‘Shōgun’ Finale Recap, Episode 10: ‘A Dream of a Dream’
by Vulture
Vulture— 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.”
Forbes—‘Shōgun’ Episode 10 Review: A Powerful Finale, But Not What I Was Expecting. ~a poem by Mariko. I admit, that for perhaps the first time in Shōgun's limited run, I walked away with mixed feelings.
The A.V. Club—Shōgun finale: Life is but "A Dream Of A Dream". 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,...