I really liked seeing the development for Oniyasha in terms of getting passionate about dancing. When he saw his father, it might be the very first time he differentiated the dance from his father. As he got mesmerized watching it.
Still, I like Kanami’s talk with Oniyasha; it was great because, as he mentions, Sarugaku comes with you. Dancing is a form of art; it is something you create rather than replicate. If you only seek to imitate art, you likely won’t match that art because it was designed by the person themselves. Art is how you express yourselves. Each of us is unique. Oniyasha’s answer is different from that of his father. Of course that journey is long, which was alluded to by how his father created his own Sarugaku.
The shogun is an interesting dynamic character. He wants something that will captivate the people. Oniyasha has the potential, but how can he maximize that potential?