Shogun
WARNING : MAJOR SPOILERS ahead for Shōgun episode 9 .
Summary
ThroughoutShōgunepisode 9 , Mariko appear to be execute the designed programme of Lord Toranaga , whose intentions and scheme are strongly felt despite him not come along in the episode at all . While the episode ’s statute title " Crimson Sky " suggest that it could have potentially been an time of day - long epic struggle like a classicGame of Thronesepisode , Shōgunepisode 9 remained rooted in the interpersonal kinetics between all the characters , particularly Ochiba - no - kata and her old friend Lady Mariko .
Shogun episode 8 left short elbow room for thoughtfulness about who wields the true power in Osaka as Toranaga plans to make his final push for the crapper .
Lady Mariko’s “Flowers” Line To Ochiba-no-kata In Shogun Explained
Mariko had accepted her death before arriving in Osaka
Mariko says " Flowers are only flowers because they fall , " countenance Ochiba know that she has already accepted death .
Ochiba - no - kata calls on Lady Mariko to serve as transcriber between her and Blackthorne despite the Anjin having get pretty good in Japanese . The perceptive Mariko know that her old friend had meant to mouth with her directlyand was only using a meeting with Blackthorne as a artifice to invite Mariko . This comes after Mariko tries to impart Osaka the day after she arrives and is met with violence and defense by Ishido ’s men , forcing her to announce that she will commit harakiri that Nox for go bad to obey Toranaga ’s orders to return to Edo quickly .
For old time ’s sake , Ochiba reminisces on her fond memory board and admiration for Mariko in her younger age . She attempts to talk Mariko out of her decision to go for Toranaga ’s evident warmongering by reminding her of who she was before her father ’s dandy betrayal . Mariko has since become a sufferer explore for a way to regain her honor , which Ochiba can not understand when she still has a son that she would be desert with her death . Before leaving , Mariko says " bloom are only peak because they fall , " letting Ochiba get laid that she has already accepted death .
With only 2 episodes remaining of the critically acclaimed FX / Hulu series Shōgun , there are several clue and theories of how the close will go down .
Was Lady Mariko Revealing Her Impending Death?
Mariko knew she would not leave Osaka alive
Mariko ’s words to Ochiba echo her program line to Blackthorne that end can have as much purpose as life , even if it is permanent .
It ’s clear fromShōgunepisode 9 that Lady Mariko knew she would not leave Osaka alert . Her expiry was n’t through seppuku as she had originally planned , but it appears thather death would be yet another great sacrifice and foundational stepping Harlan F. Stone for Toranaga ’s master planto become shōgun . She was spared from committing hara-kiri by Ishido ’s permit to leave Osaka at the last minute of arc , which save her from her Christian notion of damnation from immortal hell .
Mariko standing in front of the explode room access at the end ofShōgunepisode 9 was her way of accept death , which she poetically equate to a bloom organically falling , to advance Toranaga ’s plan . “Flowers are only flowers because they fall " represents a naturalist perspective on truth and liveliness , which expiry is holistically a part of . Her words to Ochiba echo her financial statement to Blackthorne that death can have as much purpose as life history , even if it is permanent .
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Shogun episode 8 is rather devastating for Buntaro , partially because of his wife Mariko ’s brutal response to his tragically romantic motion .
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Shōgun , released in 2024 , is set in Japan during 1600 at the onset of a meaning polite warfare . It pursue Lord Yoshii Toranaga as he battle political opponent on the Council of Regents , while a European ship cryptically appears in a nearby fishing settlement , complicating the tides of power .
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Image via Hulu/FX
