Shgun: The most unnecessary and awkward scene in the premiere episode
Shgun, FXs highly-anticipated series set in 16th century feudal Japan, lives up to the hype. Based on the 1975 James Clavell novel of the same name, Shgun is a masterpiece of political intrigue, with a heightened hypersensitivity reflecting the life-or-death stakes of Japanese warrior ethos. One such tradition is seppuku, best described as ritual suicide