New Amazon Show, Our Man In Japan, Needs Divine Understanding
6 min readNov 24, 2020
One cruel moment in episode #1 and I couldn’t watch anymore
The clip lasts only for a few seconds but it delivers a harsh jolt in an otherwise jovial show. A pale pink and sinewy octopus is seen on a metal surface desperately trying to get away. Moments before, the host of Amazon’s Our Man in Japan, James May, describes the extraordinary intelligence of this…