Altered Carbon | 2x2

“"Time is the greatest of all warriors. What it doesn't destroy, it alters beyond recognition. Time tears down everything." — Takeshi Kovacs” IMDb Altered Carbon Season 2 Episode 2 Recap: 'Payment Deferred'

: The Protectorate’s elite Special Forces, "The Wedge," take over the murder investigation. Carrera demonstrates his ruthlessness by slaughtering a room full of police officers to frame Quellists and justify a military crackdown. Altered Carbon 2x2

: The episode ends with Kovacs being arrested by Carrera . It's revealed that his high-end military sleeve is "Wedge Tech," meaning he is biologically programmed to be incapable of harming Carrera or other Protectorate officers. “"Time is the greatest of all warriors

A core theme explored in this episode is the loss of agency. Kovacs—the ultimate rebel—is literally betrayed by his own skin due to the military hardwiring in his sleeve. Similarly, the mystery of Quell involves whether she is truly herself or merely a "sleeve" being piloted by another consciousness. Carrera demonstrates his ruthlessness by slaughtering a room

“The scene in which Kovacs learns he has higher tolerance settings in this sleeve that are hurting his ability to get drunk is pretty clever.” Vulture · 6 years ago