Spoilers Shogun 2024

[Vael]

I'm in. Watched the first just before bed and ended up staying up late watching the second.

 

[AstroCat]

So far, first couple episodes have bene fantastic! Really hoping they keep it going at the same level.

 

[Wofano Wotanto]

Has anyone read the sequel, Gai-Jin?

Yes, ages ago. It's not really a direct sequel, and being set in the 1860s it's hugely removed from the 16th century Shogun novel. Even using the series chronology it's two books from Shogun, with Tai-Pan sitting between them in the 1840s. Tai-Pan and Gai-Jin have the most direct continuity (and smallest time skip) between books in the overall series, although Gai-Jin arguably does the most to connect Shogun's plot to the rest fictional Struan trading house history that (I'm told) weaves through the rest of the books. I never did get around to King Rat or Whirlwind, and didn't enjoy any of the series as much as Shogun, which can safely be read as its own stand-alone without really missing anything IMO.

 

[wicked cool]

Excellent so far!

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Historical implausibility in the last episode: In 1600 the vast majority of British Sailors did not know how to swim.

 

[Morrus]

Historical implausibility in the last episode: In 1600 the vast majority of British Sailors did not know how to swim.

This one does.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

This one does.

Which was why I said implausible, not impossible. Explaining his swimming would be a whole backstory. He claims to be from London, but if he had tried to swim in the Thames he would have died from a vast range of horrible diseases.

 

[Morrus]

Explaining his swimming would be a whole backstory.

Sounds fascinating. I'm glad they left that particular backstory out.

 

[Reynard]

Sounds fascinating. I'm glad they left that particular backstory out.

wavey flashback effect
"papa, no!"
SAPLOOSH
and scene

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Sounds fascinating. I'm glad they left that particular backstory out.

Would have been more interesting (and less white saviour-ish) if he had had to explain that he didn’t know how to swim.