STARZ - Black Sails Discussion

I won't be able to add much to the discussion - I watched the first...4, maybe 5 episodes (and then the streaming service that had it here lost the rights). It was definitely a 'peak TV' show, though, from what I saw. Definitely well done and enjoyable.

I didn't know it had moved to Netflix, will check it out to see if the New Zealand version has it (apparently our Netflix is the worst )

Never watched her in anything other than this. I remember being really impressed with her acting and character arc in the first season, and then finding her more and more tiresome as time went on and her scenes mostly just ended up being about her womansplaining the reality of whorecraft and economics with ridiculously long-winded and roundabout speech patterns which sometimes worked and often didn't.

And then there are the ever-present pulsating cleavages, which was just a weird choice for the show. Stuffing most of the female actresses into tight corsets made some sense for the setting, but telling them all to look like they're hyperventilating while performing their lines? 

She's still cool, though. They all are, in their own ways.

I'd encourage anyone who tried it and struggled with the first few episodes to muscle through. There's a lot of overly complicated Nassau politicking in the early first season with unfamiliar names and dynamics being thrown all over the place, and it rather tanks the show's momentum. The characters get more distinct and individual storylines from about episode 5 and onwards, and it really helps shape up the narrative. Episode 7 and 8 are some of my favorite television episodes of all time, and from there it's pure brilliance. 

It's not the kind of show you binge more than four episodes of at a time though. 

yes, yes she is......Aaaannndd, she's Canadian, EH!

I was too busy looking at.. Other things to notice, tbh

Easy to throw around in bed. That was my first thought.