AMC's Into the Badlands, a new martial arts/sci-fi series
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Honestly, at this point I've just accepted that this is a martial arts series and stopped worrying about the guns.
I fell asleep before the end of last nights episode, but everything I've seen of the season so far has been great.
I'm finding the new Ireland location a lot more visually interesting, although the sudden change is a little jarring, especially since they totally changed the interior sets too.
Baijie has been a fun addition to the series.
I'm not quite sure how we're supposed to feel about The Widow, at times it feels like they're trying to set her up as a villain, but she probably has one of the most sympathetic motivations of all the characters.
I'm also not sure about them appearing to be setting up a relationship between Tilda and the new girl, after so much of last season revolved around her relationship with MK it seems a little odd to suddenly have her get together with another girl.
I fell asleep before the end of last nights episode, but everything I've seen of the season so far has been great.
I'm finding the new Ireland location a lot more visually interesting, although the sudden change is a little jarring, especially since they totally changed the interior sets too.
Baijie has been a fun addition to the series.
I'm not quite sure how we're supposed to feel about The Widow, at times it feels like they're trying to set her up as a villain, but she probably has one of the most sympathetic motivations of all the characters.
I'm also not sure about them appearing to be setting up a relationship between Tilda and the new girl, after so much of last season revolved around her relationship with MK it seems a little odd to suddenly have her get together with another girl.
I am with JD - Guns would destroy the purpose of the show.
I have a question -- why are the Abbotts seemingly suddenly killers? It didn't seem like that they would so blatantly want to kill their own people? Seems like a waste of Cung Le...would've been nice to see him again.
Interesting that Baije was one of them. I thought Sunny would be one to, based on his artifacts.
I have a question -- why are the Abbotts seemingly suddenly killers? It didn't seem like that they would so blatantly want to kill their own people? Seems like a waste of Cung Le...would've been nice to see him again.
Interesting that Baije was one of them. I thought Sunny would be one to, based on his artifacts.
Like JD, I like Baijie....but I think he works just fine WITHOUT the ties to the cult MK was at ***AND*** the Widow. Just seems over the top to me.
Having ties to neither, and just being a new character, would have made him just fine for me.
I guess we will see how they all tie together soon.
Having ties to neither, and just being a new character, would have made him just fine for me.
I guess we will see how they all tie together soon.
Just finished up the season and that was a great ending.
I do agree that Bajie being a former Abott, and having trained The Widow was a bit small universe, but I didn't mind it.
I'm disappointed they killed him, although we did get some very interesting set ups with his death. First the bit about who's going save the world now, and then him sending the Morse Code message.... to Azra? Anybody here know Morse Code?
The Widow having lost powers was an interesting twist I did not see coming.
Man, that final fight between Sunny and Quinn was awesome.
I was sad to see Veil get killed, I was really hoping Sunny would get at least a bit of time with her and Henry before the shit inevitable hit the fan again next season.
I wonder if this will be the last we see of Tilda and Odessa?
The wait for next season is going to be a killer.
One thing I've never been able to figure out, is how we're supposed to feel about The Widow. She probably has one of the most sympathetic motivations of any of the characters, but at times they seem to treat her like she's a villain.
I do agree that Bajie being a former Abott, and having trained The Widow was a bit small universe, but I didn't mind it.
I'm disappointed they killed him, although we did get some very interesting set ups with his death. First the bit about who's going save the world now, and then him sending the Morse Code message.... to Azra? Anybody here know Morse Code?
The Widow having lost powers was an interesting twist I did not see coming.
Man, that final fight between Sunny and Quinn was awesome.
I was sad to see Veil get killed, I was really hoping Sunny would get at least a bit of time with her and Henry before the shit inevitable hit the fan again next season.
I wonder if this will be the last we see of Tilda and Odessa?
The wait for next season is going to be a killer.
One thing I've never been able to figure out, is how we're supposed to feel about The Widow. She probably has one of the most sympathetic motivations of any of the characters, but at times they seem to treat her like she's a villain.
Did Baljie actually die? I thought his body was missing from the barber's chair he was in when Sunny was on his way out.
And how did SUnny ONCE AGAIN let Quinn live? He should have sliced his head like he did the other warrior. I was really hoping that Quinn's tumor would have had some effect to his defeat.
The other thing is... Martin Csokas did a PHENOMENAL job as him...but really that character SHOULD have died at the end of last season. I hope they don't bring him back in some fashion again..though he and Robert Knepper (T-Bag on Prison Break) need to team up as evil (or maybe even good) Confererate Generals in another production
In regards to the Widow -- I think it's actually a good thing that we have different thoughts on her..making her complex
And how did SUnny ONCE AGAIN let Quinn live? He should have sliced his head like he did the other warrior. I was really hoping that Quinn's tumor would have had some effect to his defeat.
The other thing is... Martin Csokas did a PHENOMENAL job as him...but really that character SHOULD have died at the end of last season. I hope they don't bring him back in some fashion again..though he and Robert Knepper (T-Bag on Prison Break) need to team up as evil (or maybe even good) Confererate Generals in another production
In regards to the Widow -- I think it's actually a good thing that we have different thoughts on her..making her complex
You must have missed the last ten minutes of the episode.
I know he was stabbed, and said that's not how he wanted to die....but then he sat down in the barber chair. Unless I didn't see it right, Sunny looked (from a distance) in the room, and was looking at an empty chair.
And don't forget...Quinn survived a fatal stab from Sunny....TWICE!
Like I said, you haven't seen the entire episode. There is more after that.
One thing I forgot mention in my other post is that it really felt like they embraced the post apocalyptic setting this season a lot more than they did last. Last season almost felt like it could have just been an alternate past, but this season was pretty clearly the future, with the ruined subway, and the motel and Wired magazine.
Did he? It seemed to me that he was pretty definitively dead this time.
Csokas was definitely awesome, but I don't think he needed to die last season. The stuff with him was one of my favorite parts of the season, but he does need to be dead now. One fake out death doesn't bother me, but they'll really be pushing it if they pull the same thing again.
Definitely.
You can tell they wrote the episode to go either way (either a series or a season ender - IE were it a series ender I'm sure some things would have been edited out, not to mention the laast scene in the episode) - I'm glad the show got renewed; but yeah, the 'small world' aspect of Baljie being BOTH an Abbot (which makes me wonder why he'd been a slave for so long in the mines if all you had to do was beat the 'Champion' at the start of the season) AND him also being the one who trained The Widow (and hell, the Widow being a former Dark One with 'The Gift') - really started to strain some aspects of credibility for me. 
Also, it was SO OBVIOUS they were going to kill off Belle since keeping her around would make Sonny want to settle down - and end his 'Warrior's Journey'. They HAD to go on the path they're heading aka 'Lone Wolf and Cub' aspect.
Also, it was SO OBVIOUS they were going to kill off Belle since keeping her around would make Sonny want to settle down - and end his 'Warrior's Journey'. They HAD to go on the path they're heading aka 'Lone Wolf and Cub' aspect.
It's still a crazy set-up, that I just gotta turn off my brain a bit. I mean, all the different accents, I am not sure what it all means. And with from what I understand filming in Ireland, even though this land seems to be America, where do we castles in in the USA?
I just gotta remember just to enjoy it for the things I like -- martial arts and multiculturalism
When Sunny & the Baron fought, Sunny "killed" him, but like last season, walked away form the body. As he and Vail were heading out, the Baron swooped in and took Vail. Had Sunny decapitated him earlier, that would NOT have been a problem. But just like the last time, for whatever reason, he walked away from the Baron, with bad results.
And everyone else -- finally caught those last few minutes. So it looks like they still made it possible for Baije to die if they wanted to...and throwing another crazy twist into the show.
Now, I wonder, though... this kinda reminds me of what they did in Lost... Ken Leung's character was supposed to be the one who talked to dead people, but then switched the important parts of that to Hurley, losing's Leung's character's significance.
And for me, I thought Sunny was key to the mysteries, with his ties to the mysterious A-community. But it seems like Baije is taking over some of that.
This is one of those series that it's just kind of amazing that it exists. I kind of fell off by the end of last season but that looks promising.
That scene with the wall oddly kind of reminded me of first move by the Humongous on the compound in The Road Warrior.
That scene with the wall oddly kind of reminded me of first move by the Humongous on the compound in The Road Warrior.
That trailer looks great...but gee , spoiler alert. I am glad Baije is back but they made it seem like he was on the verge of death...certainly far away from Sunny (does Sunny know where he went)?
And who is the metal arm guy? He looks familiar...but did Sunny kill him?
Also, did Stephen Lang's character die last season?
And who is the metal arm guy? He looks familiar...but did Sunny kill him?
Also, did Stephen Lang's character die last season?
I think the guy with the metal arm is one of the new characters.
At first I thought the Pilgrim and the guy The Widow recruited at the begging were the same person. I didn't realize they were two different people until I watched the trailer a second time before I posted it here.
At first I thought the Pilgrim and the guy The Widow recruited at the begging were the same person. I didn't realize they were two different people until I watched the trailer a second time before I posted it here.