I recall this episode from childhood: Caine has a fever, he fixates on a vase beside his bed with a demon face on it. In his fever dream, he battles a demon in a cave that flays him with a whip.
I rented a Season 3 disc today with an episode called The Demon God that bears some similarities to this, but really doesn't seem to be the same episode.
Any tips? Did I make this up somehow? Help!
― Nate Carson, Friday, 14 November 2008 11:29 (seventeen years ago)
I've never watched this show, but that sounds awesome. But I have to say it sounded way more awesome for the brief second I misinterpreted it to say that the episode contained a demonic whip-wielding cave.
― monkey bonkers (â•“abies), Friday, 14 November 2008 11:42 (seventeen years ago)
I thought there were some NERDS on here. WTF.
― Nate Carson, Friday, 14 November 2008 20:14 (seventeen years ago)
episode guide herehttp://www.kungfu-guide.com/
http://www.kungfu-guide.com/53onestep.html says"Caine comes to the rescue of a woman and for his trouble is arrested by her army officer husband. The woman turns out to be addicted to a Chinese drug (opium?) and she introduces Caine to a mystical world where he meets a demon who claims the priest's life for a wish the very young Caine had made while sick with typhoid."
― koogs, Friday, 14 November 2008 23:08 (seventeen years ago)
Koogs--you are my hero. I scoured that guide late last night and somehow missed that entry!
Renting asap.
― Nate Carson, Friday, 14 November 2008 23:35 (seventeen years ago)
Just got back from the video store. Review forthcoming.
― Nate Carson, Saturday, 15 November 2008 01:35 (seventeen years ago)
Alright this definitely lived up to my expectations. It seems I only remembered a part of the ending of the episode (the demon part), but the whole thing rocked and felt like it had been written by Clive Barker and referenced drugs, hallucinations, rape, deception, fantasy worlds, demons, whippings, fever, and a fight with a fat man that destroys an entire general store.
There's also a ton of bad slow motion action sequences, as well as a few pretty cool slow motion action sequences.
Looking back, Kung Fu kinda seems like the Highlander tv show, but made for lonely men. Highlander is rad because it's an action show made for lonely women.
Thanks again Koogs!
― Nate Carson, Saturday, 15 November 2008 04:48 (seventeen years ago)