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Black Sails

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Starz | Season Premiere Date: January 23, 2016

Starring: Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Luke Roberts, Toby Stephens

Summary: After the burning of Charles Town, the people are fearful of the wrath of Captain Flint and John Silver may be the only one who can pull him from the darkness. In Nassau, Jack Rackham and Captain Charles Vane cross paths with a returning Edward Teach (Ray Stevenson).

Creator: Jonathan Steinberg

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure

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Season 3 Episodes

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S3:E10. XXVIII
Air Date: March 26, 2016
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S3:E9. XXVII
Air Date: March 19, 2016
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S3:E8. XXVI
Air Date: March 12, 2016

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weirdcryo

Mar 26, 2016

Episode 10 it's the best thing I've ever seen in my whole life. I always say that one good episode doesn't compensate for lot of bad ones and you can say what ever you want about black sails but what this episode managed it's worth any flaw you can find in this show and more.

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Kimharvest

Jan 31, 2016

Black Sails has been a joy for me to watch. Season 3 is proving to be a continuation of surprises and excitement. Just when the power mongers juxapositioning seems dead-on full, a trump card is introduced in the presence of Blackbeard! Edward Teach will school all! The first and secondBlack Sails has been a joy for me to watch. Season 3 is proving to be a continuation of surprises and excitement. Just when the power mongers juxapositioning seems dead-on full, a trump card is introduced in the presence of Blackbeard! Edward Teach will school all! The first and second episode is foreboding and includes a ship to ship race into a raging storm with great spellbinding shots! People, let go of your petty criticisms and sit back and enjoy. No distant past can be recreated exactly. Rid the world of professional critics! Is there no sense of wonder left in your souls? Your opinions are frankly moot to the rest of us humans. A few years ago, I caught a pirate exhibition at the Denver Museum and this show exemplifies the attainment towards democracy and equality between races that in reality was true. Black Sails is an interesting study of powerful wills, desires and dreams with flaws on every side. Then again, were the pirates any worse than the powerful heads of State? A good lesson to observe during an election year in the US. Beware of agendas! Beware of power! Beware and learn from the past. Great excuse to look up some history and learn. I wonder; who are the pirates of today?… Expand

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argorius

Jan 26, 2016

Season 3 starts on fire with a new action oriented approach. While Season 1 left you wondering where are the exciting ship battles, Season 3 makes up for it by solidifying 3 characters as fierce Pirate Captains and throwing someone else in the mix that blew my mind and has me looking forwardSeason 3 starts on fire with a new action oriented approach. While Season 1 left you wondering where are the exciting ship battles, Season 3 makes up for it by solidifying 3 characters as fierce Pirate Captains and throwing someone else in the mix that blew my mind and has me looking forward to a fun new season of Black Sails.… Expand

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ahnehnois

Mar 21, 2017

Anyone claiming this show doesn't have enough action clearly did not stick around for the end. This season starts off slow, but ends triumphantly, with several brilliant and impactful action set pieces, and a strong course set for next season.

The season struggles to involve all itsAnyone claiming this show doesn't have enough action clearly did not stick around for the end. This season starts off slow, but ends triumphantly, with several brilliant and impactful action set pieces, and a strong course set for next season.

The season struggles to involve all its characters, and the writing is particularly bad for the show's female characters; Eleanor is awkwardly thrust into a new role dripping in dramatic conceit, while Max has gone from a fairly interesting prostitute to a dull politician spouting fake wisdom that was never earned. Blackbeard is not terrible, but not a classic character either, and his beard isn't even that black. Rackham and Vane phase in and out of the show.

But these losses are not for naught, as new elements are introduced, including a British occupation, and a group of escaped slaves. Finally, the show puts some focus on its African side, though Hakeem Kae-Kazim remains sadly underused. The Maroons, though intriguing, are not fully developed, and really deserve their own show as interesting figures in history (and if Starz ever gets it in their head to make that show, I'll watch it).

All this being said, the show's heart is the relationship between John Silver and Captain Flint, and that remains solidly in focus from the beginning of the season to the end. After all, we all know Treasure Island is where this is ultimately going, and the show, despite its occasional flaws, captures the mix of history and fiction that made the novel a classic, and is setting up a fantastic line into that story. The Silver-Flint relationship produces the show's best dialogue and its best acting (previously unknown Luke Arnold surely will have no trouble finding work once Black Sails is done).

Combine it all together and you've got a show with an enticing mix of politics, action, and pulp. The occasional misstep in writing keeps it from being truly great, but it is a really good TV show about pirates. How long has the world waited for that?… Expand

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CriticOfNow2

Mar 9, 2016

All they do is talk, and talk, and talk. Lot's of plotting, or scheming, or maneuvering and very little action. What kind of a pirate show is this? Where's the plundering and attacking and stealing? Where are the cannons and the sea battles? Where are the fights and the gratuitous, merkinedAll they do is talk, and talk, and talk. Lot's of plotting, or scheming, or maneuvering and very little action. What kind of a pirate show is this? Where's the plundering and attacking and stealing? Where are the cannons and the sea battles? Where are the fights and the gratuitous, merkined sex scenes?

This show has become incredibly watered down so far this season. All the male characters are tucking tail and running, or constantly second guessing themselves, leaving the females as the only ones with any balls, so to speak. Even previous bad asses like Vane have been neutered this season. And Blackbeard has been a total disappointment. If there's any pirate who you'd expect would be all about the brutal force and action, it's that guy. They did a fine job of introducing him, but then later he became just as pensive and chatty as the rest of them.

I'm getting to the point where I'm not even watching it now until I hear a gun shot or something other than endless conversation threatening to put me to sleep.… Expand

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Superposition

Nov 26, 2016

I feel like this show is trying to be Game of Thrones with pirates. But it moves sooo slowly! Also, everything is a twist. It's always like this so we just learn to expect that the 'plans' that have been laid out in the dialog won't happen as discussed. Also, every main character isI feel like this show is trying to be Game of Thrones with pirates. But it moves sooo slowly! Also, everything is a twist. It's always like this so we just learn to expect that the 'plans' that have been laid out in the dialog won't happen as discussed. Also, every main character is similar in the way that they strive towards grand ambitions. Where are the characters that don't give a **** The ones with plans beyond grand schemes? Everything is a slow and tedious grand scheme with a 'surprise' twist. There really isn't much character to the characters. It seems like the TV producer's goal was to just stretch out each season and the show for as long as possible and to achieve this we are given a snails pace where little happens each episode and where schemes and plot twists take precedence over genuine characters.… Expand

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JSmithQuinn

Dec 8, 2016

Season 1 & 2 were awesome. There was a battle every episode and no drama. Season 3 is more like a soap than the show I started watching. 99% of the scenes in season 3 are people talking. the show has turned into desperate housewives not Black sails. You can't even tell who the bad guys areSeason 1 & 2 were awesome. There was a battle every episode and no drama. Season 3 is more like a soap than the show I started watching. 99% of the scenes in season 3 are people talking. the show has turned into desperate housewives not Black sails. You can't even tell who the bad guys are anymore, they keep changing back and forth like every other show now on TV. That doesn't make a good show it's just lazy writing.

I can't even bring myself to finish this show. I'm changing the channel.

This show started out as a 10 and has fallen to a 1 star so quick...… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: January 29, 2017
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: January 23, 2016
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  S3:E10. XXVIII
  Air Date: March 26, 2016
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  S3:E9. XXVII
  Air Date: March 19, 2016
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  S3:E8. XXVI
  Air Date: March 12, 2016
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  S3:E7. XXV
  Air Date: March 5, 2016
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  S3:E6. XXIV
  Air Date: February 27, 2016
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  S3:E5. XXIII
  Air Date: February 20, 2016
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  S3:E4. XXII
  Air Date: February 13, 2016
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  S3:E3. XXI
  Air Date: February 6, 2016
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  S3:E2. XX
  Air Date: January 30, 2016
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  S3:E1. XIX
  Air Date: January 23, 2016
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 24, 2015
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 25, 2014