#captain jack aubrey

[schweizercomics]

considering

[batterknowsbetter]

Godspeed, Tom. And to you, sir.

[lonesomedreamer]

CAPTAIN JACK “GOLDILOCKS” AUBREY

Jack took the wheel, and as he did so a last gust from the island staggered the sloop...plucking Jack’s hat from his head and streaming bright yellow hair away to the south-south-west. • ‘We call him Goldilocks in the service, you know, in much the same way as they call me Hellfire Davy, or Thundering Richards...’ ⎈ Patrick O’Brien, Master and Commander

bonus:

[chernobog13]

Doctor Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany) and Captain Jack Aubrey (Russel Crowe) aboard the HMS Surprise in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003).

This is one of my Top Ten favorite films of all time, in no small part because I am a huge fan of the series of 20 novels upon which it is based.

Some of you whippersnappers out there probably recognize these two actors for their work in the MCU: Bettany played The Vision, and Crowe played Zeus.

[pedroam-bang]

Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003)

[thekenobee]

I absolutely love this film

[ltwilliammowett]

Russell Crowe’s "Captain Jack Aubrey" costume from Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World, 2003 

[maturiin]

[ola-na-tungee]

Post Captain in which Stephen and Jack share a cottage. every single phrase in this chapter is gold

[aye-aye-captain]

Someone: Show me a picture of devotion

Me:

[juniperandthistle]

Sorry I can't talk right now! The remarkably skilled blond captain who is both greatly intelligent, yet also quiet dumb is being extremely gay with his dark haired, oddly pale science minded friend/companion/most important person in the universe/ lancer trope right now!

[batterknowsbetter]

[lonesomedreamer]

Jack’s mind was beginning to move fast. The flowing series of possibilities ran smoothly before his judgment: he was both the commander of that ship and of this sloop under his feet. Only one person could deal with this: the Sophie’s master and commander.

PATRICK O’BRIAN, Master and Commander

[captainsvscaptains]

Round 1 Part 8 Poll 2

Propaganda

Spoilers ahead

Crow is what's called a "spore eater", which protects her from physical harm but also causes severe dehydration. Like most spore eaters, she feels the tradeoff is not worth it, so she manipulates her crew into piracy so they'll be desperate enough to venture into the dangerous seas where the dragon Xisisrefliel lives, as Xisis is reputed to be able to "cure" spore eaters. (It turns out that the cure requires ongoing maintenance from the dragon in order to be ongoingly effective, so her plan was flawed to begin with.)

It's Lucky Jack! On his very first command, took a frigate with a sloop, and filled up Port Mahón with prizes. He's a disaster on land, kind of shit with money, but he is brilliant at sea, ingenious and strategically minded. He loves his wife, Sophie, and his bestie, Stephen Maturin, and he gets up to all sorts of hijinks with the latter. He rescued Stephen from being tortured by the French, actually, and Stephen frequently uses his own connections to try and work to Jack's advantage. He's obsessed with gunnery, and his crew generally love him because he's disciplined but not a hard-horse, plus he's lucky and brings them lots of prizes and prize money. He's a jock, but later in life he starts to love math for its own sake, as well as becoming an astronomer of no mean ability; he's presented papers on math and astronomy to the Royal Society. He's a great musician, a violinist, and his duets with Stephen (a cellist) are so incredibly touching to read about. His music is just... beautiful. Stephen's hands were wrecked by torture, and later on we find out that Jack's been downplaying his own ability to match Stephen's level, because he'd rather play average with Stephen than perfectly alone.

There's so much more I could say but tldr he's the best I love him.

[chernobog13]

The officers of HMS Surprise from Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003):

Captain Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe)

Ship's surgeon Dr. Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany)

Second Lieutenant William Mowett (Edward Woodall)

First Lieutenant Tom Pullings (James D'Arcy)

Sailing Master John Allen (Robert Pugh)