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I've been watching the new Shogun TV series on Hulu. It's actually a pretty good show overall, although I do have one minor caveat with it. I feel that Blackthorne and Mariko-san's relationship in the new series is a bit forced. It's almost like they're avoiding it as hard as they possibly can until just before the major event of Mariko-san's mission take place (those of you familiar with the older show or the book probably know what I'm talking about). There just doesn't seem to be much chemistry between them, IMO. Seems like in the old series from the 80s with Richard Chamberlain, they portrayed their relationship as a kind of "slow burn", and then it really took off from there a little longer before said events occurred in the storyline. Apart from that, it's still a good show worth checking out.