The Brothers Sun Season 1 E04 Square – Recap

In episode 4 of The Brothers Sun, titled “Square”, Mama Sun’s plan to confront Sleepy Chan takes an unexpected turn when he’s mysteriously killed during a big meeting. Newcomer Drowsy Lee seemed like a major player, but he’s killed soon after. The episode begins with Mama Sun announcing that their plan has succeeded, and Sleepy Chan will meet them along with his son, Drowsy Lee.

Following Tony’s death, a square is called, and per triad rules, it cannot be refused. This means Sleepy Chan must attend, as does Mama Sun. The meetup is arranged at Ka-Spa, smack in the center of Korea Town. It’s an open, public spot, leaving little space for Sleepy Chan to pull any tricks. Charles insists on Bruce being there to learn the triad ways, but Mama Sun firmly opposes, wanting Bruce far away from the scene.

At the meeting, Drowsy Lee immediately makes it clear that he’s not to be trifled with. Long hair, muscles, and a calm demeanor scream that he’s both brawn and brains. It also appears that there’s a history between Charles and Drowsy; maybe they had a history we don’t yet know about. Drowsy tells Charles that Sleepy agrees to all their demands, but with one exception: he doesn’t want Mama Sun at the square.

This means he doesn’t want Charles’s mother to attend the big triad meeting. Mama Sun agrees but makes Charles promise that he will kill Sleepy Chan if he finds any evidence that Sleepy is the one who planned the attacks on his family. Charles also asks Bloodboot to take care of his family if he doesn’t make it out of the meeting alive.

At the meeting, Sleepy Chan clarifies that he’s not trying to harm the Sun family and other triad members. According to Sleepy, they’re being targeted by a common enemy. However, before Sleepy can reveal anything further, he is killed by the same Red Ribbon gang members who have hidden themselves in the room. Charles and Drowsy fight side by side, but the latter ends up losing his life when one of the gang members detonates a hand grenade ¹.