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FIRST TIME WATCHING: Shogun S1E10

🕑 Added 2024-04-30 16:00:07 +0000 UTC

Comments

James Zagame

I know it's definitely a little late lmao but the "flash-forwards" were meant as a "what-if" scenario that Blackthorne left behind when when he let go of Mariko's Cross in the water. He essentially allowed himself to be stuck in Japan for the rest of his life.

Opti_Frog

Very much enjoyed watching this show with you. My top show of 2024, most likely.

BabuFrick

Also, there were two really beautiful callbacks in this episode that I loved: first, "Why tell a dead man the future?" is what Yabushige said to his nephew regarding informing Torunaga about John's ship, so that let's Yabushige know that Torunaga has ALWAYS been in the loop on his double dealing shenanigans. Second, "Let your hands be the last to hold her" shows how much Mariko saying almost exactly the same thing meant to Fujisama when her child was about to die. Such great writing.

BabuFrick

Yeah, to add to what some others have said, John saying "fuck it. We live and we die" before trying to take his life in protest was him letting go of the dream of dying an old man in England still holding Mariko's rosary surrounded by grandchildren. The historical figure that John is based on never went back to England and was buried in Japan.

Mastervodo

Loved this series! Unfortunate it's not as popular and will be relegated to your 2nd channel. But we appreciate you watching it with us! Now it may be time for Fallout? Okie Dokie!