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Shōgun – Limited Series, Episode 8 The Abyss of Life

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Shōgun – Limited Series, Episode 8

The Abyss of Life

Aired Apr 9, 2024

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War

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Toranaga's defeated clan moves to Edo and awaits their fate; Blackthorne must decide who he fights for, the lord who has turned his back on him, or the ambition that brought him to Japan in the first place.

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Rachel Kondo

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Justin Marks

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Hiroyuki Sanada

Lord Yoshii Toranaga

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John Blackthorne

Anna Sawai

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James Clavell

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Meredith Hobbs Coons

AV Club

04/10/2024

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The clear theme of this eighth episode of Shōgun is loyalty.

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Keith Phipps

New York Magazine/Vulture

04/09/2024

5/5

The sky has been gray over Japan for a while now in Shōgun, matching the uneasy, sometimes despairing mood of the series’ characters, but it appears especially grim as “The Abyss of Life” opens...

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Maria Lattila

Film Stories

04/12/2024

Shōgun doesn’t lend itself to binge-watching because its episodes are heavy and concentrated, but returning to this world and to these characters only once a week is also a little laborious at times.

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Kyle Foley

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

04/10/2024

10/10

Shōgun Episode 8 is a strikingly beautiful episode with powerful emotions and incredible tension as Toranaga’s story unfolds. The path forward is unclear, but what is clear is that it is only going to continue to get more intense from here.

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Tyler Johnson

TV Fanatic

04/10/2024

4.5/5

Episodes like The Abyss of Time inspire confidence, but it's hard not to feel a little apprehensive when you're aware that you're watching a new classic unfold.

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Carly Lane

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04/09/2024

8/10

What makes this week's installment so heartbreaking is the lengths that co-creators Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, as well as the writers' room, have gone to in order to make Shōgun's ensemble feel as dimensional and complex as possible.

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Synopsis

Toranaga's defeated clan moves to Edo and awaits their fate; Blackthorne must decide who he fights for, the lord who has turned his back on him, or the ambition that brought him to Japan in the first place.

Director: Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour
Creator: Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks
Executive Producer: Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks, Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca
Screenwriter: James Clavell, Shannon Goss
Network: Hulu
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, War
Original Language: English
Release Date: Apr 9, 2024