Now more of the characters' stories are touching each other, but they're still completely independent of one another. Don't get me wrong, the fight scene at the end was cool, but although it showcased that the links are physical as well as telepathic, it was still just a showcase. Three episodes in, and we're still not further than a showcase. This overly slow exposition is understandable given how many characters there are, but while an Indian wedding is fun to watch, seeing all these stories unfold separately from one another makes it hard to know where this is going. I hope it's going somewhere, but it's three episodes in and I don't understand what the point of this show is.
That's not to say none of the characters' dynamics are fun to watch. Dani's admiration of Lito and Hernando's romance is entertaining, for example, but Joaquin's perception that Dani is cheating on him with Lito takes up runtime that could have been spent developing the sensates' powers. The fight scene at the end is the strongest part of the episode in how it shows Sun teleporting to Nairobi and saving Corpheus's life. The way the scene is executed is excellent, pure Wachowski. More of that in the next episode please.
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