After over 10 episodes, I'm out.
The good?
It's called kung-fu and has some well choreographed (but unrealistic) martial arts
It's slickly made
It's not full of self centered white people
The bad?
This list is longer.
Its story arc as ok, it's plot is awful
3 years in a monastery to learn kung fu? I doubt she would have learned to punch properly
A guy gives up a secret to protect the girl, and then within 2 minutes the baddie gives him a dagger so he can stab her
Everyone is instagrammable and tremendously successful - fighting, history, software development (including, of course, being able to break into any network, and so on...)
Despite the many faults, it is addictive enough until you realise you have just wasted 52 minutes of your life over eating on awful popcorn
why not every episode on here
Second season.... better story line. more believable until episode 8 when they get what they are after free and clear and the main character idiotically exposes herself and costs them the win. It's the annoying BS where they make dumb mistakes. It just makes you sick of the heroine. They need to stop writing her character like the center of the answers while making her make the dumbest mistakes just to tell and make it interesting.
The show is HORRIBLE for the kung fu. The subplots, interpersonal relationships, will draw you in, if you go for that. You want to see how it goes for the characters. But too many dead without any consequences and you know someone would be looking. They kill off a superstar in one episode and nothing happens. The heroine confronts the primary bad guy at a public event, after we know the bad guy is wanted by the interpol and there's cops, security and the former DA boyfriend.... and instead of screaming criminal, just let's her get away....
All of which is very absurd and the absurdity of the interactions with the "chase" become annoying all the way through. Finishing season one, but doubt I'll watch season two (out already at their of this review) with the writing being so pathetic as not to make sure they don't have these absurd and outright stupid inconsistencies. I don't see it getting better and I don't want to be sucked into carrying what happens when characters while being annoyed they didn't put the same effort in with the fantasy, sci fi, portion.
What a critique I see about the series. It's a shame because I think it's a good series.
I hope for a new season. Because it doesn't say that this was the last season. (at the time of writing)
How can the CW get so many things so wrong, but get this so right?
That's...rhetorical.
The story lines are bound and respectful of the lead's bonds with her family and others. Nothing is over-blown or exaggerated in that respect. There's some Science Fiction-slash-Fantasy under the guise of Ancient Asian Mysticism, which as a Western white person I'm attracted to. And, there's some Martial Art's styled action (fight) sequences! Remember, it's a television budget, so don't expect the, "wire work," to be flawless. But, then again, People aren't flying about as much as in, "Crouching Tiger."
As much as I'm drawn to Science Fiction and Fantasy, it's the character development and emotional bonds that create the emotional pay-offs for me. Through this show I've gotten so many...moments..blocks of time filled with emotion -- where I've felt comfortable letting them sink in, so, deeply felt emotion. Better than that, of course, is that it's lead to plenty of, what? "Moments?" of that divine state of feeling emotionally charged with no particular emotional response tied to it. And, during those periods the different emotions the story brings up, like brilliant notes played across a keyboard are so much sweeter, and exquisite.
It is the, "Dopamine-ergic," brain-state I'd previously become accustomed to while watching the animated series', "Naruto," and, "Naruto Shippuden," that will keep me coming back for more. And, isn't that what we all want in good television, a foil against we express our humanity and connection to others?
This latest iteration of this show really surprised me. It has some decent action and it is huge on heart. The final big fight scene in the last episode for season 1 was fun.
How I rate:
1-3 :heart: = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 :heart: = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 :heart: = I expect you will like this too
9-10 :heart: = movies and TV shows I really love!
After watching the pilot, I must say I had higher hopes. This is aimed at a young audience, more pre-teen than young adult, but for that genre, it’s a decent watch. I had hoped it would be a contemporary spin on the original series, but, then again, I was a young teen when I was a fan of it, so maybe it is the same audience. The plot is simplistic, the fights are engaging, it will appeal to young Asian viewers, and, despite the dumbing down of some of the dialogue, I’m going to give it a passing grade. I give this series a 6 (fair) out of 10. [Action Adventure]
Honestly it’s so dumb it’s become really addictive.
Two episodes in & I just can’t watch this garbage. Really wanted to like this show but CW went overboard with their woke ass writers. Dropping this show.
It’s the one CW show with mostly Chinese actors. Yet it feels like any other CW show. Where it’s more about people discussing their feelings. Than there is action.
halfway through the second episode and I just couldn't take anymore. weak main story-line even weaker subplots.
Why? A show with huge potential, wasted tbh.
Typical CW woke nonsense. Has nothing to do with original franchise, actually this version is an insult to the original. Anyway it’s something you can have playing in the background or if you need something to waste time.
Typical CW cheesy show. Bad acting. Terrible characters. Lazy stunts. And somehow the girl becomes a Kung fu master in 3 years.
Some how this garbage will get renewed for another few seasons.
It's amazing!! I just watched the first episode and I'm excited for more. I haven't seen the original but at first glance you can tell it's already more than one up from the original which had featured some yellowface. If you're looking for something new with representation and in-depth characters this show is for you!!! If you are riding on the nostalgia of white saviour narratives and yellowface this show may not be you. You may get angry for no reason like the comments I've seen so far in this comment section.
It's so predictable and cheesy, soooo CW.
Mhmhmh, I'm interested, I liked the original Kung-fu and it's later version. On the other hand it's CW and I'm always disappointed
Shout by AJRobsonBlockedParent2021-08-28T11:19:06Z
Not a fan, started getting bored around episode 5 but stuck it out until the end of the season. For a show called Kung Fu there’s surprisingly little Kung fu! Most of the episodes are about a wedding, relationships or solving clues whilst looking for a sword