In the June 8 episode of The CW’s Kung Fu, Henry Yan (Eddie Liu) was once again reunited with his father as all allies were on deck to try to stop Russell Tan from achieving his ultimate plan. Sadly, his father Daniel (Terry Chen) didn’t make it to the end of “Alliance” alive. KSiteTV spoke with Eddie Liu recently to promote “Alliance,” but now that the episode has aired, we can share more from that interview. Be warned spoilers for last week’s episode will be discussed! The season finale of Kung Fu airs Wednesday, June 14 at 9PM ET/PT on The CW.
Part 1 of our Eddie Liu interview, posted before last week’s episode, can be found here.
Enjoy the rest of the interview below!
KSITETV’S CRAIG BYRNE: What was your reaction when you read in the script that Henry’s father would die?
EDDIE LIU: I was just sad that we couldn’t have Terry back, because he’s the man. So kind, and such a great professional and collaborative guy to work with.
It was really cool, having watched him over the years in different shows and movies, and really opening the door for guys like me over the years. And then, to have him play my dad was a truly truly great working and acting experience. Terry’s a real class act.
Has there ever been a moment or in your reading scripts for the series that you like worried about your character or other characters’ fates?
I think we got a little comfortable until maybe Episode [209], when Ryan has a really close call. I think I always have my guard up, because I am of the generation of Game of Thrones. I’m just kind of like “everyone’s up for grabs.” Generally, I feel like most of us are safe most of the time, but I always leave room for the sad, unfortunate possibility we could just go kaput.
At the end of the penultimate episode of Season 2, Russell Tan has hit that bell. How worried should we be about what happens next?
We should be worried.
What are your ultimate hopes to see for Henry in Season 3?
I’m really excited to see what what Henry gets up to, as far as how he continues to uncover his potential as an individual, as a fighter, and as someone who is really just trying to put good into the world. In the universe of Kung Fu, it means that he has to use every resource he has available. He’s had to use his book smarts, and street smarts. He’s had to put his body on the line. There’s a lot more for him to explore with his family history, and I would love to see him uncover that, especially with the way that his father came back into his life. He’s going to have a lot of unresolved traumatic feelings; he’s gonna have some things to process, for sure.
I’m really excited to see Henry come into his own more, and he definitely has a personal and internal journey to go on. And, there’s a secret from his past that will come into the fold in the grander Kung Fu universe.
What has been your favorite part of being a part of this series so far?
Getting to work with the people that I work with. I still we kind of can’t believe that. This was the group that came together. We’re very grateful to have what we have as a unit. I also feel like I’m in boot camp when I go to train, to be ready for fights and stuff like that, and [now] it’s my job to go in, and play, and train, and learn. I grew up as a martial arts and action fan.
[Kung Fu’s] storytelling is giving the audience a sense of adventure and fun. We want to have that as audience members. Viewers want to have fun watching something, and then the martial arts and the action in Kung Fu are such a great, timeless vehicle to do that. The fact that I get to do that now as my job… I can’t believe that this is my job, sometimes.
Come back to KSiteTV tomorrow for an interview with “Nicky Shen” herself, Olivia Liang, as we preview Wednesday’s season finale!
