SHOGUN Episode 10 Trailer Explained

I review, breakdown and explain the Shogun Episode 10 Trailer. I react to the preview for the finale which will be following Mariko’s Death, Blackthorne returning to Toranaga, Ishido being forced to release the hostages, the battle of Sekigahara and Yabushige facing consequences for his actions. I also give my theories and predictions on episode 10.
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[@BrainPilot]

Are you looking forward to the finale? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

[@xnightx8467]

150%%%%% So sad this shows ending. Truly 😢 I love this world and need more of it ❤💔

[@renerodriguez3504]

The book is perfection. No season 2 please

[@Fkyopronowns]

It’s Disney. Season 2 will cast black and gay, trans in place of Japanese.

[@haroldgreen2251]

Yes best television of the year overall

[@NESig]

Of course I'm looking forward to it! It has been an absolutely marvelous series to behold. Clavell's great story is well told here. I am sad to see it end.

[@John_Smith2302]

Episode 9 was very emotional. The false sense of security that Mariko ultimately would live was crushed when she sacrificed herself. I am also gutted that this amazing series will finally end next Tuesday. The series started on my birthday and my mother passed away a week later. My mother was an avid fan of exceptional TV shows and I am gutted she never got to enjoy Shogun like I did.

[@mrangles3402]

I'm sorry for your Loss. Take solace that you carry on watching for her and pass the tradition to her future generations

[@samfloats2605]

My condolences 🙏🏾

[@SuperStella1111]

❤❤ what a beautiful comment. And you’re wrong. She’s right beside you, watching. In life you had to be apart sometimes, now she’s always where she wants to be: with you. ❤

[@raymundxavierrxn5264]

I feel sorry to hear that. Sincere condolences

[@cameronjones8641]

Condolences for your loss. I'm sure this series now has an even more profound significance for you.

[@Frznwhrlpll]

Ochibas delivery is so unsettling the way she speaks is like she's a snake

[@krewdugdale7973]

Yodo-dono

[@MantisSidao]

Agreed! The contrast of that and then yabushige the real snake!! - unbelievable

[@AManChoosesASlaveObeys]

@@MantisSidao Yabushige became the lovable dork through the whole season, even if we did see the cracks everytime.

[@MantisSidao]

@@AManChoosesASlaveObeys oh yes and it was great, I was just saying it’s funny how Ochiba sounds like the real snake but then really she is just scared for her and her son. But then you look at him and he’s a cowardly snake

[@CHISEKOSOUND]

Reminds me of orochimaru from naruto

[@mykeviper]

This is the kind of limited series that just have to end in 1 season because it is too good be ruined by another season.

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah. It will most likely be remembered so well too!

[@TheRegB]

Maybe they can move on to tai pan and show us a different part Aisa near this time

[@fatdoi003]

there is no more original material for another season..... anything but will be all coming from screenwriters and we knew how GoT went....

[@CCl00l]

I wish the final episode is 3 hours long so we could have the ending the series deserves.

[@fatdoi003]

having said that, i don't mind a special movie length episode on the actual battle between Toranaga and Ishido.... that'll be spectacular if they can portrait real feudal japan battle scene as the storyline will be irrelevant anyway...

[@Philip-0]

I miss Fuji and was glad to see her in the trailer for the finale.

[@cascadianapplications7124]

Blackthorne+Mariko for life but, Blackthorne +Fuji would be a close second

[@johnhancock4802]

@@cascadianapplications7124 it's not looking like it will happen in this series, but in the book she bore him children...

[@cascadianapplications7124]

@@johnhancock4802 nice

[@railkycambey6154]

​@@johnhancock4802 wow😂

[@breinergarcia6749]

It would be wonderful, if they did episode 10 but divided in 2 parts!

[@cameronjones8641]

That would be amazing 👏🏼

[@htowncl]

Or make it 2 hours long

[@briengakaplan-b1550]

RIP Mariko!!!😭😭😭

[@nont18411]

Mariko yelled “I strike at my father’s enemies” then she struck and her father’s enemies.

[@railkycambey6154]

😭me too, so sad

[@denniskristos3800]

Absolutely looking forward to the finale! As there is no second season because "Shogun"'s story is self-contained, I'm hopeful that showrunners Justin Marks, Rachel Kondo and FX Hulu could get an adaptation of James Clavell's sort of sequel book "Gai-Jin" whose setting is in the 1800's (the height of Japan's Edo Period), off the ground. We've had adaptations of 2 of Clavell's other Asia Saga novels "Tai-Pan" (1986 ) as a feature film starring Bryan Brown and Joan Chen and "Noble House" as a 4 part NBC mini series starring Pierce Brosnan, two years later. So, why not "Gai-Jin"? Marks and Kondo already have the production templates, actor, artistic consultant and historical authenticity contacts and the requisite experience from having made "Shogun"...

[@ghostsdragon9222]

Tbh i dont know how will end because we know for 100% sure they atleast show a bit of the battle of sekigahara. Because in a behind the scene episode called: "Expanding the Vision with VFX" on 1:29 they basically show both parties in full armor and having their armies in the background.

[@BrainPilot]

Ah okay, that's interesting! Maybe it will be as montage when Toranaga narrates. Something like that maybe

[@ghostsdragon9222]

@@BrainPilot It was really pretty visual when i saw it the first time. So can't wait for it to see it in full

[@ururain]

I am Japanese. After this, the Battle of Sekigahara, the largest civil war in Japanese history, took place. After that, Japan enjoyed 300 years of peace, but it was destroyed by Perry of the United States.

[@railkycambey6154]

No no no the atomic bomb

[@railkycambey6154]

But atomic bomb is a reason so japan didnt become devil of colonialist

[@richardnoe3965]

Hopefully they use this show to spin off into a Musashi series which starts with the battle of Sekigahara- great book

[@passingthefireworldwide]

Yes!

[@krewdugdale7973]

Musashi was only undefeated in one-on-one duels it's way different when you're running on a battlefield with 40 thousand people trying to kill you

[@ScreenSpotlight1]

@@krewdugdale7973he did fight in the war

[@randomlygeneratedname7171]

⁠@@krewdugdale7973Thousands of people are fighting in formations and get pushed in to replace the fallen guy in front. There’s no WWE all out free for all rumble all around you. Musashi will still do fine on the frontline. They’d have to hope they aren’t next in line to have to substitute the guy he cut down. 😂

[@davidk6269]

The finale will be bitter-sweet: sweet in that I anticipate some epic events and conclusion to the various story-lines; bitter in that we will be saying a final farewell to these wonderful characters.

[@lyonhartone4407]

You have treated these episodes with well thought out comments. I look forward to more content from you.

[@BrainPilot]

Thanks a lot! I'm glad you've enjoyed the videos!

[@somebodyswatching2071]

Everyone was waiting for what all planning was going on in Toranga's head & how he will execute that & finally become Shogun...Btw brother loved your explanation throughout the whole series from the start.

[@BrainPilot]

Thanks, glad you've enjoyed the videos. It means a lot 👊

[@judahclark3100]

I agree that we probably aren’t gonna get to see the War fighting, which is kinda sad but I don’t mind as long as they conclude the individual stories of these amazing characters

[@daviru02]

I mind. Do you know how often somebody comes along making a series or movie about old Japan that cares so much for the culture and source material? It's once in a lifetime thing! If that.

[@BrownSquats]

I just want episode 10 to be 10 episodes long, please!!

[@rudirivas1438]

100%

[@railkycambey6154]

I hope there is no episode 11 12 13 14😅 getting prank by toranaga plot twist

[@patfetizanan5055]

Shogun is the only series worth watching in the past 10 years that has great writing, awesome acting and directing and does not bow trying inclusive and preaching an agenda. More shows like this would be welcomed. Well done to the creators, directors, and actors to Shogun. One of the few shows I have ever watched that I will miss after the ending.

[@bparahag]

Warrior 2019 s01-03 is worth watching too.

[@Luanhnguyen07]

What are you talking about there have been a lot of great shows in the past 10 years. Stop drinking the anti woke mind virus koolaid.

[@NorEEzta]

Better Call Saul.

[@MD-nv7jx]

OK boomer, maybe stop watching Fox news and GB news. it'll rot your brain, and you haven't got many brain-cells to spare, being you able to count them on one hand and all 😂. Maybe just enjoy the show, and not blather on about this manufactured culture war garbage!. The show has been absolutely amazing so far!.

[@briancox1124]

this series has been epic,i hope it wins every award possible,a true classic.

[@lucyshnyr5647]

Love your voice! 🗣 And, as always, thanks for the explanations. I read the book and watched the 1980 version, so also mega curious what the crew will make of it. Maybe the last episode will be more epic than the book ending, I loved the book but found the last chapter somewhat rushed.

[@BrainPilot]

Thanks! Glad you enjoy the videos! Yeah i'm hoping it has an epic finale feel too

[@DemonHunter371]

It’s a shame that we’re not gonna be able to get a new season. This was awesome.

[@occamsox5331]

Reading the book you’d wish there were another thousand pages, but there aren’t, it’s over.

[@zackthejuggalo9358]

If there is one thing we got out of this episode is that girl really really wanted to die

[@IkePaz]

thanks for covering this show, its how I found and subscribed to you.

[@BrainPilot]

Thanks! Glad you've been enjoying the videos!

[@overheatedeskim054]

I think it will be blackthorn being seconed and Fuji-Sama stops it just before because i saw clip with her on that same cliff side looking panicked. Also in one trailer i saw with Blackthorn ship looked fixed with Torunaga's bird flying past it.

[@richardclavering5246]

Best series I've watched in a long time

[@BrainPilot]

Same here!

[@shooterxd2387]

I was confused, so for any that have doubts about Blackthorne in those scenes in the future, those are a what if, in other words, Blackthorne died the moment Anjin made up his mind and decided to risk it all for honor at the end of the episode. That future we saw, was the future where Blackthorne lived and escaped Japan, as through the episode we see how Blackthorne is still barely holding himself together, lost his path but still had hope in his future as a protestant and englishman, now that Mariko is gone there was nothing tying him down in Japan. That hope and all traces of doubt crumbled in the forest scene when the Jesuit told him the truth, and finally turned into dust when he figured out what Mariko did for him. After all that no doubt was left in his mind, so he risked it all, honoring Mariko's wishes, leaving his englishman past behind. That moment most of his values changed, fully becoming japanese, embracing his new fate as a samurai, destroying his future we saw in those scenes with him as an old man. Blackthorne in episode 9 would've never considered doing what he did at the end of episode 10.

[@iiFuture]

Glad to see Fuji back 😍

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah same!

[@user-nu4py2mu6o]

Toranaga acts as Second for Yabushige.

[@TheStrataminor]

@@lindasm8773 Well, I usually need at least 9 strokes...

[@BobHerzog1962]

The fun thing about Blackthorne is that he constantly reads the Japanese leaders wrongly. He assumes his offers to go against the Portugese is what makes them keep him around. That his training is highly valued and that his plan to go after hte Black Ship is extremly tempting. In reality the reason he is kept around is basically just to keep the Portugese and Christian Daymios guessing and on their toes. Neither Ishido nor Tornaga have any intention to ever let the Anjin threaten the trade Portugal is doing on their behalf. Later down the line the Shogunate is happy to deal with Netherland traders instead, but that is still quite a long way of. He is being played and he doesn't even realise it. Even the whole build ships for me is a ruse to keep him occupied. There is no intention to ever turn those ships against the Portugal traders. Father Martin will be very disapointed in Toronaga handleing of catholics (and christians in general) in the future. And even more of the one his heirs implement. What some people who claim certain character ought to have picked Toronaga's side forget that given Toronaga's position, goals and policies it is not in their interest.

[@kev23dk]

This show gives you the feeling of wanting more, they're building up to something, perhaps a big battle, perhaps a big plan. It's still missing the action a bit on my end. Which I doubt we will get a huge battle. A bit disappointed by it but Im okay with it. I've grown to love the show so much whichever way they decide to end it Im sure I will be in tears.

[@sweatgangathleticsstraight9210]

👏🏽 Great Job

[@daviru02]

What would be great is if the last EP is like 1.5 to 2 hours long so they can show at least a bit of the battle. That would be perfect!

[@BrainPilot]

It would be great if it did!

[@ururain]

I am Japanese. After this, the Battle of Sekigahara, the largest civil war in Japanese history, took place. After that, Japan enjoyed 300 years of peace, but it was destroyed by Perry of the United States.

[@aemk6129]

Shouldn’t have attacked Pearl Harbor…

[@dons4301]

? You forgot about the part of the Japanese torturing rape and killing millions of their neighbors. The chinese,Koreans Filipinos etc. all war crimes which were never brought to justice. Vivisections,sexual mutilations and live dismemberment. Read about the rape of Nanking. And then attacking Pearl Harbir in a sneak attack. Yeah the Japanese were such innocent victims.

[@Ocalif3]

@@aemk6129- there’s more to it than that- I spent 5 months in Japan and visited Hiroshima- it was very humbling

[@aemk6129]

@@Ocalif3 More to it than “shouldn’t have attacked”?? Either you miss the grand picture, or assume somehow the result wasn’t created by Japan attacking the US. Of course, there’s a lot more to all of it… certainly didn’t suggest that the US brought Japan out of 300 years of peace. That was stated prior… can’t blame the American citizens and servicemen in Hawaii who lost their lives after Japan enjoyed 300 years of peace. That narrative carries zero value… follow along.

[@scottcameron3559]

Brilliant

[@Karimyuss]

I hope the last episode is 2hours😍

[@MiddleAgedGeek]

In the novel, Mariko entrusted Toranaga her letter to Blackthorne. Will it in the final episode? I hope so. Toranaga forced Ishido in an "unwinnable war" similar to his first victory. The Battle of Sekigahara is not crucial to be shown for we know Toranaga will win that battle. It is more crucial to know whom among the Regents will betray Ishido before or during the Battle.

[@dstarling61]

I think that the men pulling the ropes might be them bringing the cannons ashore. I think that Torranaga sent the Erasmus to Osaka to pre-position the guns for the siege of Osaka Castle.

[@silversoul2264]

Such a great show!

[@rherman]

Not sure how they can possibly wrap everything up in one episode. Should have been a longer series.

[@scorpzgca]

Yeah I agree

[@watermage25]

Hope we see more stories set in this era done just like Shogun. High bar, but if other shows eveb resch 80% of the quality of this one, it will be a great success.

[@cameronjones8641]

I could not agree more 👌🏼

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah I hope so too!

[@richvestal767]

Yabushige has this weird fascination with what people do or say or what they look like as they're dying. Its going to be interesting how that's going to go when he's facing his own death by seppuku.

[@MustardSkaven]

I mainly wonder how toranaga can get blackthorne his side after that

[@lucienwilliams4359]

I do think they have been a bit too harsh with blackthorns character by this point he had excepted principal of karma and was loyal to toranaga

[@Thevoidlezz]

My predictions is Ishido is going to be drawn out of Osaka as planned the Christian lords of the council going to hesitate and wait until a winning side is clear, Toranaga half brother is going to switch side almost instantly because he know his brother well and is smart enough to see drawing ishido out is part of the plan. The last lord in yellow maybe he would also hesitate he a complete unknown being the replace ment for the lord killed in episode 7?

[@ozza4496]

The leper Daimyo's Mon looks like that one the Shimazu clan, which if I'm not mistaken, started the battle on the side of Ishida Mitsunari (Ishido) but stayed still until they turned against him.

[@alexandersteinmetz6857]

If they go by the Book, then the Battle is presented in an subtle Way, because, like you said, the Book and this Series is not about Saughter in Detail, but about the Play of Power is done. And to that adds, that the burning/destroying of the Erasmus is surely to keep the Anjin on the Isle, but much more as Gift to the christian Warlords to get their Alegiance in the coming Battles.

[@Quality_Guru]

I understand that there are production cost but so are additional revenue opportunities with each episode. I feel that this series could have easily gone through 2 seasons as there could have been additional details, history and context provided on why the various groups are at odds with each other. They left a lot to your imagination or for the viewer to surmise. I enjoyed it but would have like a lot more.

[@DanteHellDrive]

They could also showcase it this way- years later, Toranaga now the ultimate lord recaps the war in visions. Only the main moments.

[@BrandonGiordano]

Great show

[@jtkomet]

Episode 9 was all about Mariko and it was heart-breaking to see her die. I knew that Mariko was determined to sacrifice her life with pride, strength and dignity, but she will be missed greatly😭

[@AlanNguyen-bj8gk]

i'm seriously looking forward to season 2 though.

[@cameronjones8641]

There is no season 2.

[@Ocalif3]

I read the book when it came out pre Shogun 1980s miniseries- Shogun 2024 is top notch!! Orson Welles narrated the first miniseries- Hiroyuki Sanada is one talented actor with his steely eyes saying everything while speaking nothing- Lord Toranaga Anna Sawai is also a stand out- if this series doesn’t win multiple awards- then I’m done

[@ratedRamsey]

The blad e Blackthorn brandishes is much longer than a seppuku blade. like twice. It was just one of the ones he was given

[@hpsunday]

will there a an easter egg for young miyamoto musashi? musashi joined the sekigahara battle

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

It's sad that they changed Blackthorne's character so much for this adaptation.

[@dstarling61]

I for one am happy they didn’t just repeat the 1980 version. I like they shifted the point of view to the Japanese from Blackthorn. In 1980 most Americans had little knowledge of Japan, its people, culture and history. Today, more Americans know about Japan, so it doesn’t have to explain as much and can focus on the Japanese characters and the political machinations, which I find much more interesting than the fish out of water story of the 1980 version, which totally left out the Japanese viewpoint.

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

@@dstarling61 I didn't want them to repeat the 1980 version neither; I wanted a better adaptation of the novel. Read the novel.

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

@@dstarling61 Furthermore, it's not so much the focus as it is how much they changed his character from what is presented in the novel. This Blackthorne lacks a lot of nuance and development, largely because this series is too short to really get into the complexities the book delves into. It really needed two seasons to properly tell the story.

[@chilajeffrey5172]

Episode 9 I was in tears 😢 Mariko will miss you. Finale 😮‍💨😮‍💨🤒 next week 😢 It's been great watching this series 👏👏👏

[@dstarling61]

Actually, the more I think about it, there could be a second season. There isn’t a book to base it on, but there is history. I’m sure the writers could find some interesting stories to tell about the start of Toranga’s shogunate and the beginning of the Edo period.

[@markmark2748]

Will be a season2??🥺🥺

[@PopTart698]

It will be a few years before we see another series with this much depth.

[@BrainPilot]

It is just so good isn't it!

[@Charlie-lx9mg]

even tho they already said they wouldn't do a second season, I think it would be amazing to have the second season dedicated to the war of sekigahara.

[@BrainPilot]

That would be cool, or some kind of prequel!

[@eliteviktor3]

They wont make a season 2, but they will make another season set another date etc most likely. A lot more happened before and after these events, irl.

[@BrainPilot]

Let's hope so!

[@cameronjones8641]

This is the first reasonable argument for another series.

[@TheStrataminor]

I have loved every episode....not a bad moment and stunning! What a shame it is ending..

[@verrat3219]

4:00 isnt blackthorne speaking english? why is he speaking portuguese?

[@TurinStark5]

He was always speaking Portuguese…it’s just they chose for English due to the audience

[@kevinluna3257]

Yeah basically whenever you see characters speaking english they are speaking Portuguese

[@markjones8817]

I hate that this is the end. I've been captivated by this show.

[@schattenseele66]

wasnt fuji sama in the trailer too?

[@privard89]

I hope this show is such a hit that they can't help themselves and do a second season anyway lol

[@BrainPilot]

Now that would be good!

[@cameronjones8641]

How? It's a self contained story.

[@lock3kinds784]

Asian game of thrones hits hard

[@nont18411]

Because unlike Game of Thrones, this is real.

[@JerseyMcgee81]

Nothing like GOT

[@cameronjones8641]

I can see why people compare the two and I know you are using it as a compliment but I absolutely hate the comparison. It irritates me greatly as truthfully they are nothing alike apart from political intrigue.

[@vasiliskosmas1616]

even if we all love this series....i hope that they wont chage mind and release second season because money are sweet....this perfection will be ruined if they do

[@AFoxologist]

There needs to be a season 2. It's that good of a show!

[@mygbt]

I am eagerly anticipating the moment when Ishiod's head touches the ground.

[@cameronjones8641]

He may be buried up to his head as in the 1980 version.

[@Jonathan-Avila]

​@@cameronjones8641As in the book.

[@equalizer3320]

Somehow it’s always dark, grey, wet and moist in every shot as if the show was shot in England in early November

[@Mrs.Highland]

Or April.

[@vincesundara8579]

Seconding Akechi Jinchai .. Moriko's father. It's a flashback.

[@alexandersteinmetz6857]

jop, its his ARmoprt laying at the Ground, but, hey nowadays everthing got to be hyped because...clicks....money;)

[@maddjakk2981]

It will end at episode 10 because it's literally the ending of the novel it's based on. Several difference here and there even with the original made for TV series. Overall wonderful story. I highly recommend reading the book

[@MultiGRIMEKID]

I guess John is probably mad at toranaga because he blames him for marikos death

[@mattng4707]

love this show but I agree i don't think their be a big battle which be sad too dam why does it need to end

[@coachChot8966]

winter is comimg

[@geneparadiso6258]

Why a remake? I knew what was and is going to happen! Are there not other Feudal Japan scripts to be used?

[@PittyQuickBob]

I’m assuming he beats ishido and seconds him? We know it’s not blackthorne as we know he lives out his life in Japan

[@JoseRuiz-vm8hr]

The show will finish with the words: The End!

[@clmk28]

I think they should do a series of Yabushige and Ishido in Korea. Seeing how Yabu sama stays alive in Korea would be good.

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah that would be cool!

[@filodipicori]

Not showing Sekigahara would be a massive disservice to the Japanese history being told here. It's equivalent to intimately detailing Robert E Lee's life and then just omitting Gettysburg.

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

It's a shame that more than one season wasn't given to explore Clavell's epic and complex novel Shogun. So much has been removed or truncated to squeeze the story into 10 episodes.

[@MultiGRIMEKID]

It should have been 2 seasons

[@IamtherealDodger67]

Buntaro seems to have disappeared, or have I missed something?

[@ayk6051]

How is that possible that there will be no season 2. We demand 5 episodes

[@cameronjones8641]

How? it's a self contained story. What do you want them to do, bring Mariko back from the dead and call it "Shogun, Zombie Apocalypse "?

[@Karimyuss]

🤣🤣

[@recksm2956]

This is the only show that i loved so much that I don't wanna have s2 because all those great characters are already dead.😢

[@khosi_]

I think there will be a season two. It's just marketing. Toronaga or Ieyasu's life can be portrayed for another 3 seasons.

[@Leo-V]

Yabu seppuku and Toranaga seconding him will be near end of finale I assume.

[@bigdevil73]

It would be good to do seasons 2 and 3, the idea would be the twin sister Marico, who disappeared years ago... and there is a season 2 Sure the book is at the end but who says the story has to end here? 🇯🇵

[@tlotr1379]

What about lady fuji?

[@lendial]

Love how much misdirection the show does on the viewer. Calling EP 9 Crimson Sky leading us to think it would be an all out strike on Osaka.

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah it's amazing in doing that!

[@brianoh4605]

Torinaga plan succeed far beyond the war plan and into viewer mind too 😂

[@Merrlin]

Son of a!! There’s no battle?? I really hope we get something but if that’s how the original series ended that way it’s probably most likely that it will be the same here

[@thitran1362]

yeah and the book doesn't even go into detail as well, the battle is only a footnote

[@reuvenbisk3220]

I hope that the show ends with Toranaga leading his troops into battle with Blackthorne at his side. Credits can then give the epilogue.

[@cameronjones8641]

I certainly don't! Let's see a battle and some kind of completion of the story.

[@reuvenbisk3220]

@@cameronjones8641 I would love that too, but I think that is unrealistic to expect from a final episode. Let's see.

[@joemofficial6]

The woman of shugun’s are immaculate “mariko,fuji,kiku,ochiba” queens

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah they are so good!

[@alexfasce2524]

If we don’t get an all out battle this show will not reach the lvl I expected in my opinion. Something like the last samurai

[@HOV4N]

I have not read the book nor watched the original series, but I expected more for the John Blackthorne character. He has not done anything to help change the tide of the war. Are the cannons not being used?! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Gonellfamily]

I read that the author specifically didn’t make John Blackthorne relevant much in the battle or decisions because he wanted to avoid the “white savior” trope. Just wanted him to be the eyes and ears for the audience about how the times of the samurai were

[@HOV4N]

@@Gonellfamily but John and Mariko has a secret love affair? I’d say his character didn’t do anything to prove himself worthy of her love. He was just different and she kind of liked that. He did not use sweet words nor was he romantic. The only sword he wanted to use was the one in his pants.🗡️ I guess I just expected his part to have more of a role on Mariko and helping Toranaga

[@dstarling61]

Blackthorn’s role is to be the western audiences way into understanding feudal Japan. Also, the historical figure that he is based on did not have a role in Tokugawa’s ascension to the Shogunate. He did however build western style ships for Tokugawa.

[@StephaniePasq-hg7vt]

Toranaga is basically distracting Blackthorne with roles to keep him there and keep him thinking he’s doing something.

[@smartorder4997]

The in history, Blackthorne was given way back to the UK after a while. But after getting insulted by the cruise members from his home land, he decided to stay in Japan until he die

[@J_MARAu]

The whole show has been leading up to this final battle. It would let the show down so much if we don’t actually get one…

[@cameronjones8641]

I have to agree. It's too good an opportunity and it would cap what is probably my favourite ever series.

[@marlonestrella5054]

Mariko ain't dead, she's going to ride in on Godzillaas back, thrn taranaga will transend Into honzo Hisashi and drive a spear into ishido

[@jallen600]

I hope they do a spin off or something, I hate it’s about to end 🙁

[@jdyahoo]

The concluding episode, with a duration of approximately 60 minutes, is tasked with encompassing all narrative arcs as effectively as the original 80's series. Consequently, in my opinion that the significant Battle of Sekigahara might be omitted to accommodate the narrative, a decision I find quite disappointing. Overall, "Shogun" appears to be merely a modernized rendition of the series from the 1980s.

[@user-sf2hn7tv4e]

日本人です。海外の方々が関ヶ原の戦いを御存知なのに驚きました。博識ぶりに敬服します。 私の先祖も徳川方(虎長)に付き合戦に出ました。その折の太刀が今も伝わっています。

[@shinrin-yoku3877]

I don't see they have time for a giant battle scene but like like you said the original series didn't have one either

[@basslightyeah]

We can see Toronaga and Ishido in full armour in a behind the scenes video. The shot wasnt used so far so it's definitely for the battle. Although it seems short, think of how many movies manage to have memorable battle scenes within 2 hours. Given we already got 9 hours of story its definitely possible to include it imo

[@ghostsdragon9222]

We sure gonna see the epic scale of their armies because in behind the scenes of Chapter Five: Expanding the Vision with VFX you can see on 1:29 both armies facing off. So this could be the ending but a better looking or we gonna see a bit of it and than a jump cut to the aftermath