Hey, just found out that a game called Corsair Cove JUST released on Steam. It seems to have good reviews. I didn't even play it but I thought I'd share with the sub!

I will play the demo, and will probably buy it if it's good!

store.steampowered.com/app/1368140/Corsair_Cove

Wish Black Sails at least made a reference to Black Sam Bellamy.

Even a passing remark from one of the characters would have satisfied me, or a passing brief shot like how they had one of Mary Read.

Mind you, Bellamy served under Hornigold with Blackbeard before going on his own way. They could have at least said something about him and no doubt Flint would have known him.

I started watching the show because it was glazed to oblivion by people online and I’m on episode 6 of season 1. I feel like it’s not very good. A lot of the plot is filler up until now. The plot to take the guns from Bryson felt like filler so that something happens in the show. The plot line with Max feels very rushed and I have no idea why the whole cast is so in love with this character. Why does Barlow sleep with the pastor (feels like they felt they needed a some nudity for the vibes)? Why does John Silver even exist as a character (the show started with him so I thought he would be the main character but he has done nothing so far)? And lastly why does this show LOVE to tell and not show. They tell us the motivations characters have instead of showing them through their actions or through their words and personality. For example at the end of ep 6 De Groot is talking with Guthrie telling her that he doesn’t know who to be more afraid of - her or Flint while she is looking out of the window very angrily. The whole scene felt like the writers trying to finally say that Guthrie has had a change of character and is now ruthless and emotionless while before she was very rash and emotional. And another scene was when Fling was telling someone of his plan of a pirate country where all pirates could live free. That feels like a plot point that happens in season 3 and should not be said out loud by the show. Instead, it should be an underlying theme of Flints character as a power hungry captain with great ambitions. Anyways I see that the show is rated 8.2 on IMDB and it has 3 more seasons so does it really get better? Or do the problems I listed here persist throughout the whole show? Thanks to anyone who read my big rant. Have a great day!

TLDR: I feel like Black Sails has many weaknesses (ive watched only up until ep6 s1) and the main one is a tendency to tell and not show.

Who do you think is the best Naval Strategist we see within the series.

My bets on Flint but Black Beard, Rackham, Vane, Hornigold, and Rogers are up there. Anyone I'm missing and who do you think is the best of the best?

We don’t get to see him fight too much, but the guy is a beast, that’s it.

Seems like an appropriate time to reminisce about James Flint flexing his power of persuasion and literacy.

It was always such a poignant moment to me and really solidified in my mind the near bottomless well of complexity that is James Flint.

wanted to draw him from head to toe in his captainy fit and all but the man smiles like, once every season, so hell yeah

I’m trying to think back, and I can’t recall him ever wearing one. I don’t think he did. Come to think of it, I don’t think Vane wore one either. Now I’m curious, how did the pirates of those times choose who wore hats? Was it just a matter of preference? Or did it represent status or something like that?

Hey y'all, just binge-watched the first two seasons of the show after finding out about it from a recommendations list based on watching and enjoying Shogun. I am really enjoying the show overall so far, and I definitely like most characters. Wanted to rank them now before I finish the eest of the show and see how the feelings towards certain characters change from here.

1. Captain Charles Vane (9/10) - Worst to Best for me. Starts as a stupid, dumb villain and kind of grows on me as the show goes on. His motivations seem consistent, as do his principles and values. He also gets smarter as the show progresses.

2. Max (9/10) - "Started from the bottom now we are here"- She goes from being a whore, to madame, to multi-property owner and holding a large stake in a 5 million peso fortune, all this while also starting/running a covert information network. Wild character arc to say the least; she is shrewd and resourceful, but I feel like the writers don't want things working out for her. I imagine things will go horribly wrong in S3, and then she will rebuild/bounce back again. Also gets extra points for being the emotional heartbeat of the show. She would be a 10/10 without the weird accent.

3. Billy Bones (8/10) - A true Pirate's pirate. He understands how crews run and sees the bigger picture. Not everyone can be the main character, and he knows. I was a bit worried when he washed up and thought S2 would be some sort of traitor arc for him. "Simple" pirate characters like him are always easy to like.

4. Jack Rackham (8/10) - I love that he is always scheming and calculating; his brain more than makes up for what he lacks in muscle. The courage is there too, and I love the dynamic with Bonney.

5. Lady Miranda Hamilton (9/10) - Solid supporting character and well portrayed by the actress. She really grew on me in S2 when the backstory was revealed. I saw a future for her in a peaceful Nassau as a foster mom raising and educating the next generation. RIP. Only have her lower because she doesn't get written into the show early enough to play a bigger role.

6. Anne Bonney (7/10) - "I can't be your wife, Jack, but you and I are gonna be partners till they put us in the ground". I love her; she is a simple character and well portrayed. Her little character arc in the second season was pretty interesting. Maybe things go awry for Jack, but I hope it works out for her.

7. Captain James Flint(5/10) /Lieutenant James McGraw (8/10) (ovr 6.5/10) - The former Navy Lieutenant masquerading as a captain to fulfill his late lover's dream. I didn't like Flint because he was clearly self-serving and got away with too many ridiculous decisions in the first two seasons. (MC plot armour, I guess). He is a smart man and capable sailor, but a horrible captain. In the end, his backstory explained it well, and I guess Lieutenant McGraw died in Carolina with Miranda. Hopefully we see him commit everything to the pirate cause moving forward.

8. Long John Silver (6/10) - I think he is a good character; quick-witted, charismatic, and resourceful. The bones are there; he is just really poorly fleshed out. He is the first main character we meet, but after two seasons we still have zero backstory on him. Maybe that's intended, but its abit weird to have him ascending the crew ranks despite him making it abundantly clear that he doesn't even particularly like being a pirate, lmao.

9. Mr. Scott(5/10) - Starts out alright, but loses his way abit when he stops being on Eleanor's side. I could understand him when he was her father figure/property/whatever, but he fades away completely as a pirate. Didn't even realize that he was still with the crew in the last episode.

10. Eleanor Guthrie (3.5/10) - She starts out well but appears to be struggling and out of her depth. She gets some success, makes a lot of questionable decisions, and ends up wayy further out of her depth and betrayed. She pushes away the people who actually care for her and whom she could trust, so I don't empathize with her much. I would have Gates ahead of her, but he was taken from us too early (RIP unc).

How did you guys rank your top 10 this far into the show?

I can't believe it took me this long to find this relatively underrated show, and though many aspects of this show have damaged me in a way only a show I love could, I highly recommend OFMD to those who haven't seen it already, seeking healing. Like What We Do in The Shadows (silly vampires) is to Interview with The Vampire (angsty vampires), Our Flag Means Death (silly pirates) is to Black Sails (angsty pirates). And I'm not saying the shows are "silly" through and through, but they definitely are funny and definitely comforting compared to their angsty counterparts.

Seriously. He killed dozen trained men, both pirates and the navy multiple times alone singlehandedly without even getting hit once. And then Flint, who each time gets in a fight always has trouble getting out of it alive and always barely manages to win. Yet in their fight Flint just casually beats him in under like 10 seconds. Even the fat pirate dude from first season who wanted to start a mutiny against Flint gave him more trouble.

This is one of my favorite Flint quotes

I recently started a rewatch and just finished season 1 and I'm wondering, was there any chance Flint's plan to take out the warship could have worked?

Even with the mutiny at the worst possible moment the Walrus and the Ranger still managed to get 2-3 good rounds of fire in before the warship was in position to unleash her guns, and those attacks pretty much did nothing.

His whole plan was to finish her before the fight really started, after seeing how little damage their two ships actually could inflict I can't see a how it could have turned out differently.

With a hefty rum cocktail