With Quinn out of power, everything in the Badlands is up for grabs.
Across six episodes last year, it laid out a vision of ruthless violence and efficient, propulsive storytelling.
Of course, Sunny doesnt just become a prisoner willingly.
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Baije is here to help Sunny get through the day-to-day in the camp.
So, whats everyone else up to?
He picks it up but is stopped from taking it by another hand.
He turns and comes face to face with… someone.
Youre The Master, he says.
Subtlety isnt exactly a strength ofInto the Badlands.
The interaction between M.K.
Luckily for The Master, she just waves her hand over it and everything is healed.
Still, if M.K.
hasthatkind of power right now, just imagine what he could do if he focused on a single goal.
NEXT:Flesh filet
While the story lines of Sunny and M.K.
The disappearance/death of Quinn has left a vacuum of power in the Badlands.
Sure, Ryder is now controlling the territory, but there are rumors of chaos everywhere.
That chaos is just getting started.
The Widow hasnt been heard from in months, he says.
Tilda and The Widow lay waste to the refinery.
Tilda is certainly a force, but its The Widow who absolutely lets loose.
Its brutal, in that hell yeah!
fist-pump kind of way.
That brings The Widow to Jade.
She doesnt want to kill her, though; she wants a message delivered to Ryder.
And most of it will be his, she adds as punctuation.
Systems treated me well enough, they say, and its no accident that theyre all men.
So, theyre allowed to leave freely because thats The Widows philosophy.
Tiger Pushes Mountain is pretty much exactly what youd expect from the season 2 premiere ofInto The Badlands.
If that doesnt get you to tune in next week, I dont know what will.
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