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While watching the Zoo season finale, they used the song "What's Going On?" by 4 Non Blondes. And I got the damn tune stuck in my head. Not because the performance there was that thrilling. But because they had done it much better on the Sense8 episode "What's Going On?".Sense8 series writer J. Michael Straczynski does many things. But one of the things that strikes me in retrospect is how he manages to do memorable. He did it on the 80s Twilight Zone, whether it was a dog statue coming to life to defend a battered wife, or creatures on the other side of stained wallpaper reaching through.He did it on Babylon 5, with the kind of quotable lines from scenes, lines that find themselves on s.f. convention t-shirts. Lines like "Ivanova is always right. I will listen to Ivanova. I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God." (Okay, it's a very large t-shirt.)I think sometimes the art of writing memorable scenes is lost on many TV writers. There are shows that still produce memorable moments: Supernatural comes to mind. But for the rest... well, The Whispers comes to mind. There's a few scenes that stick out, like the circle of children pointing at Minx. But so much of it is… homogenized.On the other hand, you have writers who produce scenes that are only memorable because they're bad. Like most of Under the Dome.Also, Straczynski and the Wachowskis have a knack for writing good fight scenes. How many recent fight scenes stick out? There was the single-shot Daredevil hallway fight, and...? The best fights are those that show you something about the participants. Daredevil demonstrates he can't be stopped. When was the last time Ichabod on Sleepy Hollow, or Sam and Dean on Supernatural, "demonstrated" a character attribute during a fight? Not after the fight, not before the fight, butthe fight?Not surprisingly, Sense8 is filled with what I consider memorable scenes. You have to wait for them, and over 12 episodes it's quite a waiting game. But there are a few gems buried there. Here are what I consider the best, rate them as you will:This is a beautifully directed scene that blends in a MMA underground fight with a Nairobi gang battle in the noontime sun.Watch the video. See for yourself.Probably the most talked-about "adult" scene in the series so far. What's interesting is that you don't really realize what you're watching at first. You've got two females making love, and two males making love, and two more males along for the ride. Three, if you count the brief bit with Capheus. You're not likely to see that on late-night Cinemax.The fight in the middle of nowhere gives us both Wolfgang and Lito at their best and worst. Wolfgang has planned the whole thing out, but can't bring himself to lie to Steiner because Steiner reminds him of his father. And then Lito steps in, coolly assesses the situation, says that he can lie because that's what he does best, uses his own knowledge of gay men and homophobes to lie to Steiner, and distract him long enough for Wolfgang to grab a gun. And then in a big-movie pump-your-fist moment, Wolfgang grabs a rocket launcher and blasts Steiner away, giving him exactly what's been coming to him for the last few episodes.It's also the flipside of "The Lito Fight" later in the episode.This is a pretty straightforward fight, unlike #1. It's more of a character moment, where the writers and stunt coordinators give the characters some... characterization. Lito the actor is an absolutely lousy fighter, because he's an actor who has had all of his fighting choreographed for him and wireworked. When it comes to actual fighting, he doesn't have a clue. And Joaquin, who doesn't really emerge as a well-rounded character or villain, even gets a moment with his "You're throwing flowerpots?!?"This isn't necessarily a big characterization moment. But it's one of those incredibly well-choreographed scenes where the Wachowskis juggle an orchestral performance, with reaction shots, with eight separate and different birthing scenes.So a nude guy shows up at your wedding, what do you do? Faint. Even funnier were the follow-up scenes: the best scenes have repercussions. One had Kala praying to Ganesha and wondering why he sent her a vision with such a big... trunk. Another was Wolfgang's follow-up teasing conversation with her.Nobody does quiet conversations between two characters like Straczynski. There are a lot of them scattered throughout, many involving Capheus (see #10 below). But the best is in the museum, when Lito talks about his first meeting with Hernando, Nomi talks about a childhood bullying experience, and together the two bond.Episode 13, and this is where the show finally hits its stride. Starting with Nomi and Amanita instructing Will on setting the rental Porsche on fire to distract the guards. After that, Will strides in and his Cluster mates effortlessly switch in and out, turning the rescue into a Mission: Impossible style assault with Will (and his Cluster mates) as an unstoppable juggernaut. Lito seduces a nurse, Sun casually fights her way through four guards, Kala wakes Riley up, Will himself punches out the guard getting to the ambulance, Capheus hotwires the engine, and Wolfgang jumps in last to play a game of Chicken against Whispers.They even toss in an "Oh, shit!" moment with Whispers finally making eye contact with Will, after 12 episodes of building him up as a major threat.Who knew the guy from Harry's Law could be so damn (or Damme) good? Capheus doesn't have any huge scenes, but he has a lot of little great ones.Whether he's blowing away bad guys with a missile launcher, or singing karaoke, or taking a break from safecracking to watch the German version of American Idol in the middle of the robbery. Wolfgang is the man.Or maybe you have one of your own. Fill it in here.