Mariko is goated

They tried to kidnap her so she wouldn't cause another scene. She realized that and stood at the door so her death could spark an outrage with the other clans

6:23 aye bruh! Those subtitles threw me off! I was like “hold up! I don’t remember that!” 😂

Yabushige literally pulled the "what's over there?!" on that guard.

Her first death was as Mariko Toda Her second death as the samurai Mariko Akechi

They didn't want to kill the women. They wanted to keep them as hostages secretly (since they can't do it officially) so they just wanted to blow open the door but Mariko sacrificed herself not to save the others but to turn the houses against Ishido and help Toranaga win the war.

10:02 That double kill by Mariko’s Samurai was soo clean. Removed the blood from his sword and sheathed it in one smooth motion as well.

Anna Sawai just secured her Emmy come awards season. Holy hell, this episode rules. Can hardly fathom that we only have one more episode tonight.

14:52 "Flowers are only flowers because they fall". Transalation: "Life is only life because we die"

Marikos death was Crimson Sky all along. She stated her lineage at the beginning to show that she’s of the same level of nobility as everyone else so the other nobles would be outraged and side with Toranaga against the regents. And at the same time she gets the release she’s wished for for years. An incredible episode and character

Why does everyone’s hair look so majestic and royal today??? 😮

"What a prince to a king? He a son, nga." peak poetry 🔥🔥🔥

Blackthorne moving like John Wick's ancestor🔥

This episode solidifies Mariko as a top tier character 💯🥲❤️

Buddy caught an arrow real quick, they said ‘nah that’s too much sauce from you’

The play is not to kill her, but to take her away. The Shinobi's would just make it look like someone else abducted her so that both the hostages can shut up and there would be no blood towards other people to rebel. Killing her would just make the other people revolt. Mariko just took advantage of the situation and killed herself so that it would backfire towards Ishido's actual plan.

Mariko really told her son, she's in her Glorious purpose era

"whats a prince to a king" had me ROLLIN 🤣

Editor unmatched 😭😭 @6:23

Mariko in the council room was chilling, and her fight against Ishido’s men was so intense, what an amazing performance by Anna Sawai throughout the whole episode.

22:22 The explosion was never meant to kill anyone in that room. It was to bust the door open. The goal is to capture Mariko alive, not to kill her. Mariko saw this opportunity to free herself and so she took it.

SHE was Crimson Sky all along. This was the long-game play,

This is one of the best written episodes of television I have seen in a long time.

This was Mariko's episode and Anna Sawai was phenomenal this episode, she's been great the whole season but this episode was just wow.

9:23 not the banana peel XD

The line where Mariko declares her bonafides by saying her family has been samurai for a thousand years was a stab at Ishido's own humble beginnings as a peasant who was only raised up to be a Lord by the first Unifier (Lord Kuroda) and then kept there by the second Unifier (the Taiko). Mariko was pretty much telling Ishido that he has no power over her and she saw him as just a jumped up bureaucrat who just happened to have found favor with those more powerful than him.

"he look adopted anyway" lmfaooooo

They slapped my neck with this one. I read a spoiler that said she was going to die, but when i was watching i thought she was going to survive 😂

They really said "Sike" at Mariko's death just to clap her further in the episode

This episode as a whole was a masterpiece, Mariko's actress played it perfectly, the council scene, the samurai fight scene, the seppuku scene, everything was extremely intense, I was at the edge of my seat the whole time.

16:27 that metro meme killed me💀

Anna Sawai deserves all the awards!

Blackthorne blasting ninjas through a wall was so slick. His main skill is sailing but damn he knows how to work those pistols.

I think they tried to take Mariko but not kill her which is also why I think Yabushige accepts the offer because he doesn't actually want to kill her but only for her to temporarily "disappear" and be unable to get back to Toranaga to continue whatever plan they have Again killing Mariko would've put great shame on Ishido for essentially "allowing" such an important person to be killed under his watch and city and the other lords would've have risen up all the same.... if she only "disappears" for a while they can still appease the other Lords while giving themselves time to fight Toranaga and disrupt their plans Yabushige 100% did not expect or want Mariko to die and Blackthorne unintentionally threw a spanner in the plot

When dude took his opponent's fingers on the draw, dealt with the other, then finished the first guy and put the sword away...I think I watched 15 times. And homie behind him was ready if he was needed. Beautiful swordwork and scene.

She was definitely talking to Ishido. Remember Toranaga said Ishido came up from nothing and got to where he is. Mariko came from generations of top stock. She let his ass know.

Her name is Anna Sawai. And she better get a damn Emmy for her performance. That shit was hurtful 😂

Damn, that deep & long silence of disbelief of you guys after that blow up scene followed by a credit scene of the priest singing a latin song was so relatable. I was just like that for a good 15 mins 😂

6:22 Editor thought they were sneaky here lmaoooo

6:23 Nah dawg, y'all editor be doing too much fr fr 😭🤣

6:23 Ayooo? that subtitle is wild 💀

10:01 Mariko's samurai achieved Boba Fett status in less than four minutes, I loved the detail of him starting with a slice that cut off his rival's thumb so that he couldn't take out his sword and then doing a chiburui (i.e. the process by which one symbolically removes blood from a sword blade once he was finished with those two guards.

I thought the fallout tv show was amazing and I loved it but shogun has just been a masterpiece to me, an art form, can’t believe tomorrow is the season finale and I’m gonna miss Mariko🥹 she was a real one

Did anyone catch that Mariko was wearing a Crimson Kimono? She was the Crimson Sky sent to the castle to bring down Ishido

Mariko was like damn I just survived... HMMM ALRIGHT TIME TO TRY AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH EXPLOSIVES!

Marikos death was 90% accurate to the real Mariko. After it, most of the others didn't trust Ishido anymore and gone against him. She is a real hero in the past story from Japan. This whole show is very accurate

10:00 naw bowin before u kill a mf is crasy tho 😂 dat shit was to smooth 💯 🤣

21:16 Ishido wasn't planning on killing Mariko that night. Ishido wanted to capture Mariko alive to prevent her from meeting up with Toranaga. Remember how Mariko always wanted to die and fate keeps denying this from her? Keeping Mariko alive plays into her torture. Mariko realized that Ishido was playing her, so when she saw her chance to be free, she took it. I also think that Toranaga's plan for Mariko is to have her be killed by the hands of Ishido. So, I think what happened that night with the explosion, is the Crimson Sky.

Damn the the time of sorrow has come

Mariko sacrificed herself because Ishido was trying to capture her. If Mariko allowed herself to be captured alive, then the plan would fall apart. Now they can pin her death on Ishido and the higher ups will revolt against him.

🌸 “A flower is only a flower because it falls.” // “Wait until I have fallen.” 🌸 😢

the subtitles..., i lost my mind went back and checked midway I remembered whose reaction I was watching 🤣 あなたはすごいです ♥

*The other word for a "second is "Kaishakunin";* A kaishakunin is a person appointed to behead someone who has performed seppuku so they dont suffer too much. So usually after the samurai (here Mariko) successfully stabs themeselves, the kaishakunin strikes them from behind. Traditionally, a second was utilized by people committing seppuku for honorable reasons. *I think it's moreso cultural than Christian beliefs.* It was said that "Mariko has 2 hearts" or something. Cause she asked that other guy to be her second but he never showed up. However, I do agree that by Blackthorn filling in the role to literally KILL her was romantic indeed. Tragically as it shows he loves her enough to take her pain/agony away before her passing. HOWEVER, the CULTURAL belief for them is that sepukku is okay & honourable instead. So there's an interesting contrast there to think about.... But yeah...at least Mariko didnt end up "going to hell" in the end lol

Yooo metro make some fucking beats had me dead😭😭😭 this fucking editor always on point

Toranaga didn't plan for either of their deaths Even if his son killed his brother he's still in deep shit Except he has a way to kill all his brothers men with his small army. Hiromatsu didn't plan with toranaga to kill himself He read toranaga like a book and acted accordingly Focus on the subtitles they underline They have deeper meanings

R.I.P My favorite character Mariko.

john "i'm a pilot, not a pirate" blackthorne understood the assignment

Mariko's poem about leafless branches was inappropriate for spring, but it was a jab at Ochiba. Ochiba's name means leafless branch, so Mariko's poem was a dig at her like "I see you, girl what are you doing? This mess won't end well."

“He look adopted anyway” 8:57 lmao

mariko went out with a bang. literally, and metaphorically.

Honestly the acting in this show is phenomenal! Also cant wait to see Toranaga dripped out in that shogun armor that they hinted at in episode one.

Shinobi were only trying to capture her so it would appear as if she left. She died for 2 reasons, one was because she couldn’t be captured or Crimson Sky would fail, and also because she needed Osaka, and possibly the rest of Japan to turn on Ishido, putting him at a disadvantage. Additionally, since Mariko was a Christian, the rest of the Christian’s are going to turn on Ishido as well.

“Knock knock boom boom

MARIKO-SAMAAAAAAA 😩😭💔

Crimson sky : marikos part was to sew decent amongst the lords aka encourage a revolt inside osaka Castle, basically use the high lords to fight for him from the inside with out even realising it ,leaving them all vulnerable and thats when toronaqais going to take the castle,she knew either way that was a one way trip

She basically committed sepukku, but in a different manner. In the book, one of the ladies in the room made an official statement about it, and the word spread out. Mariko was the emergency plan all along, and it worked. Wait for episode 10.

this is how you make a strong woman character in film

Love how everyone still has their wedding hairdos. Y'all looked so good in the pics you posted. 💜

You know Lupas stressed when he doesn't say "Daaaayyyuum" during their love making😂

Crimson Sky was her Emmy nomination all along

I sense awards for Anna Sawai. She is the mvp actor in this show.

"Flowers are only flowers because they fall' = Life is only Life because of Death Achike Mariko is Crimson Sky

This show just keeps getting better 😊🤩.

You guys's hair are amazing!!!!

flowers are only flowers when they fall- Mariko

Ishido was trying to capture Mariko alive, not kill her, killing her would be even worse than just letting her kill herself so he'd still fuck himself over doing that, that's why they were trying to carry her away instead of just killing her there which would've been a lot easier. Ishido basically wanted to keep Mariko and the other women as prisoners in secret so that the facade of the nobles in Osaka not being hostages isn't broken, therefore he'd still have the leverage of the hostages stuck in Osaka and wouldn't risk mass rebellion.

they whipping swords out like guns lol

This episode was too quality, jaw dropping stuff. Anna Sawi acting throughout this show, especially this episode, was brilliant. Mariko is awesome character.

This has to be my favorite episode of the series and thats crazy considering how my favorite character died 😢 And the scene btwn Ochiba and Mariko 👌

You guys little intro beat is my fav youtuber intro beat. I can't help but move when I hear it.

all that naginata training and she still can't parry an explosion smh

Nah, “Awesome” playing right after that ending took me out 😭 🤣 lmfao

Yal talkin bout Blackthorne goin off, Buntaro about to become a damn demon…. We already seen him go ham, but wit his pops dead, wife dead, son captive, this man about to be Toji Fushiguro

I like the way Lady Ochiba speaks, she literally feels like an anime character 😂

Blackthrone next ep: "Mariko... I can't feel you..."

Your faces right at the end🤣

Mariko even went out declaring herself by her maiden name to punctuate that she was doing this for her family. Is it just me or did the scene with Yabushige and the Shinobi seem similar to Nacho in the Salamanca compound in Better Call Saul?

Peak editing on the subtitles lmao

Mariko *was* Crimson Sky

This show is so damn good

That shot through the door after grabbing the shinobiwas sick af

I’m with roshi on this one, Yabushige became my favorite because he really just wants to live and get what he wants.

Finale better hit after this episode, dont pull a GOT 😂😂

i think Toranaga sent the assassins and Mariko knew she had to die in order for his plan to frame Ishido to come to fruition

Guys Yabushige has been flipflopping the whole show, idk how you didnt get how he was letting the enemy in xD

Blackthorne shooting that pistol feels like an Age of Exploration John Wick lol

Editor was WILDIN this episode 💀

Toying with my emotions! They can't keep getting away with this.

The whole panel went to the salon😂

Blackthorne finally does something after 9 episodes XD