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mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy
Don't think I've even heard of the book but just watched the first episode and it's pretty good! Having the white guy protagonist seems pretty necessary for the whole concept so hopefully so yeah let's see how it plays out.

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mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy
Mariko seems to get over the death of her husband pretty quickly.

Good episode otherwise. Don't really have much to comment as I haven't read the book.

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

No Mods No Masters posted:

Abundantly justified in the book, for reasons already pretty implied already in the show. Mariko and her husband absolutely loving hate each other and are together basically only because toranaga is withholding permission to divorce as a carrot
Yeah in the show at least I just didn't get much of an impression of him being a huge rear end in a top hat, so either it was really just hinted at, or it's also possible I got distracted and overlooked the moment :v:

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

Collateral posted:

Such attitudes are hardly a European mindset.

Japan would never do something like that!

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