samedi 1 mars 2014

Black Sails: "VI." Review

Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow...


No, "VI." wasn't exactly the explosive adventure that last week's chapter was (although there was actually a very large explosion), but it kept the tension firm at hand while also giving us a whole new mystery regarding Flint - making us, the viewer, wonder if he can be trusted.


Now granted, we know he can't be trusted-trusted. Not really. As we saw him lie to his crew about having the schedule page in the very first episode. But we've come to accept that Flint makes judgment calls based on what he deems to be the common good. Or whenever he has to sell something to his crew that he knows they won't accept. But this time we didn't get to see what happened with Billy. And if Flint did, in fact, toss Billy overboard, then he's actually a much darker and complex character than we anticipated. Because, lying aside, we know (or knew) Flint to be a loyal man to his crew. Especially those in his inner circle. So now we have to reevaluate Flint, who quite possibly couldn't risk Billy going to the crew with the contents of Miranda's pardon letter. And therefore resorted to murder.


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