Shogun
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That doesnt mean there isnt any eye candy, however.
Toranaga agrees as the two men engage in twisty yet polite dialogue that hides their true intentions.
With the Catholic regents refusing to sign the impeachment papers until Blackthorne is dead, Ishido is stuck.
This heretic offends our God, says Lord Kiyama (Hiromoto Ida).
And there it is!
Silk, gold, and guns.
These Jesuits care nothing of mens souls, says the imprisoned priest.
This greatly troubles Toranaga (Did he really say belongs?
), but more importantly, its the first time Toranaga sees Blackthorne as something more than a pawn.
But just how did Blackthorne earn an audience in front of Toranaga again?
Well, thats the product of even more scheming.
When Ishido visits Yabushige, he notes that Toranaga did not invite Yabushige to stay at the castle.
But is he loyal?
As Blackthorne is marched out to the woods for execution, bandits attack Lord Kiyamas men.
Then, thankfully, Yabushiges men arrive and slaughter the bandits.
You always seem to be in the right place at the right time, Toranaga says to Yabushige later.
The Catholic regents serve both the council and the Jesuits.
Mariko serves both Toranaga and her God (remember, shes Catholic).
And Blackthorne drops a big revelation: He has direct orders to open up trade between England and Japan.
Throughout the first two episodes, he declares that he is not a pirate, over and over again.
He is both Dutch pirate and English emissary.
Of course, Lord Toranaga sets a trap and the attempt is foiled.
Update: An earlier version of this recap misstated the number of Catholic regents.
It has been corrected.
