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Mortal Kombat: Legacy: What If They Threw a Bloodbath and Nobody Came?

Last week we had to wait an extra day for a new episode of Mortal Kombat: Legacy, which we assumed had something to do with the Memorial Day Holiday. This week, there doesn't seem to be a new episode at all, possibly because of the folks over at Machinima.com all being at the E3 expo wallowing in video game nectar and ambrosia.

So to tide us over, we thought we'd do a little recapping for you to gear up for the final two episodes whenever they arrive, and just because we love you and want to help you avoid doing any work on a Wednesday, we decided to embed all the episodes so you can watch them without doing even a modicum of effort.

It all started here, with Kano running a cybernetic black market and Sonya Blade attempting to both arrest him and get revenge for Kano murdering her partner years before. As she scopes out Kano's operation, Jackson "Jax" Briggs and Kurtis Stryker mount an attack on the criminal hideout.

Part 2 culminated in a brutal showdown between Jax and Kano that stands as some of the best fight work shown so far in the series, if a bit one-sided. Jax manages to put Kano down with a punch so powerful that Kano loses an eye, but the victory is short-lived when an errant grenade severely injures Sonya and Jax. Kano escapes and manages to come out on top once again with a cybernetic eye implant.

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Jef Rouner (not cis, he/him) is a contributing writer who covers politics, pop culture, social justice, video games, and online behavior. He is often a professional annoyance to the ignorant and hurtful.
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