Black Sails 4x9 Reaction Early Access!

Eric was truly the best of them in reacting to this show <3 <3 <3 I loved so much his clever and emotionally genuine remarks

Joji is in 35 of the 38 episodes. He doesn't have a single speaking line. He doesn't need to.

Sauna-Man

That reaction managed to be everything I had hoped it to be and more. "Might be the best episode in the history of TV." - Look how far we've come. I love this show, and I love how much the crew loves it. I completely agree with Eric, it's the characters and their journeys that drag you in, which is why it hurts so much every time they end up crossing each other. It's just so well written. Anyway, first things first. A moment of silence. R.I.P. Joji the Samurai pirate. R.I.P. De Groot who's never wrong. R.I.P. Dooley who was with Flint until the very end. And finally, R.I.P The Walrus (and a lot of the crew) - a more stubborn ship we've never known. (Also, R.I.P. my heart which those flashback scenes managed to stab several times.) Of course, amidst all the chaos, the relationship between Flint and Silver defines this episode (and most of the show) - but there are some other stellar moments: The discussion between Madi and Rogers with Eleanor knitting is amazing, and Madi is fantastic and her speech gives me goosebumps. It's so chilling but great The way the show compares her and Flint is amazing and I love it. She really is just like Flint in so many ways ("He fell in love with Flint" says Rick about Silver and Madi and I honestly don't think that's so far off. Silver clearly has a type. :P). I love how she went from distrustful of Flint to so closely aligned with him, and the combo of Silver, Flint and Madi is all I ever wanted. The three of them complete each other so well (and are clearly very destructive when separated). Even Silver pointed out a few episodes ago about how she sounded like Flint, and she rightfully wondered why that would be a bad thing. I love Jack to bits and I want to thank him for bringing some much needed levity to this episode. Billy continues to be THE WORST but at least he spared poor Ben Gunn. I love how angry you all are with him, brandishing a knife. In general, the reactions just don't stop this episode. It must have been hell cutting down to 10 minutes. Now, onto Flint and Silver. Because it all always comes down to Flint and Silver. Those flashback-scenes still get me. The way the episode scatters them throughout the episode, informing us of their relationship and what it's building to. It breaks my heart but it's amazing all the same. What also breaks my heart? The allusions we get to Silver's backstory. Because whatever happened to him was obviously tragic and horrible in a sense that he can't put any meaning to it, not in the way Flint can to his own tragedies. Silver clearly sees no point or any motivation to be drawn from that. I believe him when he says that he can't talk about it. It's more than doesn't want to, or that he doesn't trust Flint. And I think, even without telling us exactly what that backstory is, it gives us a better understanding of it. And of course, the entire episode is framed with their friendship - just to break our hearts even more when they fight. Flint killing Dooley when he tries to kill Silver is always such a shock and the reaction to it went down just about as I'd expect. Oh, Silver. He can't see past what's happening right now, but Flint clearly sees him as more than another pawn, and Silver can't see it. And I think you're on to something that whatever issues he has is probably rooted in that backstory he won't talk about. But the pain they both portray so well at the thought of harming the other, or the very concept of fighting. Silver is angry, but he's clearly hurting as well (for Madi as well as for Flint). Flint is determined, but not so determined that he won't shoot Dooley if it means saving Silver, even at this stage. And it is a tragedy. Your reactions illustrates the frustration about it so very well, because we root for both these characters, we like both these characters. Eric's "YOU FUCKS! YOU TITANS! YOU CAPTAINS" is funny, but I also totally get it. Hey, I gotta catch up on all the videos I didn't leave essays in the comments of. But I really could talk about Black Sails forever, so I'm not too sorry about it. Anyway, done for now. Going to rewatch the finale in preparation. I don't want these reactions to end!! D:

JojoInSpace

A little overlooked fact that someone on reddit pointed out that I loved was this: Mr. DeGroot dying in the water next to Ben Gunn was poetic. His character was synonymous with The Walrus. His duty as sailing master was to the ship. And with the destruction of The Walrus his characters arc also came to an equally tragic and abrupt end. I will miss that ship and this crew.

Brent H

This was everything omg, I have no words! Only the finale left and it's going to be the hardest week to wait and simultaneously I never want Monday to arrive. I can't let go of this show again, I just can't!

Rogne

Eric's face 😂

PCGaming

After you guys finish episode 10, you guys need to watch this amazing tribute video called "Black Sails- The End" by King Fireman <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLRyyc12uaY" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLRyyc12uaY</a>

Oh and let's not forget the incredible scene with Silver and the cook next episode!

Lauren Kallio

I want a spinoff of Joji and how he went from being a Samurai in feudal Japan to be a pirate in the West Indies

Lauren Kallio

Please 2 episodes for the finale!! Or an hour long one!

Lauren Kallio

i love how much you guys love this show!!!its like,where has this show been all my life and why dont more people watch it?this episode was soooo good!!one of the best od the whole show!!please do 2 parts for the finale!!its alot longer then the normal episodes!and a worthy end to this amazing show!!

Bettina Surber

Can't wait til next week! Might have to up my patronage to get that full length when it drops.

Carlos

Eric's reaction to the Joji fight was everything I wanted it to be.

Carlos

I love Black Sails so much and season 4 is so epic and emotional, but if I had to choose a favourite episode, this would probably be it.

MelGoethals

here we go bois

Henry Gibson

The beginning of the end :'(

Jude Miller