Hivemind
We're Touched
Can someone explain the ending of this episode to me like I’m 5?
from Hiromatsus suicide after I got confused. Was this Toranags plan all along?
His son's death bought him a "customary" 49 day grieving period, and allowed him to return to his base of operations in Edo. With that time and now around his supporters, he can regroup.
However, he still needs to signal to Ishido and the others in Osaka that he is honoring his surrender (demanding all his vassals sign the surrender notice), and make it seem like his surrender is legitimate. He spoke loudly to the Catholic priest about this, baiting him into carrying his message of defeat and surrender to Osaka. From his interaction with the priest, Hiromatsu was able to deduce enough about his plan to realize that he needed to help provide evidence that Toronaga was serious about his surrender, and followed thru with the seppuku to essentially give "evidence" that Toronaga's intent to surrender was legitimate. He did it so Osaka would truly view Toronaga as defeated.
Yanushige had been trying to play both sides from the start, so Toronaga knew that he would take this opportunity to align with Blackthorn and try to live. Based on that, Toronaga then sent Mariko to continue translating for Blackthorn, and to help manipulate events to his will further.
However, he still needs to signal to Ishido and the others in Osaka that he is honoring his surrender (demanding all his vassals sign the surrender notice), and make it seem like his surrender is legitimate. He spoke loudly to the Catholic priest about this, baiting him into carrying his message of defeat and surrender to Osaka. From his interaction with the priest, Hiromatsu was able to deduce enough about his plan to realize that he needed to help provide evidence that Toronaga was serious about his surrender, and followed thru with the seppuku to essentially give "evidence" that Toronaga's intent to surrender was legitimate. He did it so Osaka would truly view Toronaga as defeated.
Yanushige had been trying to play both sides from the start, so Toronaga knew that he would take this opportunity to align with Blackthorn and try to live. Based on that, Toronaga then sent Mariko to continue translating for Blackthorn, and to help manipulate events to his will further.