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Can anyone truly tell me why Black Sails didn& #39;t win boatloads of more awards? And please, please don& #39;t let it be just because mcfucking Game of Thrones kept sweeping everything. The writing, the costumes, the choreography, the music-- everything about Black Sails is perfection
I will *never* get tired of listening to that theme music (Bear McCreary is a genius there is no disputing this fact)
Every character is deep, complex, and outstandingly acted
Black Sails saw the bury your gays trope and took a piss on it
Every character is deep, complex, and outstandingly acted
Black Sails saw the bury your gays trope and took a piss on it
The most accurate and detailed portrayal of sailing I& #39;ve ever seen in a series-- seriously, you will learn more about how a ship is run by watching this show than if you read all the Horatio Hornblower novels
(paraphrased quote from my partner, that)
(paraphrased quote from my partner, that)
And! It& #39;s! Gorgeous! With strong female characters who aren& #39;t afraid to stand up to the men around them! With men who have emotional depth and trauma and a sharp wit! All in this beautiful tropical setting, or aboard the ships, or in a dungeon, or out at sea--
You are never struggling to see what& #39;s going on. You& #39;re not left wondering what happened to so and so, why did they die, etc. The narrative makes *sense* and it keeps pace with itself at a breakneck speed-- and it doesn& #39;t falter! There are no loopholes!
There are no unresolved mysteries or strange subversions that distract from the plot or the characters in it! My
IT& #39;S GAY & BI AND IT& #39;S ACCURATE TO THE HISTORICAL TIME PERIOD WITHOUT GIVING EVERYONE A TERRIBLE ENDING AND WITHOUT MUDDYING THE NAMES OF THE REAL PEOPLE IT PORTRAYS
IT& #39;S GAY & BI AND IT& #39;S ACCURATE TO THE HISTORICAL TIME PERIOD WITHOUT GIVING EVERYONE A TERRIBLE ENDING AND WITHOUT MUDDYING THE NAMES OF THE REAL PEOPLE IT PORTRAYS
I would give my KINGDOM for a sequel, even in the form of a Treasure Island remake, with the same incredible writers, cast, crew, and costumers. Not that the series ending was unsatisfactory-- it was extremely sound and well played! I just want *more*.
Tl;dr Black Sails is divinity-tier level television and I want more historical gay pirates in my life
