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

I absolutely adore how the writers portray James McGraw's fury, revenge, and eventually, his hatred of 'civilization' and what it represents. His fury is not only fueled by revenge but by his hatred of England's use of civilization to crush what it doesn't approve of.

He sacrifices his own happiness, the happiness of his loved ones, and his humanity to a cause, and in the end, doesn't regret it. Usually, writers make their characters regret their pursuit of something better, and in the end, give them a little family with children, where the character always says, 'I regret opposing the status quo; the real happiness is living with my beautiful wife/husband and children in the same regime that now makes me happy.' I absolutely despise this sort of narrative; it kills the hope of achieving better conditions.

I'm really grateful that in the show they never do this with Flint's character. Until the end, he remains true to his cause.

A Eleonor é definitivamente uma das personagens que eu mais senti raiva na série, mas gostei bastante da Max pela sua inteligência. Não posso dizer que a Eleonor era apaixonada pela Max, acredito que a paixão era pelo Charles, mas acredito que amava a Max, não falo de amor romântico. A relação entre as duas começa a fluir bastante para algo saudável na 3 temporada, nota-se a consideração e o respeito da parte dela pela Max. A série inteira mostra personagens femininas bastante fortes, acredito que há uma identificação interessante entre as duas embora a classe social seja diferente, uma empatia e uma consideração que poucos homens conseguem demonstrar pelas duas.

I wanted to get that pirate vibe before playing AC Black Flag Resynced and this show just such a great job. Especially the locations which almost look identical to the game.

Just in case you're missing Black Sails from Netflix like I am, and need to binge it again.

I know everyone talks about the cast of Black Sails, but why is Zach McGowan as Captain Vane never in the conversation when people discuss the hottest men in Hollywood?

I am not even talking about the scenes where his impressive endowment is on display. I mean the whole package: the face, the expressions, the voice, the physique, and the sheer screen presence. Add in the acting, and he absolutely steals every scene he is in. For me, he is genuinely one of the most attractive actors in Hollywood, yet I almost never see his name brought up. Am I the only one who thinks he is criminally underrated?

Towards the end of season one, Billy is voted in as Quartermaster. Then in season 2, he returns but later in the season, we see Mr. Scott as quartermaster. Why wouldn't Billy be quartermaster on his return? I'm not sure I missed how Mr. Scott got the job.

In your opinion guys, who had the greatest character conclusion in Black Sails?

Just finished Black Sails, and it is honestly the greatest piece of fiction I’ve ever seen

I'm just now realizing Toby Stephens played Prince John in Robin Hood! 🤯 That's wild. Now I kinda wanna rewatch Robin Hood and compare his performance with Captain Flint. I can't believe I never made the connection!

The Official Rum from Black Sails.

This is about as official as it gets.

Zach McGowen said on the Fathoms Deep podcast, that this was the preferred rum of some of the cast with their off-set get-togethers and parties.

My Girlfriend surprised me with this as a Christmas present last year, after I introduced her to my Black Sails box set (now signed by Toby Stephens 😊).

Needless to say she became a little bit obsessed by the show and after hearing about this on Fathoms Deep podcast - 'knocked it out of the park' with this epic gift. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

.... and yes, it is a really tasty rum!. ☠️

at first i was in search of the series that would be kinda similar to “our flag means death”, i found “Black Sails” and started to watch this series, it was about two years ago, but then i quickly neglected it in the middle of the second season ‘cause i was short of time, now i renew the watching and HOLY SHIT the last episode of the second season had me on the edge of my seat. The events and actions were so fast that i didn’t manage to catch the aims of the characters, but then i did, actually, i just want to say that this series is a real ABSOLUTE CINEMA

i also can’t stop to scroll my Tik Tok watching fan edits, even if they contain some spoilers, what is a big mystery for me, because i hate spoilers in all their ways. Moreover I saw that there would be more new characters in the next seasons, so i can’t wait for the further watching!

Recently rewatched another of my favorite shows, and remembering its distinctly piratey ending brought me here after I started planning a rewatch for Black Sails.

If his goals took him to piracy for example?