"There are no legacies in this life, just the water. It pays us, then it claims us, swallows us whole." Chills every time. The dialogue in this show is impeccable.

The island they're on is New Providence Island. The pirates control the port city of Nassau but the rest of the island is inhabited by non-pirates like the preacher or farmers and plantation owners.

The position that Flint wanted to attack in was perfect, a large ship like that is deadly when they can attack in a broadside, where all the cannons can fire more or less at once. But if you attack from the rear/front, not only can the larger ship not fire back, but the cannon balls travel down the entire length of the ship taking out entire rows of men/cannons.

You've already probably recorded the next episode, but in case you haven't just an FYI: The actor of Dufresne was recast for the second season, because the original actor had to leave the role as he had brain cancer and sadly died because of it.

For those out of the loop, Long John Silver had one leg in the book and was the ORIGIN of that pirate trope in popular culture.

GOD, its weirdly satisfying seeing how much they hate Flint, they have no idea whats coming PepeLaugh, can't wait to see them slowly turn

These guys will forget Gates existed in less than two episodes.

Flints a BOSS

Trust me, later you will love the characters you hate now and hate some of the characters you love/like now, except for vane, vane is always awesome

Flint did nothing wrong 😌 that is the life of a pirate

Hi there, about wanting to have a Man-O-War as a pirate. There is a good reason why most pirates did not use those ship. (With the exemption of Black Bread.) A Man-O-War is huge, slow and anything but low profile. It was not uncommon for a Man-o-War to boast a crew of 300-600 men. (that is excluding soldiers and passengers.) As a pirate you spend most of your time trying not to get into fights: Either you terrify your prize into surrendering without a fight, go for a sneak attack or simply try to slip away. A huge warship is not ideal for sailing with smaller crews( you would need at least 250-270 to operate all the guns at once). Is hard to disguise a warship as a trading vessel, they are slow and can’t sail in shallow water. As a pirate crew of about 70-150 men you are far better off with a sloop that is fast, manoeuvrable and inconspicuous.

I can see who is gonna keep hating flint even by end of the show

Remember when Eric from Blindwave used to hate flint so much but after season 2 he was gay for flint...that's what happened to me also

It's always so satisfying to see so many people hate Flint and Silver in season 1 and then...you know

I really liked Gates too. He was a good man. But his death brought more complexity to Flint's character.

Okay NOW the show gets better. If you can push through season 1 then you are guaranteed to enjoy the rest of the series

In reply to what Mickey said, actually gunshot wounds to the shoulder were incredibly dangerous back in the day, not only from infection, but because of how splinters of bone from the shoulder blade can travel through the blood stream, clogging it. Also yes, the Spanish are burying the gold on the beach. While the concept of pirates burying treasure for later is a myth, it would make sense for the Spanish navy to bury their gold like that. They're planning to leave on their remaining Man of War, after all, and there would probably not be enough room for all the gold. They'd have to leave at least some of it behind with a few guards. They're basically doing the most sensible thing in their situation with the time they have.

Flint did what he did for the greater good which he believes is more important than the individual. If everyone listened to him, they could have succeeded.

Guys well done you made it through a good show. Now are you ready for a great show? :D

y'all are about to flip-flop on your Captain Flint opinions so hard :D

This show from season 2 onwards gets WILD.

If, by the end of this show, Flint isn't one of your best and favourite characters in the history of television I will be incredibly surprised. Absolutely love that man!

This was such a good reaction, I was grinning the whole time.

I love the debate that Flint inspires in reactors.

Season 1 had some growing pains which most first seasons do but seasons 2, 3, and 4 are phenomenal all the way through. It's a 38-hour masterpiece. Deserved GoT's hype.

Season 1 is over and thus it's smooth SAILing from here.

the other seasons are much better

That scene with the warship was fucking awesome. Their plan was to destroy its rudder, preventing the man o' war from turning. As you could see; as soon as the warship manages to turn, they're fucked. They had a good chance of winning that battle, had Dufresne not delayed the initial attack. The ship moved away from them, making it more difficult to accurately target the relatively small rudder. They gambled, they lost.

Did you know that Black Sails was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa?

captain jack invented the flag you put it on your table

Dufrane is recasted for season 2 because the original actor sadly passed away.

Been waiting for this!

Hahaha you guys are gunna eat your words when you find out about Flint!!!! Lol😂😂😂

The show starts NOW.

Your reactions for next seasons are gonna be good :D

The hype is real Glad everyone is into the show now. It was only a matter of time with this gem

Two small pirate ships picked a fight against an 18th century battleship with a professional crew. It didn’t even break a sweat destroying both at the same time.

Its crazy that Silver and Flint become the 2 best characters at the end imo

lol i like that anyone tries to think any of these guys are good guys in the first place...they're pirates

RIP Gates. Hello FlintxSilver

really been looking forward to this. yeah if they started shooting earlier they could have got some good shots, from stern to bows. one lucky shot can kill like 30 people (like it did in the battle of Trafalgar) and do so much damage so. really looking forward to the next season, IT ONLY GETS BETTER.

I remember being sooo mad when he killed Gates lmao

Lol how do you figure that they are “unburying” the gold from the storm? Do you imagine the chests were launched into the air and landed so forcefully they went underground? They were burying the gold so it is at least protected until another ship arrives to help them.

If they did fire all guns the moment Flint wanted, they would have good chance to win. if they hit the boat from the behind, it will damage all the guns on the broadside of the larger ship and even the ship managed to turn back, it would not be able to fire its guns at the same time or at all. Flint need to kill gates or otherwise they would have no chance to win at all. if everyone listened to Flint, everything would be fine. Flint is not very good communicator but he is a great decision maker.

Season 1 is pretty good but i think the show still doesn't feel like it has a strong identity yet so i understand why some are not in love with it at this point. Next season though, i don't know what happened but its like they figured out exactly what they show needed to be. From season 2 up until the end of the series its such a huge upgrade in every department. The writing, characters,production values, cinematography, everything is so incredible

Flint is the best and you will see the light.

Lol Micky with the same reaction as in “The Door”.

can't wait for the season 2 and 3 finales ;p some of the best tv of the decade

Nice one Normies

Mickey has the same hair here as the engravings of Charles Vane and other pirates of the times. Just pointing that out

Funny thing, they hate Flint & SIlver now, and smile with Vane, but very soon will be the opposite, and that's why this TV show was so great...

Oh Nahid is gone. :( EDIT : Well, apparently not. Anyways, the least good stuff of the show is behind, now let's sail into the amazing !

The book takes years after this series.

The Urca de Lima is a real Spanish Treasure ship that really did wreck off the coast of modern day Florida. As for why they haven't stolen a ship as big as a Man-of-War, think about why modern pirates don't have ships as big as Destroyers or Battleships. The key to piracy is speed and maneuverability.

Dufresne still hasn't caught on who the "heroes" of this story are. He certainly doesn't have either the balls or the brains to take on Flint and his new bestie Silver.

Imagine their reaction to the finale next season!

Move on to season 2. It gets better

Did Billy just die? You know, it was really unclear.

11:23 This is the beginning of like 5 seasons

You hate flint until you can't anymore.

“I had no idea this had connections to that book” I hope you’re talking about Pinocchio and not Treasure Island because; John Silver, Flint, Billy Bones...... what do they teach in English class in America?!

No knowledge of the classic Treasure Island? There is no possible way Billy Bones is dead.

Flint is like Jack Bauer in 24. If everybody would just listen to him and do as he says, the show would be called 12.

It's a year down the line from this reaction going up, even longer since the shows over, and, if you haven't read the book (to anyone reading this comment) John Silver is the books main villain, so this show is going to be about good people dying and bad people winning. get used to it.

Are we getting a Rick & Morty season 4 episode 1 reaction?

Flint > Vane any day all day twice on Sunday. He’s a pirate through and through. Hate to love him

Really dissapointed in Nahid dropping this show. I wonder if he would actually stay and watch Breaking Bad if he hadnt seen it before or if he would leave because of "slow" and "no action" like he did here. You really missed out on this one son. Sad times when peoples attention spans are down to 5 minutes. No "action" for 5 minutes and they fall asleep.

Be quiet Marketa

Hahaha... Oh, Craig...

There is a good reason why the series started out slow . . . it is a SERIAL DRAMA. It had to create its setting, narrative and characters. A good writer should not do all of t his by rushing the story.

Seven deadly sins you bastards!

Can't believe they just killed my favorite character in the first season, so sad.

Flint literally did nothing wrong lmao he did what he had to

😁 I'm so glad you're reacting to black sails. Love your reactions. And yes Vane is the shit. And Eleanor (not Emily) is not.

Can't wait to see Marketa's face when Flint becomes the MVP of the show, she just hates on every grey character.

Tattoo budget on micky forehead

Um... am I the only one seeing this? 9:19

Flint 😍😍😍😍 haha

Can you guys please react to the new "Fantasy Island" Movie Trailer that dropped this afternoon please. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gLGlkpakv9vQYKM.html Thanks in advance. It is based on the 1977 to 1984 TV Series of the same name. It stars Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Ryan Hansen, and Michael Rooker of "Nikita", "Pretty Little Liars"/"Katy Keene", "Midnight, Texas", "Veronica Mars", and "The Walking Dead".

John Silver is better than all of you😏

This show is good, but maybe needs more greedy crabs and bomb pies, lol.

For those wondering BNHA is on Wednesday

You really move my hero to Wednesday on the hypest episode?

I hate Eleanor more than i hate flint

Yes no Nihid!

Really guys... HERO ACADEMY!!! I almost ate all my junk food

And kimetsu no yaiba?

BOKU NO HEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Who else just waiting on the My Hero Academia upload Edit: Nvm I just saw the schedule