Altered Carbon
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Basically, we learned that Takeshi Kovacss sister, Reileen, has been behind almost everything.
Kovacs is devastated, and understandably cant quite accept his sisters assertion that she did this all for him.
Enemies could be immortal in this world so could supposed allies.
While Kovacs is having his mind blown, Ortega is coming back to work, bloodied and emotional.
Theres no missing person report on Kovacs, even though he disappeared after the showdown at Fight Drome.
Theres some tough-talk cop-show stuff like I cant protect you anymore, and Tanaka orders her to leave.
They need her technical expertise as a dipper, and so shes re-sleeved … into a guy.
Theres some interesting, progressive commentary here about how the external gender identity means nothing to the internal character.
Lizzie, still healing from her trauma, even recognizes her mother in the male sleeve.
Its about connection, even if the physical being is different.
Its part of a plan that will culminate in a very end-of-Columbo-esque whodunit reveal at the Bancrofts.
Even Rei is there in the form of Clarissa, the soulless partygoer.
How much of the Prescott frame job might have been true?
What exactly is the truth?
And what is Miriam still hiding?
(She was WAY too eager to wrap up the case.)
It doesnt feel like this arc is truly over quite yet.
Time for the showdown!
The doors close, Rei wakes up, and she bursts through the glass of her chamber.
She monologues a bit, naked and bloodied, holding a piece of glass.
Rei hides behind a pole, and the fight begins!
Rei slices Ortega with a piece of broken glass, and Ortega shoots her … twice.
But Rei backs herself up before she dies … and another clone bursts from a chamber.
Ortega keeps shooting they keep coming, sometimes more than one at a time.
They fight, but Ortega ultimately wins, super-punching Rei in the chest.
She hugs the girl.
Other Notes
There are so many conversations and showdowns in elevators on this show.
The future will be full of elevators and showers.
Why not send the Ghost Walker and a couple hundred soldier clones?
