So I have (shamelessly) gone back and re-watched this amazing piece of art called “Sense8″’ four times in a row now. I have absolutely no regrets over this because I have never loved a show as much as I love this one. Needless to say, I’m a bit obsessed.



During my most recent watch, I decided to map out the connections made between the sensates in the 8/8 cluster from the very beginning. I have left out most of the connections that involve Angelica, Jonas, Yrsa, Whispers & Sara Patrell, deciding to focus on the main 8.

I hope you enjoy :)

1x01 - Limbic Resonance



Will, Riley, Wolfgang, Kala, Sun, Capheus, Lito & Nomi - All 8 sensates are awoken by Angelica & Jonas. They have a vision of Angel at the church in Chicago, where she commits suicide to save them.

Will & Riley - It’s only fitting that these two connect first. While in Chicago, Will hears the house music from Riley’s DJ set in London.

Kala & Wolfgang - It’s only fitting that these two connect second. While in Mumbai, Kala hears the sound of the thunderstorm in Berlin while Wolfie is attending his grandfather’s funeral.

Riley & Lito - Riley’s boyfriend Jacks and his friend Nocker are talking about “blowing their fucking brains out” in front of her, so Lito inadvertently hears that and accidentally inserts the same line into the script when he is filming his movie. “No padre, I’ve come to blow your fucking brains out.”

Nomi & Lito - Nomi is having sex with Amanita, which results in Lito receiving a massive boner.

Capheus & Sun - The chicken that one of Capheus’ customers gave him on the Van Damn in Nairobi, flies away and lands on Sun’s desk in Seoul.

Riley & Nomi - Riley morphs into Nomi’s body while she and Amanita are at a park in San Francisco. This is the first sensate “share” within their cluster, but Nomi is unaware of it happening.

Wolfgang & Will - Wolfie cracks the Indian’s safe in Berlin with Felix. He hears Will’s police sirens through the headphones & for a brief moment, he fears that the police are after them.

Riley & Wolfgang - She has her headphones in, listening to music while sitting in her apartment in London. Through the headphones, she hears Wolfie trying to crack the safe in Berlin.



Riley & Will - Riley also hears Will’s police sirens.



Riley & Will - Riley smokes DMT in London and it instantly opens her mind. She is catapulted directly to Will in Chicago and morphs into his body. They become separate and lay eyes on each other for the first time. It’s pretty powerful.

Riley & Will - When Will finds the church that Angelica killed herself in, Riley shows up and the cluster has the first official “visit” since they were awoken. They also have the first ever conversation within their cluster. They have an instant connection and you can see the chemistry between them right away.

1x02 - I Am Also A We

Nomi & Capheus - Nomi is passionately talking about Pride Day on her blog and Capheus gets morphed to San Francisco where he sees the crowd of people celebrating.

Nomi & Jonas “meet” for real - I am mentioning this because this is the first “meeting” with a sensate outside of their cluster. Once they make eye contact, they can “visit” whenever they want. Nomi is now linked to Jonas.

Nomi & Riley - Riley, who is nursing her own shock & fear after witnessing a shoot out at Nyx’s, shows up to comfort Nomi at the hospital in San Fran. They also walk together on the streets of London as Riley sings her mother’s lullaby.

Wolfgang & Kala - Wolfie is having sex with a Kala-look-alike in Berlin & Kala gets hot & bothered. She mentions to her sister that she is “burning up” and we can see her skin glistening in the heat.

Wolfgang & Kala - After sex, Wolfie begins craving Indian food, just like the food that Kala ate at her wedding banquet.

Wolfgang & Kala - When Wolfie mentions that he isn’t looking for a relationship, his one night stand asks him what he might be looking for. As if it were an answer to the question, he looks up and sees Kala for the first time. (This is the second time that the sensates have a face-to-face “visit”. I love that it was Will & Riley first, then Wolfgang & Kala second because I ship them both so hard lol.)

Riley & Will - After Riley’s traumatic experience at Nyx’s apartment, Riley & Will see each other in both of their bathroom mirrors, respectively. Their chemistry is off the charts.

Nomi & Riley - Nomi, who is locked in her hospital room, hears the knock on Riley’s apartment door when Nyx’s man comes looking for her.

Will & Jonas “meet” for real - I also wanted to mention this “meeting” since Jonas is now connected to two members of the 8/8 cluster. After this occurs, Will completes his first successful “visit” with Jonas during the car chase. Jonas is now connected to both Nomi & Will.

1x03 - Smart Money’s On The Skinny Bitch

Sun & Will - As they both go through their “red folders” they have similar emotions. One red folder is on Sun’s brother Joon-Ki and his embezzlement, and the other is on Sara Patrell, who was also a sensate and was kidnapped by Whispers many years ago. She was connected to Will when they were children & its one of his father’s failed cases.

Riley & Lito - Lito is shooting a scene for his movie and all of a sudden he feels that the person he trusts in the scene is going to betray him. This is not part of the script, so his intuition doesn’t seem to fit. But then Riley morphs into his body when he is saying this, and the realization sets in for the viewer that it is actually Riley who is trusting the wrong people [Shugs & Bambie]. They are going to betray her even though Riley doesn’t know it. Lito feels her instinct & interprets it for her, but she doesn’t seem to realize it at the moment.

Capheus & Will - Capheus is defending the Van Damn from the Nairobi gang & acquires some of Will’s police training skills when he picks up a gun and automatically knows how to shoot it.

Sun & Capheus - Sun heads to her underground kickboxing fight, where she beats the shit out of a cocky, yet unsuspecting fighter. During her fight, she morphs into Capheus’ body and beats up the entire Nairobi gang while in his body. This scenario is the first successful “sharing” experience between the sensates. (Sun kicks some serious ass in this scene & I think this is the moment that I really fell in love with Sense8. This scene really gets the show on the road, pun intended.)

1x04 - What’s Going On?

Wolfgang & Capheus - Wolfie & Felix, high off of the money they acquired after selling half of the diamonds to Abraham, decide to go buy new shoes. Wolfie tries on a pair of boots and sees for an instant that he has mud on his toes. But this is only because Capheus is currently trekking through the mud to meet Silas Kabaka in Nairobi.

Wolfgang & Nomi - While out to dinner with Felix, Wolfie sees Nomi’s wrist shackles on his arm for a brief instant (because Nomi is currently being held a prisoner at the hospital under Dr. Metzger’s orders).

Sun & Will - As she looks for her brother at the scandalous sex club that he loves to frequent, she takes down a bouncer. Another bouncer comes after her, but Will morphs into her body. Sun “shares” with Will & taps into some police skills on how to disarm an individual with a gun. After this happens, Will briefly begins speaking in Korean.

Riley & Kala - Kala morphs into Riley’s body while they are both sleeping & is awoken by Shug & Bambie loudly fucking.

Will, Riley, Wolfgang, Kala, Sun, Capheus, Lito & Nomi - This is the first connection between all 8 sensates since they were first awoken by Angelica. They sing along to Wolfie’s karaoke song, and this is definitely the moment that I knew I was hooked. I also forgot how much I loved this damn song.

Wolfgang & Kala - OMG I ship them so hard lol. By the end of the song, all of the other sensates have faded away, & Wolfgang & Kala see nothing but each other. The connection between these two is intense.

Will & Nomi - Will morphs into Nomi’s helpless body & picks the lock on her wrist shackles at the hospital. He “shares” his lock picking skills, and saves her from Dr. Metzger just in time. He gives her the strength to escape.

Riley & Nomi - After Amanita rescues her, Nomi “visits” Riley in London & they share a moment of relief as they continue singing “What’s Up”.

1x05 - Art is Like Religion

Sun & Lito - Sun wakes up with her period and man, does Lito feel it. They see each other in the mirror & it’s pretty dang funny. There are a few hilarious side effects that Lito suffers with throughout the episode. Lito gives me life in these scenes.

Capheus & Riley - They “visit” each other and they have a really sweet bond with one another. Riley comments on the heat in Nairobi, and Capheus gets excited about being able to taste English tea. They have such a cute friendship.

Lito & Sun - Lito is freaking out in traffic due to “sharing” Sun’s PMS & they “visit” each other as they both become more and more emotional (“I see you villain, with your fucking villain mustache!”)

Nomi & Will - Will talks to Nomi’s bitch mom on the phone & sticks up for her. Her mom won’t stop calling her by her birth name Michael, and Will replies by saying, “Her name is Nomi.”

Kala & Nomi - While drinking coffee at a park in San Fran, Nomi tastes the sugary desert that Kala’s father made for her in Mumbai.

Kala & Wolfgang - Wolfie is drunk at a club in Berlin & heads to the bathroom to take a piss. He & Kala have their first ever conversation, in their native tongues, but they do not actually see each other. They only “visit” by hearing each other. They speak in both German & Hindi, and it’s a pretty cool scene.

Lito & Will - Lito films a shoot out scene for his movie in Mexico, while Will is chasing down a gang banger in Chicago. They morph into each other’s bodies during their shared adrenaline.

Sun & Capheus - As Sun tries to make the hard decision about taking the blame for her brother’s embezzlement, Capheus visits her. They are both on a walk through their respective cities, Seoul & Nairobi. Although we hear them speaking in English, they both mention that they are speaking in their native tongues [Swahili & Korean]. This scene shows the viewer that although we hear English throughout the entire show, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the character is actually speaking in English. They are most likely using their own language the entire time.

Kala & Sun - As Kala is being carted into her wedding & Sun is dropping off her dog to her friend, they “share” with one another and morph into each other’s bodies.

Kala & Wolfgang - The infamous “trunk” scene. Wolfie shows up naked & stops Kala’s wedding. After we all get to see his “large trunk”, they both faint simultaneously.

1x06 - Demons

Will & Riley - They finally introduce themselves to each other at the bar and tell each other their names. Will has Riley call him on his cell phone so they can prove they aren’t going crazy, and this is really happening to them (as I realize how genius the Wachowski’s really are.)

Sun & Nomi - As Sun gets ready to turn herself in for her brother’s crime, Nomi “visits” with her. Nomi & Amanita’s apartment has just been ransacked by the feds, and Sun’s office is currently being ransacked by the feds as well, so they bond emotionally.

Will & Riley - Nyx tries to kill Riley by suffocating her with a plastic bag, but Will morphs into her body and saves her. Unfortunately, Will also takes out a few of his colleagues in Chicago during the fight, but his partner Diego continues to stick by him anyways.

Wolfgang & Kala - One of my favorite scenes. Wolfie wakes up naked in Kala’s bed the day after he stopped the wedding. They officially speak to one another and they are so adorable I can’t even take it.

Lito & Sun - Sun is in prison, being briefed by the (creepy) resident physician. Lito is being interviewed on air & they morph into each other’s bodies.

Lito, Nomi, Will & Wolfgang - Nomi is having sex with Amanita, Lito is having sex with Hernando, Wolfgang is naked in a German spa and sees a Kala-look-alike so he starts day dreaming about her, & Will is at a gym working out. They all “visit” & “share” while they make love with one another. Hold onto your knickers for this one! (I don’t know why I said that because I’m definitely not British lol). But this orgy scene really did me in, even though I’m 100% hetero. I still left this scene feeling pretty damn excited in regards to all of the sexiness & naked bodies being thrown around. This is NOT something I’m usually in to, but for some reason I thought that it was pretty damn hot. (Probably because they’re so emotionally connected & I’m an empath so I can totally understand the intensity of this moment.)

Riley & Sun - They are both being blamed for someone else’s crime, so they “visit” with one another and lend a shoulder to cry on. This is when Riley “converses with the spiritual sun.” Sun convinces her to go back home to Iceland while Riley comforts her before she is sent off to prison.

1x07 - WW N Double D?

Riley & Capheus - Riley goes back home to Iceland. During her flight, Capheus shows up and gets super excited about being in a plane for the first time. I seriously love him.

Wolfgang & Kala - The moment they really began falling in love. Kala is speaking with Ganesha at the Temple, and Wolfie is sitting outside in the pouring rain at a cafe. They have a wonderful conversation on the rooftop and Kala tells him a little bit about her childhood and her devotion to her religion. They come really close to their first kiss (and as I’m writing this, I suddenly realize that they almost kissed before Will & Riley ever did!)

1x08 - We Will All Be Judged By The Courage of Our Hearts

Wolfgang & Kala - Kala is with her family at a movie theater where everyone is hysterically laughing, but she is in tears (I would also like to add that Nomi & Neets were just talking about something very similar in the scene before this one). Kala’s heart & mind is with Wolfie, and she can sense that something is wrong. She goes to the bathroom to cry & “visits” with Wolfie in Berlin. Felix has been shot & she feels Wolfie’s pain. They bond even more & Wolfie tells her a bit about his childhood & his everlasting friendship with Felix.

Riley & Will - When Will is getting ready to leave for work, Riley shows up in his apartment. He “visits” with her in Iceland as well, and they show each other around their homes. They have their first “visit kiss” and it’s so beautiful!

Nomi & Will - They begin to investigate BPO together.

Will, Sun, Capheus & Nomi - Whispers comes for Nomi in San Francisco, and the 3 of them help her escape by “sharing” their skills. Sun & Will help her fight, while Capheus helps her escape in a car that she doesn’t know how to drive.

1x09 - Death Doesn’t Let You Say Goodbye

Will & Riley - Yrsa & Jonas both simultaneously warn them both that they aren’t safe, and Jonas realizes how much Will cares about Riley.

Lito & Nomi - The scene that I have literally balled my eyes out about, all 4 times that I’ve watched it. Nomi gives Lito the best advice possible while he is crying in the Diego Rivera Art Museum after his breakup with Hernando. She persuades him to finally come out of the closet & to accept his sexuality, as well as himself.

Riley & Capheus - Their sweet friendship continues to blossom as Capheus comforts Riley when she visits her husband & daughter’s grave.

1x10 - What Is Human?

Will, Riley, Wolfgang, Kala, Sun, Capheus, Lito & Nomi - All 8 sensates meet again in Berlin. Wolfgang is at the Holocaust Memorial contemplating what he is going to do about his evil family. He knows what he must do, but he struggles with the decision. They all seem to be facing their own kind of decisions and they all show up to support one another & try to come up with individual solutions to their problems.

Will & Wolfie - They have a brief conversation at the memorial.

Kala & Capheus - Kala needs “courage” and shows up in Capheus’ living room. They sit and watch Van Damme together (“Lionheart”).

Wolfgang & Lito - There is only one word to describe the back to back scenes of Wolfie & Lito both “visiting” & “sharing” in order to help each other overcome the obstacles that are currently in their way… and that word is EPIC. Lito helps Wolfie lie so that he can kill his evil cousin, and Wolfie beats up Joaquin for Lito. (“Lying is what I do.” - - “Fighting is what I do.”)

Will & Riley - They are “just thinking” about one another again. Will is getting ready for his 4th of July celebrations & Riley shows up. They have another “visit kiss” & its really cute. I ship them.

Will, Capheus & Sun - As Will & his dad enjoy the fireworks on the boat, Sun & Capheus both show up to watch because they love fireworks too.

Will, Riley, Wolfgang, Kala, Sun, Capheus, Lito & Nomi - All 8 sensates share the experience with Riley as she is watching her father play the piano in the orchestra. They each re-live their “first births” and their connection seems to come full circle. But Riley has a bad reaction to this when she begins to relive the birth & death of her daughter Luna.

In this episode, we also see the cluster’s birth in order [8/8/88]:

Riley - who was born to the sound of her father’s music (& ends up being a DJ)



- who was born to the sound of her father’s music (& ends up being a DJ) Will - who was born in the back of his father’s cop car (& ends up becoming a cop)



- who was born in the back of his father’s cop car (& ends up becoming a cop) Kala - who was born in the presence of Ganesha (& ends up devoted to Ganesha. She is also born during a rain storm which connects her to Wolfie’s birth in relation to water.)



- who was born in the presence of Ganesha (& ends up devoted to Ganesha. She is also born during a rain storm which connects her to Wolfie’s birth in relation to water.) Lito - who was born during a Tele-novela (& ends up becoming an actor)



- who was born during a Tele-novela (& ends up becoming an actor) Sun - whose mother gave birth to her in a graveyard (& she ends up losing her mother very young)



- whose mother gave birth to her in a graveyard (& she ends up losing her mother very young) Nomi - whose mother had a difficult C-section birth (which, along with many other reasons, led to a difficult relationship between the two)



- whose mother had a difficult C-section birth (which, along with many other reasons, led to a difficult relationship between the two) Wolfgang - who had a water birth (& ends up loving the water/swimming)



- who had a water birth (& ends up loving the water/swimming) Capheus - who automatically has a wonderful bond with his loving mother



1x11 - Just Turn The Wheel & The Future Changes

Nomi, Riley & Will - After Riley passes out during her trip down memory lane at the orchestra, she is admitted to the hospital. Nomi & Will are jolted awake in the middle of the night with the fear that Whispers will find her. They team up to help her stay under the radar.

Sun & Capheus - The spirit of Jean Claude Korean Lady comes to Van Damn’s rescue once again. Sun is so angry after learning that her evil brother murdered their father, so she takes out her rage on the Nairobi street gang. She kills half of the gang by herself. (This is yet another amazing ass-kicking scene.)

Will & Kala - Kala feels endangered by the religious group at the Ganesha Temple. Will comes to the rescue by morphing into her body and sharing his cop abilities by forcing the religious group to leave her alone.

Will, Kala & Riley (followed by Capheus) - They both visit Riley in her hospital room & Capheus shows up to ask Will for help.

Will & Capheus - When the gang attacks on the street in Nairobi, Will disarms one of the members and helps kill him so Capheus & Silas can continue their escape.

Nomi, Will & Jonas - As they continue to help Riley.

Wolfgang & Kala - I melt every time I think of these two. Kala tries to talk Wolfie into turning around and leaving his uncle’s house, because she knows what he is about to do. Wolfie persists and heads inside anyways. He basically says that is doing it for her & Felix, because as long as his uncle is alive, neither of them will be safe. They share their first “visit kiss”, and I die.

Sun & Kala - Kala is crying her eyes out over the fear of losing Wolfie & she “visits” with Sun in her prison cell. Sun puts it into perspective by telling her that to deny her emotions is to feel death. Sun tells her to do what she always does: fight for it.

1x12 - I Can’t Leave Her

Will & Riley - Will tells Riley that he is on his way to Iceland.

Nomi & Will - She & Amanita help navigate Will to where Riley is being held captive. This entire sequence is awesome.

Will & Riley, along with Wolfgang, Kala, Lito, Nomi, Capheus & Sun - Will heads to Iceland. Yrsa shows up and tries to convince Riley to kill herself so that Whispers cannot “meet” her, therefore saving her entire cluster. She pulls a gun off of a guard and puts it in her mouth. The cluster shows up in fear, but then Will talks her out of it. He tells her to wait because he’s coming for her.

Wolfgang & Will - Wolfie has just shot his uncle. But unknown to him, he was wearing a bullet proof vest. Will heard the shots during his drive to find Riley, and immediately recognizes the sound of a bullet hitting Kevlar. He warns Wolfie that his uncle is still alive, thus saving his life.

Wolfgang & Kala - Like I seriously have a problem & cannot get enough of these two. Wolfie is in a shootout with his uncle’s men and he believes he is going to die. He “visits” with Kala so that he can say goodbye, but she ain’t ready to do that!!! She makes a homemade bomb out of household items and saves Wolfie’s life. (You scientist, you.) They have another “visit kiss”, and since I came back to life last time, I die again.

Wolfgang & Kala - Wolfie calls himself a monster, then murders his uncle in front of Kala. Poor Kala is crying as Wolfgang tells her to go & marry Rajan.

Nomi & Will - With the help of Amanita, they continue to track down Riley at BPO.

Lito, Will & Nomi - Lito “visits” with Will in Iceland (who is also being “visited” by Nomi) in order to help them find Riley. He does this by lying to a nurse. He gets Riley’s room number from her by flirting his cute little butt off.

Sun & Will - In Will’s body, they both take down the guards in front of Riley’s room.

Will & Riley (The first real “meeting” between any of the 8/8 cluster) - Will finally finds Riley. They are the first that met as sensate, and now they are the first to meet in real life. It’s a rather magical scene.

Will, Nomi, Kala & Riley - Kala, with the skills of a true chemist, helps them wake up Riley with a shot of adrenaline.

Will & Whispers “meet” in real life - Oh no! I hate this :(

Capheus, Will & Riley - Capheus helps hot wire the ambulance so they can escape.

Will & Wolfgang - Wolfie plays chicken with Whispers’ helicopter and gets them safe into the fog on top of the mountain.

Riley & Will (first “memory share”) - Will & Riley have an intense connection as Riley blinks them both inside her subconscious mind. She relives that terrible night when her husband and daughter died & Will shares the experience with her. But he is able to snap her out of it, while confessing that he’s in love with her. Riley gets them to safety. (I wonder if “memory sharing” is something that the sensates are only able to do while they are actually together, in person?)

Will, Riley, Wolfgang, Kala, Sun, Capheus, Lito & Nomi - All 8 sensates unite on Sven’s boat after Riley successfully saves both herself & Will from Whispers. What a beautiful scene this is! They all ride off into the sunset together, safe & sound… for now.

And that’s it for the 8/8 Cluster Connections during Season One! :)

I can’t wait for Season Two!!!