Shogun
WARNING : SPOILERS ahead for Shōgun episode 8 .
Summary
Shōgunepisode 8 " The Abyss of Life " saw the return of the Portuguese priest , Father Martin Alvito . Withonly two episodes left in the acclimated Fx / Hulu series , the point is set for Lord Toranaga ’s hugger-mugger design to start unfolding . WithShōgunepisode 9 being titled " Crimson Sky " , it ’s potential that his out of sight agenda to assault Osaka when they least expected it is now well underway following the shocking forfeit of his longtime ally , Toda Hiromatsu at theend ofShōgunepisode 8 .
The last two episode ofShōgunhave seen Toranaga take major losses in the form of his wise man Hiromatsu and his son Nagakado . bang for being ruthlessly guileful , even when it involves the death of his loved one , Toranaga seems to be stopping at nothing to ensure the legacy of his future Stalinism . His greatest foes , Lord Ishido and Ochiba - no - kata , the Mother of the Heir , believe they have Toranaga powerful where they want him . As Toranaga resettles in Edo , Father Martin also endeavor to make a move on him that ends up backfiring hilariously .
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Toda Hiromatsu ’s shocking scene in Shōgun sequence 8 show how far Toranaga and his close allies are willing to go to get ahead the war against Ishido .
Shogun Episode 8 Proved The Portuguese Priest Is Not As Powerful As He Thinks
Father Martin greatly underestimates the depths of Toranaga’s tactics
Toranaga reaffirmed his power moral force over Father Martin by making him really come out like a pawn in his elaborate chess game game .
Among the many new developments inShōgunepisode 8 " The Abyss of Life " , Toranaga reaffirmed his world power dynamic over Father Martin by making him really appear like a cat’s-paw in his luxuriant chess game . Blackthorne , who has late been deprive of his Hatamoto title , also leverage his king over Father Martin , who is suspicious as to why he does not have his own individual quarter anymore . It appears thatBlackthorne is also a part of Toranaga ’s recollective - term strategy , whether he is entirely cognisant of it or not .
Before meet with Toranaga , Father Martin thought he was come to John ’s deliverance to help communicate in Japanese , only for John to show he knew the language . What ’s more is that the non-Christian priest ’s request for more firewood was n’t even what Blackthorne require , which was charcoal , demonstrating thatFather Martin is n’t as on top of thing as he once think . Later , he was happy about the plot of body politic in Edo that Toranaga harmonize to give him to progress a church , only to find that Toranaga gave Gin and her courtesans a plot flop next to him .
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Mariko has been given an important commission at the end of Shōgun episode 8 after learning the truth about Toranaga ’s fall , and she ’s quick for it .
Why Father Martin Can’t Be Trusted In Shogun
His motivations in Japan aren’t entirely transparent
Blackthorne exposed the Portuguese ’s trade interest in being the liaison between China and Japan , wishing to take a large part of those lucre and resources .
Father Martin played the role of the trusted ally quite well inShōgununtil Blackthorne exposed the Portuguese ’s trade interest in being the liaison between China and Japan , wishing to take a large part of those win and resourcefulness . Father Martin reveals to Toranaga that the Catholic Church wo n’t ally with Toranagaand that he came to Edo on his own as a solitary missionary . More than likely , Father Martin just want personal gains and will judge to apply Toranaga to spread his religion across Japan . Toranaga sees through the priest quite easy inShōgunand grants him his Christian church befittingly .
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Shōgun , let go of in 2024 , is set in Japan during 1600 at the onrush of a meaning civic war . It follow Lord Yoshii Toranaga as he combat political resister on the Council of Regents , while a European ship cryptically appears in a nearby fishing small town , complicating the lunar time period of office .
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