Black Sails has been one of the most entertaining shows, I've had the pleasure of watching. As the Season Finale approached, there were a lot of questions that needed answers and a lot of plot-lines that needed to reach conclusion. Some of them were answered, most characters reached a good conclusion, however I felt a bit disappointed about a lot of aspects.
Captain Flint, a fictionalized character ever-present in "Treasure Island", show-runners decided to give him a new take. Out of nowhere, in a matter of a single episode in Season 2, Captain Flint came out as a gay/bi-sexual, with a "special" relationship with Thomas Hamilton. Gone are the days when two men could have something more than friendship and not sexual. Relationships like mentor-understudy, visionary-follower, teacher-student, and leader-supporters etc. are a thing of the past.
In Season 3, Captain Flint forgets about Thomas Hamilton entirely and is instead romantically and spiritually involved with Miranda Barlow. She becomes the vision of his dreams, guiding him to a path. Her untimely death shatters Captain Flint and turns him into a rage filled maniac, whose sole purpose is to start a war with England.
Then comes the Season Finale and by some miracle Thomas Hamilton is still alive and Captain embraces him with open arms and locked lips. The show-runners themselves seem to confused about Captain Flint's sexuality. In Season 1, he is straight and having sexual relationship with Miranda Barlow. In Season 2, all of a sudden Flint is revealed as a lover of Thomas Hamilton. In Season 3, Flint reverts to his romance with Barlow woman and reiterates how she completes him. Finally, in the Series Finale, Flint turns gay again. Make up your mind already! Don't hold anything against Gay/Lesbian leading characters but at least there should be an indication and not sudden bombshells.
On a different note, Max is one of the most annoying characters ever. For some reason, the show-runners decided to make her the center of Series Universe. It would've been more appropriate to cast someone whose accent sounds natural and convincing.
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