One hundred eyes is a short film from a couple days ago that is an addition to the marco polo series before season 2 starts off in summer 2016. A new standalone special following the origin story of marco polos mentor one hundred eyes, simply titled marco polo. Marco polo 3 five hundred eyes lc recon video dailymotion. Dec 25, 2015 even though season 2 of netflixs marco polo still wont be out for a while, in the meantime, the same cast and crew have produced a short special, m arco polo.
Marco polo crushes after the blue princess and meets his match in the legendary khutulun. The series was written and created by john fusco and stars lorenzo richelmy in the title role with benedict wong as kublai khan. Even though season 2 of netflixs marco polo still wont be out for a while, in the meantime, the same cast and crew have produced a short special, m arco. Netflix dropped all 10 episodes of the second season of marco polo on july 1. One hundred eyes for streaming, and at the same time revealed that marco polo season 2 will be out by summer 2016. Marco and hundred eyes attempt to infiltrate the walled city of xiangyang. One hundred eyes, a 30 minute special feature written by john fusco and directed by alik sakharov. While marco polo possesses scope, scale and an inordinate amount of exposed skin, the series exhibits only a sporadic pulse.
Marco polo bears witness to new levels of betrayal, intrigue and deception. Marco polo season 2 may still be in production right now, but it will be released in may or june this year, if the latest rumors are to be believed. One hundred eyes a 30 minutes new episode of marco polo. One hundred eyes revealing one hundred eyes backstory and how he. Marco and hundred eyes take on a dangerous mission to infiltrate the walled city of. That leaves a property that can be fun taken strictly on its own terms, but deficient in the bingeworthy qualities upon which netflixs distribution system has relied. Marco polo hundred eyes defination of kung fu kinetic typography. Dec, 2014 marco polo crushes after the blue princess and meets his match in the legendary khutulun. Watch marco polo online full episodes of season 2 to 1. Kublai khan apparently these two have a past where hundred eyes killed 25 of kublais men, they seem to like one another, but hardly show it. Though his main task is training he is seen throughout key parts of the series at the khans side during major battles, such as the showdown between kublai and his brother, an. Season 2 of marco polo consists of ten episodes and was released in its entirety on july 1, 2016.
All marco polo one hundred eyes season two 2016 thanks netflix. With lorenzo richelmy, benedict wong, joan chen, remy hii. One would think an attempt on the khans life would kick some life into marco polo and then we get hashshashin, a story about. Bbc one doctor who, season 1, marco polo episode guide. Marco polo is produced by the weinstein company for netflix. He fights and trains marco polo in the wu tang or wudang style, and. 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. He commanded the army of kublai khan against the song dynasty 9601279 of china, ushering in the song collapse and the conquest of south. May 25, 2016 if you cant wait for your second helping of marco polo, netflix have provided a 28minute, standalone original marco polo.
So, like kublai khan expanding his empire one piece at a time, we binged and recapped every single episode from the. Marco polo is one of those shows for us where viewership. Jan 05, 2015 marco polo season 1 episode 3 s1e3 hundred eyes explains kung fu. One hundred eyes, will tell the story of the man behind the calm and. The sites critical consensus reads, an allaround disappointment, marco polo is less entertaining than a round of the game that shares its name. One hundred eyes will tell the warrior monks side of the story. One hundred eyes 2015 tvma 28m tv shows a defiant warriormonk arrives at kublai khans court in chains and soon earns his tragic nickname in this 30minute origin story. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Overall, i thought the season was pretty decent but it doesnt leave me wanting more. Dec 25, 2015 so even though hundred eyes and marco polo were not super tight best buddies in real life, he was one of the people polo wrote about, according to the biography of bayan of the barin in the yuan.
If you cant wait for your second helping of marco polo, netflix have provided a 28minute, standalone original marco polo. Watch marco polo episodes on netflix season 1 2014 tv guide. The show premiered on netflix on december 12, 2014. Hundred eyes saw what made him into the deadly assassin who trains marco polo.
Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. He was known to marco polo as bayan hundred eyes probably from a confusion with chinese. In a world replete with greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry, marco polo is based on the famed explorers adventures in kublai khans court in th century mongolia. Hundred eyes is portrayed by tom wu in the netflix series marco polo. The acting is solid and i can see the money was very well spent but by the end of the last episode, i was ready for it to be over. This episode reveals the backstory behind the character li jinbao, a. Hundred eyes has shown that he is loyal to kublai khan.
Jun 29, 2016 netflix dropped all 10 episodes of the second season of marco polo on july 1. Hundred eyes, who is the trainer that teaches marco polo, the main character of the series, how to fight. In the film he was played with a mixture of culture and menace by orson welles. Dec 14, 2014 marco polo season 1 episode 1 full episode marco polo the wayfarer season 1 episode 1 full episode. The second season launched quietly july 1, with options on the cast set to expire at years end. On december 12, 2016, netflix announced they had canceled marco polo. With benedict wong, tom wu, lorenzo richelmy, olivia cheng. Marco polo season 1 episode 3 s1e3 hundred eyes explains kung fu. Set in a world of greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue, and rivalry, marco polo is based on the famed explorers adventures in kublai khans court. Dec 12, 2014 marco polo is an american television show that premiered recently. Another thing marco polo loves is using the tradition of chinese kung fu movies as inspiration for hundred eyes fight scenes.
All 1 songs featured in marco polo season 1 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. Kublai is more powerful than ever, but so are the threats to his throne. I never developed any emotional attachment to the characters, really the only one i liked was hundred eyes because he was a bad ass. One hundred eyes all critics 1 fresh 1 in the tradition of television holiday specials, netflix has blessed its fans with a wellcrafted 30minute backstory in. Check out our resources for adapting to these times.
How did hundred eyes come to pledge his service to kublai khan. A 30minute christmas special episode titled one hundred eyes was released between the first and the second season on december 26, 2015. Were talking about the mongol empire for crying out loud, one of the most violent empires in history and theres maybe twenty minutes of fighting in a ten hour season that is set during a time when the mongol empire is at war or close enough to make no difference. For my taste, there was too much talking and not enough action. A hundred eyes is introduced as the minister of martial affairs, he is tasked with training the khans military in the art of kung fu, including marco polo. Watch marco polo online full episodes of season 2 to 1 yidio. Marco polo stars lorenzo richelmy marco polo and benedict wong kublai khan and tells of the explorers early days with his adventures in the th century china as well as kublai khans court. In lieu of a tentative season 2 release date for the hit netflix tv drama series, marco polo, a short origins episode was aired last december called marco polo. In the tradition of television holiday specials, netflix has blessed its fans with a wellcrafted 30minute backstory in marco polo. Marco polo continues to disappoint in its fifth episode. Marco polo at first, hundred eyes feels that being stuck with marco is a burden, but eventually warms up to him and even considers him a friend. There are mild spoilers but its intended to be safe for those who have yet to watch the series. So even though hundred eyes and marco polo were not super tight best buddies in real life, he was one of the people polo wrote about, according to the biography of. Bayan was a major character in the novel, and later movie, the black rose, written by thomas b.
All marco polo one hundred eyes season two 2016 thanks. Meta just watched the teaser and it was awesome to learn at the end that this was just a taste of season two. Marco polo is an american drama web television series inspired by marco polo s early years in the court of kublai khan, the khagan of the mongol empire and the founder of the yuan dynasty 127168. However, he is depicted as a blind taoist monk from wudang whose name is called li. Marco polo is taken prisoner by kublai khan in the opener of this series chronicling the adventures of the young explorer. This one, however, plays before season 1 actually and elaborates on the past of one of the central characters. Marco polo season 1 episode 3 s1e3 hundred eyes explains. Marco polo season 1 episode 1 full episode marco polo the wayfarer season 1 episode 1 full episode. One of the most beloved characters from season 1, portrayed by tom wu, gets a well deserved origin story. Watch marco polo episodes on netflix season 1 2014.