Yeah, it's not like she betray intentionally, she's just naive and stupid, circum to her desire to be loved by…
Yes it´s wrong what Shengyi did, but let´s be honest, telling a secret as serious as death to people you have met a few weeks ago is also not the sensible choice
I don't get it. Why does His majesty not come out?? What's actually going on?? Is Jiang Changyang the king or…
I have no information but my guess is, he is pretty much pretending to be a jester who is sullying the emperor, the latter pretends to only care about pleasure and not about his duties while essentially leaving behind a power vacuum that the King of Ning is happy to fill. At the same time, Jiang Chang Yang also pretends to work for the King of Ning to further pull him into crime and rebelling. That´s my guess at least.
After some time I wanted to watch a KDrama again, and I chose this one considering the hype and good ratings... From beginning to end one of the most ridiculous shows I have ever seen, reminds me of old school makjangs but cladded in newer style.
Besides the horrendous relationship so far two additional points of criticism: - Who the hell dresses like that in a professional context, I know it´s a drama but jesus, essentially he goes like a KPop artist to a client meeting. - As soon as actors are around 50 they are supposed to play parents of mid-30 year olds? Considering the low teenage pregnancy rate in Korea seems unlikely...
I don't think that makes them childish , bickering and arguing playfully is their thing , people like this tend…
Yep they have very mature and healthy conversations, like her essentially calling him spoiled and also a stranger who means nothing to her at the first moment of confrontation... That´s not how you speak to people you are close to.
Ok first episode, nothing special so far. In my opinion a bit too mean to each other, I know the troupe but it is overplayed here, a bit more restraint would have been better.
what a show, but i didn't get the anjins future, was it real but how did he have makitos necklace.
That was the future he envisioned in his dream but will never have, him being a celebrated and honored returnee to England after having fulfilled what he set out to do, the young boys were supposed to be his grandchildren asking him questions about his "adventures". The necklace was a device to tell us that that future will never happen. Basically it underlines the fact he has to forsake his dream because he "entertains" Toranaga who does not want to let him go. It is an ok ending but lacks the punch the novel and the old TV show had.
I agree with your sentiment in general, there are clear contradictions within her character, but I think it was…
That´s where Torunaga comes in though. At this point she knows this is not what her father wanted for her but due to his influence thinks it is her duty, plus nevertheless she feels wronged. And I disagree regarding the "there is nothing to avenge". Sure her father dying as punishment, understandable, the fact that he had to behead everyone of his house personally it´s not really.
Mariko was the MVP in this episode, but as I've said this before, her character is suicidal for no good reason,…
I agree with your sentiment in general, there are clear contradictions within her character, but I think it was mentioned in this episode, her death is also part of her revenge and also a way to follow Toranaga's order and not disobey.
this is so peak my goodness. next two final eps are gonna be awesome and I'm really curious wy Ochiba hates Toranaga…
She thinks Toranaga has essentially orchestrated the "coup" against her father Kuroda (real life Oda Nobunaga) by manupilating and pushing Mariko's father, Akechi (real life Akechi) which, at least in context of this story/novel/show, is probably not wrong. Real life Ochiba, Lady Chacha, was actually the daughter of one of Oda's biggest enemies, Azai Nagamasa.
Blackthorne has not so much to do - he is not familiar with anything around him. He CANNOT do much. His mind is…
Toranaga´s inner thoughts would not help considering Anjin´s inactivity would remain.
Yep, not feeling it either. Also, Mariko´s demeanor change compared to novel and old tv show is also a bad choice to be honest. The discrepancy between Mariko´s outer demeanor and her inner struggle was so much more shocking, here everything is dark and cold, the color palette being so dark further reinforces this.
From what I remember family seppuku was never a thing in the novel, that´s a mistake of this show. What the novel portrayed poorly was the amount of seppuku or death in general, Clavell commented on this and said that he did it to underline even more how close everyone is to death. Here I also agree, which brings me back to my initial point, the writers were not up to adapting the novel with all its nuances truthfully, it is unfortunate.
That´s my guess at least.
Really great so far, I hope they keep it up.
From beginning to end one of the most ridiculous shows I have ever seen, reminds me of old school makjangs but cladded in newer style.
- Who the hell dresses like that in a professional context, I know it´s a drama but jesus, essentially he goes like a KPop artist to a client meeting.
- As soon as actors are around 50 they are supposed to play parents of mid-30 year olds?
Considering the low teenage pregnancy rate in Korea seems unlikely...
That´s not how you speak to people you are close to.
Basically it underlines the fact he has to forsake his dream because he "entertains" Toranaga who does not want to let him go.
It is an ok ending but lacks the punch the novel and the old TV show had.
Yep, not feeling it either. Also, Mariko´s demeanor change compared to novel and old tv show is also a bad choice to be honest.
The discrepancy between Mariko´s outer demeanor and her inner struggle was so much more shocking, here everything is dark and cold, the color palette being so dark further reinforces this.
From what I remember family seppuku was never a thing in the novel, that´s a mistake of this show. What the novel portrayed poorly was the amount of seppuku or death in general, Clavell commented on this and said that he did it to underline even more how close everyone is to death.
Here I also agree, which brings me back to my initial point, the writers were not up to adapting the novel with all its nuances truthfully, it is unfortunate.