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That fight between Ah Sahm and Bolo was great.  Also drat Mai Ling, you are scary."Yes they deserve to die and I hope they burn in hell." 
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Yeah that fight was cool. I was wondering how Ah Sahm was gonna cover up the fact that he was all beat up but I guess he showed up all pristine the next day so whatevs. Its funny that he has absolutely no plan at all besides beating people up when the need arises and loving the white lady. Truly living the american dream.
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May 18, 2019 07:56
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I am so glad they actually filmed the scrap between the gangs. The next week is going to be so good. "I guess you lost her vote Senator." "If she had one."
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May 25, 2019 08:24
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Poor Young Jun. He's the complete opposite of his dad who is ice cold. He really should have stayed in green valley because he's too sentimental and caring for this. that guy who had valid complaints about Mai Ling and her thirst for power. Buckley is fantastic. He's working so many factions / angles and he's clearly sick of the Mayor's poo poo. I can't wait to see his endgame.
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Fun episode. The fight was pretty enjoyable and the 'out' made sense in the context of everything. They're building up a lot more minor plot lines than it felt like they did in Banshee which I like because I don't find any particularly group of the cast uninteresting. Troper does a good job world building when he tries and it feels like he's trying much harder here and it's paying off. In the beginning of the episode I almost wondered if we'd see a Game of Thrones esque twist with Asam getting killed, but they haven't quite built up the world enough that I think the show could stand to lose the main character. The speech from the Lady of the Whore House about how Asam lost because he wasn't fighting for a cause was an interesting line that I felt like could have worked to justify his death had he actually died. His story of coming over to find his sister, do the right thing and save her, only to get swept up in her gang war and killed, could have been a very good foundation on which to continue the story of "San Francisco". I guess it's too soon to hope for the next Thrones or The Wire but from what I've seen in this show, I kind of trust that Troper could pull it off. That said, I really dislike flashback episodes. While they obey the rule of 'show, don't tell', I'd much rather have backstories like that remain somewhat obscure in the viewers mind because it feels like it if is really that important they'd put more work into them as opposed to just ~5 minutes of screentime with characters we aren't actually invested in because they're the younger versions of characters we know. I can't be too critical on them, a good flashback is hard to do. I also found the way the characters spoke to each other as a bit too direct for an actual Asian family but that's a bit nitpicky as well.
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Jun 1, 2019 17:53
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PaybackJack posted:In the beginning of the episode I almost wondered if we'd see a Game of Thrones esque twist with Asam getting killed, but they haven't quite built up the world enough that I think the show could stand to lose the main character. The speech from the Lady of the Whore House about how Asam lost because he wasn't fighting for a cause was an interesting line that I felt like could have worked to justify his death had he actually died. His story of coming over to find his sister, do the right thing and save her, only to get swept up in her gang war and killed, could have been a very good foundation on which to continue the story of "San Francisco". I guess it's too soon to hope for the next Thrones or The Wire but from what I've seen in this show, I kind of trust that Troper could pull it off. You know, now I am a little bit disappointed he didn't die. It could have worked too. It would have also finalized to the viewer that his sister really is gone and Mai Ling is who she is now, especially with her ordering his death.
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Jun 1, 2019 18:33
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Now he gets to be a proper onion and start fighting for the little guy
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Factory fight owned. I'm hoping that they show more of his background training stuff too. That stuff is a very kind of Martial Arts film type thing, where the protagonist fails but then rediscovers himself by remembering his roots. Also lol at the look on Ah Sahm's face when Leary catches his kick
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Ok, finale. Some parts felt a bit rushed. I almost feel like it would have worked better as a season opener rather than a closer. I really enjoy Leary as a character though. I thought he might make the boys leave the black fellas alone and get them their drink but his little speech was fantastic. Superman punching Ah Sahm was great and their fight was an excellent tease for things to come. I get the feeling Ah Toy is going to unknowingly set her new girl up to be a fall guy. The real Ah Toy lived to be 100 and died of old age so we'll see how the show handles this. The real life characters in the show are going to be interesting to watch. Deadwood didn't hold to historical canon if it could tell a better story so I'm hoping they play with this here. Good show. I want more. PaybackJack fucked around with this message at 20:07 on Jun 9, 2019 |
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Jun 9, 2019 18:14
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I was watching with half a brain so - how come Ah Sahn is back with the boss's son at the end of the episode? They turfed him out.
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dirty lousy tramp posted:I was watching with half a brain so - how come Ah Sahn is back with the boss's son at the end of the episode? They turfed him out. I sort of feel the overall arc of his character in this episode is that he doesn't want to work for anyone, sees how the people on the bottom are being treated, realizes that he can't help people from that position and rejoins so he can eventually gain more power to actually be able to fight for the Asian community rather than for an individual group. Young Jun asks him to come back early on in the episode because YJ thinks his old man is weak and that the old ways of doing things need to be changed. I think Ah Sahm sort of chooses a path at the end and the path is towards carving out a bigger piece for Asians.
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"Don't you loving move." "poo poo." All the plots advanced a ton tonight. Ahaha watching Mai Ling's terrible partnership with the Fung Hai backfire spectacularly was fantastic. I bet she thought she would finally have some respect being the boss, but Buckley and the Fung Hai are still making GBS threads on her. She should get some women in power tips from Ah Toy or even Penelope. I am all in for Ah Sahm, Chinese gangster and part time revolutionary. PaybackJack posted:Young Jun asks him to come back early on in the episode because YJ thinks his old man is weak and that the old ways of doing things need to be changed. Right, but I'm pretty sure Father Jun is still in charge so Young Jun can't make that sort of call on his own. I'm just assuming he doesn't know right now and I trust the show will address it in season 2.
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I thought there'd definitely be more dead characters by the end of this season, but I'm happy to be surprised if the show puts out a finale this good. I do feel like there hasn't been an awful lot of forward movement generally, but I'm still happy with what I've seen so far. Hopefully next year we'll get some drama.
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Having heard of this show early on and liking the premise, I finally managed to catch up. I was a BIG fan of Banshee, and loved the Easter eggs like the Banshee store or pub or whatever it was, almost expected Sugar to come hobbling out. I know Cinemax hasn't been known in the past for great original series (or any at all outside of Strike Back and Banshee), but I'd say they are coming into their own if only with crazy action shows like this. What I dig about the show the most is the martial arts that at least seems realistically-choreographed instead of wire-fu. I also like how it portrays a taste of how the Chinese were actually treated when they immigrated here during that time. And, I love the Western feel, it reminded me a bit of Shanghai Noon, albeit a bit more serious. It's pretty cool how Ah Sahm is not a Mary Sue--he's flawed, and while I was initially kind of shocked that he lost the duel with Li Yong, it worked well with the story and in the end I was kind of glad they didn't have him winning against all odds (I had a small problem with that kind of thing in Banshee with Hood almost always winning despite getting his rear end kicked constantly, or getting saved at the last second with the exception of his fight with Proctor). I'm really looking forward to seeing how they will continue to flesh him out as a character moving forward, how they will handle the relationship with Mai Ling, and if there will be a rematch between him and Li Yong. But I enjoyed the dynamic between O'Hara and Lee the most, it's almost like a meet-cute in the pilot that turns into a kind of friendship. Can't wait for old Western San Francisco buddy cop antics from them next season with Lee being Good Cop and O'Hara being the Loose Cannon. Langley Kirkwood is always awesome, good use here as a Burton-type character who "fights" behind the scenes, and Leary is a great union boss/gangster-type character with whom I'm looking forward to seeing Ah Sahm throw down next year. I mean, I can be critical of this season for sure, I'm not trying to be all over its dick or anything, but overall I thought it was really well-done and I'm a sucker for good, realistic choreography and over-the-top fight scenes. I'd rather find a bunch of things to like than find poo poo to be critical of. The downside is, it makes me miss Banshee all the more, even though I'm glad it was a show that knew when it was time to wrap poo poo up even if they messed up the execution in the final season. Warrior for sure feels like a worthy spiritual successor to Banshee, though.
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Jun 12, 2019 18:11
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Show good. Want more.
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My sister in law says that the main actor (who I guess is actually Japanese) speaks Chinese really poorly and caused her to stop watching the show in anger lol
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DeadFatDuckFat posted:My sister in law says that the main actor (who I guess is actually Japanese) speaks Chinese really poorly and caused her to stop watching the show in anger lol He’s speaking English most of the show, drat she needa give it a chance
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life is killing me posted:He’s speaking English most of the show, drat she needa give it a chance If you go and check the cast, a whole bunch of the chinese people aren't chinese.
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Jun 18, 2019 04:32
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Rocksicles posted:If you go and check the cast, a whole bunch of the chinese people aren't chinese. True, but poo poo at least they are Asian. I know Joe Taslim is Indonesian, from The Raid. So yeah it’s a fair point.
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Jun 18, 2019 04:49
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life is killing me posted:True, but poo poo at least they are Asian. The girl who plays mai Ling is Vietnamese and the hot sword chick with the bangs is japanese/german, the main man from the Face Tattoo gang in Vietnamese too Rocksicles fucked around with this message at 09:42 on Jun 18, 2019 |
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Jun 18, 2019 09:39
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Taslim is from Chinese descent, at least. Also the Netflix action flick starring him is incredible if you need more action goodness. Does anyone know if the stunt coordinator team that did Banshee is also the same as this? I know Tropper brought on some of the Banshee folks, but I'd love to know where their whole team went. Banshee set a standard for action that very few shows have even come close to approaching, with none coming to mind right now. I just started Warrior and liked the first episode, so far I'm optimistic
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Narcissus1916 posted:
Brett Chan was the stunt coordinator, he did Marco Polo, Iron Fist and he's doing Snow Piercer. No fight choreographer listed so i assume it was him. Marcus Young from Banshee went to Marvel for Ant Man and Infinity War as a stuntman
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Jun 21, 2019 08:42
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I hope you're all watching Jett because if Banshee split into two shows with the Roadhouse part of it becoming Warrior then the heist part of it became Jett.
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Jun 24, 2019 17:39
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I am now!
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Jun 24, 2019 23:32
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PaybackJack posted:I hope you're all watching Jett because if Banshee split into two shows with the Roadhouse part of it becoming Warrior then the heist part of it became Jett. I am and it's good.
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Jun 25, 2019 01:11
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Yeah this is one of my favorite shows right now. Finally finished the first season and loved that final confrontation in the factory. They really nail the aesthetic, and the hits are as hard as they come - that fight with the Yellow Demon in Mai Ling's house with that kick out of loving nowhere an episode or two back was loving hardcore. Loving it. Definitely highly recommended if you're looking for martial arts historical melodrama.
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Jul 21, 2019 01:40
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Jett deserves it's own carefully articulated thread. It's been stellar since the first minute
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Jul 21, 2019 02:59
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Man JETT keeps blowing me away with every episode, amazing neo-noir going absolutely insane 6-7 episodes in... anyone knows if it gets renewed? Sorry for the derail but I’m just trying to get people to watch it, it’s crazy good
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cosmin posted:Man JETT keeps blowing me away with every episode, amazing neo-noir going absolutely insane 6-7 episodes in... anyone knows if it gets renewed? Sorry for the derail but I’m just trying to get people to watch it, it’s crazy good No word yet, but I hope it does get renewed.
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Jett was super cool
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Anyone watch the second season opener? I feel like I'm a bit more interested in the plot after watching it, as opposed to season one where I was basically just waiting for cool fights to happen
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I think the well-defined setting and factions help the story out a lot. Also, it seems like there’s going to be stronger ties to historical events, which makes this season a little more exciting plot-wise.
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DeadFatDuckFat posted:Anyone watch the second season opener? I feel like I'm a bit more interested in the plot after watching it, as opposed to season one where I was basically just waiting for cool fights to happen I didn't even realize the show was back until this post. So thanks friend  The opener was good. This is the second and final season, so I'm curious if they will go the Rome season 2 route where they crammed in like 3 seasons worth of plot into one. iirc the annoucement was that this would last season was given at the same time as their renewal, so they probably had time to write a satisfying conclusion. I wonder what building Leary blew up at the end. I can't help but feel something horrible is going to happen to Sophie. I did love her sassing the poo poo out of e: Here's the s2 trailer if anyone cares. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_wSj_1fWtY CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK fucked around with this message at 18:49 on Oct 6, 2020 |
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:I wonder what building Leary blew up at the end. I was assuming it was the factory but I guess it could be something like that worker housing place Ah Sahm was living in for a bit towards the end of last season. It'd be awesome if it was the casino or a tong location though 
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Was a really good start, set up the stakes nicely for the season. I hope the creative team gets to do something else together once this one is wrapped up, I really dig the mechanics and direction of the show. The little stuff like most of the primary cast having up to three whole different speaking cadences depending on scene partners. It's a cool show, it is well thought out and crafted and as mentioned it really does seems like we're heading for the Rome S2 rollercoaster through plot which i'm all for. With the amount of onboarding and setup this first episode had you could probably start here without even seeing the first season.
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how does a show this good get so little interest ?
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Qmass posted:how does a show this good get so little interest ? Well, theres not really anyone famous in it. And I feel like martial arts stuff is a bit niche to begin with. Its also on Cinemax.
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Storing the opium at Penny's factory was a brilliant move. Cops aren't going to search there. At least until Penny eventually finds out and burns all of it. Still not sure what the point of Sophie's character is.
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:Still not sure what the point of Sophie's character is. Shes gonna pass information about Penny's business to Leary and the Chinese are going to get hosed over by it
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leary basically killed her dad and she doesn't seem stupid or meek. Why do you think she isn't there to gently caress up leary's world ?
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