Shōgun Season 1 Episode 1 'Anjin' Premiere REACTION!!

[@NikkiStevenReact]

The reason this show is out of my comfort zone is because, for various reasons I don't need to get into, my brain does not do a good job retaining information when I read. It's always been a struggle for me since I was little, I've always been a visual learner. It's not a like or dislike thing, it's just a struggle - I will try my best to keep up though. Shōgun full watch along REACTIONS on Patreon: www.patreon.com/collection/707872 Keep up with us, the community, the schedule and everything we have going on, join our discord: discord.com/invite/stikkerfam

[@presidiun]

Never underestimate the will to live. When people are near their end, they tend to be most dangerous.

[@Zseventyone]

You’ll do fine, SS.

[@retyroni]

Don't struggle! The way subtitles get used in this story carries a lot of the cultural subtlety. You will miss out if you just skim over them. Better to pause your recording whenever you feel you've missed something so you can watch it again. Nobody will mind. In fact. your reactions will probably be better for it.

[@vinsanity40k]

a dubbed version makes sense for almost any show but this one. the viewer is meant to share the englishman's confusion at not being able to understand the language (and the culture). you might miss some finer details of the game of thrones style intrigue, but the show does a good job making the broad strokes loud and clear.

[@ev1Lsect]

After all the kicking and screaming about not watching anything with heavy subtitles like anime, I am glad you are giving this a try. Hope you both enjoy it.

[@Okkotsu86275]

One of the best television shows to come out in the past decade. Very top quality.

[@dougs7367]

Osaka Castle still exists as a national landmark in Japan. It was built 1583 which I think is about 20-30 years before the time period of this series.

[@Rabbithole8]

@@dougs7367 The main keep is a concrete reproduction. For an authentic castle, Himeji castle is still there in all its glory.

[@matdrat]

Much of it was destroyed during the siege of 1868, the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. It was never completely rebuilt.

[@andrewcrowder4958]

Thanks for this: good post. What's really interesting is that about 30 castles were built between 1580 and 1610-- Osaka, Edo, Nagoya...

[@thechonus3858]

Shōgun, the novel this is based on, came out in 1975. There was a miniseries made based on the novel in 1980. The Last Samurai came out in 2003. So if anything, Last Samurai borrowed liberally from Shōgun.

[@xTomWolfx]

The novel is based on actual events, and all these characters actually existed, too. 😀

[@thechonus3858]

@@xTomWolfx Yup! John is based on William Adams, the first Englishman to set foot in Japan.

[@l.piloto7964]

I deeply enjoyed the 1980 miniseries and loved it as much as this one. I can't state the why because it would spoil this one and the original. I love the reactions Steven and Nikki share with us too much to ruin their experience and our opportunity to share in their journey.

[@thechonus3858]

@@l.piloto7964 I know exactly what you're talking about :)

[@SuzakuX]

@@xTomWolfx it's an extremely loose adaptation, which is why Clavell changed their names. William Adams never met Lady Gloria, for example.

[@Jackbacca7]

OMG YES, im so, so glad you decided to give this a shot! Best show of the year easily for me and its in my top 5 of all time

[@carriesmith742]

My thoughts exactly! I was afraid they weren't going to react to it because of the subtitles. I'm visually impaired so I had to take a break between the back to back opening episode release but it was worth it! Just like Society of the Snow. I'm learning Spanish though so I wanted to watch it with subtitles. Squid Game ruined dubbed series for me, although Dark is pretty good dubbed.

[@AbdurahmanAhmed-zt7xs]

What are your top 5?

[@Candicexan]

In my opinion, this is the best show of ‘24. So happy y’all are reacting to it. 💜

[@chrisbanks6659]

TBH, I was born in '63 (1963 that is 😄) and this has to be one of THE most spectacular pieces of moving art that I have ever seen. It is stunning. Notwithstanding the historical nuances and costume / set accuracy. They really ( Hiro Sanada mostly) did a real job researching authenticity.

[@MFBloosh]

13:05 He's Barney from season 5 of Peaky Blinders, the guy who Tommy freed from the mental institution who was a sniper.

[@MFBloosh]

@@donxtjinxthiz You're right lol I knew he looked familiar.

[@Quixotic1018]

I gotta watch that show because that sentence is wild.

[@MFBloosh]

@@Quixotic1018 One of the best shows ever.

[@smari3290]

@@donxtjinxthiz 　船長の俳優はアウトランダーで主人公のクレアに死んだ後亡霊で クレアを悩ませる役柄でした。　アウトランダーは何度も見てるのであの人だ！と 思わず言ってしまいました。

[@carriesmith742]

I am SO HAPPY you guys are doing this show! I know subtitles aren't your thing, but I KNEW you guys would like it! So excited to take this journey with you. Also LOVE seeing Barney from Peaky Blinders in a role where he's not crazy, LOL.

[@Cristinas_watching]

Tadanobu Asano, the actor that played Yabushige (the local Lord that fell from the cliff) was part of Thor’s Warriors Three! But seriously - They got top tier Japanese actors for Shogun, can’t wait for you to meet them all.

[@chance757]

I NEVER THOUGHT YOU GUYS WOULD REACT TO THIS THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOUU!!!

[@daryllyew62]

A rutter is the equivalent of a pilot's log, it contains all of his charts and notes. Blackthorne was able to get into the Pacific because he got his hands on a Spanish rutter telling him how to get through the Pass of Magellan at the bottom of South America.

[@nyjazzman]

One of the best mini series ever on TV. Glad you’re following it.

[@frankhilmar7847]

Dear Nikki & Steven. Thank you very much for reacting to this amazing show. You could go above and beyond if you found the 1980 version of this series and did a contrast and compare viewing. Just FYI - this series take place while Europe is embroiled in recurring wars and periods of unrest due to conflicts between the Catholic and Protestant faiths, amongst others the Protestant British wars against Catholic Ireland (1529-1603) and the Eighty Years' War in the Low Countries - a series of conflicts and wars from 1566 or 1568 to 1648 between Protestant Netherlands (which in late 1590'es allied with Protestantt Britian) and Catholic Spain. This is why the British pilot Blackthorne is piloting a Dutch ship raiding Spanish settlements in South America.

[@paintedjaguar]

The original series is on DVD & BluRay and they absolutely should watch it. The 1980 series took a very different approach. No subtitles, but most of the Japanese dialog is in Japanese, the cast is largely Japanese, and it was filmed on location in Japan using mostly Japanese production crews. So it looks like Japan instead of Canada. And no CGI of course.

[@ashtonturner2862]

Best show of 2024. Hands down!

[@RullVox]

This is a very well-made series. I'm glad you're watching it.

[@MFBloosh]

Renewed for seasons 2 and 3.

[@gandhialwaysleavesanonion679]

@@MFBloosh AND 3?????

[@graemebayles6652]

This show is based on the 1975 novel by James Clavel. I have read it 43 times. I have fond memories of the mini series made in the early 80's starring Richard Chamberlain, John Ryse Davies and the incredible Toshiro Mifune. I love this new interpretation. P.S. just finished rewatching your SOA reactions. Classic!

[@E-A-Z-Y]

Yes!! Been wanting you to react to this. Such a damn good show.

[@victorsixtythree]

If you watch some of the making of and behind the scenes videos, they talk about how it was a priority for the show to present historical Japan with as much authenticity as possible. So every detail - from the costumes to the language (1600's Japanese is not the same as modern Japanese) to the way people move and the ceremonies and on and on - was carefully represented. The show had the largest ever Japanese crew for any TV or movie production filmed outside of Japan. Actor Hiroyuki Sanada officially had a role of producer on the show, so when not acting, he spent his time on set making sure every detail was correct. By the way, the FX network's "Shogun Viewers Guide" web site is excellent. It has all kinds of features on the characters, episode summaries, the historical background, the making of the show, etc.

[@paintedjaguar]

"present historical Japan with as much authenticity as possible"... Then maybe they should have found a main actress who doesn't reek of 21st century woke. I'm sure she'd be fine playing a contemporary California girl or something but she's completely miscast as Mariko. Go watch the original miniseries and you can see how it's done in the wonderful performance of Yoko Shimada. Even just the way they move is worlds apart.

[@margiemolina6943]

Thanks for stepping out of your comfort zone, Steven! So glad y'all are watching this!

[@_Brohan]

Can't wait for y'all to continue this! It's sooo good!

[@Bekka_Noyb]

Such a fantastic series! Both Hiroyuki & Sawaii deserved their Emmys! Funny that we watched both this & Godzilla Minus 1 the same year we visited Japan

[@Sir_AlexxTv]

Yes! You finally started this show. This is an amazing show, the writing is over the top, and this show spoiled me, a masterpiece. I'm so happy for Sanada and the success his show had, totally deserved.

[@victorsixtythree]

Rodrigues was the Mayor of Gotham City in the Christopher Nolan Batman films. Played by Nestor Carbonell. (But I know him best as Richard, the eyeliner guy, from "Lost"...well, and as "Batmanuel" from "The Tick".)

[@mrwhyt]

he will always be Batmanuel to me.

[@theponyisday]

He was also sheriff Alex Romero in the Emmy award nominated show Bates Motel, which was a modern day prelude to the movie Psycho

[@randomtryst5487]

Rutters were books of notes taken by navigators, describing landmarks, weather at times of the year and which direction currents flowed. They even made notes about the type of sand/terrain at the bottom of seabeds, which was ascertained by using a lead tube with wax in it, that was on a long rope. Sailors "swung the lead" (a phrase used for an easy job nowadays) and made a note on how deep it was to the sea bed and what kind of sand, coral or gravel stuck to the wax. They had compasses, of course, but before accurate and reliable clocks were invented there was no way to measure Longitude. These rutters were top secret, priceless, and jealously guarded by navigators.

[@OfficiallyArma]

Nikki & Steven: *start reacting to Shogun* Me: Fuck it, we live and we die

[@kristinawrites238]

So excited to see you guys take this mini series on. My Dad loved the original mini-series, and he really enjoyed this one too. ❤

[@KrafterAnonymous]

So hyped y'all are watching this! Given some of the other shows you've loved, I thought you guys would be perfect to react to this one.

[@LouieR.4682]

To answer nikki's question all of the buildings for the show were built in Vancouver.

[@peeweewallabowski7084]

Oh yes! Such a great show! I hope this opens up more shows for you in other languages ❤ You saw the actor who plays Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) recently in Peaky Blinders. He was the sniper set up to kill Mosely, Barney i think he was named

[@HoopleHeadUSA]

Here we go! Best series of 2024

[@jamesdawson2393]

John (Cosmo Jarvis) was in Peaky Blinders, he played the sniper that had shell shock, I knew I knew him from somewhere I couldn't place him until episode 2 and I realised lol

[@ArtemisTGM]

Honestly my favourite show of 2024 💯🙌🏼this came out of nowhere can't wait for season 2.. you really feel the passion and effect put into every scene, every dialogue and every set design, Shogun is more like a celebration of Japanese culture 🔥🗾

[@boxmulla]

There will be no Season 2

[@MFBloosh]

@@boxmulla Yes there will be, apparently. Just found out 30 minutes ago from another comment lmfao. They renewed Shogun for seasons 2 and 3 because of how successful it was. What's it going to be about? I have no idea, but they definitely are making a few more seasons. I'm not complaining though lol.

[@ArtemisTGM]

@@boxmulla it got confirmed a few months ago big boy 😁

[@thechonus3858]

@@boxmulla Seasons 2 and 3 are green-lit.

[@nastynate692]

There will be a 2. Season ?Please don't the Story is over and made up more Seasons can't get better. The Book is done and if they made something up like GoT ......just do not

[@nikil.502]

I'm so glad y'all are reacting to this! My favorite show this year!

[@brxan3096]

Really excited to see you guys go on this journey. Easily my favourite show of the year and it's no surprise that it's got by far the most Emmy noms of any show. Cinematography, characters both male & female, storytelling...everything was stellar. Also, since you guys just finished Peaky Blinders, I think it's worth pointing out that Blackthorne was in season 5 of Peaky Blinders and the old man in the ship at the start as well, He played uncle Charlie.

[@perrywakefield1698]

This show should be the model for all other shows on streaming.

[@Quixotic1018]

The title sequence doesn't show until episode 2 since it was a 2 ep premiere. But the opening was designed by the same team who did GoT and HotD's opening title sequences. Love the pun that Anjin means pilot and it's what they called the pilot episode.

[@robinsonvs.parkinsons4090]

Incredible show! The actor who you guys found familiar is Cosmo Jarvis. You're probably remembering him from Peaky Blinders where he played Barney, Tommy's former sniper.

[@agentsculder2451]

So glad you guys are doing this show. It's really incredible. Y'all are in for a real treat. It's the best show of 2024. It deserves all the Emmys it was nominated for.

[@RoseGoldGunner09]

Great show, great couple

[@caseyjames5865]

Didn't know what to expect when I started it but Shōgun absolutely blew me away. Hope you guys enjoy it!

[@screamr2d2]

One more thing, I'm not sure if anyone else pointed out that when it comes to names, the surnames are written first. Yoshii is our guy's surname so it's written (and subtitled) as Yoshii Toranaga. His son is Yoshii Nagakado. Just an example to make getting names down easier. He'll pretty much exclusively be referred to as Toranaga-sama in the show and simply Toranaga to us.

[@mawortz]

"why tell a dead man the future?" remember that phrase

[@krispypriest5116]

Agreed. 2nd time watching this with Nikki and Steve and when he said that line in this episode, I started to laugh. He's going to rue that line.....

[@E-A-Z-Y]

Honestly, I’d forgot Yabushige said that line. So on this rewatch it clicked 💡

[@funnerz]

23:17

[@ChrisC11291980]

I'm the same age as you guys but I watched the original Shogun miniseries in 2011 as research for a samurai in a writing project at the time. The original miniseries (on Paramount Plus now, by the way) was based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell just like this was. The gentleman who played Hiroyuki's role in that version, Toshiro Mifune (who was apparently just as committed to Toranaga as Sanada was), was reportedly the first choice for both Obi-Wan Kenobi (because George Lucas was partially inspired by the samurai movies he made with Akira Kurosawa) and Mr. Miyagi. Which is funny because I keep telling anybody who'll listen that if Chozen is spun-off from Cobra Kai the ideal actor to play the bad guy, his arch enemy, is Hiroyuki Sanada.

[@Samminish]

Thanks guys for going on this journey! It did turn out a bit better than I thought it would be .. ..

[@John_Henry83]

Osaka Castle still exist. Miraculously it survived the U.S bombing during WWII. There is a legend that Chester Nimitz explicitly told his pilots to avoid the castle. But MacArthur wanted to bomb it to dust. You can still take tours of some of the castle but in order to preserve it most of it is not accessible to tourist.

[@captainofdunedain3993]

Tadanobu Asano as Yabushige is so good! Watch his movie called ''Mongol'' you gonna love it guys.

[@cluster_f1575]

So stoked to see you guys are reacting to Shogun! This show caught me completely off guard at how incredible it was. Looking forward to your reactions!

[@leftieceliz]

the actor who plays blackthorne was in peaky blinders. he was tommy’s friend who he busted out of prison to snipe moseley (i think) 😊

[@nikogianakos3013]

So glad you guys picked this to watch! Best show of 2024 so far for me, by far. Think I’ve rewatched it twice already

[@semaxwell1]

Yes, watching it at least twice; the second time you can pay more attention to the scene and not focus so much on trying to read the subtitles.

[@317cmrogers]

A) Cosmo Jarvis, aka the Anjin, DOES give Tom Hardy vibes imo lol And B) He was Tommy Shelby's war buddy who attempted the assassination of Mosley in Peaky Blinders

[@lauris5275]

I remember watching first episode and was blown away. This is in my top3 series list. Gonna rewatch after couple years for sure.

[@Andre_APM]

I saw a few trailers for this show and went in with no expectations and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the season

[@nickc9534]

John Blackthorne (the guy you thought looked familiar) was Barney in Peaky Blinders, the guy who was the sniper for the assassination attempt of Oswald Mosley.

[@AH86ac]

Just finished watching this series last night…. I was so late watching this, but this is so great…. You pick the great show to watch… enjoy your watch 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@damedamsel3300]

I literally only started watching Shogun because of the Emmys AND I recognized one of the actors from Last Samurai. I started episode 1 and binged watched every episode one after the other. I literally couldn't stop watching it!!!!! It was freaking FANTASTIC and the cinematography is just so gorgeous.

[@mitchmatt6002]

I'm SO excited to see what you think of this show! This intro is a heavy and character-packed opener, but it does a great job of giving enough background on each one, and sets the tone brilliantly! Sanada is great in this - hope you enjoy the season!

[@nightcrowuwe9508]

Yes finally. So great zhaz you watch one of the best series last years. I cant wait to see your reactions in the follow parts. Thank you. Great content

[@GhostWatcher2024]

Blackthorne (while they were still on the ship) said "rutters" not rotters. Magellan's Pass (the Strait of Magellan) and navigating it was HEAVILY guarded Secret known only to the Portuguese and Spanish. A rutter is a navigation diary, a ships guide for navigation points, longitudes and latitudes, sea conditions, etc. So for a Protestant Dutch ship with an English pilot... enemies of Catholic Spain and Portugal at the time... to have a Portuguese rutter detailing Magellan's Pass would equate to a war crime and mean instant execution. But as long as the Portuguese dont find out about that rutter, then the crew can bluff their way out (or so Blackthorne thought).

[@cantabrian1009]

You guys are gonna love this show more and more with each episode

[@Husky92223]

i'm SO HAPPY they renewed it for season2!! I was so hyped when i finished watching it, can't wait!

[@DaltonMiller-z2j]

I love you're guy's reactions, thank you for taking the time to do them. I look forward to your videos ❤

[@ClosedGame75]

I've waited for you to finish the whole series before I could binge your reactions. This series ... this is something worth watching. This is next level amazing. It's the perfect blend of real and fantasy, in that all the characters are inspired by real people, but it's still dramatized. The attention to detail is utterly bonkers, and it's simply beautifully shot. And it's terrifying. When I was a kid ... a teenager, as it was ... I read the books behind the show, James Clavell's "Shogun", and I was amazed by it. I told my mum at one point how much I admired what these people were and how amazing the culture was. "Oh yes," she said, very calmly, "It's a lot of beauty ... clothes, buildings, artwork, poetry ... all to cover up one of the most barbaric, blood-soaked, murderous cultures without ANY respect for human life in human history! These people thought cutting your belly open with a sword to bleed to death in raw agony was not just acceptable but desireable. Is that really something we should strive to emulate?" Then she prodded her index finger on my forehead and told me I was better educated than to fall for glitz and glamour and to look deeper at the rot beneath it. The thing she taught me was, incidentally, not that JAPAN's history and culture specifically was awful, but that a LOT of history was, all over the world. She has much the same view of Romans, Vikings, the European middle ages ... you name it, really. I got my master's degree in history many years after that, but I did remember that lesson of hers. To always look deeper. Very few of us today, would be happy living in a society with laws like the ones we see in "Shogun", for instance. But that doesn't mean it's not intensely important as a historical period.

[@simple_collector_7522]

Yes!!! I have been waiting for you guys to react to this awesome show 🤙🏼

[@iTzYoMasterXX]

I didn't think you would do this show because I know Steve is not a fan of subtitles but this show is intense and addicting. I couldn't stop watching it. Great acting and story telling! And visually pleasing to the eye! You won't be disappointed. This isn't Squid game!

[@to0muchtoan]

TY for giving this a chance despite the subtitle barrier. Appreciate you both! Also John's insults are absolutely hilarious.

[@pinkydavis4223]

Hey y'all 😎 really glad y'all are doing a reaction to this series. One of my favorites! Really well done. It's going to be great rewatching with y'all. An yes, I feel the same way about him too! I used to watch him all the time back in the day ( Kung Fu theater on Saturday) but never knew it was him 🤯, he was alot younger back then but never put it together before I watched this an did some research. Anyway can't wait...Lv y'all mean it 😎❤️

[@joshuayork4167]

So glad y'all are starting this one!! Great reaction!

[@lanagievski1540]

Ayo! I know Steven doesn’t really rock with subs so this is a super pleasant surprise! You’re gonna love it.

[@timcliffsmith]

Wasn't sure you were going to do this because of the subtitles, but so happy you're giving it a go. Great stuff. Great show.

[@Frozen_Smoke1972]

This is such a great show. Definitely one of the best I've seen in the last few years. I really hope that you find it well worth the effort.

[@johnscott4196]

Falconry was a huge sport in Europe for centuries also

[@revengeneutral8164]

Falconry also exists in the U.S. as well. Texas, for example, has stricter regulations about it than Britain. A new falconer in Texas actually trains a wild caught Red-Tailed hawk and helps it through it's first year of life out of the nest and then traditionally releases it back into the wild to help propagate the species. Young red-tails are notoriously bad at surviving the first year on their own. The new falconer does all this under the guidance of a Master Falconer and the observation of the Texas Hawking Association.

[@kokorokusumi8404]

この「将軍（SYOGUN）」は私が初めて見た「日本語会話を英語字幕で見る」です。この「将軍（SYOGUN）」で話された日本語「そなたsonata」、「そちsochi」、「そこもとsokomoto」、「あなた様anata-sama」、「おまえomae」、「あんじん様anjin-sama」・・・の全てが、英語字幕では「you」でした。日本語話者だけが奥行の深い会話、特に藤fuziの高貴な武家の娘らしい上品な言い回しを堪能できるのです！

[@GamiCross]

The teeth thing is Scurvy - a lack of Vitamin C. It's usually what always wrecked crews that ran out of fruit on voyages

[@victorsixtythree]

You may recognize the actor who plays Yabushige - he played Hogun, one of Thor's warrior friends in the first few Thor movies.

[@rawrcofcof4814]

Great reactions guys! You did a good job with the subtitles.

[@Karmagirl29]

hands down, best show of the year! glad you are reacting to it. I found the acting to be so good, I could tell what was going on, even without subtitles.

[@fl2rms]

Shogun too, you are on a roll guys. keep going.

[@danny896A]

23:15 omg i just realized the importance of the line "why tell a deadman the future" 😮😮😮

[@ronweber1402]

I know that was a long call back to when it comes up again. Look over Yabushige's shoulder. That's where the answer lies.

[@ys3243]

私の住んでいるところはこのドラマの主人公になったウィリアムズ・アダムスが流れ着いた場所から車で30分の隣町です。その場所には今でもアダムスの功績を称え、記念する碑が建っています。今でも語り継がれるドラマの舞台となったと思うと、本当に感慨深いです。お二人のリアクションはとても興味深かった😅😂

[@privateinfo4820]

I can't believe you're just now getting to this show!! I'm dying waiting for you guys to react to ep's 9 and 10!!!

[@closponce]

Cosmo Jarvis was the Sniper Tommy Shelby freed from jail, maybe that’s why he looks familiar.

[@RyanHeafner]

Blue Eye Samurai would be a good follow up series to Shogun

[@jonhardy2952]

You are my favorite reactors on KZbin, and this is such a cool show. It’s a very subtle, detailed production and the attention to detail with Japanese culture and language is unparalleled. Sanada apparently insisted on a level of care that most other American productions would not have taken. I’d say it’s the most accurate depiction of feudal Japanese culture portrayed by an American show. It’s a gorgeous show and as soon as you finish it you’ll have to rewatch. 😊

[@joshuayork4167]

The captain at the very beginning of the episode is uncle Charlie from Peaky Blinders!

[@semaxwell1]

Yae, so happy you two are reacting to this awesome show! The series soundtrack is beautiful, too. 👍

[@ramonaschotte7140]

Diese Serie ist großartig und ich gebe die Hoffnung auf eine zweite Staffel noch nicht auf 😊 super Reaktion ❤️

[@RobTheWatcher]

Zweite und dritte Staffel wurden bereits bestätigt. Drehbuch für Staffel 2 wird bereits geschrieben und es wird gecastet und Locations gescoutet. Sanada hat als Produzent bereits unterschrieben.

[@dsn287]

Ooooooooh it's about to get crazy. And crazy deep. I think you're going to go through every emotion with this series. When you guys finish this you really really need to check out Blue Eye Samurai.

[@joshuayork4167]

John Blackthorne is played by Cosmo Jarvis, who played Thomas Shelby's crazy sniper friend that he broke out of prison who was supposed to take out mosby but got killed

[@shootem5568]

This is one of my favorite shows ever. Can't wait for season 2.

[@tomassali8870]

Series was good but the book is much better. Read it 30 years ago as a teenager. I respectfully disagree with you and hope there never be a season 2. It is impossible to match the source material, book with a thousand pages and the story has ended. If there is a season 2, it will be 2 steps back from quality at its best. Some franchises have been ruined because of greediness and I don’t want this franchise to be another one. Let it rest in peace

[@pangkaji]

8:33 "is this a structure they built?". The while set was shot in British Columbia, Canada. Yes, they had to build all the movie set houses

[@YanaKiramman]

Guys, the way i'm screaming of happiness to finally see you react to this masterpiece!

[@atuuschaaw]

So good to see y'all watching this series! ♥

[@lexie9466]

Omg I can't believe this is really happening 😍😍

[@Rigomortis84]

You guys are going to FUCKING LOVE this!!

[@E-A-Z-Y]

The Spaniard that helps John is Richard from Lost

[@jameswg13]

So happy to see you reacting to this. Also you may recognise John Blackthorns actor from peaky blinders

[@MFBloosh]

For some reason I thought you guys already reacted to this lol. If it wasn't for Chernobyl, this would be the best mini-series ever made.

[@Kevin_Lazar]

It’s not a mini series since it’s been renewed already for season 2 and season 3

[@MFBloosh]

@@Kevin_Lazar Really???? That would be great because they weren't going to do that originally, since there's no more source material.

[@MFBloosh]

@@Kevin_Lazar Yeah just looked it up. Money and ratings talk, I guess. Lol. I'm not going to complain, though. Just hope they do it right.

[@Kevin_Lazar]

@@MFBloosh yeah but the book was based on real events by real people just had some changes and different names.. so technically a lot of true source material is there to continue the show.. plus a third season would not have been picked up if there wasn’t a planned out story already in place to have had it be green lit that far. With the first season’s production having already been so high and the success it had combined with the investment for multiple more seasons the production should only get better

[@M4dH4tt3rsMus3]

This is such a good show. I didnt care for blackthorn's character BUT he is very beloved by most people that watched this show, so I know you will like him. The rest of the characters and so latered and just fantastic.

[@phillipsalaises2782]

I agree with you he was the one character actor that didn't fit. That was one of the flaws, and the terrible CGI of the earthquake was pitiful too. And for me they didn't quite push the envelope as far as the graphic content which for me adds more realism. I'm sure it wasn't the producer's fault it was probably the network having them edit out graphic content.

[@rawkmode6315]

So, just a quick background here: This story is a fictionalized account of real events leading to the establishment of the Shogunate that would rule Japan until the Meiji Restoration (which led to the Satsuma Rebellion that you enjoyed watching in, "The Last Samurai.") All of the characters (including Blackthorne,) are fictional versions of real life people that were connected to these events. In terms of the languages that you hear, you should understand that nobody speaks English to each other, although I think Blackthorne lapses into it occasionally when he gets pissed off. He is an English pilot serving aboard a Dutch ship, and so when he speaks with the other crew he is speaking in Dutch (although we hear English.) When he speaks with Mariko, the Portuguese, or the Spanish pilot then he is speaking in Portuguese (although we hear English.)

[@the3rdbean]

this is a great show! after you finish this one go back and watch the original shogun. I was very young and saw it with my father. this shogun lives up to the original one. classic