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2015/01/20 18:34:08
Subject: Black Sails Season 2. (Jan 24) (There be spoilers, matey's!)
I was pleasantly surprised with season 1. I may rewatch the first season to get refreshed on what was going on. Its already been renewed for Season 3, so I'm sure this will end with a cliffhanger as well.
Trailer:
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I only just caught onto this, but damn its good. I'd like to see where they take the plot and how long they string it out before we get to the whole Pirate King arc. ...If such a thing occurs I mean and it doesn't all go to pot for the guy. Ah, I mean we know it'll end bad given the books, but the circumstances haven't been lain out (ie doesn't it go well for him for a while first, or does it just all go down hill immediately. ...Or is the question even if what's said in the book is true at all). In any case from the series that I watched last year this one certainly has me hooked.
* Edit: Damn that was such an unintentional lame pun at the end there.
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Spanish Warship.....actual real looking pirate fights.....they are going to clean that beach up
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HOLY CRAP AN ACTUAL TV SHOW ABOUT PIRATES!what channel is it on and who Do I throw money at?
Kote!
Kandosii sa ka'rte, vode an.
Coruscanta a'den mhi, vode an.
Bal kote,Darasuum kote,
Jorso'ran kando a tome.
Sa kyr'am nau tracyn kad vode an.
Bal...
Motir ca'tra nau tracinya.
Gra'tua cuun hett su dralshy'a.
Aruetyc talyc runi'la trattok'a.
Sa kyr'am nau tracyn kad, vode an!
Same station that originally ran the 100% historically accurate docudrama Spartacus.
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Ouze wrote: Oh, Spartacus - the show that made me love Lucy Lawless.
You didn't love Lucy Lawless before Spartacus? Not a Xena: Warrior Princess fan?
And seeing that image for the first episode posted by Wyrm makes me miss Billy :(
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"Tell your gods we are coming for them, and that their realms will burn as ours did." -Thostos Bladestorm
Ouze wrote: Oh, Spartacus - the show that made me love Lucy Lawless.
You didn't love Lucy Lawless before Spartacus? Not a Xena: Warrior Princess fan?
And seeing that image for the first episode posted by Wyrm makes me miss Billy :(
* spoiler *
He'll be back, well at least he turns up in the book and he was a good enough character that I'd hate to see him wasted. Then again another prominent character died in the last episode which was a real shame.
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Ouze wrote: Oh, Spartacus - the show that made me love Lucy Lawless.
You didn't love Lucy Lawless before Spartacus? Not a Xena: Warrior Princess fan?
And seeing that image for the first episode posted by Wyrm makes me miss Billy :(
* spoiler *
He'll be back, well at least he turns up in the book and he was a good enough character that I'd hate to see him wasted. Then again another prominent character died in the last episode which was a real shame.
Ya, I talked about how Billy would be back in the Season 1 thread. Its still real to me, damn it!
"Sometimes the only victory possible is to keep your opponent from winning." - The Emperor, from The Outcast Dead.
"Tell your gods we are coming for them, and that their realms will burn as ours did." -Thostos Bladestorm
Spoiler the parts from a book written in the 1880's? Or the show?
Edit: I changed thread title, and will try to spoiler tag stuff in the future.
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"Tell your gods we are coming for them, and that their realms will burn as ours did." -Thostos Bladestorm
2015/01/21 17:06:47
Subject: Black Sails Season 2. (Jan 24) (There be spoilers, matey's!)
So far I'm hoping that they take the route of following the book in spirit, but changing things on technicalities. As in say how the good old captain apparently drunk himself to death. I'd like to think the series will handle that by having that being a lie (having had all the power, but doing what Mr Gates said in the finale, giving it all up and living with his lover), or rather he does drink himself to death, but only after a truly epic rise to power, and eventual fall which leads to suicidal depression (he's a determinator, but what happens when there really is nowhere else to go for once?). Overall as long as by the end Flint's been the Pirate King (I'm assuming that's the series' interpretation of him being the most feared pirate ever as the book puts it), Long John done his betrayal (or he gets the power by Flint just giving it to him after Flint's downfall), the treasure has to be hidden away for whatever reason (perhaps Flint doing that to keep it away from Long John, I can't remember the exact circumstances) and Billy Bones crops back up in time for Flint to tell him where the treasure is (be it directly or not) I'll be more than happy.
I've powered through a lot of series lately (blame exam leave) and I can say that Black Sails had to be one of the most engrossing, be it through just the general setting, or some rather enjoyable characters. I don't know you but I'm all for seeing a rise of Captain Rackam arc.
2015/01/25 04:50:33
Subject: Re:Black Sails Season 2. (Jan 24) (There be spoilers, matey's!)
Decent episode, expected a bit more for the premiere though.
Spoiler:
John Silver is such a fun character, the banter between him and Captain Flint is always fun. The new pirate captain at the very beginning is pretty disturbing, going to be fun seeing him interact with the rest. Wonder who that sick girl was...
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2015/01/26 13:08:01
Subject: Re:Black Sails Season 2. (Jan 24) (There be spoilers, matey's!)
Silver cracks me up and the new Captain that was introduced is I believe the introduction of
Spoiler:
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2015/01/26 13:38:51
Subject: Re:Black Sails Season 2. (Jan 24) (There be spoilers, matey's!)
I was pretty happy with the premiere - good action, snappy dialogue. I think it's one of my favorite shows, although I am not a huge fan of John Silver.
I am enjoying the development of Anne Bonny's character beyond "surly and violent".
New captain seems intriguing.
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2015/01/29 10:24:23
Subject: Re:Black Sails Season 2. (Jan 24) (There be spoilers, matey's!)
Great 2nd season premiere episode. Handles the cliff hanger well and in a believable way. Flint is the "man with a plan," although he can be his own worst enemy as we have seen. Loved the part where Silver is going for the "bauble" and the schools Flint on why. Having the episode's ending play out in later ones should prove interesting.
Very enjoyable as always.
Such watchable characters and it has great pacing, just keeps ticking along, none of this overly dramatic, drawn out crap you sometimes see.
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2015/02/01 05:08:42
Subject: Re:Black Sails Season 2. (Jan 24) (There be spoilers, matey's!)
Episode 2. Things moved alot faster than I thought, some highlights:
Spoiler:
BILLY!!!!
Ned Lowe is a baaaad bad dude. Poor Mister Meeks, I liked him because he reminded me of Nathan Fillion.
Flint has got his ship back. Loved how Silver got his place back in the crew
Captain Jack Rackham!
Don't much care for the Downtown Abbey flashbacks.
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2015/02/01 06:15:21
Subject: Black Sails Season 2. (Jan 24) (There be spoilers, matey's!)
I think it was more remorse, as he genuinely cared for Anne Bonney and/or the gravity and seriousness of the plan he had just concocted. We'll see I guess.
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2015/02/07 00:15:59
Subject: Re:Black Sails Season 2. (Jan 24) (There be spoilers, matey's!)
The new pirate captain is Ned Lowe, one of the most vicious pirates of his age(as you can tell). It'll be interesting to see how they deal with him, as historically there isn't anything concrete about his final fate.
And yeah, I loved the "Piracy for Dummies" commentary that Flint gave.
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2015/02/07 08:51:13
Subject: Re:Black Sails Season 2. (Jan 24) (There be spoilers, matey's!)
Rackham does seem to genuinely care for Anne. Probably decided it was better to "share" her than not have her at all. He also said that all he ever wanted for her was that she be happy.
Maybe with his ever planning mind he decided in the occasional romp with a gal made her happy then he would accept it. The times being what they were back then this seems plausable, to me at least.
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2015/02/08 03:09:32
Subject: Re:Black Sails Season 2. (Jan 24) (There be spoilers, matey's!)
The fate of Lowe is known now... I expected him to be the villian of this season, but it seems the writers are focused on the struggles for the Urca de Lima. I like that. They could've easily went the route of "Pirate of the month" and made it a different kind of show, but the goal is the same now as it was in the very first episode.
Rackham got his reputation back, and some extra... booty. Score!
Love how Flint manipulates his crew, although I don't care for his quartermaster and hope he finds an end somewhere. I think all of the crew that tried to stop him during the aborted attack on the Urca will get some revenge pie served.
"Sometimes the only victory possible is to keep your opponent from winning." - The Emperor, from The Outcast Dead.
"Tell your gods we are coming for them, and that their realms will burn as ours did." -Thostos Bladestorm
Handles the cliff hanger well and in a believable way. Flint is the "man with a plan," although he can be his own worst enemy as we have seen. Loved the part where Silver is going for the "bauble" and the schools Flint on why. 
Having the episode's ending play out in later ones should prove interesting.
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