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Looking back, I can't point to a specific scene, but I was under the impression that by resigning from the Council of Regents, the Council couldn't act until a replacement was named, and that Toranaga expected that to take a while due to political infighting. During that time,Toranaga would prepare for the next phase of civil war. But as I said, I'm not sure why I think that. If true, it's odd the 4 regents could impeach a 5th regent and Senate him to death, but a 4 person Council of Regents cannot act while there's a empty seat on the Council. I'm also wondering how many cannonballs were on Blackthorne's ship. They seem to be going through them at a fair clip.
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Despite the great visualsf I ound this episode to be quite dull given that it was largely about the escape but there was no suspense or tension. There was no feeling at any moment that the escape would be anything other than successful. That and Blackthorne and Rodrigues's eyerolling cringe dialogue made me feel as if I were watching a live action version of a video game.
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I hope Toranaga gets a refund from his maid cleaning service. Did you see the mess they made?
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law
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Tadayoshi has to kill himself and his son for speaking out of turn at the Regents meeting? I must have skipped over that part of Robert's Rules of Order.
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If anyone is interested, the History of Japan podcast reviewed the novel 10 years ago https://isaacmeyer.net/2013/11/episode-30-a-review-of-shogun/ In a nutshell, he contends that the novel has a number of anachronisms that project cultural norms of the Edo period backwards in time to the setting of the novel.
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Hawaii Supreme Court quotes "The Wire" in ruling on gun rights: "The thing about the old days, they the old days" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hawaii-supreme-court-quotes-the-wire-ruling-gun-rights/
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Murder In Boston: Roots, Rampage And Reckoning
Constantinople replied to DanaK's topic in HBO Documentaries
Chuck Stuart had 3 brothers, Matthew, Michael and Matt, and 2 sisters, Shelley and Neysa. What follows are quotes from the Boston Globe series that was made in conjunction with the documentary and the podcast. I'm putting it in spoiler tags since I don't know if any of this will be mentioned in the upcoming episode on the 18th. -
Murder In Boston: Roots, Rampage And Reckoning
Constantinople replied to DanaK's topic in HBO Documentaries
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Happy 20th Anniversary of Outbreak Day! I'd like to say I remembered, but "Max" sent an email to remind people. But that also reminded me that the first scene after Outbreak Day takes place 20 years later in Boston. And here I am 20 years later...in Boston.
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Joffrey is back! https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jul/26/jack-gleeson-game-of-thrones-return-screens-famous-five-bbc
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This is what happens when you confuse good storytelling with explosions fight scenes flashbacks upsidedown camera shots "mysteries" for their own sake "twists" that undercut the premise or contradict what was said in a previous episode two conventionally attractive leads with no chemistry and the desire to "create a new franchise rooted in original IP" (Amazon Studio boss, see the Media thread). I'm also not particularly interested in watching a spy show which amounts to one of the lead characters working out his family issues.
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This part of the article succinctly explains why Season 1 was such a stinker
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Interesting article in the Guardian today about the theft in 2021 of 45 bottles of wine from a Michelin starred restaurant in Cáceres, Spain. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/may/20/those-bastards-stole-the-most-special-stuff-the-inside-story-of-a-16m-wine-heist I mention it because scenes for Season 2 are being filmed in Cáceres (as I was reading the article I realized I had heard of the town even though, to quote the song, "Well I never been to Spain"). No spoilers are in the article. If you want those, head over to the HotD media thread.
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Opening with a scene that's both a flashback and an upside down shot that turns itself rightside up? They've outdone themselves. It took me this long to realize that all of the implausible story points, cheesy and overly long action scenes, dumb twists, nonstop flashbacks and pointless camera tricks aren't just filler. They serve an important storytelling function: to distract the viewer from noticing that Mason and Nadia have zero chemistry. This is the first tv series I've ever seen with Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and I'm not sure I ever want to see another. I liked Richard Madden in Game of Thrones and Bodyguard, but it may be a long time before I'm willing to watch him again. Much of the blame lies with the writing and directing, but even with that I feel their acting has ranged from mediocre to terrible. Props to the creative team for making the train wreck in the first episode a metaphor for the series. For now my goals are simple: root for Carter, hope he doesn't turn out to be a bad guy and finish the season. I'd like to say I won't be around for Season 2 but I may watch the premiere out of morbid curiosity.