Sure, in the show’s universe, switching actors made complete sense. They literally can put their consciousness in another body, it’s the entire premise, yes. Anthony Mackie isn’t a bad actor whatsoever. I liked him in The Banker, Pain & Gain and some other shit he’s done. Yet, to me, the show went to shit as soon as he became Kovacs. Just seemed like a huge tonal shift the show didn’t need. And it’s been a while, but if I remember correctly, the character felt like a completely different person, not same guy in new body.
Yeah, the only similarity between them was the name of the character. They didn’t sound or act similar. It would have been neat if you could recognize the character despite the different appearance.
The first season had flashbacks of his old body, and it felt like it made more sense. The change in accent was a bit offputting, but can be reasonably explained away. Mackie just felt like a completely different character.
Did we get a season 2?
Sure, in the show’s universe, switching actors made complete sense. They literally can put their consciousness in another body, it’s the entire premise, yes. Anthony Mackie isn’t a bad actor whatsoever. I liked him in The Banker, Pain & Gain and some other shit he’s done. Yet, to me, the show went to shit as soon as he became Kovacs. Just seemed like a huge tonal shift the show didn’t need. And it’s been a while, but if I remember correctly, the character felt like a completely different person, not same guy in new body.
Yeah, the only similarity between them was the name of the character. They didn’t sound or act similar. It would have been neat if you could recognize the character despite the different appearance.
The first season had flashbacks of his old body, and it felt like it made more sense. The change in accent was a bit offputting, but can be reasonably explained away. Mackie just felt like a completely different character.