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What Family Actually Means

  • Episode aired May 5, 2017
  • TV-MA
  • 57m
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A family wedding stirs up more trouble for Nomi. Daniela goes all out to land Lito the perfect role. One of the Sensates faces a devastating loss.A family wedding stirs up more trouble for Nomi. Daniela goes all out to land Lito the perfect role. One of the Sensates faces a devastating loss.A family wedding stirs up more trouble for Nomi. Daniela goes all out to land Lito the perfect role. One of the Sensates faces a devastating loss.

  • Director
    • Lana Wachowski
  • Writers
    • Lana Wachowski
    • J. Michael Straczynski
    • Lilly Wachowski
  • Stars
    • Bae Doona
    • Jamie Clayton
    • Tina Desai
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    • Director
      • Lana Wachowski
    • Writers
      • Lana Wachowski
      • J. Michael Straczynski
      • Lilly Wachowski
    • Stars
      • Bae Doona
      • Jamie Clayton
      • Tina Desai
    • 1User review
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Bae Doona
    Bae Doona
    • Sun Bak
    Jamie Clayton
    Jamie Clayton
    • Nomi Marks
    Tina Desai
    Tina Desai
    • Kala Dandekar
    Tuppence Middleton
    Tuppence Middleton
    • Riley Blue
    Toby Onwumere
    Toby Onwumere
    • Capheus Onyango
    Max Riemelt
    Max Riemelt
    • Wolfgang Bogdanow
    Miguel Ángel Silvestre
    Miguel Ángel Silvestre
    • Lito Rodriguez
    Brian J. Smith
    Brian J. Smith
    • Will Gorski
    Freema Agyeman
    Freema Agyeman
    • Amanita Caplan
    Terrence Mann
    Terrence Mann
    • Whispers
    Naveen Andrews
    Naveen Andrews
    • Jonas Maliki
    Daryl Hannah
    Daryl Hannah
    • Angelica Turing
    Alfonso Herrera
    Alfonso Herrera
    • Hernando Fuentes
    Eréndira Ibarra
    Eréndira Ibarra
    • Daniela Velázquez
    Max Mauff
    Max Mauff
    • Felix Berner
    Ben Cole
    • Todd
    Ness Bautista
    Ness Bautista
    • Diego Morales
    Erik Hayser
    Erik Hayser
    • Raoul
    • Director
      • Lana Wachowski
    • Writers
      • Lana Wachowski
      • J. Michael Straczynski
      • Lilly Wachowski
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    • Trivia
      Family is a big theme in this episode. As Nomi is giving a beautiful and moving maid of honor speech for her sister at the rehearsal dinner, she says the lines, "What family actually means..." which is also the title to the episode.
    • Goofs
      When Agent Bendix barges into the wedding to arrest Nomi he is confronted by Nomi's father who asks to see the arrest warrant. When he was unable to produce it, Bendix leaves the church without Nomi. In reality police can arrest anyone they reasonably suspect has committed a crime.
    • Quotes

      Nomi Marks: The night before I went into the hospital was the longest and the loneliest I've ever felt in my life. But no one stopped me. When I woke up the first thing I felt was Teagan's hand holding mine. Her smile was the first thing I saw. And her voice singing "Happy Birthday" was the first thing I heard. It was in that moment my sister taught me what "family" actually means.

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      Features The Graduate (1967)

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Production companies
      • Anarchos Productions
      • Elizabeth Bay Productions
      • Georgeville Television
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    • Runtime
      • 57m
    • Color
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