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You say you fight for the sake of Nassau, for the sake of your men, for the sake of Thomas and his memory. But the truth of the matter is, it isn’t for any of those things. What the fuck do you think I am fighting for? I think you are fighting for the sake of fighting. Because it’s the only state in which you can function. The only way to keep that voice in your head from driving you mad. What are you talking about? What voice? The one telling you to be ashamed of yourself… for having loved him. BONUS:

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Every man has his torments; demons born of past wrongs that hound and harass him. You percieve the effects of Captain Flint’s demons, echoes of their voices, but I know their names. I was there when they were born. I know the things they whisper to him at night. So you can believe me when I tell you… LOUISE BARNES as MIRANDA BARLOW BLACK SAILS (2014 - 2017)

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- The Freezer Door by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore.

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I have known you like no other, so I love you like no other. LOUISE BARNES as MIRANDA BARLOW & TOBY STEPHENS as CAPTAIN FLINT BLACK SAILS (2014 - 2017)

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BLACK SAILS, XXXVIII

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And then what does it matter if it was true when it was born?

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#parallels BLACK SAILS (2014—2017) Chapter XI

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I love it when people ask me how Black Sails ends. Genuinely I cannot answer that bro, u just had to be there. unfortunately I wasn't there. and neither was anybody else. it's the best ending I've ever SEEN though trust me it's peerless it's transcendent-- no I know what I just said, no I still can't answer that, look why don't you go find out and report back,

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stuck in a timeloop where i just rewatch this scene over and over and over and over x1million

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season 1 flint remains unmatched

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BLACK SAILS | 1.01

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"For that's the only way his God-fearing, taxpaying subjects can make sense of men who keep what is theirs and fear no one"

TOBY STEPHENS as James Flint in BLACK SAILS (2014—2017) Chapter I

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If we were able to take Nassau, if we are able to expose the illusion that England is not inevitable, if we are able to incite a revolt that spreads across the New World…then yeah, I imagine people are gonna notice.

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eleanor guthrie did not go from wearing cravats and vests to corsets and gowns just for people to say she always dressed like a femme. don't worry ms guthrie I saw you cut away pieces of yourself to achieve acceptability in rogers' eyes and be accepted back into the english upperclass and then die anyway the same way your mother did before you.

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trying to describe black sails to people is my personal sisyphean task. “it’s a pirate show” bad. “it’s functionally a prequel to treasure island but also it’s not at all” bad again, and also confusing. “it’s about pirates trying to destroy western civilization” mostly only true of the second half of the show and also doesn’t fully capture what i love about it. “it’s a pirate show about the power of stories, how civilization uses shame to keep people in line and turns them into monsters, and the power of queer rage. it’s got some of the best acting, writing, everything of any show i’ve ever seen.” the most accurate, but way too long and makes me sound pretentious and insane. send help i just want to talk about my favorite show.

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BLACK SAILS | 2.10