‘Warrior’ Honors Bruce Lee’s Legacy with Dope Fight Scenes and Proper Representation

**Light Spoilers For Episode 1 Get Dropped Like Bare Knuckle Brawlers** I walked into this screening for the first episode of Warrior with 0 context or knowledge. I hadn’t seen a trailer or Subway ad, so I didn’t even know if I’d be watching a movie or a show, but best believe I walked away cosigning this bad boy in every way, shape, and form!

Static on the Docks The show is set in San Francisco in 1878 where Ah Sahm, a mysterious young man played by Andrew Koji arrives from China, beats a few unfortunate faces to a pulp and eventually gets himself all caught up in the bloody Chinatown Tong wars. The Civil War (yeah that Civil War) has just ended so racial tensions are through the roof, evident by the crowd chanting “Chinks go home! Chinks go home!” as boats unload Ah Sahm and a new shipment of Chinese immigrants. This overtly racist scene on the docks kicks off the phenomenal introduction that shows viewers exactly what we can expect in this first season. Ah Sahm sticks up for this poor defenseless “onion,” as they’re so eloquently called, who gets shoved by the HDIC (head dick in charge). This plump white man checking identification and his fellow American assholes take notice and press the confident immigrant. It’s looking like a recipe for disaster until my guy, Ah Sahm, whips out the flawless English and spews venomous bars on these “fat white fucks” then serves them up a Popeyes 4-piece combo with biscuit and gravy! The audience around me went absolutely NUTS when the …