When you play the game of regents, you win or you die. | Shogun 1x10 "A Dream of a Dream" | REACTION 

True and toranaga also says he’s basically going to keep blackthorn for himself because he makes him laugh and alludes to burning more ships in the future I think a lot of people mistook the dream sequence of him imagining life if he went back to England for a literal flash forward in time

HOLY FUCK THATS SO COLDDDD

That's a freaking good note mate . People don't realise how well this show was done

@@ananthakrishnan9326 Comrade.

Those who realize it are better than those who don't, Bro!

He never ended the Battle of Sekigahara without fighting. While its true that his political tricks helped him, because a lot of clans betrayed Ishida in the battle, but thousands of people were killed in HOURS. It was gruesome but it was the foundation for a 200 year peaceful era.

To me this a great example why the show is a masterpiece in my opinion. Me Being dissappointed in there not being a battle or actually seeing him on the throne is partly because im western and grew up exposed to western media. The story and acting is top class obviously, but how it portrays Japanese culture and history is what gets me. Some things explained, some things not. Just like Blackthorne, a western, experiences it. In this day and age I feel like most shows treat viewers as if we are dumb. Everything is on the nose and needs to get explained. Maybe its partly true due to the amount of short term media filling our brains with nonsense. I however due enjoy engage in conversation and media that coerce me into being curious. Grabbing my attention so that I theorize about the plot or introduce me to new things. I've always been drawn to and fascinated to japanese culture witouth truly knowing why. This made me even more into it. Playing with my western brain, making me shed tears, making me shake my head in disbelief. Thank you Shogun 10/10. PS. Im a single 31 year old man and this show made me read about japanese history for hours on a Saturday night when all my other friends have famillies or go out partying. Maybe it sounds sad to some but my short lifespan feels a little bit more richer being openminded and learning about different cultures and history. DS. Great reaction BTW!!!

And thankfully it needed no words and was a very Buntaro thing to do.

I agree with your point on Yabushige. He is disloyal but just as Toranaga said, they all made it possible like even Yabushige's disloyal nature had some contributions to a bigger picture, an era of peace. So yeah, Yabushige served Toranaga in the way that Toranaga himself wanted him to.. And he was happier in his last moment than he ever was.

@@Javelineer to think this entire elaborate plan falls apart, or is at least severely hampered, if Mariko did not die… which is why, at the end of ep9, when Yabushige suggested they rush to the gate, Mariko said she would not risk capture and barricaded herself in a store room where the only way to access her was to blow the door. The shinobi (and most Japanese) would not have thought that a Samurai would choose to die in the way Mariko-sama chose her end. Yes, she orchestrated her death by making the most of the play Yabushige was making.

@@khaii13 Toranaga knows the script because he is literally the producer 🤣.

@@Javelineer great way to break the 4th wall. I see what you did there. 😆😆😆

What was selfish about him rescuing Toranaga from the landslide and giving him Fuji's swords?