The gardener did not kill himself. He was executed. They just skipped that scene in this series.

Guys, one thing: Omi is not Yabushige's son, it's his nephew

23:06 the pride and prejudice Darcy hand flex walked so this moment could run

The Tea Ceremony has VERY specific forms that must be followed, IIRC. Ladies of the Willow World DID spend years learning perfect technique.

Mariko's backstory is based on real Japanese history. The father of Akechi Tama killed a Daimyo to save the realm. Much like a Kingsguard slaying a King who was about to burn the whole city..... But, much like with the gardener, it was something that had to be done for the greater good, even though the price was death.

“Prayer flirting”. That was great 😂

You've put an extra leader in bewteen Ruri/Ochiba's father and the dead Taiko, he was killed because he hated religion and because he was cruel, but was also seen as the first unifer of Japan (irl Oda Nobumaga). It was just Ochiba's father and then the Taiko whom she had a son with (even though he was seemingly sterile).

Europeans at the time referred to Nippon as "The Japans". It's actually period accurate.

Interesting the way he says “The Japans” is kinda fun, of course Japan is a European word for the country of Nippon or Nihon, which the Portuguese learned from the Malay people who pronounced it Jepang or Jepun, but from John’s perspective it’s an archipelago of multiple loosely aligned nations so the Japans probably makes more sense than a singular Japan

When me and my gf get into a fight I am declaring... Isolation!!!

Kuroda the tyrant that Mariko’s father killed is a stand in for the historical figure Nobunaga Oda, a lord who conquered most of Japan and was a tyrant. He was such a tyrant he was colloquially known as the Demon King. Mariko’s father is a stand in for the historical figure Mitsuhide Akechi a famed and skilled warrior who served Nobunaga but betrayed and killed him in order to save Japan. Think Jamie Lannister killing the mad king except where Jamie got off scott free minus the title of Kingslayer and gossip Mariko’s father lost everything because even though he killed and evil tyrant it was still his lord he was bound to serve and protect. The reason Mariko is the only survivor of the clan is because she was married off to Buntaro’s family so she was no longer part of the clan. It’s why Mariko wishes for death and Buntaro constantly belittles her family because of this “scandal”.

More on the women using a naginata thing. Mariko already showed her skills in combat in the episode where they were ambushed on the way to the docks. That was a naginata she was using quite effectively to defend her Daimyo.

Just like everyone around him, Mariko is a Falcon on Toranagas fist. He needed to make sure she’s under his control and not distracted by Anjin

That’s not bird coats son. It’s his nephew.

That hand touch was EXACTLY the kind of thing Mariko said not to let people see!!!!!

I feel like there's gonna be some interesting revelations in the last few episodes. Lady Ochiba may very well be right about Toranaga manipulating Mariko's father into taking her father's life. The more I watch this, the more I'm convinced that Toranaga has been playing a very long-term gambit to become Shogun. The fact that he keeps saying he's never desired it only convinces me of it more. I think he manipulates absolutely everyone, including Mariko when he says that her father had these plans for her to continue his fight. Toranaga is the one who wants to use her for the fight, her father just wanted her far away from what was going on.

Yabushige and Omi and nephew and uncle. Just FYI.

Omi is Yabushige's (bird coat's) nephew, not his son.

Nah, that was a prayer flirt, that was a prayer fight!

Can we talk about the fact that you got like 5 commercials on a service you're already paying for? That's ridiculous. I live in Europe, so thankfully that's not really begun here, but I worry and seethe already

Well, in 1615 a Dutch ship bombarded Osaka Castle during the siege on the side of the Togukawa Shogunate. The result of the battle marked the end of Toyotomi line.

With Blue eye samurai getting a second season maybe Jay would be interested in watching it.

Loved Adam's basketball skills being showcased on the channel finally. You always got to pump fake and get the defender in the air to draw the foul.

Fuji 👀 🍵

I just realized Adam pronounces Mariko "Marko". Reminds me of a famous Canuck in the comics.

Could Toronaga be the father of the heir 😮?

Fuji-Sama just in the background sipping the hot tea Gin is serving, while Gin is serving the Hot Tea.

Omi is Yabushige's nephew.

"I'd pull out the fine china, but this is Japan" 🤣🤣🤣 Glorious. Just glorious. You guys are fantastic 🙂

29:25 I literally started singing the same time Jay did 😂

The fact that John keeps saying “let me use my boats, they’re week in the water”, combined with Japan eventually becoming one of the deadliest Navy forces in history…I think they’re gonna let john use his boat, and than incorporate more advanced boating warfare moving forward…I of course am not brushed up on my history in this era, so I could be wrong.

KUMMERHALL!!!!!!! (Translation Commercial) Can't wait for the shirt & mug to come out on the merch store for this one... 😂😂😂

LANDSLIDE! not avalanche

@23:52 that is the most 1970's Sesame Street moment with typing the word out like that. 😅

Just FYI, in 1990 Shogun, the Musical had a pre-Broadway run in Washington DC. It was a flop and never made it to Broadway. I attended a show and it was baaad.

Dang it, if you did all those Percy refs you totally could've put a purple headband on and made a ghostly purple hand for Jay for the Scanbo graphic. Affectionately, missed oppo. 😅

There are theories around the message Toranaga burned. Especially after the next episode.

When Buntaro was given the 7 day order from Toranaga and then ran into Mariko, all I could think about was The Office and Dwight's "shun/unshun" of Andy.

Thanks, Jay! Thanks, Adam! 🗾

Is that a Percival Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski De Rolo III shirt or am I wrong? :D

Does anyone else have problems being able to read the subtitles when watching this on a tv? With eps 1-5, I had no problem. But with this one, the insert clips are juuuust low enough that the subtitles get cut off by my tv. It’s happened with other reactors watching non-English content. Really wish they wouldn’t put the clips flush with the bottom frame 😢

Just a point the neither heir or anyone associated with him are in any way royal. There is a sitting Emperor who has absolutely no political power in the real world but everyone supports the fiction that he is the head of Japan

You guys should watch the old miniseries as well. I have the DVD set and it's still one of my favorites.

Repeat after me: "KoOoOoMaAaAaAYAH!!!" (Commercial)

interesting title considering the next episode. this appears to be occurring..

KUMMERHALL!

Thanks for anpther great reaction video!

LMAO Where are you guys watching this that it has commercials?

Im only gonna say this one time son. Stay off the drugs.

Oh, great. In before people complain about the series actually showing samurai women were taught to fight and start calling it "woke". The naginata was actually mainly used by women, from what I have read. Most men who regularly used naginata would be Sohei/Buntei/Ikko-Ikki. {Warrior monks.} Who were not "officially" samurai, and could not legally wear a daisho. Samurai women were said to be deadly fast and accurate with a naginata. Even against samurai fighting with a tachi or katana from horseback, because of the extra reach.

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Yall are just a child in the wilderness. You don't know their ways. :) There are way more than 3 sides..

And to top it off, they all have lips. Oh wait, wrong show.

Soy boys

3:28 That was, indeed, Mariko's family being executed by her father.