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Adam's avatar

Shogun is so freaking good, and I hope that Anna Sawai gets recognized this awards season and gets more leading roles going forward (I know she is in Monarch where they don't ask much of her), as she was breathtaking in this episode.

The show had me tricked. I thought for sure that she was going to commit seppuku, and when she didn't I was relieved, even though I expected her to die. Then I realized that there were 8 or so minutes left in the episodes, where we get to see her earn her desired honorable death What a great show and great actress. I can't wait for the finale to cap off a great series, although I will be sad that Mariko-sama isn't in it.

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Graeme Edgeler's avatar

I know I'm broken record on this, but the Bluey Covid discussion in the article reminded me of one of my Covid watches which fills a similar niche: a show aimed at children/families that is absolutely amazing. I am talking, of course, about the animated miniseries "The Long Long Holiday". It was on Netflix at the time but has since moved to Apple. If Bluey is The Sopranos of children's television, The Long Long Holiday is the Band of Brothers of children's television :-)

It skews older than Bluey (maybe 8+) and just has so many bits in it that simply amaze you that they put them in a show primarily aimed at kids. It's one of those shows that - unlike Bluey - sadly I find very few have seen it, but everyone I've talked into giving it a go has really liked it.

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