Moist Meter | Shogun

He gave it a 95%

Every performance was insane. Every actor played their character to a T, yabushige deserves all the praise

Yabushigi was hilarious. I was rooting for that goofy treacherous fella

I love Yabushige's running gag about needing to write a new will every so-and-so times when he thinks something will happen to him

The conversation between Yabushige and Toranaga on the cliff in the finale left we with my jaw on the floor. The actors clearly put everything into their characters and the writing was just on another level. Absolutely incredible television.

“ I sent a women to do the thing an army could never do”. Could be one of the best closing lines ever!!

Shogun was like 90% "Dudes in a room having a tense discussion", and I fucking LOVED THAT!

Yabushige: "How does it feel to shape the wind to your will?" Toranaga: "I don't control the wind. I only study it." There are so many great lines in Shogun!

The most beautiful part of the finale for me was how many people were affected by Mariko’s death, either by regretting it (Ishido, the Regents, Yabusige), remembering her poetry (Lady Ochiba, Toranaga) remembering her words (Blackthorne, Fuji), or honoring her wishes (Toranaga, the Monk Alvito). Toranaga’s vision (and four-dimensional chess game) was finally realized, but the show never forgot that Mariko was the true heart of the story, transforming everyone by her life and by her death, and destroying Toranaga’s enemies in a way an army never could. She was such an unforgettable character in a such a wonderful show. Thank you, Mariko-dono. You are the beautiful flower that finally fell, but, thankfully, you have been carried by the wind for all of the world to see and cherish, and you will never be forgotten. 🌸🌺🌸

The suicide was because they needed to convince the catholics that his surrender was genuine. It was also to trigger yabushige to fuck around with ishido so that mariko would do her part no matter what, but a they had to trigger these events in order to preoccupy the minds of their enemies as well as play off the fears and loyalties of all parties involved. Fucking amazing writing.