Altered Carbon
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You cant save humans from themselves.
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Its interesting to reflect on whetherAltered Carbonbelieves this or intends to defy it.
There are a lot of characters onAltered Carbontrying to save people from themselves.
Takeshi Kovacs sure is trying to do exactly that by saving Quellcrist Falconer from her dark side.
Will he succeed now that hes basically being chased by, well, himself?
Imagine if a younger version of yourself was chasing you today to avenge your sister.
He would likely be able to know your moves and skill sets better than any possible hunter.
Yes, its all more than a littleGemini Man.
After getting yelled at for deceiving Trepp into helping him, Tak comforts his deeply troubled girlfriend.
It seems like Quells brain has cracked, possibly because shes been re-sleeved too many times.
How can she be saved?
Meanwhile, Kovacs Prime is on the hunt for what he considers his evil futuristic alter ego.
And thats exactly what happens, although Kovacs Prime is a step or two behind his targets.
But staying there would stop his mission and possibly hurt his best friends back in the real world.
Long before he discovers that Harlan isnt even there, it feels like something is wrong.
He uses his imperfection, his glitch, to destroy it.
They kill him, even destroying his stack.
Kovacs Prime doesnt need it.
He knows how to find himself.
Theres a whole lot of chatting on this journey/hunt that slows the episode down a bit.
And its also meant to build up the tension to the inevitable showdown between the two versions of Kovacs.
Eventually, they find their way under Stronghold, their destination to meet the rebels.
As Tak struggles to get a signal to Kemp, Quell attacks Trepp below ground.
And then Prime finally catches up, but Takeshi gets the jump on him.
Do I know you, he asks.
Do you ever, buddy.
Before they can catch up on the insanity of the whole situation, theyre going at it.
It turns out that Takeshi Kovacs could not be saved from himself.
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Anyone else a little unsure of Carerra/Jaegers purpose?
He doesnt trust or like Danica Harlan.
In fact, he realizes that the revolution is probably good for him.
So whos he loyal to?
Is he just hoping for chaos to replace the ineffective leadership?
Good to see Will Yun Lee again.
Hes a strong presence and a great actor in terms of physicality.
I loved the brief message from Kemp and the rebels on the old TV in the hotel.
Analog equipment in a futuristic world is always a cool look.
