The Best Episodes of Warrior
Every episode of Warrior ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Warrior!
A gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful tongs.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Warrior" is "Enter the Dragon", rated 9.7/10 from 3119 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Enter the Dragon" aired on 11/27/2020 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Blood and the Shit".
9.7/10 3,119 votes#1 - Enter the Dragon
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2020
After Bill and his men are confronted by an angry mob, Chinatown erupts into chaos, forcing the tongs to work together to protect their streets. As Chao and Mai Ling seek shelter, Mai Ling tends to an ailing Ah Toy. Sophie opens her eyes to Leary's world. Lee decides which side he's on.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.1/10 2,437 votes#2 - The Blood and the Shit
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/2019
Transporting precious cargo via stagecoach through the Sierra Nevada, Ah Sahm and Young Jun are forced to spend the night with three strangers at a frontier saloon in the middle of nowhere. The detour turns perilous when Harlan French, a notorious outlaw, shows up with his henchmen, looking for a lucrative payday.
Director: Kevin Tancharoen
Writer: Kenneth Lin
9.1/10 1,647 votes#3 - To a Man with a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2020
Ah Sahm, Young Jun, and Hong travel with Vega to Rooker’s Mill, a U.S.-Mexico border town owned by Elijah Rooker, the wealthy host of a lucrative fight tournament that Ah Sahm is determined to win. As he learns more about Vega, Ah Sahm draws the attention of another fighter, Dolph, and later, Rooker himself.
Director: Dustin Nguyen
Writer: Brad Kane, Jonathan Tropper
9.1/10 1,377 votes#4 - A Window of F*cking Opportunity
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 8/17/2023
As the Secret Service finally corners the Tongs' printing operation, Ah Sahm must choose between his brothers in the Hop Wei and a future with Yan Mi.
Director: Loni Peristere
Writer: Evan Endicott, Josh Stoddard, Danielle DiPaolo
9.0/10 1,518 votes#5 - Man on the Wall
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2020
Young Jun faces a crucial decision after Mai Ling tries to drive a wedge between him and Ah Sahm, who has emerged as a hero in Chinatown and takes the opportunity to go on the offensive against Leary. Determined to take Buckley down, Penny goes to the press. Bill reckons with what he's become, and Lee seeks out a familiar face. Mai Ling finally plays her hand against the Hop Wei.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/10 1,597 votes#6 - Chinese Boxing
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/2019
Chinatown gathers to witness a “prize fight” between elite warriors from the Hop Wei and Long Zii. Buckley plays a bluff in hopes of getting Mercer to lower his fee. Ah Sahm remembers his roots as a fighter, as Ah Toy warns him of the dangers that await. Bill and Lee question Wang Chao about the recent series of sword killings in San Francisco.
Director: Loni Peristere
Writer: Jonathan Tropper
8.7/10 1,287 votes#7 - Not for a Drink, a F*ck, or a G**damn Prayer
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2020
A guilty Mai Ling tries to make things right with Ah Sahm, who’s more intent than ever on seeking revenge. Penny finds her business in trouble and learns that Ah Sahm has been using her. Leary gets a warning and offers one of his own. Ah Toy pays an emotional visit to Nellie’s Sonoma winery. Bill and Chao put their plot against the Fung Hai into action.
Director: Loni Peristere
Writer: Evan Endicott, Josh Stoddard
8.7/10 913 votes#8 - All of Death Is a Going Home
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 8/10/2023
Ah Sahm makes a bold sacrifice to protect Yan Mi, Mai Ling reckons with the consequences of her actions, and Leary reaches his breaking point.
Director: Loni Peristere
Writer: Brad Kane
8.6/10 1,199 votes#9 - Not How We Do Business
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2020
With their new enterprise going well, Young Jun shares his worries with Ah Sahm about the new men Father Jun has brought over from China, and later, the partners are impressed by Hong, an enthusiastic recruit with a secret. Meanwhile, Chao goes to Mai Ling for help keeping Zing away from his business, Sophie grows closer to Leary, Nellie’s politics raise questions from her peers, and things take a deadly turn at Bill’s home.
Director: David Petrarca
Writer: Brad Kane
8.6/10 971 votes#10 - A Soft Heart Won't Do You No Favors
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 7/20/2023
Chao and Lee band together after an unexpected tossup threatens their lives. Meanwhile, the Hop Wei navigate a tense deal with German traders.
Director: Brett Chan
Writer: Evan Endicott, Josh Stoddard
8.6/10 867 votes#11 - You Know When You're Losing a Fight
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 8/3/2023
As Mai Ling's wedding briefly unites the Hop Wei and Long Zii, Li Yong receives a grim final warning from Kong Pak.
Director: Dennie Gordon
Writer: Hoon Lee
8.5/10 1,540 votes#12 - If You're Going to Bow, Bow Low
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/7/2019
Ah Sahm rejects his warrior roots and retreats into the netherworld of the Chinese working class. A guilty Big Bill stands vigil for Lee at the hospital. With the police roughing up tong members in retaliation for their violence, Zing and the Fung Hai make a show of force to compel Mai Ling to honor her partnership. Burned by Buckley, Leary decides to take matters into his own hands at Mercer's factory. Seeking to snap Ah Sahm out of his funk, Chao shares a harrowing story of personal hardship. Ah Toy preaches a not-so-ancient message to Ah Sahm: In the middle of chaos lies opportunity. Season One Finale.
Director: Loni Peristere
Writer: Jonathan Tropper
8.5/10 1,219 votes#13 - If You Wait by the River Long Enough
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2020
Change is afoot for the Hop Wei after Father Jun, Ah Sahm, and Young Jun face off. Ah Toy decides that Nellie may be the answer to her problems and takes matters at a sadistic rival brothel into her own hands. Leary is urged by both Buckley and Sophie to utilize his political influence. Just as his heroics are trumpeted, Bill is faced with another swordsman murder. A fatal clash unfolds at the Blake household.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 1,131 votes#14 - All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2020
The police shut down Chinatown in their hunt for a killer, just as the Hop Wei make a move that puts Mai Ling on edge. Buckley steps into a new role and considers a proposition from Leary, who faces questions from the Irish workingmen. Ah Toy fights for her life, while Chao faces a major dilemma.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10 1,543 votes#15 - The Tiger and the Fox
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/2019
Ah Sahm faces a dilemma when Father Jun sends Bolo to hunt down Long Zii and Mai Ling . Ah Toy recruits a special girl from a whore monger, and takes on a business partner for a land deal. Penny is faced with an unsavory choice in order to save her home. Lee’s past catches up with him.
Director: Lin Oeding
Writer: Brad Kane
8.3/10 1,324 votes#16 - Learn to Endure, or Hire a Bodyguard
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2020
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.
Director: Jonathan Tropper
Writer: Jonathan Tropper
8.2/10 1,746 votes#17 - John Chinaman
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2019
Leary pressures gentleman industrialist Byron Mercer, who is Penny’s father, to hire his men for a cable-car track job — despite the fact that Mayor Blake hasn’t yet awarded Mercer the contract. Accused of assault and perhaps worse, Ah Sahm gets a cold shoulder from the Hop Wei, with his fate in the hands of an unexpected ally. Buckley urges Mai Ling to eschew restraint and start a war with the Hop Wei.
Director: Loni Peristere
Writer: Adam Targum
8.2/10 1,033 votes#18 - Exactly the Wrong Time to Get Proud
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/29/2023
Struggling under the pressure of an increased police presence, the Hop Wei search for a new, lucrative way to survive.
Director: Nima Nourizadeh
Writer: Jonathan Tropper
8.2/10 831 votes#19 - Whiskey and Sticky and All the Rest Can Wait
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/13/2023
Ah Sahm and Hong race against time to free a captured Young Jun before he's sent back to China. Meanwhile, an imprisoned Mai Ling hits rock bottom.
Director: Dinh Thai
Writer: Lillian Yu
8.1/10 2,240 votes#20 - The Itchy Onion
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2019
San Francisco, 1878. Ah Sahm, a newly arrived Chinese immigrant with serious fighting skills, is introduced to Chinatown’s most ruthless tong, the Hop Wei, by Chao, a fixer. After impressing Young Jun, son of tong leader Father Jun, Ah Sahm is branded and taken to a brothel, where he befriends Ah Toy, a courtesan with connections.
Director: Assaf Bernstein
Writer: Jonathan Tropper
8.1/10 1,464 votes#21 - Chewed Up, Spit Out, and Stepped On
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/2019
Tensions escalate between the Hop Wei and Long Zii after an assassination attempt during a boisterous Chinatown parade. Big Bill sets out to pay his debt to Jack Damon, leaving Lee to keep watch over Lucy and the kids. Mayor Blake and Deputy Mayor Buckley get a mandate from Robert Crestwood, a senator with eyes on the White House.
Director: David Petrarca
Writer: Evan Endicott, Josh Stoddard
8.1/10 1,373 votes#22 - They Don't Pay Us Enough to Think
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/2019
After a bloodbath on the streets of Chinatown, the Hop Wei and Long Zii consider a novel way to end hostilities. Ah Toy and her real-estate business partner, Leonard Patterson, hit a fork in the road in their effort to buy a valuable piece of land. After promising jobs to Leary’s Irish workers, Mercer toasts Crestwood at a fundraiser, while Penny struggles to hold her tongue. Mai Ling warns her brother against waging a battle he may not win.
Director: Lin Oeding
Writer: Evan Endicott, Josh Stoddard
8.1/10 1,074 votes#23 - If You Don't See Blood, You Didn't Come to Play
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2020
As the police prepare for retribution, Chao comes to Bill with a mutually beneficial proposal. A sympathetic Sophie offers Leary a new plan. Ah Sahm and Penny have a moment when he confides his plans for the future. Buckley urges Blake to take a stand against the Chinese, Lee seeks to ease his pain, Mai Ling invests in a legitimate business, and Nellie urges Ah Toy to imagine a different kind of life for her sex workers.
Director: Loni Peristere
Writer: Evan Endicott, Josh Stoddard
8.1/10 898 votes#24 - No Time for F*cking Chemistry
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 6/29/2023
While taking menacing steps to secure Nellie's land, Strickland instills confidence in Leary's political abilities.
Director: Dustin Nguyen
Writer: Evan Endicott, Josh Stoddard
8.0/10 1,137 votes#25 - The Chinese Connection
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2020
Ah Sahm and Young Jun search for a discreet place to hide their product after striking a deal with a new opium supplier. As Lee becomes increasingly dependent on laudanum, he and Bill continue to investigate the swordsman murders. Mai Ling sends Li Yong and Zing to deliver a message to a rival tong. Penny asks for Ah Sahm’s help in protecting her factory. Sophie continues to pique Leary’s interest. Ah Toy receives a visit from Nellie Davenport, a wealthy widow committed to ending the exploitation of Chinese women.
Director: David Petrarca
Writer: Brad Kane