The Killers
- Episode aired Feb 2, 2018
- TV-MA
- 50m
As a cornered Kovacs braces for a final showdown in the sky, a new hero emerges and more buried secrets come to light.As a cornered Kovacs braces for a final showdown in the sky, a new hero emerges and more buried secrets come to light.As a cornered Kovacs braces for a final showdown in the sky, a new hero emerges and more buried secrets come to light.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Lizzie enters the room in Head in the Clouds where a man has killed two prostitutes, on the wall is Peter Paul Ruben's painting "Saturn", or "Saturn Devouring his Son." This painting inspired Spanish artist Francisco Goya's famous painting "Saturn Devouring His Son," which itself hangs in Reileen's room.
- Quotes
Quellcrist Falconer: [narrating as their ship falls] Long ago, and worlds away, there was a young princess, orphaned in a time of war. She was called upon to lead the armies of her kingdom, for there was no other. She was the fiercest of warriors, beloved of her people, unstoppable on the field. She rode out every day and saved her subjects in battle after battle.
Quellcrist Falconer: But every night, when the fighting was done, she was alone. Until one day, a peasant boy came looking to join her army. Lonely and angry and fierce as she. For the first time, she found that when she strode out onto the field to save others, there was someone at her side who had come to save her. Then there came the darkest battle of the war. The princess and her peasant boy stood, side by side, and vowed that they would be separated by nothing less than death itself. She fell to an enemy sword and died before his eyes.
Quellcrist Falconer: And those who heard the story cried for the death of love.
Despite a bit of a sag mid-season, the tightness of the writing and the well-thought-out story arcs shine in this and the previous episodes. There was always more going on than we realized. The ending is heavy and as poetic as it is dramatic.
If the series is renewed, the producers will have to pull off some fancy casting or sleeve sleight of hand in order to reuse the same cast. One of the downsides of Altering so much Carbon I suppose.
Well worth the watch. I believe those who gave it a negative review probably checked out among the handful of episodes in the middle that deviated from form enough to almost feel like a different show. If you enjoyed the first 3-4 episodes, stick with it. Altered Carbon finishes strong!
- LorenBieg
- Feb 6, 2018
Details
- Runtime50 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1