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- Starz
- Jan 24, 2015
- Starz
- Jan 24, 2015
Summary Created by creator Jonathan Steinberg as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island set in 1715, pirate Captain Flint (Toby Stephens) and his crew prepare to fight the British Royal Navy over New Providence Island with the help of Eleanor Guthrie (Hannah New), a daughter of a local smuggling kingpin.
Created By: Robert Levine, Jonathan E. Steinberg
- Starz
- Jan 24, 2015
- Starz
- Jan 24, 2015
Black Sails
Season 2
Season Premiere: Jan 24, 2015
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Available after 4 critic reviews
6.0
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Summary Created by creator Jonathan Steinberg as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island set in 1715, pirate Captain Flint (Toby Stephens) and his crew prepare to fight the British Royal Navy over New Providence Island with the help of Eleanor Guthrie (Hannah New), a daughter of a local smuggling kingpin.
Created By: Robert Levine, Jonathan E. Steinberg
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The stories are intricate enough to hold attention, but not too intricate. The action, which always supersedes the chatter, is the thing, and here it's something to see indeed.
Starz, though, knows the formula for these costume-heavy action dramas from experience with shows like “Spartacus” and “Camelot.” And that formula is executed with particular skill in Black Sails, thanks to some strong performances and an exploration of the consequences of greed that could have come out of modern-day Wall Street.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 204 User Ratings
6.0
61% Positive
125 Ratings
125 Ratings
4% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
35% Negative
71 Ratings
71 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 204 User Ratings
6.0
61% Positive
125 Ratings
125 Ratings
4% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
35% Negative
71 Ratings
71 Ratings
The appeal of Starz's pirate drama in the season 2 premiere remains just that: pirates. But on land, when the show switches from the quest for one booty to another altogether, things get a bit wobbly, with romantic entanglements that fail to match the intrigue on the high seas. [23 Jan 2015, p.71]
OMFG I just finished watching S2 of Black Sails on Blu-ray after buying it just the other day when it came out. I Binge-watched it straight through and it was 100 times better then S1 and I loved S1 so without further ado here is my review. I will start with the story which was extremely well derived from the finale of S1. I will say this much without spoilers and that is that it takes place immediately after S1 with Flint stuck on the island and trying to get back home. I mean there are a ton of other story threads which I will not divulge lest I ruin some bit of the story but needless to say it's Excellent. I will now move onto the cinematography and sound which were both Superb. I honestly didn't think they could top S1 but I was so wrong and it was captured beautifully and it was nice to see different scenery. I will now move onto the acting which again is flawless. I mean every actor and actress brought there A game to the second season. The new actors all did extremely well and the villain was quite adept to terrify anyone and everyone. I will now move onto the action which again I didn't think could top S1 and yet again I was wrong. The action was unparalleled to any show I have seen of late being when the action did come to fruition. I mean it was brutal and visceral just like in S1 but amped up fifty fold. I mean I watch a ton of shows including GOT and The 100 and etc and those shows are all Phenomenal as well but the contrived setting and knowing that these characters existed in reality also makes it that much more plausible and scary so to speak. I will finish by saying that if you have not watched this show then you need to drop whatever show you're watching right now and watch this series. I mean the production value and acting and everything else involved in the making of this series is unprecedented. I guarantee that you will not be disappointed. I will finish with this and that is that S1 is light on the background story but S2 more then makes up for that with there flashback scenes which draw you even more into certain characters pasts and in turn help you care about them and also help you to relate to them in a manner of speaking. Thanks again for your time and I hope you enjoy this show. Take Care. I can't wait for S3 this coming January and then S4 afterwards.
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SEASON 2
I loved the first season, I loved the series and It was getting interesting until the 5th episode.
The **** romantic scene caught me off guard, and made me stare stupidly at the screen for a couple of seconds with a twisted look that anyone close to me would have laughed at. It made me mad, not only because I realized I was going to feel disconnected from the main character and that his "manly" attitude was the facade of a man hurt not only in his ass but on his heart as well by a man. The thing that made me mad is the idea of shoving down our throats **** like we should be forced to like it, I don't care about what **** people do, but I definetly don't want **** everyday on my soup either like we are getting nowadays, **** here, lesbian there, ya-da ya-da ya-da. Im full of this "like what we like, accept what we accept" it makes me think of a **** ideology the other way around.
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SEASON 2
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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SEASON 2