I enjoyed it. I think Kano and the Black Dragon Clan made a deal with the Lin-Kuei for automation parts. Very interesting so far I can’t wait for the next episode and where it all leads to. I agree it was waaaay to short but got me PUMPED for more!

I assume that's how they're going to be able to "flow". They're going to have to connect previously unrelated parts. I think the Black Dragon supplying parts to a clan on Chinese assassins that might not be as technologically advanced makes pretty good sense.

that was awesome. Cant wait for next week

I agree as well, that seems like a nice twist.

I also wonder if in that explosion set off after Kano shot that Grenade leads to him getting the robotic eye? It seemed like he got toasted pretty bad.

It seemed like Jax got hit with it a bit too (it kinda looked more like the leg to me though). Wonder if we'll see his cybernetic limb implants.

Oh man. I need episode 2 like now.

I thought it was great. The small references (Kano saying he killed Sonya's partner, Kano looking at the eye) gets me all excited! The actors for Kano and Stryker are perfect, especially Kano. And of course MJW can do no wrong. From what I understand Sonya was imprisoned for 2 days so it's okay that she looked terrible like hell. If for every episode we get some action and a fight scene then that's amazing. And I think that's one of the benefits to a web series, in a feature film a fight scene or action every 10 minutes ruins the flow and gets repetitive, but a web series feels more spaced out by nature.

By the way, 'fuck protocol' needs to be Jax's intro dialog in MK9.

hooooooly cow i am amazed they need to release the next one NOW lol

I like how Kano mentions that he cut out the heart of Sonya’s last partner. Referencing his famous heart rip Fatality. Very cool little touch.

Amazing.

Super pumped for this. This was totally better than I expected. Love them following the canon with some twists.

Thank god.

Great job, Kevin!!!

it was awesooooooome kano was great i agree also i think he made a deal with lin kuei and the black dragon clan was awesome , and sonya blade look so hot!!! cant wait for next weeks episode!!!!!

...and the fact itself,that he actually KILLED HER PARTNER.That is why it is so personal for Sonya,it was mentioned in earlier games and Kevin is REAL MK fan for not forgetting about it.He knows what he is doing and what he is dealing with and that is BIG advantage for this web-series.

Just imagine that Kevin shot this webisodes,what he could possibly do with full complete movie? I am REALLY looking forward to that...

I’m hoping it does lead to a full length movie. Cause he can have a lot of potential when he has more time and resources to do so.

Of all the things I've ever seen, that was one of them.

Sweet episode, and I honestly didn't know it was 12 mins... when it ended I was like WTF... I hope they show Hasashi and Bi Han soon, their parts in the trailer got me pumped...

I actually had the opposite reaction--I found it a tad underwhelming. The slow motion effects after Sonya escaped actually had me rolling my eyes. The "high-tech" weaponry isn't going to look all that great with the low-budget effects, and I'd be fine with that, but I thought the very concept behind those timed explosives was kind of cartoonish and silly. I like the idea of the Black Dragon manufacturing the parts for the Lin Kuei's automation process, though.

My gripes aside, it was a first installment, and those are seldom the best. I sure hope I enjoy the other episodes more.

Actually, it was only referenced in the first MK movie. In the games, Kano didn't kill Sonya's partner. She was in the 1st tourney because she was apprehended by Tsung's lackies because she was on another boat tailing the one with Kano, Kang, Cage, etc and Tsung threatened to kill her men if she didn't.

That was indeed awesome :)

It doesn't hurt that Tamoh Penikett was Stryker. I've always liked him since BSG and Dollhouse.

So were the guns The Black Dragon were using supposed to be a more weaponized version of Kano's eye?

They made a big deal out of them showing those guns, so I really want to know if they have any game relations or not. And as stated above, the weird too long slo-mo on Sonya at the end was completely weird. Like one of those Family Guy gags where they stay on it for way too long and beat the dead horse.

Wait, the guy helping Jax was Stryker? Did I miss something?

Yes, that was Stryker.

Kano even says his name at the one part, that Jax and Stryker will be walking in to his trap.

Seriously, you could not tell the story of Sonya and Kano better if you tried :D

I very much enjoyed the first episode, but it left me needing more. More fisticuffs, less shooting, even if it was a bit necessary to get that out of the way from the start.

I think all the performances are great. Kano's was amazing, Sonya's was strong and defiant, and "Black Dynamite" himself almost made me cheer aloud with his "F*CK protocol" line.

It looks like it has a budget, the nods to the series and fanbase are beyond appreciated, and everything feels very, very competent and directed and performed with passion and skill.

It's not perfect. There's a few minor quibbles. The effects are serviceable, but surprisingly cheesy at times. I know it's a webseries, so I'm cutting it some slack for not being movie-quality. I know just how good of a fighter Michael Jai White can be, so I was hoping to see much more of him getting up close and personal for some fights. Sonya hasn't even punched anybody yet. It also wasn't quite as atmospheric as the original pitch, which was just entirely full of mood and directed with complete confidence. This feels like it's just getting started, and I'm sure it'll get better, but nothing in here compares to the Johnny Cage vs. Baraka fight from before.

I still like it, and I eagerly await the next episode.

Not bad for a web series, a bit slow. Limited budget I guess