I know they battled in episode 8 but either i missed a scene or it jumped from the battle between the mantis and the blind assassin to hundred. While most characters, like marco and kublai, are talented fighters, others are straightup mystical martial artists, like the blind warriormonk hundred eyes, the villainous chancellor jia sidao, and the concubinespy mei lin, who has an entire fight scene in the nude in an early season 1 episode. In actuality, controlling ones ki is important to several reallife martial arts disciplines, therefore the supernatural part isnt the ki itself, but rather how its being used a classic facet of wuxia. Benedict wong stars as kublai khan, with lorenzo richelmy in the title role high resolution tv poster of for marco polo. Jia sidao sent an emissary to bayan to discuss a truce, but bayan declined to negotiate. This series will hopefully be awesome in the second half, when the khan vs. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Dec 11, 2014 plus hundred eyes is really a great character and teacher. In fact i really enjoy the differences of all the characters so far. Marco polo i love this series and im bummed that netflix canceled it after two seasons, but it really needed a bigger audience to justify the insane budget. Bruce wayne runs the h2h gauntlet battles comic vine. Arthur dayne got vs hundred eyes marco polo battles.
The big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration. Golden legacy celebrates the literary triumph of the golden. Jia sidao, season 1s big bad, is the evil chancellor of the song dynasty. The way i saw it, jia sidong beat him the first time. One hundred eyes will tell the warrior monks side of the story.
Running out of troops and supplies, the song court surrendered to the mongols in 1276. How historically and factually accurate is the netflix. Marco polo s1e10 the heavenly and primal project fandom. Hundred eyes vs jia sidao marco polo spoiler youtube. It has been established that without a doubt jia sidao is just a dick. People who expect historical accuracy are going into it with the wrong expectations i. Since the first season of marco polo dropped on netflix a week ago, the thcentury medieval epic has suffered a critical pileon that feels almost gleeful in its disdain. The final fight between the blind monk and the chancellor season 1 episode 10 copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act. Series movies movie characters tv series marco polo netflix saga martial arts clothing devious maids warrior quotes jane the virgin. Cameo lets you book personalized videos from your favorite people.
Thats what is also so wonderful about it, that it does encourage you to open your mind, it makes you think on a more deeper spiritual level and cosmic understanding of the universe at large, as well as what your place and purpose is within it. While as a history of events and sequences there are large discrepancies between the series and what actually happened, there are also many ways in which it is accurate at best, and evocative at least. Hundred eyes works far better because its not trying to catter to different audiences. The face of jia sidao when hundred eyes went into the mantis pose, priceless. Mongol conquest of china wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Discover and share the most famous quotes from the tv show marco polo 2014. Home features news books articles videos films podcast. Outside the city jing fei awaits with mei lins daughter whose care she entrusts to marco and hundred eyes.
Dec 7, 2015 the hundred eyes, favorite character from netflixs marco polo saved from marcopolonflx marco polo. Thats why in the fight, when hundred eyes started using mantis mode lol, jia sidon was clearly surprised. Marco polo jia kung fu season 1 martial arts documentaries weapons eyes history. Jia sidao is a cold, ruthless, and dangerously practical man with a slim build. As soon as i read the title, i knew i had to buy it, because kids teased me in the 4th grade by calling me chinese eyes.
Dec 20, 2014 the period setting ensures no supernatural elements are ever even hinted at over the shows ten episodes, but encounters like the one between the blind hundred eyes and jia sidao in the season. I am delighted that through indian eyes is coming in a new edition. Marco and hundred eyes take on a dangerous mission to infiltrate the walled city of xiangyang, while its chancellor struggles to hold on to power. Dec 30, 2014 all these plots, characters, court intrigue and betrayals lead up to the season finale which has one of the best battle scenes on television. What are some of the best quotes from the netflix series. Kublai asks marco and 100 eyes to infiltrate xiangyang to kill jia sidao. Benedict wong and jia sidao chin han who command real. In the episodes final moments, jia sidao storms into the throne room covered in blood his face a study in contempt. I believed kung fu to be a martial art form but this one by hundred eyes really opened my eyes.
Having lost his momentum especially with the arrival of sidao s men, hundred eyes flees to rendezvous with marco. A hundred eyes for an eye even if you set aside the magnitude of israels violations of the geneva conventions and the long terrible history of its methodical collective punishment of 1. We see right before marcos execution hundred eyes training furiously. Jia sidao was a better fighter owing to his praying mantis kung fu which hundred eyes is unaware of. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. Feb 03, 2015 the big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration. Millions of adults who owe these little books a debt they can never fully repay. Hi, im chin han i play the guy only a mother could love aka the. Season 2 of marco polo consists of ten episodes and was released in its entirety on july 1, 2016. Marco and hundred eyes take on a dangerous mission to.
Golden legacy celebrates the literary triumph of the golden books. It looks like jia sidao is going to win, but then hundred eyes shows up to save the day and marco. How did hundred eyes come to pledge his service to kublai khan. After three years crossing seas, deserts and the silk road, a young marco polo finds himself a prisoner of the great kublai khan. So in december 2014, i went a bit fangirl wild over the netflix miniseries about marco polo. To hundred eyes, who reassures his khan that killing ariq was necessary. Set in a world of greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry, marco polo is based on the famed explorers adventures in kublai khans court. After the final battle at xiangyang, when kublai khan has finally managed the most important step in his bid to control all of china, he takes some time to enjoy reclaiming one of his very favorite pets. He is set with the task of training marco polo in the beginning of the series. Morals onno prepunarmedwin by ko, death or incaplocation. Marco polo season 1 episode 3 s1e3 hundred eyes explains. Hundred eyes played by tom wu explains what it means to obtain kung fu. Netflix have released several new posters focusing on the supporting characters in their new series, marco polo. Marco polo hundred eyes vs sidao mongol strike hd netflix.
By which i mean, i hate him not joffrey lannister levels of hate, but i hate the guy. Many han chinese were enslaved in the process of the mongols invasion of china proper. He grew up poor and only rose to power because his sister, mei lin, was the emperors favorite concubine. One hundred eyes will tell the warrior monks side of. A 30minute christmas special episode titled one hundred eyes was released between the first and the second season on december 26, 2015. It looks like jia sidao is going to win, but then hundred eyes shows up to save the day and marco and white imperialism when kublai khan. Jia sidao, marco polo some may argue that the fight scenes in daredevil and even jessica jones were better, but they had to be more tricked out since enhanced humans were involved in them. The hundred eyes, favorite character from netflixs marco. Marco polo one hundred eyes 2015 subtitrat bluray filme online marco polo. He also shows utter distain for the mongols, and when he hears empress dowager xie daoquing was trying to negotiate a peace treaty with. Marco draws a plan of the city from inside the city. All i wanted was for hundred eyes, or mei lin to kill him, then after the little king. With its opening two scenes, the show lets us know that the lives of marco polo and kublai khan are in imminent danger.
Hundred eyes escaped because otherwise jia would have killedcaptured him. Jia sidao is a cold, ruthless, and dangerously practical man with a slim build and hair pulled up into a bun. Dec 20, 2014 since the first season of marco polo dropped on netflix a week ago, the thcentury medieval epic has suffered a critical pileon that feels almost gleeful in its disdain. The transporter 2 2005 frank martin jason statham hose scene. He is to describe to the khan in all honestly what he sees, with his own eyes. Sure, there were a few bumps in the initial episodes as the series found its stride, but the beautiful sets, kungfu action, strong acting, kickass females and eye candy remy hii, uli latukefu were more than enough to keep me riveted until the endgame of season 1 which was wuxiatastic and so much. Sidao quickly dispatches marco leaving him out of commission for the rest of the fight. Marco polo incredible blind hundred eyes fight martial. Live another day 30 rock a discovery of witches a series of unfortunate events after life alcatraz alias alias grace ally mcbeal altered carbon american crime story american gods american horror story and then there were none arrow ash vs evil dead atlanta awkward. Marco, however, is fresh from his shortlived battle with jia sidao, and in no condition to endure the celebrations of a victorious alpha. However, in the end, it is shown that in the time between the failed assassination attempt and the season finale, hundred eyes has been learning t. Hundred eyes is a blind monk in service to kublai khan. Marco polo 100 eyes kills 25 mongol warriors before captured by kublai khan.
There are several gems spread across the two seasons. What seems like a pretty dark character just keeps getting darker and more unlikable with his many unspeakable actions. I do not own or in any way make profit out of this scene, taken from marco polo a brand new historybased serie. The populace of the jiangsu areas, around the yangtze, including zhenjiang and jiangyin, deserted their homes in the face of the mongol attacks. To prepare for her role as chabi, joan chen read the book the secret history of the mongol queens by jack weatherford, as she wanted her. The show is not a historical reenactment of the voyages of marco polo. Marco and hundred eyes take on a dangerous mission to infiltrate the walled city. You need to study it, take your time reading and contemplating before moving on. The sites critical consensus reads, an allaround disappointment, marco polo is less entertaining than a round of the game that shares its name. On the other side of the conflict, jia sidao, the manipulative chinese minister.
Batmanbane vs jia sidaohundred eyes battles comic vine. While meant for students, i can well imagine its being read with pleasure by people going to india and wanting the best short book on india. Jan 05, 2015 hundred eyes played by tom wu explains what it means to obtain kung fu. For context as to how skilled hundred eyes is aside from what can be. I am not from an asian background, but my eyes are almondshaped. A common misconception is that theres a line between martial arts and ki control. Exactly, hundred eyes was just looking for an opening throughout the fight, he had never encountered anything like that and was dancing around him until he could figure out how to bring him down. The final duel between hundred eyes and jia sidao is a both an exciting and beautifully shot scene. He was known to marco polo as bayan hundred eyes probably from a confusion. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Hundred eyesmarco polo marco polo works archive of. I will certainly add it to the list of best short books that i am frequently asked to name.
The adventures of the young explorer marco polo are chronicled in this drama, which also delves into his relationship with the mongolian leader kublai khan. Marco polo tom wu stars as hundred eyes, marco polos blind martial arts trainer. The great khan vs the impenetrable wall of xiangyang and its sociopathic ruler, jia sidao. They should end marco palo in season 2 and preserve the wonderful cast for a multiseasoned hundred eyes. Aug 01, 2001 5 out of 5 stars for through the eyes of a champion. The precredits scene shows marco working with the mongolian engineers to build a working trebuchet that will allow them to hurl flaming rocks at the walled city from a distance that keeps them safe from. He is first introduced brutally beating the armys general in front of his soldiers before killing him upon hearing rumors that he was insulting his style of kung fu. The stakes of the heavenly and primal are presented early on. Tom hundred eyes wu is far too badass for this crowd seriously, this guy should be cast in everything from now on. Its where your interests connect you with your people. Hundred eyes is a slim, lightly bearded man, with highly trained and attuned skills in martial arts. The dying song dynasty sent its armies against the mongols at yehue under the incompetent chancellor jia sidao. Marco polo is an american drama web television series inspired by marco polos early years in. The episode white moon features one of these between hundred eyes, jia sidao and fang zhen of the red lotus society.
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