Spoiler warning for the story of Treasure Island!

Before moving on to season 2, we take a deep dive into the themes and characters of Treasure Island from the POV of a first time viewer. If you are watching Black Sails with no knowledge of Treasure Island and want to keep it that way, skip this one.

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We discuss the epic season one finale with our friend and treasure island expert Ned. We talk about the fate of Gates and Flint's relationship, the season one arcs of Eleanor and Max, and who John Silver is revealing himself to really be.

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Flint's mission gains clarity as everything else starts to crumble. We talk about Randall v Silver, the ramifications of last episode on Gates and the crew, and Vane's rebirth.

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Billy goes overboard, but we still love Flint. Eleanor and Anne oversee a mafia style execution. We talk about the nature of truth as dictated by the pirate leaders, how awesome Anne is, and more.

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Eleanor takes a huge step to strike out on her own while the pirates are finally at sea! We talk about the theatrics and horrors of this battle, Ann's approach to bulls$%t, and Eleanor's profound power over the island.

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The pirates take a break from Nassau to do their chores under Billy's leadership, and tensions escalate. We talk about Eleanor's plan to secure guns for the pirates, Flint's decision to act on Silver's words, and the inevitability of these stories. Also, Betsy's star turn.

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We learn more about the "witch" who has a spell on Flint, Jack's plan to get back in with his crew, and how much power Eleanor really has. We also talk about the types of love we see between characters, pirate accords, and the roles of leadership inside a pirate crew.

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We discuss episode two, where things get more political and more… domestic? Eleanor and Max reach a critical impasse. Silver continues to improvise. Chelsea and Louis contemplate questions like “Why would a pirate want or bury treasure?” “Why does our big bad pirate have a house?” “What or who is this all really for?”

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We're ready to talk about the very first episode of the series. Which characters get great introductions, which ones not so much? What war is Flint talking about? Why does that awful "blackbeard" scene exist? Why does John Silver have TWO legs?!

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We explain why we love Black Sails and think you might, too.

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