Black Sails

:

Season 4
  • Network: Starz
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 25, 2014
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 62 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 62
  3. Negative: 14 out of 62
Watch Now

Where To Watch

Stream On
Buy on
Stream On
Stream On
Stream On
Expand

Review this tv show

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling

User Reviews

view
per page
  1. weirdcryo
    Feb 20, 2017
    3
    I loved season 2 and 3, Black Sails is probably one of my favourite things I've ever seen but this season makes me laugh at times of how bad it is, there is no coherence in the way a lot of plots develop, characters change their mind in the most implausible way just to create drama or a new twist.
    Silver trying to intimidate Billy is stupid at best considering how their relationship is    I loved season 2 and 3, Black Sails is probably one of my favourite things I've ever seen but this season makes me laugh at times of how bad it is, there is no coherence in the way a lot of plots develop, characters change their mind in the most implausible way just to create drama or a new twist.
    Silver trying to intimidate Billy is stupid at best considering how their relationship is and how Silver's character was until this season. I understand that a lot of time passed but it's really out of character even if he is taking Blackbeard's old place he isn't him.

    Eleanor and Max really bored me this season, their plots and dialogue are the worst and out of context with everything else.

    I don't know if it is because is the last season but the writing is at its worst.    … Expand
  2. JorgeLestre
    Jan 31, 2017
    3
    I'm sorry to all 'Black Sails' fans but I think that pirates with master's degrees in strategy, sailing and politics aren't too believable and entertaining. This is a case where clichés may well bring the amount of adventure needed for the high-costly series instead of trying to make them sound like the most intelligent people of the world.
  3. HighPlains
    Jun 5, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show really jumped the shark after season 2. Charles Vane was by far the most interesting and compelling character on the show. Killing him was a disaster. Eleanor became so preachy and whiny that I was overjoyed to see her arrested and shipped off to London. Season 4 was a complete dumpster fire, only because we all remember the stories of how pirates spent all of their spare time crusading against the evils of slavery, fighting to free the slaves of the West Indies, and only taking time off from their Social Justice endeavors to explore their newly discovered homosexuality. Thank you liberals for once again proving that you can destroy anything you touch, including what should have been low hanging fruit in a good old fashioned pirate tale! ; - )… Expand

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
tbd

No score yet - based on 3 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Los Angeles Daily News
    Reviewed by: Rob Lowman
    Feb 1, 2017
    80
    There are enough pieces in place that should make final season of Black Sails a shiver-me-timbers fun ride.
    Read full review
  2. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Jan 27, 2017
    83
    In this, the last 10 episodes, the drama detonates long-standing alliances and brings to the fore grudges with lethal consequences. ... The premiere Sunday features three set pieces that are brilliant and terrifying.
    Read full review
  3. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Edward Love
    Jan 23, 2017
    50
    Black Sails plays more like a courtroom drama than a jaunt on the high seas. It’s maddeningly earnest, stripped bare of personality and stuffed with dialogue that falls flat.
    Read full review