re: Altered Carbon season 2 on the 27th

Yes, there are exceptions to every rule. Yes, the über rich Meths can “manufacture” a cloned sleeve.

I do not think that the poster to whom I replied was asking about Meths. He was asking a more general question.

Finished it Friday.

I enjoyed it but you can tell the producers were asked to do more with less. This season reeked of budget cuts. All of the episodes were shorter than last season and they only produced eight episodes as compared to ten.

Even then, the sets were all considerably smaller and less intricate. Two full episodes take place out in the woods, away from the interesting world they've built throughout the story. The cast was a lot smaller too with fewer side characters.

I enjoyed the story and thought Anthony Mackie made a good Tak, but if they bring this back for season 3 they have to increase the budget and swing for the fences again.

I take back my previous criticism of Mackie being Tak because he didn't have that IDGAF mentality in the first few episodes. I thought he was perfect for the rest of the season different plot needed different emotions.

I’ll probably be in the minority, but I didn’t like the ending. Having Poe store a copy of Tak after he sacrificed himself to save Kel seemed cheap and contrived. I mean, you’re already in a world where death is virtually meaningless. Do we need to make it even more meaningless?

I just started watching this show, but it is awesome.

Great Tech Noir.

Also Poe is an awesome character.