#StokerScoreTV: Weird, but well worth a watch
Enigma (n): Someone or something that is strange or difficult to understand. There are so many shows that this moniker could apply to. Even with flashbacks, Lost seemed to revel in baffling the brains of the most ardent fans. The X-Files never truly realised Mulder's goal of finding the truth out there, which also became more of a joke in it's most recent comeback season, and then there's the enduring popularity of Angela Lansbury's serial killer detective in Murder She Wrote (it's the only answer that makes any sense with that many murders happening around one person).
Having referenced so many dated shows, I'm pretty late with this review as not only has there been a second season of Sense8 but the show has also been cancelled by Netflix, not counting a possible one-off movie to tie it all together or an offer for it to be hosted by an online adult entertainment network. I'm late to it because it must have flown under my radar. We're always on the lookout for shows for my wife to watch and this kind of thing is right up her street, yet still we didn't find it until I was looking for some character bios and chance prevailed.
Am I happy that I found the show? Most decidedly yes, but it is because of the characters and the global setting rather than it is my understanding of the plot. And here's the thing, I have a vague idea of what's going on. I can tell you who each character is and what ties them together, but apart from that I'm completely in the dark. I get the idea that the psychic talents are nascent and the characters are learning along with the audience. I get that they've brought in Naveen Andrews to significantly up the confusion factor that made Lost the show it was. I get that it's the Wachowskis who have previously done the 'I don't know what the hell is going on' thing so well in The Matrix sequels and, more impressively, in the completely bonkers Jupiter Ascending.
Yet here's the thing, I haven't cared to know. I know there is another season and possibly a concluding entry to come but I have enjoyed this first season. It's nice not to have exposition shoved down my throat and instead be trusted with working some stuff out for myself. Admittedly I do seem to be doing a tad more than I should need to and maybe that's the reason for the cancellation. I see this show going the way of other cult shows, like The Prisoner which ran for 17 episodes in te 1960's.
I don't know if Season Two will help or hinder my understanding but I am looking forward to it...
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