In their Actors on Actors conversation, Anna Sawai ("Shōgun") and Tom Hiddleston ("Loki") connect over the similarities between their show characters, Mariko and Loki. Anna gets emotional discussing the importance and power of Japanese representation in Shōgun, and Tom reveals that he still keeps a piece of Loki with him after all these years. They discuss their humble beginnings, what it was like working with their ensemble casts, and how they each said goodbye to their beloved characters.