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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Warrior Season 1 Episode 1 - The Itchy Onion
    6.2/10(32 votes)

    #1 - The Itchy Onion

    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

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  2. Warrior Season 3 Episode 5 - Whiskey and Sticky and All the Rest Can Wait
    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #2 - Whiskey and Sticky and All the Rest Can Wait

    S3:E5

    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

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  3. Warrior Season 1 Episode 2 - There's No China in the Bible
    6.7/10(19 votes)

    #3 - There's No China in the Bible

    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

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  4. Warrior Season 1 Episode 4 - The White Mountain
    6.7/10(18 votes)

    #4 - The White Mountain

    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

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  5. Warrior Season 2 Episode 7 - If You Wait by the River Long Enough
    6.7/10(13 votes)

    #5 - If You Wait by the River Long Enough

    S2:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Warrior Season 1 Episode 5 - The Blood and the Shit
    6.8/10(22 votes)

    #6 - The Blood and the Shit

    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

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  7. Warrior Season 1 Episode 8 - They Don't Pay Us Enough to Think
    6.8/10(16 votes)

    #7 - They Don't Pay Us Enough to Think

    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

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  8. Warrior Season 1 Episode 10 - If You're Going to Bow, Bow Low
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    #8 - If You're Going to Bow, Bow Low

    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

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  9. Warrior Season 1 Episode 3 - John Chinaman
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #9 - John Chinaman

    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

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  10. Warrior Season 2 Episode 9 - Enter the Dragon
    7.1/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Enter the Dragon

    S2:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Warrior Season 1 Episode 7 - The Tiger and the Fox
    7.2/10(16 votes)

    #11 - The Tiger and the Fox

    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 Kane

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  12. Warrior Season 1 Episode 6 - Chewed Up, Spit Out, and Stepped On
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Chewed Up, Spit Out, and Stepped On

    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

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  13. Warrior Season 3 Episode 7 - Gotta Be Crooked to Get Along in a Crooked World
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Gotta Be Crooked to Get Along in a Crooked World

    S3:E7

    In the wake of Father Jun's injury, Young Jun steps up for the Hop Wei. Leary struggles to smooth over rising working-class tensions.

    Director:Dennie Gordon
    Writer:Glenise Mullins

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  14. Warrior Season 1 Episode 9 - Chinese Boxing
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #14 - Chinese Boxing

    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

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  15. Warrior Season 3 Episode 4 - In Chinatown, No One Thinks About Forever
    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #15 - In Chinatown, No One Thinks About Forever

    S3:E4

    Shaken by the loss of Nellie's land, Ah Toy grapples with a difficult choice. Ah Sahm and Yan Mi think on their toes during a police raid.

    Director:Dinh Thai
    Writer:Francisca X. Hu

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  16. Warrior Season 2 Episode 2 - The Chinese Connection
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #16 - The Chinese Connection

    S2:E2

    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

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  17. Warrior Season 2 Episode 4 - If You Don't See Blood, You Didn't Come to Play
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #17 - If You Don't See Blood, You Didn't Come to Play

    S2:E4

    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
    Writers:Josh Stoddard, Evan Endicott

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  18. Warrior Season 2 Episode 3 - Not How We Do Business
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Not How We Do Business

    S2:E3

    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

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  19. Warrior Season 2 Episode 8 - All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #19 - All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic

    S2:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Warrior Season 3 Episode 1 - Exactly the Wrong Time to Get Proud
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #20 - Exactly the Wrong Time to Get Proud

    S3:E1

    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

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  21. Warrior Season 3 Episode 2 - Anything Short of a Blow to the Head
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Anything Short of a Blow to the Head

    S3:E2

    As Ah Sahm and Young Jun struggle to produce authentic bills, they get valuable printing advice from an unexpected source.

    Director:Dustin Nguyễn
    Writer:Brad Kane

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  22. Warrior Season 3 Episode 3 - No Time for F*cking Chemistry
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #22 - No Time for F*cking Chemistry

    S3:E3

    While taking menacing steps to secure Nellie's land, Strickland instills confidence in Leary's political abilities.

    Director:Dustin Nguyễn
    Writers:Josh Stoddard, Evan Endicott

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  23. Warrior Season 2 Episode 1 - Learn to Endure, or Hire a Bodyguard
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #23 - Learn to Endure, or Hire a Bodyguard

    S2:E1

    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

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  24. Warrior Season 2 Episode 5 - Not for a Drink, a F*ck, or a G**damn Prayer
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Not for a Drink, a F*ck, or a G**damn Prayer

    S2:E5

    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
    Writers:Josh Stoddard, Evan Endicott

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  25. Warrior Season 3 Episode 6 - A Soft Heart Won't Do You No Favors
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #25 - A Soft Heart Won't Do You No Favors

    S3:E6

    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
    Writers:Josh Stoddard, Evan Endicott

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Itchy Onion" is the worst rated episode of "Warrior". It scored 6.2/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by Assaf Bernstein and written by Jonathan Tropper, it aired on 4/5/2019. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Whiskey and Sticky and All the Rest Can Wait".