When the news broke that Netflix original series Sense8 had been cancelled after only two seasons, fans all around the world immediately began voicing their concerns.

Words cannot adequately express the disappointment and sadness that resulted from Sense8‘s cancellation. It’s difficult to convey the sheer emotion felt by fans all over the world, fans who loved and relied on Sense8‘s diversity and openness.

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As soon as we found out that Sense8 was cancelled we asked our readers to send in their thoughts on why the show was, or still is, so important to them.

Instead of showing a ton of tweets showing relatively the same emotions we’ve selected a handful of wonderful entries from fans who really went deep to explain their love for the show.

Disappointed by the news and want to contribute? Tell us in the comments!

‘There’s no excuse for this kind of attitude’ – Kat C.

1. Diversity. As previously lauded, Sense8 is one of the most dynamic and diverse shows steaming online in terms of race, gender, and sexual orientation. While this may not mean a lot to Netflix, it means a whole lot to people who never got to see stories about characters like them.

How much does Nomi mean to transgender fans? How refreshing is it to see Kala and Sun display different types of strength for women of color? These characters, these relationships mean something to people. The fact of the matter is, by renewing blah shows like 13 Reasons Why, Netflix is prioritizing their straight white fans over their LGBT and POC fans. That is nothing short of disgusting.

2. Originality. Not only is this show incredible with diversity, it’s incredible writing on its own. An original concept usually reserved for one-shot episodes on science fiction drams, this idea of mental “clusters” that connect people thousands of miles away is radical and fascinating.

The universe is intricate, the characters are believable, and the plots are always gripping and fascinating. There is so much to BUILD on in this universe, so much to explore.

3. Hope. One of the themes of Sense8 involves connection. This theme of connection–connection across cultures, religions, races, and communities–is VITAL in 2017. In the era of Trump, we need shows like Sense8 to remind us that our existence is valid. We need shows that provide hope for fans who see themselves in Lito — afraid to share who they are with the world for fear of rejection.

Lito, Hernando, Nomi, and Amanita, these characters provide a ‘happily ever after’ idea that LGBTQA fans don’t often get. A profound promise that they can find love, happiness, and family no matter who they are.

That’s not even scratching the surface — we see Sun and Wolfgang break ties with their abusive families and forge families of their own — how important is that to people who grew up in abusive households?

In conclusion — I get it. I get that it’s expensive to film. But hell, we ended on a pretty gripping cliffhanger that involves all of the Sense8s together in London — surely now that they’re all in one place, that makes it a hair easier to film? What’s more, in the era of CGI and green screen, there’s no excuse for this kind of attitude anyway.

‘I feel… betrayed by Netflix’ – Johannah H.

Sense8 was and will always be the most beautiful tv show i’ve ever seen. At this point I simply consider it to be a masterpiece, a work of art.

Sense8 was in so many ways unique and refreshing, everything we were waiting for and anything we could have ever dreamed of.

Let’s start with its diverse characters: We got to experience and witness so many culture from all over the world and follow so many people of different gender, sexuality, skin color and yet weren’t anywhere close to be defined only by this. This show stood for equality and empowerment of woman and represented everything humanity itself should stand for!

They gave us a glimpse of a future we could and should have! All those possibilities of lives, the shapes of someone’s journey and self discovery, how to stand for who we are in a world that tackles down everything judged by a stereotypical majority as not normal.

Every single episode of Sense8 made me feel a complete and utter joy, a new found hope in humanity, this calm and overwhelming peace of a world so so beautiful if we just look at the right place.

Sense8 wasn’t only defined by this and also had a groundbreaking storyline, one that got you to watch episode after episode after episode because of its incredibly well written plot.

This cancellation both comes as a shock and not. I feel, as many of us, betrayed by Netflix and its “marketing” right now. This cancellation is a consequence of the lack of promo that suffered Sense8, just like the get down and just like what will probably get dear white people cancelled. See, I thought naively, that Netflix was better. But promoting only “white-shows” isn’t it and I am terribly angry.

This shouldn’t have been that way and today, part of our hope of a better society with higher moral values was taken away from us.

‘I haven’t felt this passionate about a show in a really long time…’ – Brandi D.

It is shocking to very few people that I watch too much TV. You would assume that cancellations wouldn’t hurt as much anymore because it’s something we suffer through every year. In fact, I’ve started to hold off on starting new shows in fear that it gets cancelled after its pilot season.

The cancellation of Sense8 is unfortunately an extremely hard hit and devastating for fans worldwide. I haven’t felt this passionate about a show in a really long time and after the cliffhanger at the end of season 2, it easily became one of my top favorite shows, ever.

Sense8 has been critically acclaimed due to its diverse and inclusive cast and filming locations. When I visited Mexico City last summer I purposely visited the Diego Rivera museum to find the painting that Lito and Nomi sat in front of and discussed in season 1. The scene had so much meaning and being a huge Frida Kahlo fan, it was an easy decision.

Being one of Netflix’s original series almost felt like a safe zone for Sense8, even though we know it cost them so much to produce due to the vast filming locations. However, in the season 2 finale, all the members of the main cluster were actually in the same location when we last saw them. Filming season 3 could have cut their costs by continuing to film together.

Sense8 was full of strong female characters, beautiful cinematography and a wonderful cast that made us all feel like we were part of their cluster. The show was trailblazing its way into more mental health awareness storylines which could include a larger fan base.

We need closure, especially after that nail biting cliffhanger. A Lito/Hernando/Nomi/Amanita wedding would have been the wedding of the century! Who knows, maybe we could have included a little Kala/Wolfgang action. Even a two-hour special to at least tie up loose ends would suffice, but something would be better than nothing.

‘A truly authentic piece of art.’ – Nasim M.

Sense8 was the first show that accurately represented its audience. Americans aren’t the only people that watch Netflix, and to see a show branch out beyond America (and Europe) was an amazing experience.

Particularly as a mixed-race person from outside America, seeing little aspects of the life of my family and friends represented in the different characters and lifestyles was absolutely unique and not something I’ve ever seen before or since.

It would have been easy for the Wachowskis to focus on different countries in the same way filmmakers have been portraying them since forever. But instead, they took us on a much more nuanced journey.

With Capheus, Sense8 gave us a very real sense of Kenya’s struggles, such as disease, poverty and corruption, but never in a condescending way… it’s a country like all the others, with its own issues and its own beauty.

How many other shows tackle the complexities of Kenyan politics without framing the country through the ‘starving African nation’ stereotype? And how many times do we get to see a romance, emotional, intellectual and physical, between two African characters in as big a show as Sense8?

Kala’s story focuses on religion and trust issues, rather than poverty in the slums, like most western movies tend to depict India. It shows us a different angle than the one we normally see outside of Bollywood; one that finally gives us a full picture of the diversity within the country itself.

And the interracial relationship between Kala and Wolfgang was refreshing, especially for those of us who are mixed-race and not used to seeing enough romances that are not only interracial — like Nomi and Amanita — but also between people from different countries.

That’s not even beginning to mention what Lito’s story did for Latin Americans who have grown up seeing overdramatic movies like Lito’s on TV, and saw their cheesiness framed as charm that’s worth being proud of. At the same time, Lito tackled some of the insidious issues with ‘machismo’ in Latin culture.

And while Sun is an Asian character that does martial arts, her extremely complex story and the strength of her spirit keeps her from straying towards the stereotype she could have easily fallen into.

Losing Sense8 from Netflix means losing the one glimpse we were given in entertainment of a world that’s truly united in diversity. It means taking away a multitude of positive representations and making space for more terrible ones — depictions that only feed prejudice and ‘otherness’ in society.

It means stopping a truly authentic piece of art that represented humanity as a whole, not just one nation or race, from developing and growing into something amazing.

With Sense8, we were finally beginning to realize that we can love everyone; and that we’re ultimately stronger when we’re together, with all our beautiful differences. And while we won’t lose what we’ve already learned, one can’t help but think of how many more could have had a chance to find that kind of love, too.

How do you feel about ‘Sense8’ being cancelled?

I’m sure we can all agree that this news was surprising and disappointing, but we’re happy to have been brought together at all by such an amazing show.

Thank you, Sense8. For everything.

Thank you for being a part of our journey. Sensates forever. pic.twitter.com/SClwiY3rwy — Sense8 (@sense8) June 1, 2017

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