s k The first season of Black Sails was rip-roaring ribaldry at its best. Pirates and whores and outcasts and opportunists. It flowed, was interesting and entertaining, and while not superb, it was good enough. Season 2 seemed to follow pretty much along the same lines, but things were already beginning to slip. Then, in Season 3, everything came to an unceremonious screeching halt. From that point on this show seemed to have a monopoly on LONG, and I mean LONG, boring monologues. Whether it was Flint, Eleanor, Rackham, Silver, Max, Rogers, Teach, Madi, Madi's mother...you name it...they ALL got into the act with some of THE WORST never-ending droning speeches I've ever heard. It became a silly, boring soap opera, as other reviewers have already pointed out. It began to take itself WAY too seriously, instead of persisting as just a raunchy cornucopia of pirates, whores, and seedy politicians. The acting was, for the most part, solid. But the little-girl voice of Max really began to grate on my nerves after a while. And even Eleanor's character portrayal wore thin by the time the series wrapped itself up. Flint and Silver were top notch, as was Teach. Jack was just a tick below the rest, although he was solid. The scenery was captivating, and the ships and fight scenes were well done. And there were some nice twists along the way. But instead of getting better and better, this show ended up drowning deep down in the ocean, right alongside Davy Jones' locker. The one thing it did mange to do was drive home the point that the real barbarians were not the pirates, but rather, the English imperialist colonizers.

elyon_frost I will start with what's most important to me: the show isn't cancelled or one of those "It was good when it started...but..." creations we often see. Not only it has an ending, it has, in my opinion a pretty good one, trying up all lose ends. Nothing seems rushed, forced or out of nowhere. Every death in the series (As far as I remember) seems planned out and is treated with respect, so much so, it's hard to e mad someone is dying. The characters, being quite a lot of them, are well developed and their actions are explained and understandable - there are no villains, just people who want different things and change sides constantly to get them. It's pretty much everything one would want from a pirate story. Needless to say the show looks beautiful - one look at the trailer can tell you this much. The actors are great, it has a surprisingly realistic tone and a very interesting story, although it takes about half a season for the plot to kick in, as the beginning of the series is more about who is who, who they hate and what they want. It's rare to see a series so well executed from start to finish, without any behind the scenes problems becoming apparent in it's quality. It's definitely worth a watch even if you are not into pirate stories in particular.

radoskeravica This show is absolutely amazing...good cast, good costumes, good scenario...it has everything

tranat71 I've watched so many TV series. And Black Sails is among th best when compared to Gane of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Westworld, Outlander, etc.The acting is top notch.The directing is top notch.The character development, especially of Captain Flint and Long John Silver, is top notch.The only negative thing I could say about Black Sails is that there are only 4 seasons, and I wish there are 30 seasons of it. That is how awesome this series is. Black Sails makes the Pirates of the Caribbean movies look like preschool cartoons. Black Sails is unequivocally among the best TV series.