The Best Episodes of Altered Carbon Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(5642 votes)

   #1 - Force of Evil

   S1:E42/2/2018

   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:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner

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   Director:Alex Graves

   Writers:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner
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   8.4/10(4754 votes)

   #2 - Rage in Heaven

   S1:E92/2/2018

   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:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner

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   Director:Peter Hoar

   Writers:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner
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   8.4/10(5201 votes)

   #3 - The Killers

   S1:E102/2/2018

   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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   Director:Peter Hoar

   Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Nevin Densham
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   8.2/10(4951 votes)

   #4 - The Wrong Man

   S1:E52/2/2018

   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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   Director:Uta Briesewitz

   Writer:Nevin Densham
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   8.2/10(4822 votes)

   #5 - Man with My Face

   S1:E62/2/2018

   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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   Director:Alex Graves

   Writer:Steve Blackman
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   8.2/10(5067 votes)

   #6 - Nora Inu

   S1:E72/2/2018

   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:Nevin Densham, Casey Fisher

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   Director:Andy Goddard

   Writers:Nevin Densham, Casey Fisher
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   8.2/10(4630 votes)

   #7 - Clash by Night

   S1:E82/2/2018

   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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   Director:Uta Briesewitz

   Writer:Brian Nelson
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   7.9/10(5274 votes)

   #8 - In a Lonely Place

   S1:E32/2/2018

   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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   Director:Nick Hurran

   Writer:Brian Nelson
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   7.8/10(7016 votes)

   #9 - Out of the Past

   S1:E12/2/2018

   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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   Director:Miguel Sapochnik

   Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Nevin Densham, Richard K. Morgan
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    7.7/10(5672 votes)

    #10 - Fallen Angel

    S1:E22/2/2018

    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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    Director:Nick Hurran

    Writer:Steve Blackman