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    mbravo

    Altered Carbon season 2

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    I am 3 episodes into the second season of Altered Carbon, and having read all the books, I'm quite disappointed. Not only by the way they put the hatchet to the plot lines and twists and mixed and matched stuff, but by the overwhelming dumbing down of the narrative. The execution is almost flawless, but it has been made to feel hollow, castrated.

    This opinion on Vice echoes my feelings on it:

    Netflix's 'Altered Carbon' Was Way Less Radical Than Its Source MaterialI wish I'd never read these damn books so I could enjoy this beautiful bit of cyberpunk escapism.www.vice.com

    If anyone else is watching, what are your thoughts? (no spoilers, please, for the sake of those who didn't read the books and/or wants to enjoy the show as it unfolds anyways).

    • I really liked season 1, but didn't have time to check season 2 yet. Are you only disappointed with the new season, or were you already disappointed with last season based on your book knowledge?

    • I'm currently somewhere at the half-point of the season 2. Having never read the books, I'm quite ok with it. There is a hint of a sense that they re-arranged quite a lot of parts, but having no burden of 'the right way' (as depicted in the books) I can let it slide and just enjoy the show.