As the episode begins, we quickly discover that Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) has taken up regular work as a coolie. Wang Chao (Hoon Lee) arrives at the workplace in hopes of finding good workers. Wang spots Ah Sahm as he stumbles by. After the day has ended, Ah Sahm wakes up another man and tells him that his shift is about to start. After the intro, we learn that Richard Lee (Tom Weston-Jones) is in the hospital. Bill (Kieran Bew) sits nearby. His wife enters and asks about Lee. It has been over a week and Lee hasn’t improved. Bill’s wife encourages him to come home. Bill doesn’t want to leave Lee’s side because he has nobody else.
Father Jun (Perry Yung) agrees to obey the deal with Mai Ling (Dianne Doan). He manages to manipulate things a little, but Mai Ling still gets what she wants. Ah Sahm starts another day of work. Meanwhile, Dylan Leary (Dean Jagger) finds two black men trying to buy drinks at his pub. He stops his men from harassing them. He gives them drinks and tells them to hurry up and leave. Then, he pays a visit to Byron (Graham Hopkins). Penelope (Joanna Vanderham) agrees to wait outside. Leary wants to know why Byron hired Chinese labor. He is not happy and insists that Byron will be punished.
Ah Sahm finds out that his roommate his hurt. The man is incapable of working. Bill speaks to Lee. He admits to putting Lee in harm’s way. He also claims he is going to get revenge. Bill goes to Zing (Dustin Nguyen). Zing doesn’t want money. He wants something else. Penelope argues with Walter Buckley (Langley Kirkwood) for forcing her father to hire Chinese labor. Penelope wants protection for the workers. Ah Sahm learns that his roommate came to America to help support his family. He has been gone for 8 years and believes he failed them. Ah Sahm tries to convince him otherwise.
Walter meets with Mai Ling. He confirms that the opium shipment is on the way. He also warns Mai Ling that something could happen to her outside of her territory. Wang speaks with Ah Sahm the next day. He tells him that he has a better job for him. He’ll be back tomorrow to get him. Lee finally wakes up. Bill tells him what happened. Bill says that they’re in the process of getting revenge. We see that the cops have started cracking down on all of the tongs except for Zing’s. Li Yong (Joe Taslim) tells Mai Ling about the police crackdown. He explains that someone put a cop in the hospital. Young Jun (Jason Tobin) visits Ah Sahm. He tries to convince him to return to the tong. Ah Sahm refuses.
Wang gives Ah Sahm a job at Byron’s facility. Penelope tells her father that his business is in trouble. He doesn’t want to hear it. She reminds him that he didn’t stop her from marrying the mayor. When Penelope leaves his office, she spots Ah Sahm working there. They chat briefly before he returns to work. Mai Ling visits Zing. They discuss the attack on Richard Lee. He reminds her that they have a partnership. He isn’t going to work for her. Zing takes them outside. They spot his warriors behind him. Ah Sahm finds out that his roommate has died. Leary goes to Buckley. Leary tries to threaten him into getting his way. Buckley doesn’t budget, but he is obviously scared.
The next day, Leary and his men attack the Chinese working for Byron. They break their hands. Byron has a heart attack and dies inside of his office. Ah Sahm fights back. Eventually, Leary confronts him. It is a back and forth fight until the cops arrive and Leary is forced to flee. Bill begins collection money for Zing and his tong. Ah Toy (Olivia Cheng) finds Lai (Jenny Umbhau) practicing with the sword. Ah Toy gives her some pointers. Penelope begins taking over for her father. Ah Sahm returns to Ah Toy. He properly thanks her for taking care of him after the tournament. Then, he gives her two Irishmen. The men are treated the same way they treated the Chinese. Before the episode ends, Ah Sahm walks down the street with Young Jun and the others.
Warrior Review
I was starting to believe that Warrior wasn’t going to get any better. The season started out great, but went downhill pretty quickly. Thankfully, the finale recovered. I still think it would have been better if Ah Sahm wouldn’t have lost. I am glad that the finale finally started using Leary and his men. They were becoming pointless. The show has plenty of potential. Now that Ah Sahm is back with the gang, things should get pretty interesting.
I will stick around and watch the second season of Warrior when it comes out. The finale scores a solid 8 out of 10. Catch up with previous recaps of Warrior before leaving!
Jay Skelton is a fan of all television shows and movies. He tries his best to keep up with the latest foreign television shows and movies. Jay loves skinny dipping in the dark too.
