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Mar 16, 2022 · Year of the Tiger: Part 2: Directed by Joe Menendez. With Olivia Liang, Kheng Hua Tan, Eddie Liu, Shannon Dang. Nicky tries to help her newly discovered cousin Mia understand her new reality; as Nicky and Evan follow a lead involving one of Russell Tan's mercenaries, Henry keeps an eye on Mia at the community center.
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By Laura Sirikul
Posted: Mar 9, 2022 3:00 pm
This is a spoiler-free review of the first two episodes of Kung Fu Season 2, “The Year of the Tiger: Part 1” and “The Year of the Tiger: Part 2,” which premiere March 9 and March 16, respectively, on The CW.
Reimagined from the 1970s martial arts series starring David Carradine, The CW’s Kung Fu is the first (and still only) drama series on a primetime network to feature a predominantly Asian cast. That, of course, comes with a lot of pressure to tell a rich and nuanced story that all its viewers – those of Asian descent and otherwise – can relate to, but luckily, Season 1 rose to the challenge, delivering a perfectly likable batch of episodes. In its first two episodes, Season 2, like the first one, packs on the charm.
But of course, there’s still trouble in paradise. After a night of partying with her siblings, Nicky is attacked by an unknown figure who is just as skilled and powerful in martial arts as her. And, like a typical CW soap opera, we learn the mysterious person is none other than Nicky’s long-lost cousin, Mia (Vanessa Yao), who is on the run from the Big Bad of the season, billionaire Russell Tan (Kee Chan). While all of this is going on, Zhilan, tormented by her past sins and the ghost of Pei-Ling (Vanessa Kai), is locked up in a remote prison in China, plotting her next steps for revenge.
If it seems like a lot, that’s because it really is. The two-episode “Year of the Tiger” premiere is certainly packed with a ton of information to take in. Although it was necessary to establish who Mia is and the threat of Russell Tan, it felt like a bit too much at times, causing them to feel like archetypes of the “lost wanderer” and the “villainous foe” rather than well fleshed-out characters. Hopefully, the series will space out their stories going forward to give them more depth. But this may prove difficult with the introduction of new characters in the Kung Fu universe who may be fighting for screen time alongside the current large roster, including Juliette Tan (Annie Q), Russell’s daughter and rival to Ludi Lin’s still-very-much-alive Kerwin, and Sebastian (JB Tadena), a new chef at Harmony Dumplings and potential love interest for Ryan.
The first two episodes of Kung Fu Season 2, “Year of the Tiger: Parts 1 and 2,” up the ante on the martial arts and the drama by introducing new conflicts and characters. Although it takes itself a tad too seriously at times, Kung Fu never neglects the most compelling draw to the series: the family dynamics. The charismatic cast – particularly Oliv...
Mar 16, 2022 · Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. 'Year of the Tiger:Part 2 is the second part of the Season 2 of The CW series Kung Fu. It premiered on March 16, 2022. TAKING DOWN RUSSELL TAN - In the midst of Lunar New Year festivities in Chinatown, Nicky tries to help her newly-discovered cousin Mia (guest star Vanessa ...
The Year of the Tiger: Directed by Joe Looby. With Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, John Poindexter. THE YEAR OF THE TIGER tells the remarkable story of three Presidents - each facing a particular threat.
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In 1986, President Reagan takes responsibility for Iran-Contra and proposes a framework to reduce the US and Soviet arsenal of strategic nuclear weapons. (Part I, The Year of The Tiger - JFK 1962, is available separately.)
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