Jack Bauer 24 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Who was the girl on the ship in the beginning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallowKnight Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 He clearly got his degree in piracy from the Euron-Greyjoy-Batshit-Insane-University, Well, he did used to be a Viking. Overall a very good season opener and probably one of the best episodes of the show so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 One thing that does worry me is the total lack of buzz around this show. Like, I was browsing the net in search of a good review, but all the usual places I check out didn't have a review up. Which is a shame, given how good the premiere was. This show needs to be succesful in order to be good (bigger audience = more money for ship scenes), so I really hope people wake up and start watching it. That needs to be a thing ! :pirate: :cool4: ....at least the Dufresne recasts resemble each other...Yeah, I didn't even notice to be honest. So, job well done. And I love Professor McGonagall's son. He's great isn't he :) I always hoped he would do more things like this. He was one of the only good things about Die Another Day. Well, he did used to be a Viking.Ha, makes sense to cast one of them :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Who was the girl on the ship in the beginning?Isn't this supposed to be part of the mystery for the season? Is there a mystery for the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I watched the episode a second time (skipped past Bonney and Max) and it's just as good, if not better :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungGriff89 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Isn't this supposed to be part of the mystery for the season? Is there a mystery for the season? Not much of a spoiler since there's a preview on the Black Sails facebook page that tells us she's Abigail Ashe, the daughter of the governor of the Carolina colony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungGriff89 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'm really not looking forward to the development of Max's turn-every-other-woman-in-this-series-into-a-lesbian-power, I pray to god that the writers have something better in store than what they gave us last year. Those two are easily the weakest part of this ensemble. I've been reading up on the real pirates the show portrays and I have a feeling they're setting Max up to take a similar role as Mary Read, a real female pirate who sailed with Calico Jack Rackham and Anne Bonny, and was also a lover to both. Max isn't a pirate obviously but she doesn't have to be to be. The show isn't getting any points for historical accuracy, anyway. Last season Vane's encounter with Albinus (the slaver) was supposed to be a version of Vane's real encounter with Edward Teach (Blackbeard). Historically Vane approached Blackbeard after he was removed from the Ranger and Rackham was named Captain in his place. Blackbeard refuses to give up slaving to sail with Vane after he was relieved of his duties as Captain aboard the Ranger so Vane took another avenue to regain his captaincy. Didn't fight Blackbeard to steal his slaves or kill him though, that's where the fictional portion comes in. Before both of those events happened however Vane controlled the fort in Nassau for some time, the show has Vane having this encounter before taking the fort. I have a feeling the show will probably have Vane settle his issues with Rackham and get a new ship once England starts becoming a little more hostile towards piracy and pays Nassau a visit. Maybe this season towards the end or maybe a later season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 YG89: As to Max, that was my thought as well. They need to have that aspect of the story actually go some where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairparavel Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'm wondering if the flashback scene when Flint meets Mrs Barlow and her husband is a foreshadowing of his fate: ie he is hanged for piracyI know nothing of the lore or Treasure Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I've been reading up on the real pirates the show portrays and I have a feeling they're setting Max up to take a similar role as Mary Read, a real female pirate who sailed with Calico Jack Rackham and Anne Bonny, and was also a lover to both. Max isn't a pirate obviously but she doesn't have to be to be. The show isn't getting any points for historical accuracy, anyway. Last season Vane's encounter with Albinus (the slaver) was supposed to be a version of Vane's real encounter with Edward Teach (Blackbeard). Historically Vane approached Blackbeard after he was removed from the Ranger and Rackham was named Captain in his place. Blackbeard refuses to give up slaving to sail with Vane after he was relieved of his duties as Captain aboard the Ranger so Vane took another avenue to regain his captaincy. Didn't fight Blackbeard to steal his slaves or kill him though, that's where the fictional portion comes in. Before both of those events happened however Vane controlled the fort in Nassau for some time, the show has Vane having this encounter before taking the fort. I have a feeling the show will probably have Vane settle his issues with Rackham and get a new ship once England starts becoming a little more hostile towards piracy and pays Nassau a visit. Maybe this season towards the end or maybe a later season. Many apologies -- I quoted the wrong quote, unintentionally. Well, at least one of the writers is a lesbian so . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairparavel Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Many apologies -- I quoted the wrong quote, unintentionally. Well, at least one of the writers is a lesbian so . . . .I'm not sure what your point is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Good episode and nice to see the second series start strongly. I'm surprised that GoT is such a big television phenomenon compared to this. The difference in media coverage and popular awareness seems disproportional. I agree that Silver has come along really well and he and Flint make for a strong core. But there are two few prominent characters now in the rest of the crew after the two significant deaths on this voyage. Dufresne is a good character but perhaps other crew members will be developed now to round things out. The Nassau characters and storyline are a bit weak but here's hoping they improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bauer 24 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Good episode and nice to see the second series start strongly. I'm surprised that GoT is such a big television phenomenon compared to this. The difference in media coverage and popular awareness seems disproportional.What's so surprising about it? GoT is based on a popular book series and produced by HBO and has much more popular talent to its credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Dufresne had been played by actor Jannes Eiselen throughout the first season of the show, but sadly he was diagnosed with brain cancer before he was able to begin filming the second season. He was replaced starting in this episode by actor Roland Reed.Shit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Shit... That's unfortunate. I hope he survives the ordeal and gets back into acting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Sigil Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 That is sad news about Eiselen indeed... I wonder how true to Treasure island they'll be... the gold on the beach is a big piece of that puzzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallowKnight Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Shit... Ah, that's terrible. I though Eiselen was pretty great in the first season and it's too bad that he couldn't continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 That is sad news about Eiselen indeed... I wonder how true to Treasure island they'll be... the gold on the beach is a big piece of that puzzle.I'm likely misremembering, but isn't Billy Bones important to Treasure Island? Seems like they've made a bit of a change already... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairparavel Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I suspect Billy will reappear. Perhaps as a prisoner or member of another crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I suspect Billy will reappear. Perhaps as a prisoner or member of another crew.I wondered about that, and I realize it's only 9 episodes so far, but it seemed like something that should have happened already... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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