Shōgun finale: Life is but "A Dream Of A Dream"
by The A.V. Club
The A.V. Club— Given the past few episodes, I was expecting more of a showstopper-style finale in which a bunch more characters would die, or maybe someone would seek some kind of retribution for Mariko’s death. But no. This is more of a denouement of an episode, a processing of things, and a subtle setting-up of the future to come for these characters. Oh, and Yabushige loses his goddamn mind—and head. But first, we’re greeted with the face of an elderly Blackthorne, lying supine and grunting in a big,...
Vulture—‘Shōgun’ Finale Recap, Episode 10: ‘A Dream of a Dream’. It's possible to view 'A Dream of a Dream' as anticlimax, but 'Shōgun' fans will understand this finale is the only way the show could have...
Decider—‘Shōgun’ Episode 10 Recap: “A Dream Of A Dream”. “I don’t control the wind. I only study it.”
www.counterpunch.org—Life and Life Only. A good memoir should be more than an autobiography and less than a confessional but contain elements of both. As a reader, I am less interested in being overwhelmed with family trauma and pathos except when it informs the greater tale being told. Quite often, it is the memoirs that feature an excess of pathos More