Netflix has announced the cancellation of Sense8 :-(

[Steppingfeet]

Either way, it's a truly unique and visionary show that really doesn't deserve to be cut off in the middle of its story.  Hopefully they'll find a way to continue it, in some way or another.   :-/

Upon receiving this terrible news my wife and I were devastated! Maybe an exaggeration, but we were quite nonplussed. We don't watch many shows but of those that we do, this is hands down our favorite. (Game of Thrones might take that title were it not so dark, violent, and cynical, generally leaving me feeling worse be episode's end than when I began.)

I agree entirely with what you wrote. There are still conventional good-versus-bad plots (though the protagonists are not cardboard--they have depth, nuance, and imperfection), and, in Wachowski style, plenty of violence to go around. But ultimately, like you said, it is a story about love, unity in diversity, celebration of our differences,and forwarding of personal freedom and LGBTQ rights, among others. The speech that Capheus gave at his political rally about the need to build bridges of love between us was really stirring.

Like Cloud Atlas and The Matrix, it also had a really subversive message too: dominator status quo's need overturned.

The production values and cinematography were off the charts as well. So blown away by the number of different locations they had to film the characters in. The musical montages were always exquisitely executed - it made for an awesome harmony between linear story and emotional-feeling states. Or narrative and music video. The montages were also a great vehicle for communicating the eight's interconnectedness and shared experience.

And of course the overlay with the Law of One. The cluster is something of a creative microcosmic take on the social memory complex. It was wonderful seeing the characters discover and develop the experience of the cluster. It hit those wanderer notes within that yearn for shared intimacy and community on deeper levels of consciousness than mere physical proximity alone.

No matter its sci-fi elements, it was a really human show that had a lot to say and ask. I think it was a work of art.

Did you feel like the final five minutes were massively rushed? I have read a lick about the show but I have the feeling that they got word the show would be canceled so they threw together the final scenes in anticipation of resurrecting the show elsewhere.