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yocalio · 3 days

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"We could be a great distance away. Safe. And alone."

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lafiametta · 3 days

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Like many Shōgun viewers, I wondered about Blackthorne's action in Episode 9, when he draws a line in the sand of the garden, marring its perfectly cultivated harmony. Was he taking some stand against Japan and its culture of socially-permissible suicide? Was he silently protesting against the action Mariko was about to undertake?

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If we go back to the first episode, though, we realize that this is not the first time that Blackthorne has encountered someone who wishes to take their own life. His Dutch captain, clearly suffering under the effects of scurvy and the futility of remaining at sea for months with dwindling supplies, tells Blackthorne that he no longer holds out any hope of reaching Japan, much less returning to Europe a rich man. Then he glances down at Blackthorne's pistol.

“At my age,” he says, “you draw your line.”

(Like he does with Mariko, Blackthorne argues with the captain, telling him that suicide would be the act of a coward. Interestingly enough, the captain's words — “Pilot, there's nothing to fear. It's a blessed release. It's like only a soft wind in your face. Can you feel it? That is the breath of the Almighty. He's calling us. Listen. He's calling us home” — seem to do as little to convince Blackthorne as Mariko's rationale does. Still, he leaves the captain with his pistol.)

What if Blackthorne's act is not meant as an act of protest, but as a way to honor the sacrifice that Mariko is about to make, even if he vehemently disagrees with her choice? (He honors it even more when he volunteers to serve as her second, an act of love and duty that he agrees to perform even if it will destroy him to do so.) Ever since he came to understand her desire to die, he has argued with her, rejecting what he sees as her fatalism. Even her continued loyalty to Toranaga is branded as “senseless,” as he sees it as leading to her death. But by Episode 9, he has realized that he will never convince her, and perhaps — despite his anguished plea that she consider living, if only for him — he finally sees the purpose of her action and accepts her choice.

That is why he makes the mark in the garden. It is her, standing against her enemies, fulfilling her purpose.

And in the end, he understands: she must draw her line.

#shōgun #shogun #shogun 2024 #shogun fx #fx shogun #1x09 #john blackthorne #toda mariko #meta

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cinematic-phosphenes · 9 hours

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Shōgun (2024) | Chapter 10: A Dream of a Dream + Aesthetic 20/20

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jiaoliqiao · 1 month

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Shōgun (2024) | Episode 4 | The Eightfold Fence

#shogun #shōgun #shogunedit #toda mariko #anna sawai #cosmo jarvis #john blackthorne #*mine #tvedit

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isabellaofparma · 2 months

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Shōgun | 1.02 - "Servants of Two Masters"

#shōgun #shogun #perioddramaedit #shogunedit #shogun fx #toda marika #john blackthorne #anna sawai #cosmo jarvis #mine #think twice girl think twice 🙏#1k

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deadlightcircus · 2 months

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please watch shogun

#shogun #shogun fx #john blackthorne #cosmo jarvis #i wouldn't be surprised if cosmo jarvis watched the democracy manifest clip on repeat in preparation for the role lmao

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bloomsbury · 1 month

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so anyone else totally normal about shogun?? and john and mariko? cool yeah me too

#resim mesim #illustration #fanart #artists on tumblr #johnmariko #john blackthorne #toda mariko #mariko x blackthorne #shogun #marikothorne

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animusrox · 6 days

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SHŌGUN Chapter Five: Broken to the Fist Chapter Ten: A Dream of a Dream

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lousolversons · 14 days

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Shōgun - 1x09 - Crimson Sky

#shogunedit #shogun #john blackthorne #toda mariko #mariko x blackthorne #blackthorne x mariko #shogun spoilers #tvedit #television #gif #I'M GOING TO BECOME THE JOKER #literally - 🥺

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ariadnethedragon · 14 days

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Blackthorne x Mariko

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yocalio · 21 hours

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SHŌGUN | John + Mariko's cross

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cinematic-phosphenes · 23 hours

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"What Blackthorne is trying to kill there isn't himself, it's the version of himself that he's always been." (Shōgun 2024, Co-creator Justin Marks)

Paracelsus. at times I almost dream I too have spent a life the sages' way, And tread once more familiar paths. Perchance I perished in an arrogant self-reliance Ages ago; and in that act, a prayer For one more chance went up so earnest, so Instinct with better light let in by death, That life was blotted out—not so completely But scattered wrecks enough of it remain, Dim memories, as now, when once more seems The goal in sight again.

(Paracelsus Aspires, Robert Browning)