Episode
Warrior: Learn to Endure, or Hire a Bodyguard
Overview
Back with the Hop Wei, Ah Sahm spends his nights at the Barbary Coast fight pit, confronting a new anti-Chinese group, Teddy’s Boys. While Ah Toy accuses him of just looking for another fight, an empowered Mai Ling worries about her brother’s next steps. Meanwhile, Bill finds it hard to break out of his role as enforcer for Zing; Penny is determined to continue running Mercer Steel, much to Blake’s dismay; and Chao offers Ah Sahm some advice for his future with Young Jun.
Details
- Series
- Warrior
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2020-10-02
- Runtime
- 51 min
Episode context
Learn to Endure, or Hire a Bodyguard is Episode 1 in Season 2 of Warrior. It aired on 2020-10-02. The runtime is 51 min.
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