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Summary While the planet celebrates Harlan’s Day, Kovacs hatches an escape plan, Quell pieces together fragments of her life, and Poe faces a reckoning. Our Take Middle of the road. Watchable, but you’ll forget the details by next episode.

Summary Kovacs contends with ghosts from his past as he’s tortured by Carrera. Poe seeks help from a fellow AI. Trepp gets a lead on the man she’s after. Our Take Fine. Just fine. Altered Carbon has better hours than this…

Summary As Col. Carrera takes charge of the murder investigation, Kovacs sets out to find Axley’s bounty hunter, and Poe’s memory glitches worsen. Our Take An off episode. Even great shows stub their toes; this is Altered Carbon’s stubbed toe.

Summary Thirty years after the Bancroft case, a Meth tracks down Kovacs to offer him a job, a high tech sleeve and a chance to see Quellcrist Falconer again. Our Take Weak by Altered Carbon’s standards, subplot padding with a thin…

Summary As a cornered Kovacs braces for a final final confrontation in the sky, a new hero emerges and more buried secrets come to light. Our Take A well made episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.

Summary After a devastating rampage, Kovacs and his allies hatch a bold — and very risky — scheme to infiltrate Head in the Clouds. Our Take Very good, not the series’ peak, but an hour that reminds you why Altered…

Summary His world rocked, Kovacs requests a dipper to help him sew up the Bancroft case quickly. Ortega races to identify the mystery woman from Fight Drome. Our Take A solidly built episode with more hits than misses. Worth your…

Summary As Kovacs reconnects with a figure from his past, his tangled history with the Protectorate, the Uprising and Quell plays out in flashbacks. Our Take Very good, not the series’ peak, but an hour that reminds you why Altered…

Summary With Orgeta’s fate hanging in the balance, Kovacs drops a bombshell on the Bancrofts. Later, he comes face to face with an unsettling opponent. Our Take Confident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and the hour…

Summary After learning his sleeve’s identity, Kovacs demands the full story from Ortega. A tip from Poe leads to a major breakthrough in the Bancroft case. Our Take Confident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and the…