Warrior backdrop
Crime•Drama•Action & Adventure

The Best Episodes of Warrior Season 1

Every episode of Warrior Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Warrior Season 1!

Binge this in 8h 0m•Peaking at 9.1/10

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

Airs on
CinemaxMax
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons3

All123

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Warrior Season 1 Episode 5 - The Blood and the Shit
    9.1/10(2815 votes)

    S1:E5

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Warrior Season 1 Episode 9 - Chinese Boxing
    8.7/10(1868 votes)

    S1:E9

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Warrior Season 1 Episode 10 - If You're Going to Bow, Bow Low
    8.5/10(1794 votes)

    S1:E10

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Warrior Season 1 Episode 7 - The Tiger and the Fox
    8.3/10(1786 votes)

    S1:E7

    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 Caleb Kane

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Warrior Season 1 Episode 3 - John Chinaman
    8.2/10(2012 votes)

    S1:E3

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Warrior Season 1 Episode 1 - The Itchy Onion
    8.1/10(2584 votes)

    S1:E1

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Warrior

    READ
  7. Warrior Season 1 Episode 6 - Chewed Up, Spit Out, and Stepped On
    8.1/10(1709 votes)

    S1:E6

    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
    Writers:Josh Stoddard, Evan Endicott

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Warrior Season 1 Episode 8 - They Don't Pay Us Enough to Think
    8.1/10(1610 votes)

    S1:E8

    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
    Writers:Josh Stoddard, Evan Endicott

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Warrior Season 1 Episode 2 - There's No China in the Bible
    7.9/10(2024 votes)

    S1:E2

    Intercepting a shipment of opium at the docks, Young Jun, with Ah Sahm and his Hop Wei lieutenant Bolo in tow, decides to send a message to Long Zii. Big Bill and Lee investigate a grisly murder scene in an alley next to an Irish bar, The Banshee. Penny Blake, the young wife of San Francisco’s mayor, finds herself in a bind while visiting the wharf with her Chinese manservant, Jacob. Ah Sahm pays a steep price for playing the hero. The Long Zii clean up a mess, and brace for more bloodshed.

    Director:Loni Peristere
    Writer:Jonathan Tropper

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Warrior Season 1 Episode 4 - The White Mountain
    7.7/10(1823 votes)

    S1:E4

    Big Bill finds himself compromised by his gambling excesses, but discovers a possible solution after an opium-den raid. Penny reveals the circumstances that prompted her to marry Mayor Blake, who’s determined to show voters he won’t tolerate San Francisco’s “Yellow Peril.” After meeting with leaders of the Fung Hai tong, Mai Ling offers Ah Sahm a way out of a protracted — and bloody — tong war.

    Director:David Petrarca
    Writer:Kenneth Lin

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Blood and the Shit" is the best rated episode of "Warrior" season 1. It scored 9.1/10 based on 2815 votes. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen and written by Kenneth Lin, it aired on 5/3/2019. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Chinese Boxing".