On Black Sails tonight we are going to need a scorecard to keep all the intrigue straight.
There are a lot of players, want to be players, and downright desperate people on Black Sails. All of them seem to be on the same collision course, and things should get interesting, if not in fact downright ugly tonight.
Ransoming Abigail
Talk about the girl of the hour who everyone wants a piece of, Abigail (Meganne Young) is the most sought after commodity in New Providence, and THAT is saying something. Last week, Eleanor (Hannah New) successfully rescued Abigail from Vane’s fortress, but does that mean Abigail feels beholden to Eleanor? What might have those two talked about, and plotted while “off camera.” It wasn’t a quick journey back to Nassau’s port, so what might they have cooked up together?
Vane’s revenge
Charles Vane (Zach McGowan) is not a man to take being screwed over, even if it is Eleanor who did the screwing. He’s not exactly known for his forgiving nature. What will he do to Eleanor out of revenge? Burn her business, take her hostage, torture her, or perhaps all three things may happen.
Of course, there is always the remote possibility that Vane’s men killed him after they discovered that Eleanor took their prize hostage. Vane as much told Eleanor that she put his life in direct jeopardy through her actions. Vane’s going to have to think of something to get his men not to kill him.
Dreams come true?
Right now, it seems like three sets of people have exactly what they want. The thing of it is, this is Nassau. Nothing ever goes according to plan. No one ever gets a happily ever after.
Captain Flint (Toby Stephens) and Miranda Barlow (Louise Young) have Abigail, who is the means of their re-assimilation into society. If all goes to plan, they can resume their lives as Lady Hamilton and James McGraw.
Max (Jessica Parker-Kennedy) and Rackham (Toby Schmitz) seem set on obtaining the Urca gold right from under Flint’s nose, which will make them richer than they ever dreamed. The only thing is, they have this habit of risk taking without thinking it all through. What might bite them in their backsides?
Billy Bones (Tom Hopper) and John Silver (Luke Arnold) seem to have gained influence and acceptance with the men. Will they team up together to overthrow a man, Flint, they have little love for?
Other factors
There are always the wildcards. What might Mr. Guthrie, Anne Bonny, and Captain Hornigold do to wreck all these plans? For that matter, what unknown pirate might enter the mix?
Check out how it all plays out tonight on Black Sails 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on Starz.
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