New allegiances form and old ones sever in “The Abyss Of Life”
The clear theme of this eighth episode of Shōgun is loyalty: Who is worthy of it? What function does it serve? Are there limitations to its usefulness? With tricksters like Toranaga -sama around, it’s hard to believe anyone would trust anything the guy does, at least as it applies to them personally.
But no one gets screwed over by a bond more than poor old Hiromatsu. He calls Toranaga out in front of all of his men and gives him a pretty brutal ultimatum: Either he reconsiders surrendering and fights instead or Hiromatsu commits seppuku right then and there. Ever the hard ass, Toranaga does not yield. It’s dramatic, too: Hiromatsu declares, “So you do believe in pointless death. Lord! Your vassal dies in vain!” then buries his blade in his gut and has his poor son Buntaro chop his head off.
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