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4	[[caption-width-right:350:"I was just a little kid who loved movies..."]]
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6	->"''Who am I? I guess who I am is exactly the same as who you are. Not better than. Not less than. Because there is no one who has been or will ever be exactly the same as either you or me.''"
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8	Will attempts to learn more about Whispers during bouts of heroin-induced semi-unconsciousness, while Riley takes care of him. Flashbacks reveal Angelica was in a relationship with Whispers. Lito, Capheus, and by extension the entire cluster, introspect on the question "Who am I?", as the two are being interviewed about their respective careers. Capheus and the reporter, Zakia, develop a fondness. Felix is given a nightclub by a man named Sebastian Fuchs without explanation. Lito's film premiere disappoints, as the audience no longer sees him as an action hero. Nomi and Amanita attend a lecture in Chicago by Professor Kolovi, who speaks of an early hominid called Homo sensorium that communicated telepathically and was wiped out by Homo sapiens. Kolovi recognizes Whispers in a picture as Dr. Matheson, a former student. The two visit Sara Patrell's mother and learn that "Matheson" was Sara's tutor, and that Angelica and other sensates paid her visits after Sara's disappearance. Riley dupes Whispers into thinking that she and Will are still in Iceland, while they are actually in Amsterdam. Will is able to use his connection to Whispers during his meeting with a BPO higher-up named Richard Wilson Croome, and identifies the location as London.
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10	!!Tropes present in this episode:
11	* {{Foreshadowing}}:
12	** The sensate who is controlled by Whispers in the opening (Habib, named only in the credits).
13	** Lito's flashback to watching a movie with his extended family.
14	** Raoul appears with Jonas, visiting Sara Patrell's house.
15	** Croome is set up as someone with power over Whispers and an adversarial relationship to him.
16	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: At the premiere, Lito's co-star is sitting in the row behind him and can be seen mouthing along to her own lines.
17	* IronicEcho: A previous TitleDrop ("We will all be judged by the courage of our hearts") [[{{Narm}} fails to elicit the intended response]] at the movie premiere [[InvokedTrope because it is now set against the rumors of Lito's homosexuality]]. The audience chuckles, and a few leave during the BigDamnKiss.
18	* RunningGag: Amanita again gives a last name of "Keene," this time for herself. Kolovi seems to see through it.
19	* SherlockScan: Will and Whispers both do this to work out where the other is even though both sides have taken steps to obscure their true location. Whispers taunts Will and implies he isn't actually in England [[note]]but the season finale will reveal that Will was actually correct[[/note]]. It also turns out Whispers is wrong about Will's location because Riley has gone to great lengths to fake that they're in Iceland when they're actually in the Netherlands.
20	* ShoutOut:
21	** Amanita and Nancy Drew, [[ContinuityNod again]].
22	** Riley's father sings "Secret Agent Man" and "[[Music/TheWho Baba O'Riley]]"
23	* TitleDrop: Lito and Capheus ask this question during their interviews with their respective hostile reporters.

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