When we first met the mysterious Kerwin Tan, played by actor Ludi Lin on The CW’s Kung Fu, he was being recruited by the villainous Zhilan in his own car in order to track down the mystical weapons at the center of the series’ many mysteries.
“My character, when it was introduced, I think the tagline was already he’s going to go down this I think, quote, erotic adventure with Zhilan,” Lin told Decider.
In the episode, Zhilan and Kerwin discuss their new partnership, agree to track down most of the remaining weapons — Kerwin’s estranged father has three of them — and definitely explore their new partnership in other ways.
Ludi Lin: I think we’re telling our story the way we want to tell it.
One is Warrior, based on his original treatments, and then another, this TV series where Nicky, an Asian-American girl takes the part of the heroine and goes through these adventures.
Negotiating these intense, intimate scenes, communication is key and exploring each other’s openness and how we can do it professionally, and still have a sense of some excitement for the audience.
I mean, my character, when it was introduced, I think the tagline was already he’s going to go down this I think, quote, erotic adventure with Zhilan.
They have to figure out a way to get along and maybe find some romance, true love, some hope… I’m not sure if there is some redemption.
And that’s the same problem with Kerwin, actually, because they both come from a traumatic past and a lot to do with their families, their upbringing, their parental nature.
Expect a lot of quick action; jumping from one thing to the next to the next, because from now until the end of season, they’re really on a very, very specific mission to collect all the weapons before Nicky does.