their shared birthday. Lito refuses to deny his homosexuality upsetting his agents after Joaquin releases the pictures. Felix wakes up in the hospital and returns to normal. Joong-Ki hires men to kill Sun in prison but she defeats them with the help of the cluster. Lito is evicted from his apartment for his homosexuality, but his mother lovingly accepts him. Nomi and Amanita move in with Bug, as Nomi is still being pursued by government agents and especially Agent Bendix. Whispers intimidates Will by paying his dad a visit. Wolfgang is offered by his aunt and, later, territory boss Volker Bohm, the opportunity to become involved with organized crime the way his uncle was; he turns them down. Later, Bohm's hitmen perpetrate a shooting and come after Wolfgang, but he defeats them with help from the cluster. | ||||||
14 | 2 | 'Who Am I?' | Lana Wachowski | Lana Wachowski & J. Michael Straczynski | May 5, 2017 | |
Will attempts to learn more about Whispers during bouts of heroin-induced semi-unconsciousness, while Riley takes care of him. Flashbacks reveal Angelica was in a relationship with Whispers. Lito, Capheus, and by extension the entire cluster, introspect on the question 'Who am I?', as the two are being interviewed about their respective careers. Capheus and the reporter, Zakia, develop a fondness. Felix is given a nightclub by a man named Sebastian Fuchs without explanation. Lito's film premiere disappoints, as the audience no longer sees him as an action hero. Nomi and Amanita attend a lecture in Chicago by Professor Kolovi, who speaks of an early hominid called Homo sensorium that communicated telepathically and was wiped out by Homo sapiens. Kolovi recognizes Whispers in a picture as Dr. Matheson, a former student. The two visit Sara Patrell's mother and learn that 'Matheson' was Sara's tutor, and that Angelica and other sensates paid her visits after Sara's disappearance. Riley dupes Whispers into thinking that she and Will are still in Iceland, while they are actually in Amsterdam. Will is able to use his connection to Whispers during his meeting with a BPO higher-up named Richard Wilson Croome, and identifies the location as London. | ||||||
15 | 3 | 'Obligate Mutualisms' | Lana Wachowski | Lana Wachowski & J. Michael Straczynski | May 5, 2017 | |
The cluster blackmail Croome for a meeting and rendering Whispers unconscious. Lito loses his role in his upcoming big movie. Men sent by Joong-Ki disguise themselves as prison guards and attempt to murder Sun, but she is saved by Min-jung. The cluster, Amanita, and Bug help them break out. Felix and Wolfgang visit Fuchs' loft. Fuchs wants to use their underworld connections to defuse a gang war that could disturb his money laundering operation. Wolfgang discovers that Fuchs' partner, Lila Facchini, is also sensate. The two engage in sexual mind-games. Lito, Hernando, and Daniela decide to buy an apartment together. The cluster visit Jonas and learn more about him and Angelica. Will meets with Croome at the Rijksmuseum. Croome claims that BPO's mission was once to foster co-operation between sensates and humans, but after 9/11 and the War on Terror, sensates were categorized as threats. He further explains that he belongs to a group that work to revert BPO to its original mission. As a token of good will he provides Will with blockers, right before one of Whispers' lobotomized puppets attacks and kills him. Unable to kill Will as well, Whispers is forced to kill his own drone. | ||||||
16 | 4 | 'Polyphony' | James McTeigue | Lana Wachowski & J. Michael Straczynski | May 5, 2017 | |
Will escapes from the museum with help from the cluster. Kala meets Ajay, Rajan's friend. Nomi and Amanita tell Bug about sensates. Capheus defuses a riot over water. Amanita is pursued by Agent Bendix. Kala becomes caught up in a riot, at the temple, over the new anti-religion law that was championed by Rajan's father. Riley takes Croome's pills to be studied by her friend who makes and sells party drugs. There, she meets Puck, a chemical engineer. Capheus is interviewed about his role in defusing the riot. Rajan and his family receive death threats. Lito visits the father of Raoul Pasquale, a Mexican journalist and past lover, who disappeared some time ago and who Lito now realizes was a sensate from the first cluster Angelica birthed. Raoul's father shows Lito a tape of Raoul's that depicts Whispers and Kolovi experimenting on puppeteering Todd, a member of Raoul's cluster who was devoutly religious and believed he was cursed. Two police officers locate Sun but she renders them unconscious. Before doing so, detective Mun recognizes Sun as his opponent in a martial arts competition. Sun and Min-jung part ways. Jonas tells the cluster he is about to be killed by BPO. | ||||||
17 | 5 | 'Fear Never Fixed Anything' | James McTeigue | Lana Wachowski & J. Michael Straczynski | May 5, 2017 | |
The cluster mourns Jonas's death. Capheus is approached by a political party and asked to stand as a candidate, but he turns them away. Sun returns to her trainer. Detective Mun also pays him a visit, telling him he wants to help Sun. Bug uses his contact with Anonymous to obtain an 'E-death' kill switch which will erase all warrants and records of Nomi's existence. In exchange, the hacker, who is aware of both sensates and BPO, asks that Nomi owes them a favor. Whispers visits Will and tells him his actions are for the benefit of sensates and Angelica believed in his cause. Lito cannot find a script to his liking but the São Paulo Gay Pride Parade organizers offer him the role of grand marshal. Kala starts to become suspicious of Rajan's business practices but he tells her there is no cause for concern. Lila is looking to benefit from the war between Bohm and Fuchs. Wolfgang turns down her offer. Riley and the cluster, now aware that they are not alone, organize a massive rave in Amsterdam to draw the attention of other sensates. Cops sent by Whispers storm the place, but Will and Riley escape successfully. | ||||||
18 | 6 | 'Isolated Above, Connected Below' | Lana Wachowski | Lana Wachowski & J. Michael Straczynski | May 5, 2017 | |
After the rave, Riley is contacted by two sensates: the Old Man of Hoy, an elderly Scottish man, and Puck, who hid he was sensate when he first met Riley. Sun leaves her trainer. Wolfgang and Kala consummate their connection, as do Capheus and Zakia. Capheus learns Kabaka is dating his mother, and that Kabaka too is HIV-positive. Lito hosts the Gay Pride Parade and comes out publicly in front of millions of people. With her new-found freedom, Nomi agrees to attend her sister's wedding, and also travels with Amanita to locate Angelica's cabin. Wolfgang tries to gain Lila's trust by helping her, while she assassinates Bohm. Hoy reveals to Riley he was involved in the creation of BPO with its founder, Ruth Al-Sadaawi, a sapiens who lost her sensate twin sister to murder. Hoy uses his connections to sensates around the world to locate someone who knows the identity and whereabouts of Whispers. Riley will have to travel to Chicago to meet the informant. Flashbacks reveal Angelica reluctantly using her neural graft research to make a lobotomized Raoul explode the cabin, her research, and himself. Pretending Raoul acted on his own, she told Whispers she would be starting over. | ||||||
19 | 7 | 'I Have No Room In My Heart For Hate' | James McTeigue | Lana Wachowski & J. Michael Straczynski | May 5, 2017 | |
Rajan admits to Kala his company does not discard the drugs found to be substandard, and Kala is heartbroken. He later asks for forgiveness. Riley is visited by Bodhi, a sensate from the rave that displays a greater control of her abilities; she tells Riley she can not help her. Returning from São Paulo, Lito, Hernando and Daniela are confronted by Joaquin and Daniela's parents, who threaten to disown her. In Chicago, Riley is escorted by Diego, who is initially angry at Will for disappearing. Capheus decides to run for office and reveals his ambitions to his mother, who is initially furious, but eventually offers support. Lito is fired by his agents. Sun visits her parents' graves, and is confronted by Detective Mun. Mun tells her that if she can beat him in fight, she can walk free. After a long and intense fight which culminates in a kiss, Sun knocks out Mun and walks away. Whispers remote-controls Todd to perpetrate a shooting, and Nomi and Amanita realize it. Riley meets with her contact, and gets information on BPO's formation and Whispers' identity and location. When Will reaches the place, he is surprised to be visited by an alive Jonas. | ||||||
20 | 8 | 'All I Want Right Now Is One More Bullet' | Dan Glass | Lana Wachowski & J. Michael Straczynski | May 5, 2017 | |
The Chairman of BPO saved Jonas to keep tabs on Whispers, as despite using Whispers' services to kill his opposition, he does not trust him. Whispers and his family are evacuated before Will gets to him. Mandiba, Capheus' political opponent, uses negative ads against him. Kala is wondering whether she should tell Rajan about sensates and her feelings for Wolfgang, while Rajan is harboring his own secrets. Lito is dreading the loss of a career. Riley investigates the ID of her contact with the help of Diego. Nomi informs Sun that Joong-Ki will be attending a gala. They hatch a plan for Sun to attend undercover as a waitress, by using Lito's cocktail-making skills. Fuchs reveals to Wolfgang he strongly suspects Lila has negotiated with a competitor to kill Fuchs. Lila, eavesdropping through her connection with Wolfgang, calls Fuchs and makes him think Wolfgang is the one that is looking to kill him. Wolfgang attends dinner with Lila, knowing fully well it is an ambush. Lila reveals her plan to make Berlin into a safe haven for sensates, free of sapiens. Rejecting her offer to join her, after a shootout, Wolfgang narrowly escapes, while Lila pretends to be a victim. | ||||||
21 | 9 | 'What Family Actually Means' | Lana Wachowski | Lana Wachowski & J. Michael Straczynski | May 5, 2017 | |
Nomi gives a speech in her sister's rehearsal dinner, upsetting her trans-phobic mother who would rather hide her. Riley and Diego locate the house of Carol, the BPO informant. Riley 'senses' that in the past Carol helped Angelica move a lobotomized Raoul in the basement's lab. In the present, they find Carol dead, and Riley senses she saw Jonas right before killing herself. Capheus is being followed by men, revealed to be sent by Kabaka to protect him from the bounty Mandiba put on his head. Kabaka agrees that Capheus should continue his campaign, and reveals he loves Capheus's mother and intends to marry her. Nomi's sister's wedding is interrupted by Agent Bendix who bursts in to arrest Nomi, but when confronted by Amanita he is unable to produce a warrant. Defending Nomi, her father calls her 'daughter' for the first time. Daniela finds the perfect script for Lito and amazes him and Hernando, by using a video of Lito's coming out in São Paulo to convince a top Hollywood producer to a meeting, in less than an hour of phone calls. Will learns that his father is about to die and connects with him through Riley, one last time. | ||||||
22 | 10 | 'If All the World's a Stage, Identity Is Nothing But a Costume' | Tom Tykwer | Lana Wachowski & J. Michael Straczynski | May 5, 2017 | |
Will is grieving the loss of his father and relapses to heroin use. Kala formulates her own blockers. She discusses with Wolfgang about revealing to Rajan the truth and then meeting in person. Sun successfully makes cocktails with the help of Lito, managing to not blow her cover, and Lito successfully wins the audition, thanks to Sun expressing her emotions. Lito starts to socialize with the Hollywood elite and meets his co-star in the upcoming movie. Capheus delivers his first speech as a candidate to an enormous crowd. At first it goes well, but eventually violent agitators arrive and riots break out. One of his security officers tries to assassinate him. Will, Sun and Githu, the leader of the gang whom Capheus once crossed in his work for Kabaka, help him escape. Githu helps Capheus despite working for Mandiba, explaining he does not believe in Mandiba and his plans for Kibera. Will connects with Capheus and swears to never take drugs again, as he nearly was too late. Upon arrival at home, Capheus is reassured of his motives from his mother and friends. Sun spots Joong-Ki at the gala, and the cluster agree to help her take him down. | ||||||
23 | 11 | 'You Want a War?' | Lana Wachowski | Lana Wachowski & J. Michael Straczynski | May 5, 2017 | |
Right before Sun can attack Joong-Ki, Mun arrives at the gala to arrest him. Joong-Ki injures Mun and escapes, but Sun, riding a motorcycle, catches up to him with the help of her cluster and manages to stop him. Contemplating her next move, she decides to let him live. She is arrested, but her cluster and Puck, who unexpectedly shows up in Seoul, help her escape. Minister Tae Park spirits away Joong-Ki. Nomi and Amanita propose to each other. Capheus is visited by sensates who attended his speech and decided to reveal themselves to him. Rajan reveals to Kala he is involved in a political corruption investigation concerning Ajay. For her protection, he wants her moved to Paris. Kala and Wolfgang profess their love for each other and decide to meet in Paris, however Lila has sold out Wolfgang to Whispers; Whispers has Wolfgang captured and by using Angelica's research on him, discovers Kala's identity. To save Wolfgang, the cluster and Amanita execute a plan to meet up in London, and knock out and kidnap both Whispers and Jonas. Jonas declined Will's plea for help earlier, reiterating the only way out is suicide. Will declares war to an unconscious Whispers. | ||||||
24 | 12 | 'Amor Vincit Omnia'[b] | Lana Wachowski | Lana Wachowski & David Mitchell & Aleksandar Hemon | June 8, 2018 | |
In Paris, the cluster and their allies plan an exchange between Wolfgang and Whispers. They discover that Angelica faked her relationship with Whispers to locate Raoul, and that only Whispers can control the drones. Hoy connects Riley with River, daughter of Ruth's, who is leading the pro-sensate group inside BPO. River pleads with Riley to kill Whispers so that The Chairman, who has ordered a purge of sensates and sympathizers, loses his leverage. The cluster declines. Lila facilitates the exchange for BPO, but demands a meeting with The Chairman to deliver Whispers. Bodhi connects the eight with The Mother of the Lacuna, an ancient group of sensates, who reveals she 'birthed' Whispers, and his ambition to attain immortality through the drones. The heroes travel to Naples, where Lila has taken Whispers. Jonas, using Angelica's secret prototype, makes a drone assassinate The Chairman, and blows up himself and the research facility. Will kills Lila and Whispers. Later, BPO's new leader, River, officiates Nomi and Amanita's wedding on the Eiffel Tower. Sun is exonerated from all charges. It is implied that Kala, Rajan, and Wolfgang may develop a polyamorous relationship. The cluster and their loved ones engage in a transcendent sexual experience. |
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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2017 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) | John Toll(for: 'Obligate Mutualisms') | Nominated | |
2018 | Dorian Awards | LGBTQ TV Show of the Year | Sense8 | Nominated | [121][122] |
GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Sense8 | Nominated | ||
2019 | Producers Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures | Marcus Loges, Alex Boden, Roberto Malerba, Terry Needham, John Toll, Lana Wachowski, J. Michael Straczynski, and Grant Hill(for: 'Together Until the End')[a] | Nominated | [126][127] |
GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series | Sense8 | Nominated |
J. Michael Straczynski: My recommendation, when we formed our company to do the show, they were looking for a name for the company and I said, Wachowski. Wachowski and Straczynski., let's call it 'Unpronounceable Productions'. And that's what it is.
J. Michael Stranczynski: In terms of what happened with Aml, I wasn't out there on the scene, that was [something] that happened between the two of them, and I respect both their choices the same.
Toby Onwumere: A lot of season 1 and a lot of [Ameen's] work, it was great for information. My duty [was] not to emulate exactly what he's done, although he did a fantastic job in season 1. But just to give it my own spin, and kind of do my own thing, and just give this character the same essence, but just like, maybe a different life and a different take on it.
Lana Wachowski: I think it's kind of beautiful that Capheus ended up getting played by two actors.. That, that, ended up happening, ended up being another layer of the way that I was trying to discuss identity. So it was sort of beatiful that this one actor that was quite good at being innocent and boyish then would be replaced by an actor who sort of quite has a boyish quality and boyish energy but was ready to be more of a somebody you could believe could become a political leader, and also fall in love and be sort of sensual with another body. And that sort of ended up being perfect in a way, and I was like, I wouldn't have ever designed it like that, but it happened and it ended up being better than I could have designed it!
John Toll: So season 2, we started in Berlin, and actually, one interesting aspect of season 2 [is] that the first two episodes of season 2 were actually shot in the winter. So we had a seasonal change. So we went to Berlin on New Years Eve [2015], shot in Berlin on New Years Eve, that was another big crowd event we sort of integrated ourselves into.
Le riprese iniziano domani e andranno avanti fino al week-end a Positano e dintorni, nello splendore della Costiera amalfitana.
Lana Wachowski: We are like in the middle of the woods, we shot in the middle of the night in San Francisco's Redwoods, we packed up the trucks at 3 A.M., we drove all night down the beach, we landed in Malibu, we shot this incredible sunset shot.. We shoot this amazing scene, the next day we get up—I've never been to this location, we go to this like crazy Malibu beach house, we shoot this amazing party, with like 200 extras, and we pack up again and we get on a plane, we fly to São Paulo..
Lana Wachowski: We shot that in the Rijsmuseum. We shot Rembrandt in the Rijsmuseum. We are the first production company that shoots in that museum. It was a very long process. ..they were like 'Insurance [won't approve it]..' ..So I wrote, like, an eight-page letter, talking about what this painting means to me and what I think it means to the world and why I think it's such an amazing piece of art, .. and I just basically argued that the worst thing you can do for art, is to seal it in a kind of mausoleum. Because not everyone can go to the Rijksmuseum. And I was like, isn't it the right thing to do to try to bring Rembrandt into people's homes and let them see it, and let them think about it? ..I kept on, I kept on, and eventually I wearied [the person in charge] down, and they let it shoot there.