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Apart from the first couple, I think my favourite episode was probably the one with the marriage backstory. I didn't see it coming and I think the betrayal was quite affecting, and typically disappointing. That her husband liked her being a fighter, but the second he realised she was better than him, he turned her in. Related, I also like how the story has Mizu be attracted to men. Like, she falls in love. I think I was expecting her to be very aloof with all that. She makes a comment about how men go to brothels to be weak, etc, and that attitude feels typical of this kind of character to me, but they didn't go that way and I think her having these romantic weaknesses makes her a lot more sympathetic. As for Abijah, I think they might've made him too evil if they want to keep him around for entertainment value, which he does have. But it's like, he has the bones of dead children under his castle and makes a comment how Mizu's bones 'break like a woman's', implying he's broken enough bones of men and women to know the difference. I don't really buy that she wouldn't have just killed him after getting the names and location, which he gave up pretty quickly. Although, I saw someone make the point that she won't speak a word of English and Abijah might be useful for that, but it's a high price to pay for a translator. There would be at least a few others. Plus the logistics...she can't let him free cos he'll just attack her and run off. So she'll still need to wander around London alone and bring everyone she wants to talk to back to where ever she's holding him, somehow. I'll be back for S2 cos this was mostly well written, and whatever complaints I have about the plot lose out to strong scene level writing which this has. I just feel like it could've easily been wrapped up completely in the eight episodes, and the additional 2 white men don't add much to the story except length.
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also, is there any real historical context for the fire of 1657 in edo? I see that it's real so I was wondered if Abijah was real (doesn't seem so) or at least based on any real historical figures? What about the shogun and lords in the show, were they real names?
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the bit where taigen gets a hard on while sparring with mizu and then going 'uhhhh hurr hurr must be missing my gf lol right bro? right?!'
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Ishamael posted:This show had a lot of highlights, but I was very disappointed by the ending. Pretty much how I felt too
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