Tag: Shogun

We opened these reviews comparing Shogun to Game of Thrones. They both have swords, castles, political intrigue, and characters with tragic backstories betraying each other...

At long last, we start to see Toranaga’s true intentions. After surrendering two episodes ago, he spent last week’s episode mourning his son and insisting...

Things went from bad to worse to even worse than that for Toranaga last week. His half-brother Saeki betrayed him, giving him no choice but...

After six episodes of buildup, Toranaga and his followers are finally ready for war. The episode wastes no time, opening on a battlefield in the...

This week, we look both to the past and the future, as various parties make plans for the inevitable conflict brewing, while we also see...

At the end of last week’s episode, Toranaga’s son Nagakado decides to step up in his absent father’s place and take decisive action. He uses...

Through three episodes, we’ve been speculating as to why so many key figures in the looming Japanese civil war think a lone English sailor is...

From the first shot, this show has been assuring us that, amidst these powerful Japanese nobles and their armies, this one bedraggled English sailor is...

Episode one of Shogun made it clear that Japanese politics are complicated, and the English sailor who blundered into them is in well over his...

Shogun is FX’s attempt at a Game of Thrones-style swordplay epic, and like that show it’s based on a book; unlike that show the book...