His journey leads him to a man who can harvest memories from stacks, selling them to others. Again, if the person in Quell’s sleeve who saw him right after he sleeved isn’t Falconer, why did that person leave him alive? Just to frame him for Axley’s murder? Then who’s in Quell’s sleeve? Kovacs tells him that he’s worried someone has taken Quell’s sleeve, and that he will destroy whoever dares do so. He’s pointed there by his pal Hideki in a major exposition dump scene, one that also reveals that Axley’s death was a real one. Kovacs’ quest takes him to a place called the Soul Market, searching for Axley’s buddies. It’s also revealed that Harlan’s father is completely missing, gone and not responding to contacts, but Danica might have the courage to make a move that would make him proud, and erase her greatest challenger in Carrera to boot. Maybe that means something? She suggests they partner up to find Axley’s business associates. Well, she did overhear something about blackmail and an illegal sleeve just before she was hired. Trepp doesn’t know much - Axley paid her a lot to find Kovacs, and that’s it. They catch up, and it’s nice to see Simone Missick bite into a part she seems to be having fun with. Kovacs tracks down Trepp in the middle of a bounty hunt, which allows for a fun little shootout and the revelation that Kovacs actually completed the five highest bounties before finding her like they were nothing. Is Axley’s death part of a plan to spark a more intense war? Carrera and Harlan bicker - he clearly wants war she just wants him gone. Poe does suggest that there’s one living connection to Axley who may know more about what happened to him: Trepp, the woman who shot Kovacs in the back on Maghda Prime.Ĭarrera reveals to Danica Harlan that Axley’s death was a real one, wiping all of his back-ups, and it appears that he’s blaming the Quellists (which could be accurate, given we know Falconer was there). What was Quell doing there, and is it just a coincidence that Kovacs got in her way? And if it is, why didn’t she kill him? Poe’s suggestion that it was someone using Quell’s sleeve - which is illegal - doesn’t fit with the fact that she left him alive. Meanwhile, Kovacs and Poe talk about what he now remembers. There’s a lot of wall-jumping, sliding, and other things that don’t really seem logical (a back flip?) but make for a cool-looking scene. And then the colonel goes rogue on the investigators to close any loops in intelligence, shooting the lead officer as his team goes slo-mo gun fu on everyone in the room. A bit of talk reveals that Kovacs’s new sleeve is part canine - possibly dog, or maybe even wolf - and a highly priced asset. He comes in with his fancy soldiers to take over the Axley crime scene, and the inevitable bloodbath is pretty obvious to everyone but the victims. Bluntly, it’s hard to care yet, and one hopes that the show finds some urgency soon, not just in its quick plotting, but also the characters and their world.įirst up, we meet Colonel Carrera (Torben Liebrecht), Protector of Special Forces. So why does it still feel like a show trying to push its way through a bit of an identity crisis? It’s more chaotic than engaging at this point, and the stakes don’t feel quite there because we’re so occupied with new characters and threats. Despite this, it is still one of the most expensive series for Netflix to produce.After a crowded premiere bridging a gap between seasons that not only spanned two years, but saw the series’ leading man turn from Joel Kinnaman into Anthony Mackie, Altered Carbon should settle into more of what it’s going to be this season in its second episode. The major critique for Season Two was its noticeable smaller budget that restricted the series from spending much time on new planets or locations. Dillon served as a cinematographer for four episodes in season two. Season two officially began filming in February 2019. Kalogridis will continue to serve as executive producer but will no longer be the showrunner. Under her deal with Skydance, Schapker was named sole showrunner on Altered Carbon, during the production of Season 2. Alison Schapker joined the series as co-showrunner alongside Laeta Kalogridis, per her deal with Skydance TV. On July 27, 2018, Season 2 was officially announced by Netflix. Torben Liebrecht as Jaeger/Colonel Ivan Carrera.Renée Elise Goldsberry as Quellcrist Falconer.
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