![]() Takeshi Prime eventually linked up with the heroes in order to stop the Elder, who had taken over Jaeger's body after being expelled from Quell. Takeshi Prime did his best to bring in his other self and Quell, but was eventually swayed by both that the Protectorate didn't have his best interest in mind. If all went according to plan, Takeshi Prime would help the Protectorate kill the older Kovacs and Falconer, and help the organization win favor with the independent planet of Harlan's World. Takeshi Prime also had beef with Anthony Mackie's Takeshi, especially after Jaeger informed him his older self killed Reileen. He was of the opinion she was a dangerous target, having not been through all the events with her that the Takeshi Altered Carbon had followed to this point had. The "new" Takeshi, Takeshi Prime, was copied 300 years prior, specifically before Takeshi had gotten to know Quellcrest Falconer. Playing Kovacs was more so about the family and the situation we developed as a cast and crew than it was just learning how to say my lines.Altered Carbon Season 2's back half got a little crazy when it was revealed The Protectorate had double sleeved Takeshi without his knowing. Six months is a long time to shoot a show, but they really took care of me in a way I've never experienced before in this business. I never had a bad day at work the entire time. Working on Altered Carbon was one of my best work experiences ever. "I hope I get the opportunity to bring Kovacs back again next season. Despite all that, it seems as if Mackie is interested in returning to the role: The conceit of Altered Carbon is its strongest attraction and asset, one that allows new actors-male or female or otherwise, of any skin color, race, nationality, etc.-to literally put on Kovacs' skin season to season, episode to episode. What sleeve are we going to find Kovacs in next?"Ī great question. So it leaves you with the question: Who is he going to be? It's the conceit of the series. ![]() I wanted to find a way to end season two with that same feeling of, well, he's not gone. At the end of season one, when you see those boots walk out of the Raven, I was thinking, 'OK, who's going to be Kovacs next time? I want to see the next season!' It had me leaning into the TV. "It was an homage to the end of season one, in a way. This fries both his Sleeve (which can be replaced) and his Stack (which cannot. In the end, as the Elder is about to call down Angel Fire on a whole civilization of humans, Mackie's Kovacs takes the Elder into his own Stack and, in a supreme act of self-sacrifice to save Falconer and the human race, calls the full force of the telecommunications device / super-laser down upon himself. This results in the surviving Elder using Falconer to kill all the remaining Founders, a plan that rather complicates Kovacs' wish to reunite with the rebel leader and rekindle their relationship. Unfortunately for us puny humans, this Elder has a long memory and remembers that the original Founders of it's home planet, now known as Harlan's World, nearly exterminated their fellow Elders in a bid to lay claim to the alien world and its technology. That's basically what Falconer has been doing ever since she acted as a sort of host for an extraterrestrial entity known as an Elder. In the law-abiding Protectorate, it's illegal to Double Sleeve (or use two uploads of the same Stack in two Sleeves, or more, theoretically), but apparently no one's checking to see if you're Double Stacked. (If you're already lost, you should probably check out that recap / terminology primer linked above.) Season 2 sees Mackie's Kovacs in search of Quellcrist Falconer ( Renée Elise Goldsberry), a revolutionary leader and inspiration to many, who's also the original creator of the Stacks and Sleeves technology and also happens to be Kovacs' mentor and lover from nearly three centuries earlier. ![]() Will Yun Lee also returns as the OG Kovacs, also known as Stronghold Kovacs and, in this iteration, Kovacs Prime. Season 2 finds Anthony Mackie acting as both the Sleeve of Takeshi Kovacs and his personality, one that's lifted in part from Joel Kinnaman's performance from Season 1. And if you have watched it but find yourself wondering WTF exactly happened by the end of the season, we've got you there, too. ![]() If you haven't watched it yet but need a refresher on Season 1 before diving in, we've got you covered. Altered Carbon Season 2 came and went this weekend with a new batch of bingeable episodes.
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