Black Sails is a prequel to Treasure Island, with the main focus being on Captain Flint, and it is one of the most amazing shows I have ever had the pleasure of watching. It’s well researched, it’s got a racially diverse cast, amazing female characters that have so much agency, LGBTQ characters that are integral to the plot and that are treated with respect, and polyamorous relationships that are given the same weight as hetero, bi, and gay relationships on the show. The dialogue is amazing, the framing of the shots is beautiful – plainly put, if you’re not watching it already, please, please go do it. I will give one caveat – there is a storyline in the first season that is centered around some thankfully non-graphic sexual assault, but if you watch to season two, things get infinitely better and stay better, not only for that character, but just in general.
So what is Black Sails and should I watch it?
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