The Reel Rejects - SHŌGUN 1x09 “Crimson Sky” Breakdown & Review!!!

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Starting point is 00:01:26 Message privately with everyone. This video is brought to by Asta Probe. John, I think it's time to start the Crimson Sky. We've heard about this for quite a while. It's time. Let's do this. Okay. Andrew Shige.

Starting point is 00:01:48 How are you doing? How are you doing over there? I'm sorry, did you say something? I don't know. I don't even know. Did I say anything? I'm still in a daze, man. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:02:00 What an array of emotions that episode. Like, you think like, oh my God, yes. I'm so relieved to see Ishido. Thank God. I am. And which I never thought I'd say, by the way. Fake us out with salvation. Yeah, seriously.

Starting point is 00:02:15 And then that happens. First of all, the acting on the show is so damn powerful, which we have said several times. I want to right now, I have, and I'm going to say this first, I have not. not watched any of the other shows, but I think it's just right now. Let's just give Anna Sawai the Emmy. Okay, she deserves it. Sure, sure, sure, sure, yeah. She is so damn her acting, her character.

Starting point is 00:02:39 It's the emotions she was able to invoke in me. Just I was, I love the way they started out with her character. We get that flashback with her and Alvito and like she was already, I mean, she didn't want to. I mean, we've seen several times and just like her questioning like why she's still alive and why she doesn't want to be alive anymore. And then, again, I just love that flashback and, like, that, you know, how much she embraced, embraces her faith. And I just thought that was such an impactful moment, just seeing, you know, that

Starting point is 00:03:08 introduction to Al Vito and that they have a bond with each other, you know, despite, like, all the things that are going on with the Catholic Church and all that stuff. But, like, there is a bond there between the two of them. So I'm glad we got to see that in a little bit of a backstory with him. and that was like that music he was kind of singing for her like it really touched me yeah yeah it was just so damn beautiful and sad at the same time i mean i'm really getting emotionally worked up right now just thinking about it but um yeah no this yeah no i know i know i usually don't i usually don't get emotional during the review portion of the episode but

Starting point is 00:03:52 just thinking about this episode like it's just again it was such an array of emotions uh there was so much going on again there wasn't that that whole sequence where uh she was just talking about the lineage of her family about being a samm is that what she said right a samurai or a warrior like a long line of samurai that was really again just impactful it's why i mean it wasn't just the whole scene of her of what happened at the end there it was just again it was an array of the of all the nine episodes we've been through with her with through Bantaro, her allegiance to Toranaaga, her faith, just the acting from Anasawai in general. I mean, just, I was, it's one of my favorite.

Starting point is 00:04:32 I know it's fresh and, you know, I might be a prisoner of the moment, you know, shoot me if, if you want. But this is one of the moment, this is, this is, yes, this is one of my favorite television characters I've seen in quite a while. I mean, I was, she was incredible. And I just, like, again, from the, the, the release. I felt when Ishido came to I'm like yes to this I'm like no I mean it was done in a

Starting point is 00:05:01 satisfying yet emotional way and I just have no words I'm just so damn sad yeah John what do you got buddy I mean I'm thrilled personally I had a blast I could see

Starting point is 00:05:17 you were smiling you were laughing you were cracking up the best comedy where's your humanity TV, all right. No, I mean... Well, they said the Martian was a comedy, so this could be a comedy. Oh, I will be very upset if they, if they category fraud this into some comment.

Starting point is 00:05:38 I mean, like, give it the awards, but also, like, no, I completely echo everything you just said. This, this is a fascinating show because it remains in a way remarkably consistent and unified within its themes while continuing this, what feels like, this just, you know, upward trajectory towards, you know, the breaking point of tension. And I was reminded of something she said, Mariko said, like early on in the show to Blackthorn about, you know, our maze of etiquettes or whatever it is, or our sort of, yeah, like our labyrinth of customs. and things like that. And I mean, so much of the show has been about, you know,

Starting point is 00:06:27 watching people have these sort of kind of double speak, you know, debates of sorts. And, and, yeah, watching, you know, the juxtaposition of action versus reality, you know, like, there's so much about, like, are we prisoners? Are we hostages? Are we free to go? And even within that little thing. there are so many levels and layers that keep you from, you know, just being able to directly

Starting point is 00:06:59 acknowledge what the situation is. And, yeah, seeing this episode, again, another one without Toranaga, you know, the guy for whom so much of this, you know, like the guy, all of this hinges on, the guy who is sort of the spearhead of all this change and upheaval that is happening here and now, you know, to spend yet another episode sort of away from him as everything comes to a head. I do not know what to expect in the 10th episode because part of me often sort of thinks that, you know, when you're watching, especially a show like this, you know, eight or 10 episodes, you know, the penultimate episode to me is often where you'll see like, you know, a lot of the

Starting point is 00:07:42 physical conflict resolved, a lot of the physical stakes will boil over and, you know, if there's some kind of big battle to happen, that's when it'll be. And then, you know, the last episode might finish some of that off and then do a lot of the emotional wrap-ups and stuff. But watching this, I'm like, it seems like things can only get crazier next episode. And it seems like there have been so many breaking points and points of no return or what feel like points of no return. And now it really feels like we've crossed a point of no return. And now it really feels like it or not Crimson Sky in some way, shape, or form is coming to pass. And I appreciate that, you know, this episode is called Crimson Sky.

Starting point is 00:08:24 And certainly this isn't just like a straightforward siege, you know? Like there's so much, again, about, you know, they're making the procession to Osaka and then, you know, appealing to Ishido with Yubu Shige and Blackthorn and all that stuff. And then Monaco coming in and basically being like, you know, our Lord is taking his time to grieve. You know, as agreed, we are here. But I need to go back. and I need to take his women with me. And that seemed like pretty much the first stone throne.

Starting point is 00:08:57 And it feels to me like this is the kind of situation where, yeah, it'll almost take like a toppling over of these dominoes of etiquette and protocol before like we really get into physical. Even in that like scene where she is forcibly attempting to exit and doing that chick. and game of, you know, you're either going to kill my, my, you know, entourage here, my, my, uh, uh, oh, there's a better word for that, but either way, you're going to crew, kill, you know, my, my little, you know, uh, group of people here, or you're going to let me go. And even that, you know, as much as that is like a fight and there are weapons and it is a blood bath,

Starting point is 00:09:40 pretty much by the end of it, or at least it's, you know, a big loss of life. And again, those sequences are not the majority of what we're seeing, but they always ring the greatest tension out of them. And even in something like that, just you could feel the mess of everyone sort of making decisions in the moment of like whether or not to pertain to the greater call and the greater understanding of, again, the makeup of our society versus, you know, just kind of stepping up and doing, you know, kind of what your impulse tells you, what your instinct tells you. And I love that you have in a moment like that, Blackthorns up above, there's not as much he can do. But in certain other scenes, you know, he, I think, exemplifies in a lot of ways.

Starting point is 00:10:24 Obviously, he comes from a culture where you can bust into a situation. And I thought even that they used really effectively here because when you think he's going to, you know, try and take control by busting into a situation, he doesn't necessarily. And in other situations, you know, where you think he's going to back somebody up, he maybe does kind of offer the dissenting voice or the sort of like, wake up. Like, you know, why don't we do such and such and such a thing? And yeah, to have it all culminate, to have it, you know, to have Monaco hang in the balance of so many moments in situations across this episode. And again, we have seen the push and pull in the struggle of her grief and the mantle that she has begrudgingly been forced to carry along. And like, ah, just like the amount of tension they wrung out of this in all these different moments. where you're like, when is it going to happen? Is it going to happen? Now I was like, every time we got

Starting point is 00:11:19 to a point with her where life was on the line, I thought it could be that moment. Yeah. And, uh, and, you know, even up till the very end of the episode. And then right there, you're like, uh, okay, but especially if Ishido is just turning the guns on everybody in the city and, you know, sending out, um, I forget what the, the, the group of assassins is called, but sending them in to start, you know, picking people off. You know, she does, I think, uh, I, I, uh, I, I mean, I don't know exact, they'll know because, you know, the other people in this little warehouse, some of them, obviously, Blackthorne and Yubushige, probably will make it out of there. So, like, somebody will know, and it will be known that, you know, her death at the hands of Ishido did come to pass, and either way, the conflict is fully boiled over now. Right. And to your point, too, you know, incredible character development from, from me, Blackthorn.

Starting point is 00:12:16 Absolutely. In terms of, like, when he's coming to second her, like, I mean, when, I mean, obviously, like, had that been in an earlier episode, obviously, we know there's a connection. He's very affectionate towards her. By the way, can you confirm for us? Was that her or another course? Just kidding aside. No, no, no. But seriously, like, we know that. he obviously deeply cares for her and vice versa. And had that been an earlier episode where he, you know,

Starting point is 00:12:43 he hasn't ingratiated himself into the Japanese culture and learned about honor and duty and all that, he might have just broken up that situation as you were saying and just like tried to stop her. But he understood the gravity and weight of the situation that like you said while we were reacting, it's bigger than him and bigger than them. So I mean.

Starting point is 00:13:04 And it's, sorry to do. No, no, no, you're good. Because it is one of those things, too, where it is like a sign of how the love, respect, and affection is truly grown. Because it made me think of that scene with Buntaro, where Buntaro is like, let's protest what Toranaga is doing by, you know, leaving here and now. Let's, let's, yeah, let's end our lives here. And, you know, and he has kind of a selfish, I mean, there is an honorable reason or at least a bigger picture reason that he wants to do that. But I feel like there is also kind of a selfishness in that he is her husband. She is his wife.

Starting point is 00:13:41 They have this wedge between them of coldness. And, you know, that moment is left off with, you know, his, you know, I assume his heart just that much more broken. Whereas here, it's like, you know, Blackthorn offers that proposal. I assume that's basically just a proposal of marriage, basically. Just like, would you live for me? And when she refuses that, then the fact that he steps up as what I took as sort of like an act of love, basically, of like, well, let me be the one. I don't want you to suffer. And the way we learned what seconding is, you know, and like the way that they taught us that over the course of the show and then brought it back here. I thought it was really grateful. And obviously we saw Buntaro and I believe it was the last episode do that to Hiromatsu. And again, Buntaro, I know you and I were not. not the, or at least myself, I'll speak for myself, I was not the fondest critic of him, you know, in terms of his behavior towards Mariko and not realizing, okay, she was obviously very cool towards him. And, you know, but again, it's a complicated history. But semantics aside, I think that that's quite a lot for him, too, when he finds out what happened to Mariko. I mean, he had to second his father in the last episode. Now he's going to, obviously, he's going to find out about Mariko what happened there. I mean, that's quite a lot. lot of weight and emotion to, you know, that he's going to have to deal with, especially

Starting point is 00:15:06 coming into, I would presume, is going to be a very big paddle on Osaka. So. And I'm like, where is Toranaga? But you know what? Yeah. But not in the sense that like, oh, we need to see him now. I'm like, right, right. He's probably somewhere different than I expect him to be.

Starting point is 00:15:24 Right. Of course. But, you know, again, the show always does a good job when someone is not there, whether it be Toronaga or Ishido, you can always feel them somewhere hovering. Not obviously physically, I just mean like... No, their present loose. Exactly. You always feel them there.

Starting point is 00:15:42 So I think that... But yeah, just also to, again, just the power of the acting of these incredible actors that scene with Mariko and Ochiba. Great scene. Oh my. That was like one of the first times, at least that I can remember again. We do these week to week, so it's hard to sometimes recollect all our memories and thoughts here. But that was one of the first times I can remember seeing Ochiba really vulnerable.

Starting point is 00:16:09 Like she's always in control of her emotions, always in charge, and like seeing her vulnerable and crying like that. I was like, damn. Yeah, you see how thin the lines have truly become. And it's like we had that whole thing in the previous about her, you know, marrying Ishido and securing, you know, some kind of future for her son, the air. that way. Yes. And yeah, seeing the bond they shared as girls come back here. And, and, like, there's so many striking scenes between just the women characters when they are secluded from everybody else. Yeah. And that, you know, kind of is, is among them of those kind of

Starting point is 00:16:49 striking moments of, yeah, of different kind of strength, different kind of vulnerability. And, and, yeah, you can, you can just feel the yearning. And the fact that Ochiba has to, like, turn away to hide the tears, you know, and she's, they're both arguing their ideology, and it seems certainly that Ochiba, at least as of the previous episode, is sort of like, well, it seems like Ishido has the upper hand here. But at the same time, you know, I wonder what her ultimate allegiance will be, because I, you know, this arrangement she has now is, yes, there is some spite to, you know, the legacy and, you know, the fate of the Tyco and the whole situation surrounding the tycoon and all that stuff and and you know the previous regime and everything with mariko's history all

Starting point is 00:17:34 that stuff aside though you know you feel just like the two friends you know from underneath all of these other concert well you know from back when all that's above your head you know and and uh and yeah I loved getting those little beats and moments and watching the tension in the big meeting where she is there and she is speaking but also so is Ishido and yeah just watching all the different tensions is It's continually fascinating. Yeah. Unless we not forget, I'm also really looking forward in the next episode to getting the return of Fuji. I've really missed her. No, no Fuji.

Starting point is 00:18:09 The last two episodes, I mean, we've seen her. It feels like a total of maybe 30 seconds. My only complaint. Yeah, if there is one to be made, but I would agree with you. I mean, because we saw her, like, you know, doing some hand-to-hand stuff, just getting ready. I would say that's a foreshadowing, I guess, for us. But, yeah, and obviously we know she's got a major. or bond in connection as well with Mariko, so.

Starting point is 00:18:32 He's going to ride in like A-O-N this week. Also, too, like, I am no man. I mean, we know that Hiramatsu being her grandfather, like, he was saying, like, now you have a different purpose in life after her entire husband and her son, the lineage was wiped out. Excuse me. We know that Mariko played a big part in like just keeping her sanity and like, you know, when she had to take care of just in general, like mentally and all that.

Starting point is 00:19:01 So like this is going to be a very big loss for her. And I feel like she's going to have some big hero moments in the next episode, some badass epic moments. So I'm looking really forward to that. But like I said, this is one of the most epic. Yeah. The words that I'm trying to think of, emotional episodes. I have TV.

Starting point is 00:19:27 I've watched in quite a while. I mean, I just, it was suspenseful. There was so much tension. It was just literally in the intimacy. And then, like, finally, once I got my own catharsis of relief, I was like, yes. And then, like, the show ripped my heart out again. I was like, it's one of the best written episodes of TV I've experienced in quite a while. And again, all these episodes are freaking amazing.

Starting point is 00:19:51 This whole storyline and the acting and the characters, the development, being on the edge of your seat. If you didn't read the book or watch the old series and not knowing what's going on, of course, I'm sure even if you did that, this is still very good too.

Starting point is 00:20:03 But us being novices, like, it's really extra exciting. But this is... And just as a lover of good cinema. Yeah. You know, like to see something

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Starting point is 00:21:51 Thank you again, Astopro, sincerely. And like John Blackthorn, you know, I know it was to make the jokes because I imitate his voice, but I've really grew up. I mean, I've always appreciated Japanese culture. And I know this is obviously fiction. It's not a true story. I know. I fell for that with Fargo. Sue me.

Starting point is 00:22:10 But based on a true story, just saying. Anyways, point I'm making is this show is really giving me a deep appreciation of Japan. And again, we got one more episode, but just in general, it's like John Blackthorn, it's giving me a deep appreciation of Japanese culture of online. honor and duty and you know different things and different cultures and all that and so i really appreciate it for that as well so um yeah i mean it gives you a little bit of both you know it's like it gives you this big appreciation for just the nature of the time and place this is in and and yeah i mean there is that side of you know the grace and the philosophy and the honorability and whatnot but there's also i think just like an interesting compare and contrast that you can do across

Starting point is 00:22:53 of history because every culture and society has its own relationship to etiquette and you know the the group versus the individual and what protocols lie between all those things and even here too the way you're weighing the hierarchy of you know are you faithful to a ruler are you faithful to a religious ideal or a deity are you faithful to you know are you are you a Student of Trade or whatever, I think as Kiama said, you know, and all those, and that's also stuff that has been, you know, sort of here at the, it's been part of all this from the get-going, and I love that they continually, you know, yeah, wrap the show in those themes. And, too, you know, as much as, you know, we've maybe, you know, in the show's perspective, obviously, you have every kind of reason to be like, these Catholics. I don't know. I don't know if I trust them. But I have really also come to appreciate a character like Alvito. I completely agree with you. Yeah, because you get that brief moment here where you just get that tonal prologue where she's out, she's alone, it's desolate,

Starting point is 00:24:12 it's a blizzard. And he is among the people who finds her. And he, in that moment, I assume, you know, kind of opened her world to, you know, whatever his version was of the grace of God that he is sort of, you know, communicated under her there. And the way that character certainly has certain conniving motivations and is certainly, you know, part of a bigger system of expansion and conquest, you know, carried out by the church. I do love the gray of a character like that because when his presence throughout an episode like this

Starting point is 00:24:44 is almost all benevolent and it does remind you that as easy as it is to be cynical about all these things that can, you know, overcomplicate and exacerbate human, very, very human conflict. There is also the beauty in, again, the sharing in a right or a ritual or, yeah, just that together acknowledgement of, you know, your soul and what you hope might happen once you leave. And then the entanglements of like, it's a mortal sin to, you know, end your own life. And what do you do about that? But you have a duty and it's, then there are laws.

Starting point is 00:25:20 Yeah, it's constantly fascinating and it manages to do all that stuff without ever sacrificing, again, the atmosphere and just the, you know, humanity of everybody. Yeah, I think that's the great thing is there are almost no sort of black and white, you know, cookie cutter type characters. And two, I mean, like the half brother, we see him throughout this episode. He didn't really speak much at all. And I'm still sitting over here like, I can't tell. Like, is he just keeping quiet and playing the role? Or is he really just in with them? Yeah, I was thinking that too throughout the episode. Is it all part of the plan? And then also Yibushige, we saw, like, the first few episodes, he's, is he the opportunist?

Starting point is 00:26:00 Which he was, like, he was going back and forth between, you know, with Ishido and with Tornaga. And I love to, right after Mariko had the whole mic drop moment. He's like, what's the plan involved me? Like, come on, I knew you're up to something. And then, like, and even that, I'm like, is this a test? Is this is still a test for Yubu Shigei? Exactly. But then once, like,

Starting point is 00:26:22 Ishido said he accepts you, like, I guess joining his ranks or being a part of it. Like, he's like, oh, okay. And then, like, no, it's like, no, it's honor and duty to Tornaga. Damn. Again, good. Well, I mean, it certainly seems like,

Starting point is 00:26:36 I mean. In these latter episodes, it certainly seems like Yabushige is pretty much Toranauga, but like, this show has taught me, like, to never be too sure. You are, I, you're 100%. I'm not saying you're. I'm not saying you're wrong. You're absolutely right. It could throw a twist. This show, I mean, never ceases to amaze me with twists and turns 100%. It's just everything we saw him do. Yeah. And then like, especially what he did with Ishido's guy there at the end and then and then like warning them. I'd be, again, I'm not saying it's not going to happen, but I'd be shocked if he ends up with Ishido. But again, oh God, and those little moments where he and Blackthorne are like talking to each other.

Starting point is 00:27:18 And they can, like, kind of understand each other. That was awesome. I love those interactions where they were understanding, like, every fourth or fifth word. And it's funny, too, because I have one of my best friends is deaf. And I speak sign language, as many of you know. So as I was first learning, I was like, I could only understand, like, a couple words. So I was, like, so relating to that. So I was like, yes, I understand this.

Starting point is 00:27:42 I could only get the first, like, one or two words in. And I'm like, yes, but now, obviously, as I've learned more, It's like, now I can understand a lot more. And that request of like, hey, use simple words because I only know so much right now. Right. You know, even though I'm getting better. But like this is for me personally, I'm like this. And I'm sure many of you've learned other languages.

Starting point is 00:28:00 So relatable. But the interactions too were like used for comedic bits, but also like for storyline bits as well. Oh, yeah. It's so relatable. And it's also a real obstacle. Yeah, for sure. And last thing I want to add that I want to talk to you about, what do you think of that action? with the handgun.

Starting point is 00:28:20 It's so graphic yet so grounded in reality. Oh, my God. It's incredible how they were able to just viscerally make you feel like you're really there and also grounded to the point of it being so intense. Yeah, and I mean, the moments of action we get throughout this episode kind of run that spectrum to me that this show in particular I think is really good at reminding me about is like especially in a lot of again media that borrows from samurai stories or or that type of fighting and things like that you know obviously there's a spectrum of things we see but i feel like

Starting point is 00:29:00 oftentimes we portray this stuff with the just the grace side of it where it's like it's a swift motion and uh and then you know somebody falls to the grass whereas here like you remember like yes these are swift instruments you know swords and knives and bows and arrows but when they have that sword fight and then she grabs the, I don't, again, whatever that weapon is where it's the staff with the blade on the end. You know, it's a dagger, but I don't know. No, I mean, the dagger is like, yeah, yeah, continue, sorry. Yeah, it's, uh, but that fight, yeah, it's like a great reminder of like, oh, yeah,

Starting point is 00:29:31 this is like a swift and clean weapon at times, but the rest of the time, you are just slashing and poking people and, and like, yeah, you can effectively slice through bone and tissue but like also it leaves yeah this just very striking really painful kind of personal looking gore and then you remember like yeah this is i don't know there's the precision with which everything is carried out like yeah you really just feel the the pain i don't know it gives you that sort of like phantom painishness yeah i still i still have not gotten out of my mind when chosen have i yeah okay finally said it right sorry can't get chosen out of my head for Copacan Karakit too.

Starting point is 00:30:13 Anyways, I still haven't gotten my mind out with a cannon it's still stuck in my head like again it's so visceral all the hand-to-hand

Starting point is 00:30:21 combat in this and again they haven't even done it. And when he fires the gun oh yeah that first time he fires the gun I was like oh shit that's right and also like

Starting point is 00:30:29 you are so used to the sounds of more analog you know more hand to hand and sword to sword blade to blade kind of warfare

Starting point is 00:30:38 so then when things are blowing up you're like oh shit like times are changing immediately around us for sure and that one shot too we got of yibushige where he's behind the door and you see him doing the stuff that was so effectively done a great shot so many so many great beats and moments but what an incredible episode so sad and heartbreaking i'm yeah i'm poor mariko's oh my god yeah oh my god i seriously love her so much i'm gonna be processes it still

Starting point is 00:31:09 hasn't quite hit me and I know this isn't that kind of show but part of me is like well maybe they'll do the Hollywood thing maybe she'll just wake up underneath the door and then they'll be like oh glad this door was big it up to this door was big and as you said the heavy door place for a reason I mean

Starting point is 00:31:24 that's that's three episodes now in a row where we've got quite impactful deaths at the end we got every death man Toronaga son Hiramatsu and then Mariko the deaths on this show have been very impactful very impactful and each one gripping and, you know, I'm sure we've, we've been shocked many

Starting point is 00:31:46 a time, like the, yeah, the way this show has managed to, again, have that kind of stakes where it's like, yeah, anything could happen and no one is like too safe from anything. Like, we had that one bit with Buntaro off camera going into the building and eluding those guys, but for the rest of it, you know, like death has been very present and they acknowledge it again here. You know, it's it's a part of the natural order of things and it can have meaning and it can have function beyond just, you know, the relief from everything. And, yeah, like the characters that have come and gone have, you know, been made, you know, impactful and indelible, at least in my recollection of the show right now, due to the way they handle that. And, yeah, I can't say enough about it, really. Yep.

Starting point is 00:32:34 Well, gang, we got one more to go. Just sit and reflect, yeah, for the next seven days. I shall be in therapy for the next rest of my life. Yeah. Yeah, you and me both, buddy. Well, hey, you know, leave us the name of a good therapist in the comments below, and we'll catch you next week. Real quick, let's do a page.

Starting point is 00:33:01 John, I shall choose David Ganty. Ah, David Gandy. Yes. David Gandy would be a perfect choice for a show. show like this, because David Gandy, he's a cultured guy. In fact, I could imagine, you know, David Gandy being like one of the benevolent, hearted missionaries who might come off some kind of trade ship, just looking to spread the good word and take in a new culture. He's a very thoughtful guy. He's got a very calming demeanor. And if there's anything that the people of

Starting point is 00:33:31 Shogun could probably use as a little calming demeanor, you know, as, as tranquil though the society may appear on the surface, but that's the thing. David, he knows how to defend himself when it comes right down to it, but he has also an artful eye. He could probably win a poetry competition if he so chose. And that's part of why we love you. You're well-rounded, and you are a lovely human, and we are graced and blessed to know you. And thanks for being here for so dang long, David. Thank you so much, David. We appreciate it. Oh, till next time, buddy. Be well. Thank you.

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