Shōgun (2024) S1 E10
newman 8 points 11 days ago*. (Contains Spoilers)

I don’t really understand the finale. So did “Anjin” go back to england? The show says he did. He even “fought” as a Samurai as per his grand-children. But Toranaga says he believes he will never go back to England. I just don’t get it haha.. Excuse my ignorance..

grasshopper rex 8 points 10 days ago*. (Contains Spoilers)

Those were “visions” of how he thought his life would be if he returned to England. He does not. His whole life up to that point had been about his own ambitions and desires, but with Mariko’s sacrifice he is changed, which you see when he offers up his own life to end the suffering of the villagers. With this gesture, we see that he has left his old self behind and has come to finally have some understanding of the Japanese and their customs. We see him surrender his old life and to honor his love for Mariko and her sacrifice, he chooses to serve Toranaga. At least, that’s what I got out of it.