The Abyss of Life
- Episode aired Apr 9, 2024
- TV-MA
- 58m
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9.0/10
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Toranaga's defeated clan moves to Edo; Blackthorne must decide who he fights for.Toranaga's defeated clan moves to Edo; Blackthorne must decide who he fights for.Toranaga's defeated clan moves to Edo; Blackthorne must decide who he fights for.
Tatsuya Aoki
- Regal Buddhist Priest #1
- (as Reverend Tatsuya Aoki)
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In Shogun Season 1 Episode 8, Nagakado is roasted by his own funeral procession members, but he helps his father's cause by ensuring a 49-day period of mourning before Toranaga's death march to Osaka. Toranaga's former right-hand man, Blackthorne, is also managing a mixed-bag situation. He is no longer forced to submit to the Council of Regents and his service to Toranaga has officially come to an end. However, there is no telling what will happen to Blackthorne now that he no longer enjoys Toranaga's support. He is also abandoning Mariko and other allies to whom he owes his life as they march to their certain demise in Osaka. On the upside, Blackthorne will finally be reunited with his crew, which may make him feel like someone who went on a long vacation hoping their goldfish would survive on thoughts and prayers. In Osaka, Ishido is desperate to win over Ochiba, who has become the real power behind the Council. He proposes marriage, but the Heir's mother seems less enthusiastic. Nagakado's festivities take a troubling turn when Omi blames Toranaga for his friend's death.
Toranaga is bedridden with illness or pretending to be, his men wear armor in protest of his surrender, and Yabushige wants to ride on Osaka with a full cannon regiment. However, he is deflated by the news that Ishido anticipated such a move. These are bleak times for Team Toranaga. Blackthorne's mastery of the language and his use of his new fluency to dunk on Alvito provide some comic relief. The Portuguese/Spanish threat and the fate of the British/Dutch pit crew have been back-burnered amid the regency struggle, but the drama comes back to the forefront with Blackthorne's threat toward the Black Ship. The episode of Shogun's antipenultimate episode is filled with bleak times for Team Toranaga. Blackthorne's mastery of the language and his use of fluency provide some comic relief.
Toranaga is bedridden with illness or pretending to be, his men wear armor in protest of his surrender, and Yabushige wants to ride on Osaka with a full cannon regiment. However, he is deflated by the news that Ishido anticipated such a move. These are bleak times for Team Toranaga. Blackthorne's mastery of the language and his use of his new fluency to dunk on Alvito provide some comic relief. The Portuguese/Spanish threat and the fate of the British/Dutch pit crew have been back-burnered amid the regency struggle, but the drama comes back to the forefront with Blackthorne's threat toward the Black Ship. The episode of Shogun's antipenultimate episode is filled with bleak times for Team Toranaga. Blackthorne's mastery of the language and his use of fluency provide some comic relief.
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- Runtime58 minutes
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- 2.00 : 1
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