History Recap / AlteredCarbonS02E05IWakeUpScreaming

* OffTheShelfFX: A closeup of Trepp's pistol as she reaches for it shows the producers took a leaf from ''Star Wars''

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When Trepp's father is interrogated by CTAC about what Kovacs and his group were saying to him when they came by earlier, the old man replies that they said "Go fuck yourself". A female CTAC member cannot suppress a giggle.
* AndIMustScream: Dig has override passphrases built into her core code that the Protectorate can use to gain full control of her. It is clearly a horrible experience, made worse when they simply leave her like that, not even bothering to return her to normal functionality.

* TheAtoner: Trepp's father and Dig both try to stall the Wedge to atone for their past failures--Dig for standing by while her archaeologies were murdered, and Trepp's father for being a good father.
* ChekhovsGun: The decay Poe causes when he glitches while touching parts of the Renouncer VR construct allows him to convince the Renouncers' leader to let him go.
* DisabilitySuperpower: Poe manages to use his glitch to convince the Renouncer to let him go, since it can destroy the construct from the inside.
* ExactWords: Carrera tells Kovacs Prime that Kovacs killed Reileen. He fails to mention the part about her being an insane mass-murderer and worse. He also glosses over why Kovacs left the Protectorate (that he found out Jaeger sold Rei into slavery).
* FascistsBedTime: Danica convinces her cartel to initiate martial law, over Carrera's objections, which gives her full control over all military assets on the planet -- including the Protectorate. Her first, immediate act, is to use this new power to put every other member of her cartel under house arrest and revoke their authority, since she knew they were plotting a coup.

* IWantThemAlive: Danita orders Kovacs Real-Deathed on sight, but Quell's stack brought back intact.

->'''Title from:''' ''Film/IWakeUpScreaming'' (1943)

Kovacs, Quell, and Trepp work together to get to the Quellists while Kovacs Prime hunts them. Poe looks for Conrad Harland.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When Trepp's father is interrogated by CTAC about what Kovacs and his group were saying to him when they came by ealier, the old man replies that they said "Go fuck yourself". A female CTAC member cannot suppress a giggle.

* FascistsBedTime: Danica convinces her cartel to initiate martial law, over Carrera's objections, which gives her full control over all military assets on the planet -- including the Protectorate. Her first, immediate act, is to use this new power to put every other member of her cartel under house arrest, since she knew they were plotting a coup.

* MirrorMatch: Kovacs and Kovacs Prime get into a meele, and find themselves matching each other's moves.

* FascistsBedTime: Danica convinces her cartel to initiate martial law, over the Carrera's objections, which gives her full control over all military assets on the planet -- including the Protectorate. Her first, immediate act, is to use this new power to put every other member of her cartel under house arrest, since she knew they were plotting a coup.

* FascistsBedTime: Danica convinces her cartel to initiate martial law, over the Carrera's objections, which gives her full control over all military assets on the planet--including the Protectorate. She then uses this new power to put every other member of her cartel under house arrest, since she knew they were plotting a coup.

* ExactWords: The Colonel tells Kovacs Prime that Kovacs killed Reileen. He fails to mention the part about her being an insane mass-murderer and worse. He also glosses over why Kovacs left the Protectorate (that he found out Jaeger sold Rei into slavery).
* FascistsBedTime: Danica convinces her cartel to initiate martial law, over the Colonel's objections, which gives her full control over all military assets on the planet--including the Protectorate. She then uses this new power to put every other member of her cartel under house arrest, since she knew they were plotting a coup.

'''Colonel:''' You ''gave'' it to her, you ''imbecile''.

* WhileYouWereInDiapers: When the Colonel's current dragon offers Kovacs Prime to take lead since the latter may still be recovering from getting resleeved after such a long time, Kovacs replies with this line:

* ExactWords: The Colonel tells Kovacs Prime that Kovacs killed Raeleen. He fails to mention the part about her being an insane mass-murderer and worse. He also glosses over why Kovacs left the Protectorate (that he found out Jaeger sold Rae into slavery).

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When Trepp's father is interrogated by C-TAC about what Kovacs and his group were saying to him when they came by ealier, the old man replies that they said "Go fuck yourself". A female C-TAC member cannot suppress a giggle.

* KilledMidSentence: Tanaseda Yukito, while uttering "[[CurseCutShort What the f..."]] as Kovacs Prime and C-TAC assault him and his gang at the Nevermore Hotel.

* MexicanStandoff: Between the C-TAC team and Yukito's gang at Tanaseda's place. It gets resolved peacefully.

* NotNowKiddo: Kovacs ignores Poe who tries to tell him that the person he was looking for, Quell, is resting upstairs at the hotel. It takes an invoked DramaticShattering of a bottle for Poe to get Kovacs' full attention.

* NotNowKiddo: Kovacs ignores Poe who tries to tell him that the person he was looking for, Quell, is resting upstairs at the hotel.

* NotNowKiddo: Kovacs ignores Poe who tries to tell him that the person he was looking for, Quell, ist resting upstares at the hotel.

* ExactWords: The Colonel tells Kovacs Prime that Kovacs killed Raeleen. He fails to mention the part about her being an insane mass-murderer and worse. He also glosses over why Kovacs left the Protectorate (that he found out Yeagar sold Rae into slavery).

* SavedByThePlatformBelow: Kovacs Prime throws Kovacs off the cliff, [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat clearly thinking it will kill him]]. A few scenes later we discover that Kovacs' fall was interrupted by him clinging to a protrusion in the cliff's surface.

* SavedByThePlatformBelow: Kovacs Prime throws Kovacs off the cliff, clearly thinking it will kill him.

Kovacs, Quell, and Trepp work together to get to the Quellists while Evergreen hunts them. Poe looks for Conrad Harland.

* AndThisIsFor: Evergreen makes his motives clear before he throws Kovacs off the cliff.
-->'''Evergreen:''' Say hello to our sister.
* ExactWords: The Colonel tells Evergreen that Kovacs killed Raeleen. He fails to mention the part about her being an insane mass-murderer and worse. He also glosses over why Kovacs left the Protectorate (that he found out Yeagar sold Rae into slavery).

* FearfulSymmetry: Evergreen and Kovacs match each other move for move, until Kovacs starts using his Envoy training and gains the upper hand. However, with a bit of luck Evergreen is able to throw him off the cliff.

* KickTheDog: When Evergreen realizes Trepp's father is [[HoldingTheFloor stalling]] and doesn't have anything they need, he rips out his stack and crushes it.

* SavedByThePlatformBelow: Evergreen throws Kovacs off the cliff, clearly thinking it will kill him.

* KickTheDog: When Evergreen realizes Trepp's father is stalling and doesn't have anything they need, he rips out his stack and crushes it.

* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Evergreen throws Kovacs off the cliff, clearly thinking it will kill him.
* TheReveal: Conrad Harland is ''not'' in the Renouncer VR construct. They are simply paid to perpetuate the lie that he is.