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The Best Episodes of Altered Carbon

Every episode of Altered Carbon ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Altered Carbon!

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After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 4 - Force of Evil
    7.7/10(78 votes)

    #1 - Force of Evil

    S1:E4

    Tortured by his captor, Kovacs taps into his Envoy training to survive. Ortega springs a surprise on her family for Día de los Muertos.

    Director:Alex Graves
    Writers:Garrett Lerner, Russel Friend

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  2. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 6 - Man with My Face
    7.5/10(63 votes)

    #2 - Man with My Face

    S1:E6

    With Ortega's fate hanging in the balance, Kovacs drops a bombshell on the Bancrofts. Later, he comes face to face with an unsettling opponent.

    Director:Alex Graves
    Writer:Steve Blackman

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  3. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 7 - Nora Inu
    7.5/10(62 votes)

    #3 - Nora Inu

    S1:E7

    As Kovacs reconnects with a figure from his past, his tangled history with the Protectorate, the Uprising and Quell plays out in flashbacks.

    Director:Andy Goddard
    Writers:Casey Fisher, Nevin Densham

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  4. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 1 - Out of the Past
    7.4/10(97 votes)

    #4 - Out of the Past

    S1:E1

    Waking up in a new body 250 years after his death, Takeshi Kovacs discovers he's been resurrected to help a titan of industry solve his own murder.

    Director:Miguel Sapochnik
    Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Nevin Densham, Richard K. Morgan

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  5. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 5 - The Wrong Man
    7.4/10(69 votes)

    #5 - The Wrong Man

    S1:E5

    After learning his sleeve's identity, Kovacs demands the full story from Ortega. A tip from Poe leads to a major breakthrough in the Bancroft case.

    Director:Uta Briesewitz
    Writer:Nevin Densham

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  6. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 10 - The Killers
    7.4/10(70 votes)

    #6 - The Killers

    S1:E10

    As a cornered Kovacs braces for a final showdown in the sky, a new hero emerges and more buried secrets come to light.

    Director:Peter Hoar
    Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Nevin Densham

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  7. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 8 - Clash by Night
    7.3/10(67 votes)

    #7 - Clash by Night

    S1:E8

    His world rocked, Kovacs requests a dipper to help him sew up the Bancroft case quickly. Ortega races to identify the mystery woman from Fight Drome.

    Director:Uta Briesewitz
    Writer:Brian Nelson

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  8. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 9 - Rage in Heaven
    7.3/10(68 votes)

    #8 - Rage in Heaven

    S1:E9

    After a devastating rampage, Kovacs and his allies hatch a bold -- and very risky -- scheme to infiltrate Head in the Clouds.

    Director:Peter Hoar
    Writers:Garrett Lerner, Russel Friend

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  9. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 3 - In a Lonely Place
    7.2/10(74 votes)

    #9 - In a Lonely Place

    S1:E3

    Kovacs recruits an unlikely partner to watch his back during a banquet at the Bancroft home, where Ortega oversees the night's grisly entertainment.

    Director:Nick Hurran
    Writer:Brian Nelson

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  10. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 2 - Fallen Angel
    7.0/10(86 votes)

    #10 - Fallen Angel

    S1:E2

    While Kovacs tracks down a man who sent Bancroft a death threat, Lt. Ortega bends the rules to keep tabs on his whereabouts.

    Director:Nick Hurran
    Writer:Steve Blackman

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  11. Altered Carbon Season 2 Episode 6 - Bury Me Dead
    6.7/10(41 votes)

    #11 - Bury Me Dead

    S2:E6

    As Quell reconnects to her past at Stronghold, she leads the clone into an underground chamber teeming with secrets. Gov. Harlan shows her true colors.

    Director:Jeremy Webb
    Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Cori Uchida, Alison Schapker, Adam Lash

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  12. Altered Carbon Season 2 Episode 4 - Shadow of a Doubt
    6.5/10(41 votes)

    #12 - Shadow of a Doubt

    S2:E4

    While the planet celebrates Harlan's Day, Kovacs hatches an escape plan, Quell pieces together fragments of her life, and Poe faces a reckoning.

    Director:MJ Bassett
    Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Alison Schapker

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  13. Altered Carbon Season 2 Episode 7 - Experiment Perilous
    6.5/10(42 votes)

    #13 - Experiment Perilous

    S2:E7

    When Quell's sleeve begins to shut down, Poe and Ms. Dig send her into VR, where Kovacs finally learns the truth about her deadly rampages.

    Director:Salli Richardson-Whitfield
    Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Alison Schapker

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  14. Altered Carbon Season 2 Episode 5 - I Wake Up Screaming
    6.2/10(40 votes)

    #14 - I Wake Up Screaming

    S2:E5

    Carrera sends his secret weapon on a deadly mission. Kovacs and Trepp smuggle Quell out of the city. Poe takes a risky trip into virtual reality.

    Director:Jeremy Webb
    Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Alison Schapker

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  15. Altered Carbon Season 2 Episode 8 - Broken Angels
    6.2/10(44 votes)

    #15 - Broken Angels

    S2:E8

    With the fate of the whole planet on the line, Kovacs, Quell and team race to find Konrad Harlan and stop a catastrophic blast of Angelfire.

    Director:Salli Richardson-Whitfield
    Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Alison Schapker

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  16. Altered Carbon Season 2 Episode 1 - Phantom Lady
    6.1/10(56 votes)

    #16 - Phantom Lady

    S2:E1

    Thirty years after the Bancroft case, a Meth tracks down Kovacs to offer him a job, a high-tech sleeve and a chance to see Quellcrist Falconer again.

    Director:Ciarán Donnelly
    Writer:Laeta Kalogridis

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  17. Altered Carbon Season 2 Episode 3 - Nightmare Alley
    6.1/10(44 votes)

    #17 - Nightmare Alley

    S2:E3

    Kovacs contends with ghosts from his past as he's tortured by Carrera. Poe seeks help from a fellow AI. Trepp gets a lead on the man she's after.

    Director:MJ Bassett
    Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Michael R. Perry, Alison Schapker

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  18. Altered Carbon Season 2 Episode 2 - Payment Deferred
    6.0/10(44 votes)

    #18 - Payment Deferred

    S2:E2

    As Col. Carrera takes charge of the murder investigation, Kovacs sets out to find Axley's bounty hunter, and Poe's memory glitches worsen.

    Director:Ciarán Donnelly
    Writer:Sarah Nicole Jones

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Best Episodes Summary

"Force of Evil" is the best rated episode of "Altered Carbon". It scored 7.7/10 based on 78 votes. Directed by Alex Graves and written by Garrett Lerner, Russel Friend, it aired on 2/2/2018. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Man with My Face".