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BY CatHoLiCS!!!
As will become standard throughout the series, the man is giving 1,000 percent in this scene.
His neck veins bulge.
His body rattles as he pounds the cross.
His matted hair whips rainwater in every direction.
Yabushige, who lacks the context for these two idiots, cant help but crack a smile.
It should go without saying that the white guy in the Japans of it all presentsShogunwith a challenge.
The newShogunheads off this critique entirely by portraying Blackthorne as the unambiguous fool.
(Its great to see Hira on my television again after his turnon the excellentGiri/Haji.).
Yabushige doesnt execute Blackthorne after identifying his value as a bargaining chip.
At best, hes a Gendry and a buffoonish Gendry at that.
Every single choice Jarvis makes as Blackthorne is pitch-perfect.
When garbed in a yukata, he cuts an unflattering silhouette.
His gait isnt so much a walk as a trundle.
His speech cadence is punctuated by grunts.
In this establishment!?
), Jarviss performance produces a kind of mythical being: ye olde Englishman as sensitive blowhard.
I could listen to this man speak, and yell, for hours.
Blackthorne may be a fool, but he isnt a moron.
A bit like cheese.
Very stinky, possibly spoiled cheese.
Am I the only man present who treasures the purity of a woman?
This is what a white ally looks like, you know?
He also seems genuinely amused by the guy.
Why not keep him around?
Who knows what hell do next?
Watching Jarvis onscreen, that stance is hella relatable.
