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Recap / Sense8 S1E09 "Death Doesn't Let You Say Goodbye"

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Riley discovers the voice from her childhood belongs to Yrsa, who is sensate like her. Yrsa explains her actions by saying Riley was not safe in Iceland, as BPO have a facility there. She also says she will go into hiding, as BPO have the technology to trace connected sensates and they will find her if Riley gets captured. Will is visited by Jonas, who is being held prisoner by BPO. Will visits Riley, while she continues to visit Yrsa. Jonas and Yrsa reveal that all members of a cluster are born at the same time, taking their first breath as one. Yrsa becomes agitated when she finds out that Jonas is present. She tells Riley that Jonas and Angelica were collaborators who used to help Whispers hunt sensates. Wolfgang's uncle visits the hospital to warn him not to seek revenge on Steiner. Sun's father comes to visit her in the prison and reveals he will confess the truth. Nomi and Lito share intimate stories of their past. Riley visits the graves of her husband and infant daughter. Capheus visits her and tells her of his infant sister they gave up for adoption. Lito struggles with the loss of Hernando.


Tropes present in this episode:

  • Ate His Gun: Lito tries to do this, but the gun turns out to be a novelty lighter.
    Lito: It's a fake... Like everything in my life!
  • Bonding over Missing Parents: Capheus meets Riley at the grave of her husband and daughter, and they mourn his Disappeared Dad and her dead mom, husband, and daughter.
  • Daddy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You: Capheus' mother had to give his younger sister to an orphanage as she wasn't producing any milk to feed the baby and they couldn't afford food. The orphanage was the only way to ensure the baby didn't starve, but Shiro and Capheus were still heartbroken over having to do it.
  • Don't Answer That: When the police are interrogating Kala about the attempted hit on Rajan's father, Rajan cuts off the questioning after the cops start asking leading questions about Kala's reason for speaking with him.
  • Grave-Marking Scene: Riley visits the grave for her husband and daughter. She admits to Capheus that it's the first time she's done so as she was too traumatised to attend the funeral. Sven mentions that he and Riley's father have been visiting the grave in her place.
  • Mindlink Mates: Jonas and Yrsa work out that Will and Riley have feelings for each other. Jonas approves, Yrsa does not.
  • Multitasked Conversation: Riley and Will are visiting each other and being visited by Yrsa and Jonas, respectively. Yrsa and Jonas don't know the other is there, and as a result there are three conversations going on: Yrsa and Riley re: love in a cluster being bad, Will and Jonas re: love in a cluster being good, and Riley and Will re: just plain ol' love.
  • My God, What Have I Done?: Sun's father has realised that letting her take the fall for her brother's crimes was a mistake and promises to reveal the truth so she can be freed.
  • Shower Shy: Nomi tells Lito about a dramatic incident of this during her childhood. She cites the homophobic bullying that happened in the locker room as the moment she decided to stop trying to fit in and embrace her true self.
  • Significant Birth Date: At Jonas' prompting, Will and Riley reveal they were both born on August 8th which is also true of the rest of their Cluster. Fittingly, there are 8 members of this cluster.
  • Title Drop: Said by Riley to Capheus when he comforts her at the graves of her husband and daughter.

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