That Yabushige actor is too good. I love the way he switches up from brave warrior, to backstabbing villain, to clueless shmuck almost instantaneously; and its so believable

holding a Shinobi through a hole in a wall and the shooting them was such a baller move on Johns part 😂

Why is Blackthorn blasting fools with his guns so badass? It's like he's been holding these swords for the whole show then just decides 'screw it, I'm pulling out the gat.'

When John was reloading his pistol was I the only one thinking “What makes a good soldier? The ability to fire rounds a minute”?

John blackthorne was showing some seriously good marksmanship skills there. Was john wick of the 1600's :D

John has stopped pretending to be a merchant sailor and show his fighting skill, a veteran pirate/warrior, and casually killing Shinobi left and right like his been doing this for a long time.

John really said “I own a musket for home defense”

I was so happy john is finally showing his skills with the flint lock But damn her death caught me so off guard

Mariko knows by dying from their hands their reign will fall. Yabushige needs to answer for his continued treachery.

The title is very wrong yabushige betrayed them by letting the shinobi in. He is playing double agent in this scene

John was racking up the kills here

So Mariko almost froze to death and then died by explosion? Truly a Song of Ice and Fire.

In this battle, Anjin finally became a samurai...

1:38 he has only one shot and unload it on one of the 2 men holding Mariko, leaving him to go melee on a shinobi. That's what true affection is.

In historical facts, Hosokawa Gracia, who is said to be the model for Mariko, died surrounded by the army of Ishida Mitsunari, who is said to be the model for Ishido. Because she was a Christian, she did not harm herself, but died through the Kaishaku by her servants.

I love Yabushige's character. He flip-flops like crazy with allegiances, but still can't help but love his character.

This is the moment Yabushige became Nacho Varga

0:53 was crazy. The way the ninja hid on that dark spot was cool af

ANJIN in this moment: No one invents better ways to kill people, than mine. A gun will never be as beautiful as a sword but with a gun you can take any sword you want. Abijah fower from blue eye samurai

1:39 switching to meele is faster than reloading your secondary.

She died holding the door...at least it was quick and not getting clawed to death by zombies

And John finally got some shots off!! This fucking series has me on the edge of my seat!! Can't believe I have to wait another week for next episode!!!

Interesting. The Shinobi were trying to abduct her, not kill her.

This episode is like GoT, all over again. Marikooooo😢

Ishido: Do not harm her. Just kidnap her from her bedroom. Shinobi: So imma use this C4 I just bought.

This old farewell poem, which is more than 400 years old, is still loved by many Japan people living in the present day. This farewell poem beautifully explains why Japan people have loved the fall of cherry blossoms since ancient times. I would like to write down here the farewell poem that Hosokawa Gracia left in this world. 『散りぬべき時知りてこそ世の中の花も花なれ人も人なれ（Flowers are beautiful because they know when they should fall. People should be like that.）』

She was an amazing and true Samurai

I like how, unlike a lot of movies and animes, the ninja are NOT excellent fighters. Sure, they're brilliant at stealth and ambush, that's what they're trained for, but once something goes wrong and they're in a fair fight they're actually WORSE than the samurai who train their whole lives to master open combat and the foreigner armed with weapons they're not experienced in countering.

Damn snuggled up with bae and getting awakened by the Shinobi after a somewhat magical evening has to be jarring to say the least.😣No morning after breakfast coupled with flirty subtle glances - just emptiness, grief, pain, and likely rage.😢

I like how John is using the tap loading technique in reloading the flintlock, doubling the speed of the reload.

Mariko knew she had to die while she was in Osaka. I feel like her last moment seeing John struggle to save her, knowing how much he loved her, was almost enough to convince her to live.

Holy crap! The entire episode was intense before this scene, but jesus! Way to give me a damn hear heart attack before I go to bed. What an ending!

I knew she was going to die because I am Japanese, but I never thought she would die this way.

The last moment of Mariko its like the Red Wedding which I cant watch the second time.

Imagine if those flint pistols could hold WAY more than one bullet at a time? Blackthrone would be John Wicking all over that place with no effort at all!

Mariko better have immunity to explosives. PLEASE😢

I always thought John should have hooked up with Fuji, but I guess she's a nun now, lol. I loved her!!

Having Shinobi pull up was honestly so cool, I wasn't expecting that. I knew Mariko died in the book but I didn't know how (plus the show changed some other characters' deaths) so I thought they were changing the show after the fake out seppuku scene

I knew the source material of the show and I saw the 1980s version so I knew that this will be the way things will happen, and this episode is the end of Mariko's journey. But like a child I waited for a miracle to happen during the end of the episode. R.I.P. Mariko-sama.

This is one of the best parts of the book, Blackthorne casually blasting ninjas. The cool thing is using a firearm in place of swords would usually seem dishonorable to samurai, but since ninja are considered dishonorable backstabbing sneaks I doubt anybody cares that he's popping off headshots.

A cool detail I only caught after rewatching the scene at 1:38 around five times where John shoots the first shinobi is that John's actor is _actually_ firing off a real pistol (loaded only with powder without the bullet), but he's standing about two feet closer to the camera than the shinobi's, but his arm is extended as if he's pointing directly at the shinobi from our perspective, so the shot is going off into empty space so that the shinobi's actor doesn't get injured. The whole shot is only 3 seconds long, so you don't catch it on first glance, but you do catch the realistic lighting of lit powder on the environment and actors and the realistic smoke. You can even distinctly catch the fire in the flash pan.

How John Blackthrone uses those pistols is SO badass!

John was about to get a tactical nuke

It's just like the Book..Lady Mariko sacrifices herself in the explosion..

This show is just immensely powerful. I couldn't believe she sacrificed herself. Didn't see the original or read the book. What an incredible sequence of events in this scene. Sad that John loves her and she's dead.

Mariko 😢😢😢

I saw the ending and I was like “What the hell happened??”

John Blackthorne would have probably killed the rest of the shinobis if they just gave him another 2 mins. Imagine if he had 2 guns and his crew they could have taken the castle.

One thing that I realized about Yabushige on a second watch of the show, is that, aside from being nowhere near as politically skilled as he thinks, he is also not that great of a fighter, notice how many times he need to stab that guard and how uncomfortable he looks while doing so, even the other guard that he kills, it's with a very telegraphed stab that only really worked because the guard was distracted, during the christian ambush he is also the one samurai who is seen struggling the most for the fewer number of kills. It makes a lot of sense in hindsight since he is probably someone that constantly relied on other people to do his dirty work and most likely doesn't have as much combat experience as you might think for a warlord.

At least she's finally free.

Even more fked up than the previous episode😤

She died by fire when she triwd to die by ice in the flashback Damn she really did die like she did in the book. And damn i knew a guy named 'Yabu' would betray them but after Yabushige was being hyped as such a bro past few episodes i thought that role would be taken by Omi. noice

John got the Bloodthirsty medal lmfao

Toranaga (in this series, I have not yet read the book) but after Mariko’s death, I now realize he is a master manipulator. He doesn’t necessarily enjoy or WANT to lose people but if it furthers his goals - so be it. To me, he touts not wanting to be Shogun but very much does.

john calmly asked.. "who are they?" This dude is hilarious.. Previously also he deadpen said " you pour very well" XDDD

This made me cry...

I loved seeing John and Mariko fight, they can kick ass!

Blackthorne really said i'm housin and started spraying ni🥷🥷as like isshin the sword saint 😅

holy shit the fight scene at 1:30 feels so goddam real. The scrambling for the gun, the sound as blackthorne blows the ninjas head off. Its all so real

The ninja is so terrifying.

Seeing the scene, I’m reliving the shock and sadness seeing Mariko die 44 years ago which was traumatic for a 10 year old.

The death of Lady Mariko got me like Lord Eddard's... 😢

This show is dope, I wonder what Toranaga next move will be. Oh poor lady Mariko

2:01 Japanese are like ready to die and willing to die for orders and using traditional techniques while Us Americans and Europeans have Pride higher that we don't risk ourselfs dying and using Tactics and Strategies, maling us unpredictable by literally holding his hand in the hole made and vusting his head where estimated it is, that's what makes us live longer most of the time. 💀

I am still mad to the producer because of Mariko's death. I am not talking to them for years.

Shinobi portrayal in Shogun 2024 is authentic not wearing black colored uniform. Shinobi uses other dark color such as Gray, Brown Navy Blue or Maroon.

If he only had an AK....

Yabushige is just next level a hole😂🤣😂

Man that ending hit us with the game of thrones silent black out cut to credits. I just sat there in silence too

Fucking Yabushige man,just when i thought he was actually on our side.

Damn! The ninja in this show are no joke!

DAMN THAT SCARED THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF ME

Crimson Sky? More like titled Yabushige don't know what to do😂

....after being allowed to leave right before committing seppuku.....they laid together one last time. I wished there was some dialogue for that. Some heartfelt words and an understanding, or better yet, briefly revisiting an idea that she could live for him. John is gonna go full JOHN-117 on Ishido and his men

Tadanobu Asano is great and I can't get over his bemused expression throughout the entire show lol

Just like in the book.

insane spoiler title there lmao people cant search the show's name on youtube

So when John gets back to the Erasmus he's going to unload its entire payload on Osaka.

There’s about to be no one left to root for

Can someone explain the guy beating his shoulder? What was that about?

Good to see Blackthorne getting busy with the blicky for once

Man this scene is so fucking good.

In the book she actually survives but Blackthorne didn't know she survived. So Blackthorne commits sudoku. But then Mariko wakes up, but her entire body was badly burnt. She was permanently encased in samurai armor when Toranaga conquers Osaka. When she asked Lord Toranaga what happened to Blackthorne, Toronaga says that, "Blackthorne thought you were dead. In his anger, he commited suduko". And then Mariko was like "NOOOOO!!!" then kills Buntaro by choking him. Then she looks at Lord Toronaga and starts laughing. Toronaga also laughs(the book doesn't explain why). Then the book describes Toronaga and "Lord" Mariko looking at a HUGE castle being built in Osaka where the rooftop has like a really HUGE cannon.

1:49 the way John asked "who are there?" sounded so casual that it was like just another day type shit

RIP Mariko. The actress deserves some awards (sorry I dont remember the names)

Mariko fking carries, she's the MVP.

Next episode I'm sure that Yabushige has been capture at the Omi village

Mariko and shinobi attack are the beginning of "Crimson Sky" Shinobi's by Toronaga Mariko was the trigger instrument

Gutted to lose Mariko. (Ned stark vibes) This series has great pent-up tension and dialogue, in just the eyes. It gives a great under tone to the story. Yabushige a great character, wedged in-between hard decisions. When he talks about falling and hitting your head on a rock.... "I rank it lower than boiling. But higher, than being eaten by dogs!"

1:38: "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good pistol at your side."

Almost wanted cry at her death! 😭😭😭 (even though it was predictable since she died that way in the book.) On a different note, John’s flintlocks must be magic or something since he doesn’t even need to reload with a ramrod…

please enlighten me, who sent those Shinobe?

Blackthorn clearly had speed loaders for his flintlock pistols

He got the flint-lock via time maschine? ;-)

this was a hilarious scene she did not have to go out this way

Now I finally can see the resemblance between Mariko and Hodor.

really wish they will alter mariko fate here, but damn we know what's coming

At the end, does Mariko say "Watashi Akechi Mariko"? Im trying to figure out the japanese phrase.

😢 was expecting a good love story! John & Mariko

They got the same lighting goin on , that they had in the long night on game of thrones lol.