Nevertheless, it’s the big dose of Kung Fu for this episode so we won’t quibble. Why would you keep prostitutes in standing water? Not only would that be a petri dish for disease in an already unhealthy environment, given San Francisco weather, there’s no way that would be anything but freezing cold. It’s one of those sets that looks cool but is too absurd. Slicing Up Sex TraffickersĪh Toy and Lai (Jenny Umbhau) raid a dirty brothel where the girls are kept in a dungeon filled ankle-deep water. Whether that mistranslation goes as far back as the period when Warrior is set is unknown, but the quote is bandied about in martial circles for years and is commonly attributed to Sun Tzu or as some samurai wisdom. While observing a river, Confucius said “Time is like this, no matter day or night.” However, the characters he used for “time” can also mean ‘corpse’ and over time, the translation became misconstrued in English. The real quote comes from a mistranslation of Confucius. Leary mentions his chat with Buckley, and Sophie also encourages him into politics because she realizes he has the Irish vote too. But Leary gathers his composure and knocks his opponent out, then runs to Sophie. Sophie (Celine Buckens) shows up and breaks Leary’s focus, so his opponent connects with some good punches. Leary returns to the Banshee and boxes some poor bloke in the back alley. Knowing Leary has the Irish vote, he tries to sway him into politics. After that, it’s Buckley’s (Langley Kirkwood) turn to corner Leary after the speeches. Later, Mayor Blake (Christian McKay) honors O’Hara and the Chinatown police squad for catching the swordsman. Although Warrior is fictional, it reverently references a tumultuous time in American history with ample liberties taken.Īfter the trial, Leary (Dean Jagger) corners O’Hara and calls him out on rumors he’s heard about him working for Zing, but O’Hara covers quickly by saying that it was a ruse so he could get closer to his target. Nevertheless, it’s a timely and appropriate reference. It lies north of San Francisco, only 20 miles away by the Golden Gate bridge, but much farther in the time that Warrior is set because the bridge didn’t open until 1937. San Quentin is California’s oldest prison, established in 1852. Zing is sentenced to be hanged at San Quentin. In court, O’Hara (Kieran Bew) testifies against Zing (Dustin Nguyen). Ah Toy asks Nellie to show her where they are on a map.īest Martial Arts Movies on Netflix Right Now By Gene Ching Nellie suggests that she take over as Ah Toy’s Caucasian partner and shares her frustration with one particularly nasty group of sex traffickers who run a sadistic rival brothel. She confides in Nellie that she has 200 hectares of land outside of Chinatown but because she’s Chinese, she’s had to hide her ownership using her token white real estate partner, Patterson (Frank Rautenbach). Her husband was a silk vendor who was murdered on the boat when they were travelling to America, forcing Ah Toy to become the captain’s concubine to save herself from being passed around by the whole ship’s crew. In a moment of post-coital bliss, Ah Toy opens up to Nellie, revealing her tragic backstory. Prostitutes, Cops, Politicians and the Weapon DealerĪh Toy (Olivia Cheng) and Nellie (Miranda Raison) get it on in Ah Toy’s bordello, and the irony of their tryst location isn’t lost on either of them. Instead, he puts him under constant guard, which is good because Father Jun is too interesting of a character to kill off just yet. But he refuses patricide, claiming he wants to keep his father’s wisdom. Father Jun tells his son to kill him because that’s the way power is transferred in the tong, and even offers to do it himself, implying again the Young Jun is too wimpy. It’s a significant role change, something we’ve been waiting for since Warrior began. They all stand down as Young Jun tells his father that “We are honoring your long years of leadership and celebrating your retirement,” and then takes the chair as the head of the Hop Wei. But Ah Sahm says his piece in defense of Young Jun’s actions and sways the tong to their side. Nevertheless, the ritual leaves Father Jun feeling unsatisfied, so he orders the Hop Wei to kill the threesome.
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