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Watched what’s available so far. I really like it. Visually very nice. I remember reading everyone had to learn the older Japanese to speak those parts. Liked the book and the first mini series there is a slow build as we learn what’s going on. I thoroughly enjoy it.

For me it helps that I’m familiar with the story. Otherwise I think some of the more macro plot lines might be lost on me. Though it is still developing the plot so I’m withholding judgement. There are some assumptions the director assumes us to know. For instance, Blackthorne very quickly is called Pilot(Anjin) but for all we’ve seen he could be captain or first mate and it isn’t really explained what a pilot is in the context of 16thcentury merchant travel. There is a lot of talk of his journals and we are just assumed to know the importance of them, how they are used or gotten. Little things if you are familiar with the story but I think lost on people for whom this is their introduction to Shogun. Like I said I enjoy it and will look forward to more as episodes are released.