This episode is brought it. after last episode's more novelty stand alone flavor this episode jumped back into the ongoing plot. i was wondering if the show could keep its momentum after the last episode, which was a pure blast of cowboy martial arts action. this one begins with a bang however, a more emotional bang. which caused rifts between the gangs and the politicians.
however, i think officer o'hara's story is front and center and we get more about the irish mob. this gives a pretty brutal boxing match. this feels kind of like an ode to the more slow yet heavy hitting fighting that you'd get in a van damme or billy blanks film. however, these days i notice these two styles are mixed in quite a bit. i think of that fight between donnie yen and mike tyson. its fine to see it. the punches have more of an oomf, and really sink into that bassy end of the punch frequency.
the only downfall of this show, in my opinion, is...well...not really the cinematography but more of the color grading of the series. this is my complaint about a lot of shows these days. there's no color to this show, really. it just this sorta brown filtered look. and i know you could say "it's supposed to look all brown", but i think a lot of people would agree that a lot of older westerns were able to have that color scheme while still popping and looking cinematic. this goes for scenes that maybe go for more of a blue tinted look and the white tinted scenes. the set designs are very detailed but there's nothing that draws my eyes anywhere in particular. i don't feel the need to appreciate the sets, because there's nothing visually telling me to.
so that's more of an editing thing. i've also noticed there are some scenes that could continue for a couple of seconds, but the editor is afraid to let a scene take a little breath and cuts it too quickly. the way david lynch or tarantino might do. this is a minor thing and i'm not sure if there was a moment like this in this particular episode. but if i notice it in another episode i'll be sure to make a note of it in my review (because i know you were all holding YOUR breaths wondering if i would mention it in a review down the road)
but overall, great episode. fun fun show.