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Written by J. Y. Calcano
Altered
Carbon Episode 2.8: Broken
Angels
Written
by Alison Schapker & Elizabeth Padden
Directed
by Salli Richardson- Whitfield
Synopsis:
With the fate of the whole planet on the line, Kovacs, Quell and team
race to find Konrad Harlan and stop a catastrophic blast of
Angelfire. (netflix.com)
The
Season Two finale of “Altered Carbon” is an action packed thrill
ride that satisfactory concludes all mayor plots to date but
culminates a season lacking the splendor, macabre attraction, and set
visuals that made its first season so enthralling.
In
terms of structure, the episode did everything it needed to do. The
rampages are over, all human antagonists are defeated in splendid
fashion, and the elder dies. The
episode pushed the characters to their physical breaking points and
offered happy-ish endings to most of the cast. In relative terms,
their endings couldn’t be better within the reality of the
sacrifices and losses along the way.
Quell
survives
to rebuild the uprising. Trepp and family reunite without debts. The
Protectorate allows Clone
Kovacs to walk free
for services rendered.
Poe reboots but with the help of Dig 301, there are strong hints that
his great personality will return. And Kovacs, the Greek Hero, meets
final death;
grandly,
for
the woman he loves, and the entire world.
Few
crowd pleasing endings are so believable and deliciously
bittersweet. Its the sort of tragedy at the end of a hard-fought road
that builds belief on the happier
plot culminations.
And
then Poe and Dig discover that Kovacs was backed up before dying. So
he’s really not dead. We’re back to where we started at the
beginning of the season because Quell has left the planet, and
Kovacs, if he returns, is going to try and look for her… again.
There
it is. Netflix left the door open for the original Kovacs to return
like Dr. Who. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but if the TV
series returns in its next installment, a larger budget is a must. As
stated before in previous reviews on this blog, the sets remained
grungy and diminished through the entire season. The season lacks
largeness and it feels uninspired, diminutive. There
are only so many times that the Nevermore environs can be use as a
set before its seen as a serious budget cost choice.
I
am not sure if Netflix will bring forth a third season for this
series, but if so, let’s hope it can recapture the dynamic
eloquence and significant description of its first season and
recast Kovacs in a sleeve more Joel Kinnaman and less Anthony Mackie.
References
"Altered Carbon: Broken Angels." Netflix. March 1, 2020. www.netflix.com
"Altered Carbon: Full Cast and Crew," IMDb.com Inc. March 1, 2010. www.imdb.com
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