All Of Death Is Going Home – As this episode begins, Douglas Strickland (Adam Rayner) finds out that Lai (Jenny Umbhau) is in his house. Douglas grabs a sword and they begin fighting. Lau cuts him on the stomach and arm before the fight continues. Douglas hits her with a bottle, stabs her in the shoulder, and knocks her to the ground. He thinks it’d be a shame for Lau to give up now so he hands her the sword. After the intro, Big Bill O’Hara (Kieran Bew) struggles to get dressed before hearing a knock at the door. Lucy O’Hara (Emily Child) tells him someone is there to see him.

Outside, Walter Buckley (Langley Kirkwood) tells Bill he just came from the hospital where Chief Atwood is laid up. Atwood claims Bill assaulted him while Bill’s former colleagues claim Atwood was inebriated on duty and fell down a flight of stairs. Bill says that sounds like something he would do. Walter needs a new police chief and wonders whether Bill is up for it. He quickly accepts the offer. When asked about Atwood, Walter suggests they can rid themselves of one New York Protestant. Wang Chao (Hoon Lee) takes Yan Mi (Chelsea Muirhead) to see Ah Sahm in private.

Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) shows her money from the latest crop before explaining that Young Jun’s guys are getting good. He doesn’t want to find out whether Young Jun will come after her. Ah Sahm knows he should come with her, but she realizes that he won’t. Yan tells him to decide quickly. At the station, everyone is thrilled to find out that Bill is their new chief. Richard Lee (Tom Weston-Jones) congratulates him. Ah Sahm speaks to Ah Toy (Olivia Cheng) about his options. She argues that he never really belonged to the Hop Wei, but she can’t say that whatever is out there will be any better. It might be time for him to find out for himself.

Li Yong (Joe Taslim) learns that Mai Ling (Dianne Doan) has personal protection. She admits she doesn’t know if he’ll hurt her. Li Yong walks away from Mai Ling who is crying. Nellie Davenport (Miranda Raison) carries Lau back and tells Ah Toy that she was left on her doorstep. Douglas tells Dylan Leary (Dean Jagger) how the railroad will travel all the way to the Oregon timberlands and back. Dylan recommends starting to hire soon so he doesn’t fall behind. Now that Buckley is mayor, it won’t be long before their Chinese workers are on a boat back to China.

Douglas claims he can’t afford to hire Americans until the price of steel comes down. Dylan doubts he’ll have a choice since Buckley will outlaw Chinese labor. Douglas explains that they’ll build new towns along the railroad with opportunities for lasting wealth. He can make Dylan the richest Irishman in San Francisco so he can do as he pleases. Dylan says he trusted Dylan only for him to screw him. Young Jun (Jason Tobin) speaks to a doctor about his father’s condition. The doctor has tinctures that can end his suffering. Father Jun knows it is his time.

Father Jun tells his son that he got what he wanted. He just wants his dignity now. Young Jun says he only wanted his respect. Father Jun reminds him that he is the leader of the Hop Wei so he should act like it. Young Jun tells his father he loves him. Father Jun passes away. Hong (Chen Tang) and Marcel (Telly Leung) talk about the turnout. Marcel says it is about them tonight. Someone spills a drink on Marcel. When Hong goes for drinks, a man tells him he is pretty. Hong remembers he is a cop so he attacks him. Marcel follows him outside to see what is going on. Hong says he is a white cop who is free. He puts his puts on their necks every day in Chinatown.

Hong argues that this is a fantasy, but it is Marcel’s life. When Hong says some of them have to live in the real world, Hong tells him that is what he should do. Dylan visits Conor Donahue (Matthew Vey) to see how he is doing. Garret Donahue (Ross Van Der Walt) tells Dylan that he has done right by them. Dylan tells Conor that he is going to need a couple of guys tonight. When Conor asks what it is, Dylan laughs. They blow up Douglas’s train bridge that night. In the morning, Moseley (Nick Cordileone) visits Yan Mi at home. Richard tells her that she lied to them before he shows her a stack of money. They want to know where the plates are, but she claims not to know where they are.

Richard handcuffs her. The Hop Wei prepare to lay Father Jun to rest. Wang speaks on his behalf. Ah Toy tells Nellie that Lau deserves justice. Dylan approaches Douglas to show him what is left of his bridge. Douglas argues that he has weakened his cause and the bridge will be up again in a month. When he threatens to blow it up again, Douglas says he’ll have him arrested. Dylan tells him to do his worst. Douglas asks if he thinks a man like him can stop him. Dylan says men like him stop men like Douglas. He believes Douglas will break like everyone else when the boot is on his chest. Dylan warns him that he has never met the gangster.

Yan’s brother approaches Ah Sahm to tell him what has happened. Ah Sahm goes to Bill and Richard to tell them where the plates and press are. He offers to tell them where they are, but they have to let Yan go. Richard agrees the girl can go free when they have the plates. If this is some sort of trip, she will be on the first ship to China. Richard says they’ll have to trust one another. Ah Sahm asks them to give him the night to make arrangements so no one gets hurt on either side. He is allowed to see Yan so he can tell her what he is going to do. She is worried Young Jun will kill him if he finds out, but Ah Sahm says they’ll be long gone by then.

Ah Sahm promises to meet her at the train station. He takes a bag full of money to Chao and asks him to hold it for him for tonight. Ah Sahm admits it is every real cent he has made since he arrived. He also has tickets. Ah Sahm says he’ll be back for it tomorrow. He explains his reason for leaving. Chao asks if she is really worth blowing this up for. Ah Sahm says yes. Chao tells him he’ll keep the money if he is late. After that, Ah Sahm joins Young Jun and Hong. Young Jun feels like his dad is prouder of him now than he ever was. Hong tells them that he no longer has a boyfriend. They still have each other though.

Isaac approaches Chao and says he doesn’t know how he got off that train. He messed up coming back because he knows he killed Happy Jack. Isaac explains he’ll look weak if he doesn’t avenge Jack’s death. Chao tells him he knows where the Hop Wei makes the counterfeit money and a few men will be moving the plates tomorrow. Isaac wants to hear what Chao has to say. A handful of men who work for Strickland approach Dylan with the intention of beating him. Dylan ends up beating them all up before the episode ends.

 

Warrior Review

This episode of Warrior created some interest for the finale with so many possibilities for the core story. It also worked on fleshing out the season’s other storylines with Hong, Dylan, and Bill. Some of these storylines have been better developed and more interesting than others. For instance, Hong’s love life was barely touched on besides a few episodes here and there.

Even Father Jun’s passing fell a little flat possibly because he was only covered in a handful of episodes too and had been gone for a while. The CGI in the last fight scene with Dylan wasn’t particularly impressive. With that being said, this episode was still one of the best this season. However, this would probably be a good place and time to end Warrior.

The finale can wrap things up and let Ah Sahm ride into the sunset with Yan Mi. Otherwise, there may not be enough justification to renew Warrior for another season. Time will tell. This episode scores a 6.5 out of 10. Recaps of Warrior can be found on Reel Mockery here. Find out how to support our independent site at this link. Learn more about advertising on Reel Mockery here.