Takeshi Kovacs In ALTERED CARBON 1x04 // 2x03

Altered Carbon  |  2x02 - “Payment Deferred”

And make no mistake about this: being taken seriously, being considered dangerous marks the difference - the only difference in their eyes - between players and little people. Players they will make deals with. Little people they liquidate. And time and again they cream your liquidation, your displacement, your torture and brutal execution with the ultimate insult that it’s just business, it’s politics, it’s the way of the world, it’s a tough life and that it’s nothing personal. Well, fuck them. Make it personal.

Takeshi Kovacs + the sleeves

The iconic, toxic duo we all needed. 

Tak and Rei

thank you so much you’re amazing

NETFLIX’S ALTERED CARBON SENTENCE STARTERS

“ first thing you’ll learn is that nothing is what it seems. “ “ your body is not who you are; you shed it like a snake shedding its skin. “ “ that’s easy, i’m not real. what’s your excuse? “ “ one thing i can promise you: coming back from the dead is a bitch. every single time. “ “ no matter how tranquil the world seems, peace doesn’t last long. “ “ the instinct for violence curls inside like a parasite, waiting for a chance to feed our rage and multiply until it bursts out of us. “ “ war is all we really understand. “ “ the victors rewrite history. it’s another kind of war waged after the battlefield killing is done, to murder the memory of the defeated. “ “ mom said grudges are stupid. she said you had to let them go or else it would kill your soul. “ “ enough? it’s an interesting word. i’m not familiar with it. “ “ haven’t you heard? god is dead. we’ve taken his place. “ “ if you’re a god then what do you need me for? “ “ there are never moms in these stories. “ “ so you love your wife too much to fuck her? “ “ i certainly love my wife too much to let you fuck her. “ “ for children who were never allowed to grow up, greed isn’t the only motive for killing. “ “ i thought you didn’t want to own me. “ “ i will personally reduce this place to a smoking pile of rubble and you with it. “ “ let him believe you’re weak until the moment he discovers you’re not. “ “ there are some things you can’t kill your way out of. “ “ focus on what you care about the most with every atom of your existence. “ “ the mind does interesting things under extreme stress. “ “ how do i know you are who you are? “ “ when everyone lies, telling the truth isn’t just rebellion; it’s an act of revolution. so think carefully when you speak it, because the truth is a weapon. “ “ so i’m unconscious for ten fucking minutes and you start replacing my body parts!? “ “ a man who doesn’t love isn’t really a man. “ “ maybe we all fought for nothing. maybe you died for nothing. “ “ it is not our enemies that defeat us. it is our fear. do not be afraid of the monsters. make them afraid of you. “ “ i cannot speak for you, my friend, but i’m here to kick great amounts of ass. “ “ you may work for them, but you aren’t one of them. “ “ fearing death is good for you. “ “ that’s the hardest thing to get used to: nothing survives. “ “ i believe you’re my sister’s bitch. “ “ are you a believer? “ “ but when you believe a lie for too long, the truth doesn’t set you free. it tears you apart. “ “ i think your relationship with honesty is passing at best. “

    you don’t get to die         &&  be reborn the same.                  you come back,                      but you come back wrong.                                 this is the price you pay                                      for  r e s u r r e c t i o n.

You are the weapon.

Is it just me

Or was season two Tak softer than season one? He’s a badass in both seasons but season two Takeshi seemed happier. Because of Quell?