The pacing throughout is also much improved with newly appointed showrunner Alison Schapker (taking over for Laeta Kalogridis) trimming the episode count from a sluggish 10 in Season 1 to a more-focused 8 installments. In many respects, Season 2 surpasses its predecessor with less Sherlock Holmes cyberpunk and more of a focus on exploring the depths of its universe with exemplary world-building, (mostly) interesting new characters, and lots of kick-ass action sequences that showcase Kovacs' new sleeve upgrades - but more on that later. STORY: To chants of “prime minister” – and even fan art – the leader of Thailand’s opposition Move Forward Party basked in a huge election win on Sunday.Voters turned out in force behind two parties promising big changes and an end to a decade of conservative government led or backed by the military.Move Forward’s leader Pita Limjaroenrat described the win as “sensational.”“…who will be the manager of the coalition building is still waited to be seen, until the numbers are finalized."His party came close to a clean sweep in Bangkok, riding a wave of support from young voters.It, along with the Pheu Thai Party, surged ahead with more than 90 percent of the votes counted.Despite what looked like clear results, forming government may be far less so.Parliamentary rules are skewed in the military’s favor.They wrote them after the 2014 coup.So the next hurdle for the opposition parties will be to strike deals and win over members of a junta-appointed Senate who also get a say on who becomes prime minister and forms government.The vote in Southeast Asia’s second-biggest economy marked the latest round in a long-running power battle between Pheu Thai, the juggernaut of the billionaire Shinawatra family against a nexus of old money, conservatives, and military with influence over key institutions involved in two decades of upheaval.Pheu Thai has won five consecutive general elections since 2001 but either been forced out of power or disqualified each time.But the stunning performance by Move Forward will likely test the resolve of the country’s establishment and ruling parties.They’re also a crushing blow for the military and its allies.The results appeared to set Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha up for a big defeat.The retired general who led the last coup slipped quietly away from his party headquarters on Sunday.He thanked the Thai people for voting while saying he respects democracy and the election.After two long years, Altered Carbon finally returns to Netflix for a second season, with Anthony Mackie taking over for Season 1's Joel Kinnaman as Takeshi Kovacs. Poe (Chris Conner), Kovacs must now partner with new allies to outwit his enemies and find the truth: Who is Quellcrist Falconer?
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Haunted by his past and responsible for investigating a series of brutal murders, Kovacs is stunned to discover his new mission to solve the crime and his pursuit to find Quell are one and the same. After decades of planet-hopping and searching the galaxy, Kovacs finds himself recruited back to his home planet of Harlan’s World with the promise of finding Quell.
Season Two of the sophisticated and compelling sci-fi drama finds Takeshi Kovacs (Anthony Mackie), the lone surviving soldier of a group of elite interstellar warriors, continuing his centuries old quest to find his lost love Quellcrist Falconer (Renée Elise Goldsberry). Here’s Netflix’s official description for the second chapter of “Altered Carbon,” which launches Feb.
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Then, finally, Mackie’s face is revealed as the new skin housing Takeshi. “But if you chase after your ghosts,” he says, catching glimpses of his former selves - played by Kinnaman and Will Yun Lee - in the reflection, before adding, “You just might become one.”Īlso Read: Alison Schapker Signs Overall Deal with Skydance TV, Takes Over as Sole Showrunner For 'Altered Carbon' They cling to us like shadows,” Takeshi says, as he bends down to pick up a piece of broken mirror, while scenes from Season 1 are shown in quick succession. “But with endless future, comes endless past,” he adds, before moments from his life flash on screen. “Technology has conquered death,” he continues, as he puts on his jacket, scans his hand and then pours himself a drink. Also Read: 'Altered Carbon' Season 2 Adds 'Power' Star Lela Loren as 'Ambitious' Governor of Harlan's World
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