Into the Badlands (TV Series) Chapter IV: Two Tigers Subdue Dragons (2015) User Reviews

The betrayal behind the betrayal

[tenshi_ippikiookami · 6/10 · 12 May 2017]

The Widow is intent on killing Quinn. Ryder has made a fast recovery and wants to be his own boss. Sunny tries to teach M.K.... The fourth episode of "Into the Badlands" keeps the story alive with fights, nice action direction and enough thrilling moments, but someone should put a little bit more care into the plot.

Everything that happens in this episode has been seen many, too many, times before. The characters are taking decisions that seem to have come out of a 101-guide-to-write-action-characters. Ryder or Quinn have the depth of a puddle and the plot overplays their I-am-selfish card. And M.K. takes too much screen time, Aramis Knight unable to bring too much needed life to the character.

A poor effort by AMC is still worth a lot

[jdberner · 6/10 · 15 June 2017]

Don't expect "Breaking Bad", "Mad men", or "the Walking Dead". In fact, if you can curb your expectations, you would probably enjoy this

I do. This is a martial arts "Epic",

This is a martial arts drama, driven by character interaction, and a dystopian sci-fi motif. Like anything touched by AMC it is extraordinarily well done, but...now here's the "kicker"?

This story does not transcend its medium: In other words, unlike RAGING BULL, whose fans love and exhort Scorsese's medium as the "Rem" of all genre-based productions, "into The Badlands" does not seek to transcend its roots; it merely seeks to acknowledge them - with good scripts, good dialogue, good performances, and excellent production values.

In short, if you like martial arts stories, you'll either like or love this epic; if, however, you are indifferent to such joys, you might not enjoy this epic.