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He’s no longer considered a barbarian by the city as shown by everyone helping him. He’s finally accepted as one of them. He no longer views them as savages either, having completely changed by his journey. Great writing.

Toranaga sacrificed his pawns and won the game before it even started

Spin off series called “The Excellent Adventures of Anjin and Buntaro”

I'm gonna be sad for a few days that this show is over. Man, this was good all throughout. I want to see these actors again.

“Betsuni….it’s…it’s not like I admit that we are bros.” - Tsuntaro

Buntaro is such a badass. He 1)slew a bunch of samurai's when the procession was ambushed. 2)Led a rearguard action that saw him cut a bunch of pursuers. 3) Survived against a small army and escaped in full armor back to Edo. 4) Caught a fly with his bare hands like Bruce Lee. 5) Shot 2 arrows through a paper hole while wasted. 6) Let's be honest... without him, the wreckage of the Erasmus would not have been recovered so easily. No wonder, when Toronaga imagined facing Ishido in battle, Toronaga took Buntaro as 1 of 2 samurai retainers for the talk before the fight!

I think Blackthorne has a hunch that he won't be allowed to ever leave

I think it is a farewell to the cast and crew of the show.

"And that is why I must become FXs Shogun now streaming on Hulu, Anjin-Sama."

Buntaro (or I should say the man he is based of) after Sekigahara was given Buzen in Kyushu as his fief. The man was awarded some of the best Hotsprings in Japan.

Toranaga: "I might be the real bad guy, but hey at least I'm gonna build a brand new Japan."

If you told me at the start of the year, the most awe-inspirig, spine-tingling, goosebump-inducing TV moment would be a guy pulling a ship out of the sea, I wouldn't have believed you...

Toranaga was no villain. He played the political game with the best strategy and came out on top. In the end, he was the victor and achieved his ultimate dream, knowing full well what the cost was.

Toranaga looked at Blackthorne and said “Mmm, monke”

My only complaint of this show was that we didn’t get enough Muraji! I love my Samurai Spy Gardener!!

It feels fitting that the two men who figured Toranaga out were Blackthorne and Yabushige.

I think people are missing the point when they say Toranaga is the twist villain. He's always been ruthless and manipulative, but more importantly he's calculative. Even though he was willing to sacrifice those closest and dearest to him to attain the title of Shogun, he desires peace for Japan's future and in the end there's clearly no doubt he achieves his ambition without spilling the blood of countless men on the battlefield. Toranaga is a reminder of how many great leaders had to sacrifice something that leads to an era of peace and allows society to evolve. Constantine was a ruthless Roman emperor who helped end the persecution of Christians. Napoleon Bonaparte fought many wars, but he helped shape the face of democracy in modern Europe. Even Gandhi and MLK's civil protests led to many innocent people getting mauled, imprisoned or killed in order to show the world the injustice of their aggressors. There are no heroes or villains in this world, only logic and strategy. Peace and prosperity are not the endgame but a byproduct of victory.

I loved that ending shot of Toranaga just standing there as the camera pans behind him and it just cuts to black reavealing the title as that amazing theme plays in the background. ❤

John Blackthorne started off as a "Stranger in a Strange Land" to... The opposite of that.

Maybe John realized what really happened to the ship when he was staring at toronaga

As soon as Blackthorne gets his ship out and rebuilds it, Toronaga will have it burnt again, LOL.

From mortal enemies to BFFs. The story of Blackthorne and Buntaro.

Buntaro is the man!!! Great scene

"sniveling festering shitrags" goes hard

Buntaro lost his dad and his wife 😢😢😢

in the final episode i realize toranaga is the real villain here only yabushige knew it in the end

I don’t understand why people are complaining at this ending. It’s over, Toranaga won the war before it even began. That’s why Shogun is such a brilliant story.

A whole bunch of people all mucking in together like that is actually a very very Japanese thing to do. It's a big part of their culture. Maybe not for people of Samurai rank back then though. At sports days in Japanese high schools they have big ropes and teams have a tug of war together. There is another event called 'Mukade' (Centipede) where teams, big teams have their feet in loops attached to long ropes, then race each other. The best coordinated team usually wins. It's also a lot of fun. Again though, the group is the emphasis.

This show is amazing, a real piece of nice work and this last shot will haunts me for months. I am so thankful to all the team who works on it!

Eskimo brothers.

He want from Cuntaro to Buntaro.

''You burned my ship didn't you?''

Blackthorne finally has an interpreter that will translate what he says exactly how he says it, and now finds that’s not exactly what he wants .

I like how he shares the sake with Buntaro - they started their animosity with that beverage, and now they can start on a new page with another sip of that drink

Love how that last shot of Toranaga makes him look like one of his birds of prey. A predator in his innermost heart.

Omygosh its that beautiful ost being played again❤❤❤

The music for this is so well done. Amazing.

Heisenberg-dono played them all like a fiddle. Only Mariko was fully aware.

I like how the show doesn't shy away from the good or the bad parts of Toranaga/Tokugawa's rise to power. The Tokugawa Shōgunate brought on 200 years of brutality to Japan, but it also brought peace and stability, and it is arguably the number one reason why Japan was able to resist European colonialism for so long. The Portuguese were effectively banished, and the Dutch were only allowed to trade at a single port. The creeping hand of empire was never able to wrap its fingers around Japan... until Japan became a famously brutal empire itself. Good with the bad, the bad with the good.

Truly, lightning in a bottle for a tv series. This will win awards, it has to.

cant help but feel bad for blackthorne having lost so much and now is effectively trapped here for the rest of his life. The latter of which sees him being shunned by Toranaga's successor after the unification of Japan.

In a strange way, this series reminds me a lot of AMC's The Terror. Both Blackthorne and Crozier find themselves in hostile, alien worlds far from home. They both have their own missions and a sense of duty, but ultimately they realize just how fruitless their efforts are in avoiding fate and the very place they strive to leave becomes their destiny.

That is a lot of strength!

Incredible score.

Blackthorne never did leave Japan.

2:33 - the distant hills look like two giant wings of Toranaga. No mistake about that.

This scene is just perfect. No more is needed.

Hopefully we are able to see more of this

1 man makes a difference - lesson learned.

The silent stare of sight ... the finally saw it each other in acknowledgement

I expected to see the epilogue of how Toranaga would become a Shogun and defeat an opponent, and the main character would live in Japan and start a family

2:32 Toranaga found Mariko's cross? He did have a swim earlier on if I remember correctly.

BUNTARO : (finishing water) “Ahhhh, that’s SO good.” ANJIN: “That’s what SHE said!”

I really want to see another season, but I also don't want it to be ruined

Where can one watch this ?

BBF Best bestie forevah Buntaro Blackthorne Friendship Buntaro Blackthorne Frienemies

John and Toronaga just give off the same vibes as Uhtred and Alfred from the last kingdom.

Still one of my favorite books.

this is random but his neck is kinda wild lol

Great show .

I realized how ruthless Toranaga is, when it was known he ordered the attack on the ship but act as if it was the Cristian and he ordered the execution of his villagers just for a show to his enemies. The guy is a brutal.

Guys, it’s really hard and really expensive to film a battle scene that involves thousands of elaborately detailed samurai all armed to the teeth. TV shows don’t get that type of budget. Game of Thrones, The Crown…end of list. Also, it’s smart to not depict the battle because the story was never about that. Watch the movie, SEKIGAHARA. It builds to the battle and shows it because the battle is the core of the film. The core of this story is Toranaga and his machinations, not the overall battle for control of Japan.

He's under that Anjins spell now

The perfect ending.

I just want to download the background music track where can i get it. Its giving me a chill while hearing..

I'm Japanese, but it was a great work. I want it to become a season This is a work I still want to see.

What a magnificent ending.

[Loud Buntaro Noises]

Anjin finally Getting his ship back.

I will miss this show

I have only one word for this scene.... pulleys.

Karma wins 😇

Oh. You thought you were rooting for Ned Stark? Yet, it was Tywin Lannister the whole time!!

At this stage Buntaro has lost his father and wife

Toranaga is playing 5D chess Holy.

how the important eye contact is missing

I know the battle is never shown in the books and it would have been an insane amount of money to film. but I was hoping they would film The battle for the show

Danm, even Toranaga fooled me.

does anyone know the name of the track used here?

Totally irrelevant but I just watched the movie “the interview” and realised this same beach is in it 😂😂😂 so random

Anyone knows the song name?

Lost his wife he lost his apple

toronaga basically is madara

Ofc they become friend. No woman is between them now now that mariko is dead. They can share brotherly bonds now

Wouldn't the wood from the ship be heavily damaged from being submerged beneath the water for so long?

From this ending, I had a feeling that a season 2 would be produced. We'll also see Anjini, Fuji, Omi, Buntaro, Ochiba and Toranaga.

This was definitely not the ending I expected (Never read the books.) Wouldve felt like the series would've ended with Toranaga having successfully defeated Ishido and being named Shogun.

Bromance: Anjin & Buntaro!

can anyone explain PHYSICS behind this?

Yoda approves.

Dude if this series is made more sooner, I would back Anjin as the next 007

This was one of the best final scenes I've seen

such a great scene from xenophobia to mutual respect and selfless help

Was he flying? wtf

They should really look to continue the story

Just bros working through their grief for their shared girl

Ned Stark could have won Game of Thrones if he watched Toronaga how to do it.

Haven't watched for a few weeks, when did the ship sink?

Funny enough, Toranaga had a very good excuse to usurp the throne so to speak. Because it was occupied by a false heir as well.