Member DiP Posted July 27, 2023 Member Share Posted July 27, 2023 Last two episodes were lacking in action but the story progression kept me invested, still. It was nice seeing Spoiler Shannon Lee make an appearance at the end of episode 6 doing a bit of acting and even a brief of moment of fighting alongside Andrew Koji, Jason Tobin and Perry Yung. Here's hoping the last three episodes of the season will conclude with more action scenes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member PandaPawPaw Posted July 28, 2023 Member Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, laagi said: What were we talking about again........................ Edited July 28, 2023 by PandaPawPaw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Ah_Tao Posted July 28, 2023 Member Share Posted July 28, 2023 I really liked the episode and gotta say the Ah Sahm and Leary scene was my favorite part. I really don't like the buildup to the wedge between two characters towards the end. I'm really not feeling it at all. And wheres Marc? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member laagi Posted July 28, 2023 Member Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, Ah_Tao said: And wheres Marc? Yeah it's really weird how the producers seemingly just sideline certain characters which seem to play a vital role to the story. Honestly I've already forgotten about Mark so did I about other characters. Not sure that's really a good thing. Definitely shows the weakness of the script or story in general this season. Edited July 28, 2023 by laagi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member PandaPawPaw Posted July 28, 2023 Member Share Posted July 28, 2023 It's Mark to his friends. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member PandaPawPaw Posted July 28, 2023 Member Share Posted July 28, 2023 Has something behind production changed. I remember watching S1/2 and they were more hard hitting and had much better story telling. This series is a bit all over the place though I do like the stuff with Young Jun and his father. Mark being in it has been pointless and such a waste. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member laagi Posted July 28, 2023 Member Share Posted July 28, 2023 37 minutes ago, PandaPawPaw said: Has something behind production changed. I remember watching S1/2 and they were more hard hitting and had much better story telling. Don't quote me on this but I did a quick google search. Interestingly most of the producers of the first two seasons haven't returned. Also and take this with a grain of salt a lot of this season's producers are female. Draw your own conclusions here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member PandaPawPaw Posted July 28, 2023 Member Share Posted July 28, 2023 58 minutes ago, laagi said: Don't quote me on this but I did a quick google search. Interestingly most of the producers of the first two seasons haven't returned. Also and take this with a grain of salt a lot of this season's producers are female. Draw your own conclusions here. No wonder Ah Sahm got given that lame ass romance storyline............. .........and the hot ass RaiCheng got dissolved! It all makes sense now! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted July 29, 2023 Member Share Posted July 29, 2023 I quite enjoyed episode 7. It didn’t actually do a lot but it gave us some nice character work, including a possible “out” for Ah Sahm, should he choose to escape with his new lady friend. Unlikely though it is. Weirdly, I just can’t see the show wrapping up every character’s story in three episodes. It seems like some stories are just starting! It does make the show even more intriguing though. Still needs more violence and nudity. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member PandaPawPaw Posted July 29, 2023 Member Share Posted July 29, 2023 6 hours ago, Drunken Monk said: Still needs more violence and nudity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member laagi Posted July 29, 2023 Member Share Posted July 29, 2023 2 hours ago, PandaPawPaw said: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member PandaPawPaw Posted July 29, 2023 Member Share Posted July 29, 2023 6 minutes ago, laagi said: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Ah_Tao Posted July 29, 2023 Member Share Posted July 29, 2023 You guys are thirsty as hell 🤣🤣🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member laagi Posted July 29, 2023 Member Share Posted July 29, 2023 3 hours ago, Ah_Tao said: You guys are thirsty as hell 🤣🤣🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member PandaPawPaw Posted July 29, 2023 Member Share Posted July 29, 2023 7 hours ago, Ah_Tao said: You guys are thirsty as hell 🤣🤣🤣 Damn right I am! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted July 29, 2023 Member Share Posted July 29, 2023 8 hours ago, Ah_Tao said: You guys are thirsty as hell 🤣🤣🤣 I’m less thirsty and more a “titty connoisseur.” 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member laagi Posted July 29, 2023 Member Share Posted July 29, 2023 2 hours ago, Drunken Monk said: I’m less thirsty and more a “titty connoisseur.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member PandaPawPaw Posted July 30, 2023 Member Share Posted July 30, 2023 21 hours ago, Drunken Monk said: I’m less thirsty and more a “titty connoisseur.” Whatever floats yer boat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member laagi Posted August 3, 2023 Member Share Posted August 3, 2023 (edited) Back on topic for once... Episode 8 was solid. I'd go as far as saying probably the best so far. It finally (somewhat) offered that sweet mix of violence, character and sticky we've all got accustomed to during S01 & S02. Unfortunately S03 seems to be also the season of BUT(T) (that one's for you @PandaPawPaw). For every great thing there's also a downside at least IMHO. Spoiler The untimely demise of Kong Pak is not only way too soon, since we got barely any time to get invested with the character not to mention the brotherhood between him and Li Yong. It also somehow shows that for whatever reason producers don't seem to know what to do with the talents of Mark Dacascos which at this point is nothing short of infuriating! At least he got to go out with a bang of sorts. As for our hero, Ah Sahm is pretty much on standby this season. Probably just waiting for all out war within the Tong. Still it gets increasingly annoying to see the focus almost entirely on his romance with the printer. I'm aware it's probably all set up for the aforementioned. Still doesn't do Ah Sahm much justice. Another story arch which is a bit of a hit and miss is Father Jun. It certainly had its moments but now with him just becoming a vegetable it only seems to serve Young Jun's increasing fury (mistrust) towards Ah Sahm. Two episodes left and they either go out with a big bang or a big meh. I'm leaning towards the latter unless they manage to surprise me. Edited August 3, 2023 by laagi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member PandaPawPaw Posted August 3, 2023 Member Share Posted August 3, 2023 Spoiler Alright fight scene but Mark was wasted in this. Why bother having him in it! Good-ish episode but there's still too much going on. I'm really finding hard to care about anyone as everything moves too fast. Ah Sahm romance stuff is so meh! I really don't give a shit. They're so boring! I really do like the Young Jun/father stuff though. Chengers was great in this. Her beating up those guys was awesome! I actually wouldn't care if this was the last series tbh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Karlos Posted August 3, 2023 Moderator Share Posted August 3, 2023 https://www.cbr.com/warrior-creator-discusses-mark-dacascos-and-joe-taslims-special-martial-arts-ability/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member laagi Posted August 3, 2023 Member Share Posted August 3, 2023 5 hours ago, PandaPawPaw said: Chengers was great in this. Her beating up those guys was awesome! Killing more likely "I hate Weddings!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member laagi Posted August 3, 2023 Member Share Posted August 3, 2023 4 hours ago, Karlos said: https://www.cbr.com/warrior-creator-discusses-mark-dacascos-and-joe-taslims-special-martial-arts-ability/ Do they also discuss why they literally didn't use any of their abilities this season?! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted August 3, 2023 Member Share Posted August 3, 2023 Latest episode was far more satisfying in terms of everything. More spiciness this time around, with things picking up. But as already mentioned, I was surprised (disappointingly, sadly) when Spoiler Kong Pak got killed off this soon. Guess they needed him merely to set up a scenario later on where Long Zii eventually goes down due to a fall-out between Yi Long and Mai Ling (does this mean she will finally team up with her brother?). Oh well, at least Mark Dacascos got to fight Joe Taslim again! Overall, I loved episode 8. It's two episodes left for the season so they better add more spiciness, bring it on! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member laagi Posted August 4, 2023 Member Share Posted August 4, 2023 Just putting this out there as a general statement since it's been bothering me this entire season. What's up with the fights?! Is is just me or do they lack a certain "punch". All of the fights even the latest one have been super underwhelming thus far. There's a bit of blood and gore but it just all looks so staged. I miss the visceral violence of S01 & S02. I don't know S03 was of to a promising start but just doesn't feel right or even good for that matter. Epsiode 8 certainly has been a step in the right direction but we're almost done. I'd really love to know what happened behind the scenes. Or was it HBO meddling in the production? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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