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Recap / Sense8 S1E05 "Art is Like Religion"

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"Is it we who make the choice, or the choice that makes us?"
Capheus

Lito and Sun experience visits. Wolfgang is questioned about the diamond heist by his uncle, who makes veiled threats. Capheus and Riley visit. They are interrupted when Capheus is attacked by bandits, grabbing the package he is delivering for Kabaka. Capheus manages to recover the bag and deliver it to Kabaka, who repays him with more medicine, and reveals that it was only a test. Kala is getting ready for the wedding and briefly visits with Wolfgang. Nomi tells Amanita about the visions she has been experiencing. Will discovers that a kid named Clete, witnessed what happened inside the church, according to the CCTV footage. A local gang protects Clete before Will and Diego get to him. Lito shoots many scenes for his movie, including an action scene while sharing with Will. Capheus and Sun visit and converse about their troubles. Sun gets her dog to her trainer as she decides to go to prison. Nomi and Amanita find their apartment raided. While at a spa, Wolfgang visits Kala during her wedding and asks her why she is marrying a man she is not in love with. Hearing his words and seeing him naked, she faints.


Tropes present in this episode:

  • All Periods Are PMS: Lito feels the mood swings, but he's also feeling Sun's pain. In the middle of traffic at that.
    Lito: I have a horrible pain in my stomach. I'm paralyzed. It feels like a tumor. [breaks down in tears] Cancer runs in my family, Hernando, what if it's cancer? [driver next to him honks his horn] What is it? What is the point? We're not going any faster! [driver flips him off] FUCK! I see you, villain! I see you with your fucking villain moustache! Fuck!
  • Fainting: Kala passes out during her wedding after seeing Wolfgang completely naked via Sensate link.
  • Guns Akimbo: Lito shoots a scene where he fires two machine guns simultaneously through the magic of special effects.
  • The Internet Is for Porn: Kala's aunt offers to enlighten her on The Talk. Kala politely responds she has the Internet.
    Kala's aunt: I knew that thing was good for something.
  • Male Frontal Nudity: Wolfgang drops in on Kala, and as he had been swimming naked... and the audience sees it clearly, however briefly.
  • Mama Bear: Capheus tells Sun about the time enemies of his late father came to his house intending to kill him and his mother. Shiro stood up to them despite being heavily pregnant and knowing they could easily kill her and her children. The men backed down knowing she'd take at least one of them with her.
  • Mood-Swinger: Lito picking up on Sun's PMS completely throws off his emotions. He breaks down in tears while filming a scene where he's supposed to be aroused and later starts randomly screaming at the other drivers in a traffic jam.
  • Precision F-Strike: From Wolfgang to Kala.
    Wolfgang: What the fuck are you doing here? You're not in love with him.
  • Sad Bollywood Wedding: Everyone writes off Kala's apprehensions as cold feet because they're confident she and Rajan love each other.
  • Secret Test of Character: The contents of the bag were...coconuts. Kabaka wanted to know how far Capheus would go.
  • Self-Deprecation: The director in Lito's film rants about how the point of the fight scene is to show beautiful things be destroyed. The Wachowskis are most famous for The Matrix, which featured its share of collateral damage to the surroundings.
  • Tempting Fate: Kala's "I hope I don't collapse in the middle of the ceremony." Guess what happens once Wolfgang shows up naked.
  • Title Drop: The villain in Lito's film says the line.
  • Universal Translator: The sensate connection seems to function as this; Wolfgang and Kala, then later Sun and Capheus, carry on a conversation in their native languages but seem to understand each other just fine.

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