Pitting Joji against Flint. Joji was one of the, if not the most loyal and og member of Flints crew. Long before John Silver, long before any war. It does not make any sense that Joji would fight Flint at the word of Silver. He is no coward, and is the last person I would expect to take up arms against a brother.

(Some spoilers in case you didn't read the tag!)

I really loved black sails and just for the extra refesh I decided to watch Treasure Island after it.

I do love how most everything lines up in some little way (barring a few inconsistencies like how at the end of BS billy is the one they show on the island instead of Ben who is the marooned one in TI, or how the map comes about in TI. But i suppose billy could have found it, not found Ben, got rescued then made his own map intending to go back one day).

Just leaves some room for imagination!

I think it was nice that flint was reunited with Thomas in the end and I like how they made it come about, with John keeping it ambiguous while everyone else assumed Flint was dead.

I also love how flint tells him that he will settle down for a while but then at some point it won't be enough and he will feel the itch of adventure or freedom again, along with what the guy from Avery crew tells Jack (making the events of treasure island hit a bit harder, making me think that he did settle down for a long while with Mati, got comfortable, then at some point got restless and got to plundering again or decided to take up the mantle once he heard rumor of Billy being around somewhere)

I think it's great too how when they are taking the govenors ship, how John is faced with someone who was like him at the beginning of the series, making it seem full circle.

Jack making absolutly sure to be petty as fuck towards Rogers in the end was great as well and make sure the man is left with the most unremarkable legacy. I'm happy too that Jack and the gang all finally got their happy ending for as brutal as the whole series has been at times.

All in all was a very fun ride until the end a solid 10 out of 10 even if there were moments that pissed me off (they were well written moments that pissed me off so they were good in my book)

I'm really sad that there aren't any shows I know that capture that piratey feel (or the feel this show gives me) while having a compelling story.

If anyone knows of any other shows like this I would be greatful for recommendations!

I’m into shows like Dexter breaking bad soa I really like the shield will I like black sails. all of these shows have themes and complex characters that I really enjoy. Is black sails boring or is it a fun time from the start?

Looking for the real-life filming location. Thanks!

I guess I was not paying attention at that point and only listened to the video, but on 2nd watch I was surprised to see that he actually accepted the conditions and walked over to shake Peter's hand before Miranda spoke out! So he would have agreed to be publicly humiliated, paraded in London as a monster for being a pirate AND loving another man. What makes Peter think that telling the whole world Flint wanted to take revenge because they killed his male lover would make England relate to him, more willing to forgive his crimes? Because this way he wouldn't be seen as someone who just kills for fun (and money), but as a poor mentally ill man (because of his sexuality) who should be spared execution? This was the view of more tolerant doctors in the early 20th century who wanted to declare homosexuality a mental illness instead of a crime, but I doubt this was the attitude already in the 1700s... So I don't see how this would have helped getting him a pardon.

Anyone knows all the characters from Black Sails that appear and/or are mentioned in Stevenson's novel? I know the show is not a completely accurate prequel to the novel, but I would like to know all the characters from the show that end up appearing or are mentioned in the novel.

Yes, I’m several years late but just finished this show. Fantastic. They all just wanted to be at peace with the ones they love. I think that’s all any of us want. I’m gonna have to sit with this one for a while. I shouldn’t have watched the finale high…but here we are.

I just started season 3 and I genuinely cannot stand her.

I think it’s mainly due to the fact that all the other female characters like Max and Anne are just WAY more interesting, same with the male characters.

And her storyline just isn’t interesting to me, I know it’s a historical show and what not, but still I don’t enjoy it.

My dislike for her can also just be due to the fact that blonde woman are the villains in my own life lmao.

The way she treated Charles and her weird flip flopping with Flint is just… bleh. (Idk if I can even call it flip flopping)

All I want is Billy screen time and I’m happy :)

Thought this sub might appreciate it, I think it's the best Black Sails video edit I've seen yet, the song is perfect:

https://youtu.be/4IUxyVl-xjQ?si=v-rh4bwrBdeK-L8z

I love this show, I do, but during this season EVERYONE has predicted EXACTLY what Flint plans to do and it is utterly insane. It all came to a head on this episode, where Eleanor literally somehow predicted his entire battle plan and Hornigold predicted the ambush even while a british captain didn't.

Eleanor is NOT that smart that she would know inmediately to send more ships without so much as a hint as to Flint's plan.

Also, while i'm on the subject of characters making predictions that are entirely right, how did Max know for a fact that Anne had a plan for the cache just from the single fact that she didn't fight back when they took it? I understand having the thought, but predicting it precisely AND being right? It seems like Flint's enemies just became geniuses this season I swear.

This might be a stupid question. When Teach, Jack, and Anne are up against Rogers in 4x03, you can see they have a much larger ship with more guns. Why do they board Rogers’ ship instead of just sinking it?

I don’t mean to sound so sensitive or whatever, but I did not expect so much sex. I’m mature enough to not be all childish about it, and this show is about the real life of pirates and what not, but the scene with Max in S1 Ep3 with the crew was just… BLEH!!

And the characters so far aren’t too good for me. I love Flint, John Silver, Max and Billy Bones.

But GOD, maybe it’s because blonde woman are the villains in my life, but I can’t stand Eleanor! She makes me so- irked for some reason, her whole character so far is not for me.

That’s it, really. A lot of sex and an annoying blonde woman. Other than that the show is good and can’t wait to finish it :)

Might I suggest Muppet Treasure Island? It's got Captain Flint, Long John Silver and Billy Bones 🤣 It's a bit of a hard left in terms of humans to muppets but it still has pirates and treasure hunting!!

Im almost done my current show and was debating between black sails and yellowstone, why should or shouldn’t I choose black sails?

No spoilers, please!

I just finished the first two episodes, and I'm excited to to binge this series. However, I wonder if >!Singleton!< makes a return with any significant screen time.

Please don't tell me why or how, but that could be in any way.

The show going back in the past

Supernatural

Whatever

He had a great look and I was disappointed to see him go so quickly.

Looking forward to joining your community in a week or two after I leave my cave with bloodshot eyes after watching 40 hours of TV.

Thanks!

But finishing the show finally inspired me to get my tattoo I've been wanting forever.

So recently it worked out that I watched the first few episodes of season 1 with a friend around the same time I watched the last few episodes of season 4. I noticed a few clear parallels between the end and the beginning that really blew me away, that I don't think I would have noticed if I hadn't watched the start and end so close together!

• Silver finds someone below deck of Rogers' ship, and he angrily says "Are you a fucking coward?" and the man just says "Please, sir. I'm just a cook." Clear parallel to Silver's origins on the show. Surprised I've never realized that before.
• Flint and Billy fight in the rigging when Rackham's ship is tangled with Rogers' and Flint wins by kicking him and Billy falls into the water. When Billy "dies" in season 1 we don't see the act, but it's implied this is what happens.
• Silver says to Flint "this is not what I wanted" which is the same thing Flint says after he kills Gates. (This one has been noticed and praised before, but still, it's one of my favorite parallels in the show)

Okay upon typing this up I realize it's really just these, but still! I've always believed this show has one of the best TV endings I've ever seen, largely due to the juicy ambiguity of Flint's fate and the throughline themes of storytelling as both survival and history that are woven through the show and then perfected in the finale. Are there any other parallels to the beginnings that y'all have noticed, character, plot, or theme wise?

There is no lack in the usual action, twists and masterful character development but as of S4E7, everything just feels like an endgame to me. I know the show is close to its end but the everything since episode 3 seems like a desperate rush to the finish

I imagine the ending will be like an all-powerful, undeniable hydraulic press crushing a piece of kevlar: one side being crushed beyond repair with some loose ends hanging out.

Had no idea what to do with myself tonight so I decided to finish watching Bridgerton Season 3. It's kind of (seriously) a guilty pleasure for when I don't need to think too much.

It took me until episode 6 to realize that this is Hannah New! I haven't seen her in anything since Black Sails and she looks so much more...sculpted, I guess. I'm glad she's still acting in television, even if she'll be gone next season!

Hello guys is there anyone who can explain the history of charles vane and how he got there?

Don't get me wrong, I love this series. And point taken, I didn't explain my opinion at all, my bad. I realize Max goes through some hard stuff in the beginning and I'm only up to S4E1. But after her rise to prominence, it seems she becomes this perfect being. Of course she's beautiful and sexy but also intelligent, wise, uses flawless strategy, knows (or can find out) anything, can foresee her opponents next move, has the social grace to develop and leverage a relationship with the governor. All of this genius arose from her experience as a prostitute? And whenever she speaks, it's often this long contextual set up...and plus that accent. Ha. I'm not saying this person couldn't exist. It just seems fairly unlikely. JUST AN OPINION PEOPLE. Ok, destroy me for having it. lol

I really didn't want this series to end and I don't gush over TV shows. It was just pretty fantastic.

What the heck do I watch now with dinner?

And man, Vane looks familiar…. Thinks about it…can’t recognize…. IMDB….oh hell, it’s Jody! Sweet lovable Jody.

After watching the show starting reading some pirate novels.

Captain Blood came highly recommended, and early on his housekeeper is named Mrs. Barlow!

Couldn’t find an answer anywhere googling, but thought it was interesting if possibly being referential to the book.

I've never been to Nassau or the Caribbean for that matter but I was wondering how accurate it is for early 18th century?

I've played assassin's creed IV black flag which seems to match the show somewhat but there appears to be more vegetation in the game but it could just be because you explore the area more.

I know the game and show are probably not accurate in that there wasn't a large stone fort there in the early 1700s but later one there were. I think the forts there now are all after the shows timeframe but probably still look like what a fort of the period looked like.

Just got around to watch this series, about to start season 4. I just have to complain about how Vane was handled.

I was not much of a fan of him at the start but he grew on me and was very disappointed when nobody came for his rescue, especially since he did the same for Flint twice and also Rakham.

Rant over!