You can definitely say that again

I remember when it ran concurrently with GoT, I thought it would be crap because it was produced by Starz and I couldn't fathom anything being as good as GoT. Then I remember seeing that the show ended at season 4 and thought that to be a kind of validation that the show sucked. I picked up Black Sails during this summer and holy crap... I'll never judge a book by its cover ever again. This show is spectacular, part of me wishes it would have been longer, but the other part recognizes that trying to milk it would have probably damaged the whole legacy of the show. These writers and directors are incredible, and unlike some other writers and directors, who shall remain nameless, they didn't rely on the author of the books to set the story, pace, etc. Truly remarkable.

Taboo and Peaky Blinders are good ones too but I think The Leftovers is up there with the most underrated shows ever

u r %100 right

@@ner0p Seriously underrated. I only started watching because a couple of my favourite reactors have and now it's like why haven't I heard more about this.

This is very much the case, although Silver's wit has always been his strongest point. From the character's standpoint, this will harden him and embolden him to take action in situations where his former self would have been much more cautious of the outcome.

That is Silvers character at his very core. By Treasure Island hes sacrificed so much, just to keep himself going. "You give up a few things, chasing dreams."

I also love how silver is completely ambiguous to this fact until he’s not and when he comes to this realization finally in seeing the loyalty his men have for him . it effects him substantially. Almost like he’s never truly experienced that kind of love or comradery.

He is good in most of his roles that Ive seen, he is up there with people like Iain Glenn(Jorah). and Liam Cunningham(Davos)SOlid british actors, of course he should be good, his mum is Maggie Smith and his Father is Robert Stephens

The only other thing I watched with Toby in it was "And Then There Was None", an adaptation from an Agatha Christie's novel. The show is pretty good and short for those into whodunnit's. Toby splits the screen with a lot of other actors and isn't at the center stage like he is in Black Sails though.

Flint is one of the most powerful pirates, and as Vane put it in the previous episode: "Nassau is strongest when she's feared, (...) she may never be feared again" - respect aside, it shows Vane's strategical genius that is so often overshadowed by his brutality.

He respects what Flint represents and how that is important to their way of life.

@@Drewe223 Thieving, murdering, reaving, and raping is the pirates' way of life and if Flint represents that, then I would've left him and Vane to get the noose.

@@dwnkaomwn3953 I'm not sure how that would fit into the narrative. A pirate saving another pirate for the sake of pirates seems to me the obvious route from the perspective of... well, pirates. If anything, this episode and a couple others go on to show that what separates civilized people from pirates are wigs and facade. We get a glimpse of this in the crowd's primal reactions, from stoning the corpse of Barlow to the hangings in England, where James explains to Thomas that people need monsters to feel better about themselves, their flaws, their mortality, and their own sins.

Ouch... spoiler alert :)

think they were throwing rotten fruit etc, like you would at somebody in the pillory

Wasn't that the intention all along though? If they had used the sharp end of the axe Silver would have bled out in a few minutes instead of agonizing and potentially spilling the beans on the gold's whereabouts.

I hate to be that guy but hinting at characters surviving is spoiling things. Not everyone has read treasure island and saying who is and is not in it directly spoils certain things.

@@Drewe223 I thought that it was unavoidable to not know that this is a prequel to Treasure Island, and roughly what the story is about. Anyway, I redacted that bit, sorry. Btw, I hinted a specific character, the main protagonist of Treasure Island; "character" - singular, not plural.

@@ner0p Most people know about treasure island but not everyone knows the characters so I think it's better to stay safe. Thanks for redacting it.

Aye, she is that matey:) absolutely

Rackham and Bonny are also real pirates from that time, although their story is most probably bent a lot to fit the narrative of the show; but yeah, it's great that they pick a fictional story and make a prequel with this much historical sense to the extent that their direction allows them to.

jbennie Benjamin Hornigold. He was a real pirate too. They did great casting.

Indeed, but on the flip side it is something that can work to his advantage.

I think you have a type

@@campyouisthatway4099 Yeah, I do...Ive gone thru many "types" over the years...I know what I like at my advanced age:)

I hate you. I want you to know that.

@@theguyyoudontfuckingknow294 LUL git gud

All the characters in Treasure Island are fictional. A lot of the characters in Black Sails though are inspired from real pirates, even if just faithful in small ways.

The Earth is roughly 4.5 billion years old. I hope that is the correct answer.

I felt exactly the same way, as most people I guess. That is the greatest thing about the writing of this show where it makes you take the sidw of the "villains", or just switch sides mid-episode, because you feel morally compelled to.

You're right. I have slipped one myself in one of my comments but redacted it after being alerted to it by another person. I know Treasure Island pretty well, and I've also seen this show in its entirety. I can't say that my knowledge of the sequel has harmed in any way my experience with Black Sails, but I would not risk spoiling it for anyone because this show is that good. On a side note, I think you should avoid reading comments at all costs. There is always someone who will slip a spoiler out of enthusiasm or spite, so try to not read them. That's what I do anyway, in a few other instances I also have to avoid newspapers.