Every single callback in the final episode of Shōgun, "A Dream of a Dream"

The final episode of Shōgun, FX's spellbinding adaptation of James Clavell's 1975 novel, wrapped up the other day, and we're still putting ourselves back together. The show, about warring lords in feudal Japan, has been a beautiful watch from start to finish, full of little details that reward close viewing. In the finale, there were lots of lines and moments that called back to scenes much earlier in the season. Over on X, @clonehumor put together a thread recounting all of them, which is well worth perusing if you want to savor the end of this remarkable show. Let's check it out, but beware SPOILERS below:

We begin at the end, when Lord Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) tells the treacherous Yabushige (Tadanobu Asano) his plan for the future of Japan, something Yabushige always wanted...but not like this:

Like a lot of good dramas, Shōgun wasn't afraid to kill off characters, even those the audience loved. So it was with Mariko (Anna Sawai), who died in the show's penultimate episode. Her absence was keenly felt in the finale, which composed shots like this one to call back to (slightly) happier times when she was still around:

Back to Yabushige, he finally finished writing that will he was talking about all season, and not a moment too soon:

The title of the episode, "A Dream of a Dream," is a reference to something the Taikō said in a flashback scene in Episode 2:

After this thread blew up, fans started pointing out other callbacks they'd noticed:

Congrats to the cast and crew of Shōgun for a thrilling season. Will we ever get a second? Well, that's probably something the folks at FX and Hulu are talking about right now:

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