Black Sails (2014)
expresso 1 points 2 years ago*.

I likes me a good mizzenmast in midsummer…it’s pirate time. It’s hard to take well-known historical characters and material and make it fresh and alive - they made a wise choice creating stories that run parallel to pirate canon and historical events, and that lets them deeply develop the characters. Many of the cast were little-known standout actors who made their bones on this show and Toby Stephens is the ex boyfriend who comes slinking around every summer that I can’t quit, dammit. Best high seas battles on TV, beautifully shot, Bear Grylls score, prestige television that doesn’t act like it and that’s refreshing. First couple of eps are slow, stick with it. It just keeps getting better from there. In my top ten series of all time.