10/10 episode
Is that the end of the season then?Even knowing what was coming I was hoping it wouldn't. I am going to miss this show.
No, there's one episode left. And no more seasons.Is that the end of the season then?
No more seasons, I thought it was a trilogy of books? Feck it, at least we have 1 more episode.No, there's one episode left. And no more seasons.
I believe it's just the one book. I also think the creators have pretty much said they won't be doing any more.No more seasons, I thought it was a trilogy of books? Feck it, at least we have 1 more episode.
You're right, one book it was. Probably best they stick to what's written after seeing what's happened over the years with other adaptations from literature.I believe it's just the one book. I also think the creators have pretty much said they won't be doing any more.
Clavell wrote an Asian Saga that is six books, each in a different age/region of Asia.No more seasons, I thought it was a trilogy of books? Feck it, at least we have 1 more episode.
It was superb from start to finish.10/10 episode
Yeah, I came across that when I googled it earlier, they seem like quite the time investment. Maybe some day I'll look into them properly.Clavell wrote an Asian Saga that is six books, each in a different age/region of Asia.
(from Wikipedia)
- Shōgun: set in feudal Japan, 1600. 1152 pages.
- Tai-Pan: set in Hong Kong, 1841. 727 pages.
- Gai-Jin: set in Japan, 1862. 1126 pages.
- King Rat: set in a Japanese POW camp, Singapore, 1945. 400 pages.
- Noble House: set in Hong Kong, 1963. 1171 pages.
- Whirlwind: set in Iran, 1979. 1147 page
edit: Some of the confusion might be due to the money grabbers over at Blacktstone Publishing who “spontaneously” decided to split the audiobook into two parts on Audible/Libro.fm/etc. It was always sold as a single book (1 credit) till recently. It just happened to coincide with the book cover being the FX show logo. Funny that.
Seems that way, yes, maybe lending more resources to Toranaga and thus swinging things in his favor.Great episode, so tense. So are the other noble houses gonna be pissed off now and rise up against Ishido?
He's just being the best possible Yabushige he can be. Can't fault him for that.Yabushige the absolute cuntbucket I find very hard to hate
The expectation would be that yes. Mariko's death will not go down well. You could see that they were at pains not to harm her when she tried to leave and Ishido stopped her from committing Seppuku. The Shinobi were trying to carry her off rather than kill her. The fact that she denounced him in front of witnesses immediately before she was killed will be taken into account by the other nobles as well.Great episode, so tense. So are the other noble houses gonna be pissed off now and rise up against Ishido?
The expectation would be that yes. Mariko's death will not go down well. You could see that they were at pains not to harm her when she tried to leave and Ishido stopped her from committing Seppuku. The Shinobi were trying to carry her off rather than kill her. The fact that she denounced him in front of witnesses immediately before she was killed will be taken into account by the other nobles as well.
Toranaga backed him into a corner and his plan to get out of it blew up in his face.
Oh! Completely unintentional
House of the dragon season 2.Have loved every single episode. Gutted it's ending but a great ride.
Will be hard to surpass for my show of the year.
Now watch him somehow end up alive and more powerful/wealthier when all this endsHe's just being the best possible Yabushige he can be. Can't fault him for that.
Anyway, fantastic episode. Yabushige the absolute cuntbucket I find very hard to hate
What’s funny is that he nearly comitted Seppuku when it looked like he might drown, so there’s some sort of weird honor and sneaky devious bastard traits to him. He’s kind of a charming , horrible rogue. He’s always looking at the angles. Great character and well played by Asano, right up there with his role in Battleship.He's just being the best possible Yabushige he can be. Can't fault him for that.
For some reason i assumed from start that whenever they're speaking English in the show, it's actually Portuguese anyway? Like the Japanese couldnt actually speak English/didn't know England existed.It threw me for a loop in the beginning when Blackthorne was like "Yeah, I speak fluent Portuguese" and then everyone just continued speaking English.
Yep, great character and Asano is a perfect fit for him with all his facial expressions etcWhat’s funny is that he nearly comitted Seppuku when it looked like he might drown, so there’s some sort of weird honor and sneaky devious bastard traits to him. He’s kind of a charming , horrible rogue. He’s always looking at the angles. Great character and well played by Asano, right up there with his role in Battleship.
It kinda seems to be the case. Except the very first scenes on the ship where they also spoke English and when Blackthorne met the guy from his crew. And then I've been assuming Blackthorne occasionally speaks English "to himself".For some reason i assumed from start that whenever they're speaking English in the show, it's actually Portuguese anyway? Like the Japanese couldnt actually speak English/didn't know England existed.
Unless i got that completely wrong alas, if i did, it hasn't impacted my enjoyment of the show at all.
Luckily it's only enhanced the show, otherwise it would have been a subtitle nightmare.It kinda seems to be the case. Except the very first scenes on the ship where they also spoke English and when Blackthorne met the guy from his crew. And then I've been assuming Blackthorne occasionally speaks English "to himself".
Defo , I love the way you can always tell how he feels about whatever is going onYep, great character and Asano is a perfect fit for him with all his facial expressions etc
He was probably speaking Dutch to the crew as he was the only Englishman aboard.It kinda seems to be the case. Except the very first scenes on the ship where they also spoke English and when Blackthorne met the guy from his crew. And then I've been assuming Blackthorne occasionally speaks English "to himself".
Sure, it just annoyed me that they're seemingly using English for now three different languages (I'm really nitpicking here). Of course it limits your choice of actors if you need someone who speaks all of Dutch, English and Portuguese.He was probably speaking Dutch to the crew as he was the only Englishman aboard.
I suppose they could have gone the 'Allo 'Allo route and put on dodgy accents to denote the different languages instead.Sure, it just annoyed me that they're seemingly using English for now three different languages (I'm really nitpicking here). Of course it limits your choice of actors if you need someone who speaks all of Dutch, English and Portuguese.
As you say, it would be far too limiting. I can see it being an issue if Dutch, English and Portuguese were all frequently spoken, but there's hardly any Dutch at all (and it doesn't really matter what language it is) and there's no English at all except for Blackthorn muttering to himself. It's basically a two-language show.Sure, it just annoyed me that they're seemingly using English for now three different languages (I'm really nitpicking here). Of course it limits your choice of actors if you need someone who speaks all of Dutch, English and Portuguese.
They're already doing that for different characters speaking Portuguese, so it would be way too confusing to also have it happen for characters speaking other languages. It would also get silly quick.I suppose they could have gone the 'Allo 'Allo route and put on dodgy accents to denote the different languages instead.
I wasn't feckin seriousThey're already doing that for different characters speaking Portuguese, so it would be way too confusing to also have it happen for characters speaking other languages. It would also get silly quick.
Yeah but they are doing that alreadyI wasn't feckin serious
I know what happens from the books so that somewhat tempers my excitement knowing I can't really be surprised.House of the dragon season 2.