Oh Sure, Just Die & Leave Us With This (Beautiful) Mess - Shogun Ep 2

Shōgun Episode 2! Check out this intro sequence - Game of Thrones, but make it Japan. This is the problem with hereditary rulership positions.  Power can only change with a death.  And no matter how hard everyone keeps trying to make it otherwise, death is messy!  And for the number of times this happens, it seems like no one is willing to make it not chaos. I mean honestly - has the regent system ever worked out?  Why do people keep trying to make Regency happen? Not solving that.  But come on - look at the textiles.  It’s absolutely insane. And we also get to find out that this is also an eight sided fight.  Just like Warrior, but with a few more dimensions added in.Apple Spotify Spreaker/Web Luckily for us - they color code the Main Players - Brown - our main guy ToronagaRed - Kiyama, a Christian, but also in it for the ¥¥¥¥¥¥Grey - Ohno, as in Oh No... Leprosy (also a Christian becasue leprosy?)Blue - Ishido, who runs the castle, and despite being the least noble runs the Regency CouncilBlue-Green & a Great Beard - Sugiyama, the old wise man, and the one to say, "hold up - not so fast."This is also the one where I talk about what is up with the hair.So come grab your oar in the stand-up rowing bay of the galley, and lets go for a wild ride!You can find us:Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)&Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast