The Abyss of Life
- Episode aired Apr 9, 2024
- TV-MA
- 58m
IMDb RATING
8.9/10
7.5K
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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)
Storyline
Did you know
- Crazy creditsThe opening credit sequence is a modified version of a zen garden. This style of garden is often referred to as karesansui, which means "not using water."The two main elements of a Zen or karesansui (pronounced "kah-ray-sahn-soo-ee") garden are rocks to represent mountains (or islands) and sand to represent water. The sand used in Zen gardens is not beach sand; it is actually crushed or decomposed granite, small pebbles, or fine gravel. The particles of crushed granite are angular rather than round, so they can be more easily raked into patterns. Moreover, ripples in the sand or gravel represent flowing water or ripples in the ocean.
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This is Farewell.
Every Shogun episode raises the stakes higher and higher and there were zero moments waisted in this episode. The anticipation to find out what was to come felt like it was forever, but also sudden considering how much happened. So much weight was put into these scenes whether it was scheming, pleading, or a development between characters that left a broken bond, or rather a bond that had been broken over time. Certain goals seemed far out of reach after time went by, which lead characters down paths I did not expect. Blackthorne's next journey is going to be very interesting to watch, but that final sequence with Toranaga and Mariko was a great way to set up the final episodes and the story to come. I'm really glad Shogun puts more of an emphasis on building tension rather than weightless action sequences that could be flashy, but rather subpar without the lead up to them that add more meaning to the story. The slow chess game I think is what has made this show brilliant up until this point, and I'm confident that if or when the chaos ensues that it will be the perfect storm.
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- rxckne
- Apr 9, 2024
Details
- Runtime58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1
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