Vane convinces Flint to go after the cache of pearls that Rackham and Bonny have secured, and use it to coax Governor Rogers into a trap. The plan worked, and with the help of the slaves they took the hold. They do agree to launch a raid on the Underhill plantation to liberate its slaves and bolster their manpower. Billy's determination to separate the pair ironically drives him to become just like Flint; possessed of rage so deep that he failed to see straight and willing to forsake everything he believes in. The Walrus survives the storm, but is then becalmed for weeks. An event that, while unheard, carried with it the immediate reactions that would follow, in this context, a gunshot. After their victory on the Maroon Island, Silver and Flint set their sights on retaking Nassau. However, he comes to believe that Flint is a necessary evil in order to save Nassau, provided that Silver can hold his excesses in check. Teach refuses to step aside lightly. In Season 4, he betrays the Pirates and joins Rogers. With Eleanor still holding the fort and the Governor’s ship returning, the pirates under Billy are prepared to hold the beach. Black Sails The Complete Fourth Season (DVD) : It's war in the West Indies, and the shores of New Providence have never been bloodier. While Eleanor Guthrie and Woodes Rogers hold Nassau, Captain Flint sails to strike the final blow. Black Sails, Starz’ pirate drama mash-up of historical record and Treasure Island, has swashbuckled off after four seasons following its series finale on … Black Sails. Billy, Silver and Flint all deal with the direness of their plight in their own way. The wind drives the Walrus to an uncharted island. After all, according to that story, he doesn't die as much as decades after these events. Later, Rogers asks Billy which one will prevail, and Billy admits that it will probably be Flint and he should make his move now. When we talked about planting flags in the ground of things that we considered to be canon, and you have to account for them, that was one of them. Afterwards, Billy and Silver consider whether they should have accepted the pardon. However, with Silver’s help, Flint polishes up his sliver tongue, and speaks honestly. With writing that is downright literary and pacing that rewards repeat viewing, it’s almost a hybrid between a novel and a show. There’s a lot of people telling a lot of stories in Treasure Island, and a lot of people telling stories in this show. Either Flint and Thomas will then head off to start a new life or, more likely, Silver has paid to have Flint join Thomas and be forgotten by the world. With the attack on Vane and the fortress in progress, Silver immediately realises that Billy could make a bad situation much worse. In the chaos that follows the pirate takeover of Nassau, Billy catches Max trying to flee to the fort. After finding out that the Andromache had a bunker, making it impossible to take the cannon, Bones talked with Logan, who feared that the Captain wouldn't leave the ship before daylight. In the end, it's probably best to let fans approach the conversation with all the enthusiasm and analysis the show has warranted thus far. Season 4 of "Black Sails" is expected to tie up several loose ends and provide conclusions for numerous storylines, and it may even feature some conflict brewing between two former friends. Eventually, Hume offered Billy a deal; he and nine other men can have a full pardons if they would capture Flint and bring him to Hume at Harbour Island. Bones’s belief in the righteousness of the pirate cause will be continually tested as he is drawn deeper and deeper into Captain Flint’s plans for the future. Flint is called before the Maroons Queen to discuss a proposed partnership. I've probably written more about it than anyone else outside of its actual writers. They discover the convoy route through the prostitute Idelle, and swiftly attack it on horseback. Promises of future retribution are made by Long John Silver. A no-holds-barred look at the lives of real pirates, this powerful series (from Executive Producer Michael Bay) aims to blow pirate folklore right out of the water. A story is untrue. Feb 5, 11:00 pm Posted in: Reviews It is, on its surface, the kind of happy ending the creators never intended to deny their audience. Flint handing the "stolen" page to Bones. Just as things seemed to be going in a hopeful direction - Flint, Silver, and Rackham defeating the villainous Woodes Rogers, and remembering their strength when united - treachery struck. Dufresne tells him that they all believe that Bones was pushed into the water by Flint to silence his opposition to Flint. *Black Sails* is a television show from Starz that premiered on January 2014. During a trip to investigate a dead whale, Silver uses his smarts, and reveals how he deceived Flint and stole the Urca gold. To keep things simple, let's start at the beginning. William Manderly, better known as Billy Bones, was the Boatswain of the pirate ship Walrus. Needless to say, curious readers who have yet to see the finale or the series for themselves should stop and solve that problem immediately (we can't stress this enough). However, as the Lion leaves the inlet Rogers is waiting for them, and Flint orders them to ram him. Although some of my pieces are on my Articles… In the final episode, he ends up abandoned on Skeleton Island, a fate which in the original book belonged to Ben Gunn. Flint arrives escorted by Israel Hands and Silver's original scout, money changes hands, and Flint is escorted to Thomas... where their reunion is every bit what fans would have hoped. But even if Thomas's existence would give Flint pause, Silver's account of their journey to Savannah is a bit crudely drawn. They made sure Bones was "lettered" so as to understand and carry on the protest. Despite calling the vast nothingness of the Canadian prairies home (or perhaps because of it) film and television have been a passion since birth. In the months since the end of Season 2, Flint, Billy and the Walrus crew have continued their reign of terror, raiding towns along the Carolina coast and killing magistrates. They stand for a few moments considering what they've heard, before quickly, but calmly following to inspect what has transpired off-camera. The Maroons Queen agrees to the partnership. With Flint in Charles Town for the exchange of Abigail, Vane and his crew attack the Man O’ War. Those are the stories that shape history. After killing all of Rogers’ soldiers in the convoy, Vane shoots the wheel of the carriage sending it careening off the road. And then what does it matter if it was true when it was born? Black Sails came to a fitting end in its series finale... but fans may disagree on a main character's fate. Billy is later revealed to be marooned on Skeleton Island. Silver seems to agree, and later outside the tunnel, with his men hidden in the bushes, Billy thinks he is waiting to ambush the pair. It felt like it was important, and it felt like a challenge to figure out how we could acknowledge that and also make it work for us, and recontextualize it and make it a bit of a mystery. What Viewers Saw. When Bones talked to Morley, Morley explained that Bones and the rest of the crew were left in the dark of the true plans of Flint, all of which involved Miranda Barlow. As the pirates abandon ship, longboats filled with redcoats led by Billy begin picking them off like fish in a barrel. Thereof, why did they cancel black sails? But the details of Flint's "retirement" are expressed by Silver to the devastated Madi - with some footage accompanying Silver's account (or the "real" version of the events, delivered explicitly to the viewer, and not Silver). He is initially tortured using a technique Hume learned from the Spanish, wherein the victim is placed in a leather vest and exposed to the elements. Bones was able to think up something; he told the crew that they will send four men by net to the side of the ship near the bunker to tear a hole in the side while the rest of the crew used the distraction to get close to the bunker. After talking with Morley, Bones began to question his loyalty to Flint, and began to question it further after Morley was killed during the careening of the ship. While Bones was unwilling to trust Silver, he went along with the plan to let him live for the sake of finding the treasure. Before they could put the plan into action, a lookout spotted a white piece of cloth on the side of the ship, reveling that there were slaves underneath the bunker, with at least eight of them being fighting men. Finally, Flint and Billy get a chance to confront each other. It's only when Silver betrays him, that he realises just how united Silver and Flint have become. He offers the pirates all pardons, but Flint convinces the crew to reject the pardons, and escape into a terrible storm. The fight is brutal and ends with Billy falling once again into the sea. In the latest episode of the show, fans witnessed a kind of reunion featuring Long John Silver (Luke Arnold) and Billy Bones (Tom Hopper). A truce is made between the two crews, and together they open fire on Charles Town, before sailing back to Nassau. He spent the next three years in bonded labour in the Navy, until his ship was captured by pirates led by James Flint. Rackham and Bonny catch up with Flint on the beach, and tell him of Vane’s capture. Taking him to the work farm, Silver claims that he saw McGraw re-emerge as he grew closer to the man he had lived, and whose death had given birth to Flint. In the end, Flint and Vane return to the ship. Bones then tells him to go find eight men who would be willing to betray Flint and to meet up in an hour. Starz renews Michael Bay's Black Sails for a fourth season. Silver is more than a little affected by Billy’s words. Once the slaves have had their pound of flesh, Silver visits him. The first series of Black Sails continues on Tuesdays at 10pm on History. Things start to go wrong for Billy, when Silver goes missing after the failed pirate invasion of Nassau. As they prepared, Bones was forced to inform Dufresne, the ship's accountant, that he would have to join the crew when they boarded the Andromache. The whole crew is taken at gun point, through a trap infested forest, to a large settlement and imprisoned. His parents were anti-impressment activists, "Levellers", and printed pamphlets to protest. Simply put: no matter what happened, there was no way they were going to say the Flint had been killed. Meanwhile, Captain Berringer lays on the hanging of the captured pirates in Nassau with full public spectacle, and Silver rides into town to raise a revolt. Billy boldly offers to kill Eleanor and Flint during the exchange. When things in Charles Town go badly, and Flint is arrested, Vane and most loyal half his crew decide to rescue him. Were they a misdirect in the moment, or a hint that Silver's storytelling eventually told the story of Black Sails? Black Sails The Complete Fourth Season (DVD) : It's war in the West Indies, and the shores of New Providence have never been bloodier. Billy continues to stoke the pirate rebellion with the killing of Captain Throckmorton, supposedly by a new spectre for the governing powers to fear. Some of the crew take Billy aside, and ask him how he fell in the water. During this encounter, Bones pulled his pistol on Flint, but before he could do anything, they were interrupted by Captain Hume and his men. However, Eleanor catches wind of the rabble rousers and fast tracks Vane’s trial and conviction overnight. Specifically, the shot of Silver with a gun trained on Flint, begging him to yield. Flint may be killed if he fails, which Billy considers wouldn’t necessarily be a terrible outcome. Vane delivers a calm, heart-wrenching speech designed to stir up a rebellion, knowing that his death, in this moment, is the spark that was needed to truly get the people to rise up against England. However, Billy is defiant, ending to conversation by telling him to live with the choice he’s made. Unfortunately, if it's true that the story of Flint's happy ending was concocted... it means John Silver is every bit the villain he tells Madi that he isn't. Instead of a martyr, we have fed it... a story. Silver also uses the same language of the work farm proprietor in describing those who are imprisoned there - supporting the idea that he did send a man to investigate, but not that he found Thomas Hamilton alive and well. When Bones was unable to lie and assure Logan that they would leave, he walked away and went to read the letter. Starz has cancelled Black Sails.. Having renewed the pirate drama for Season 4 last year, the cable network has suddenly announced that its 10-episode fourth season – to premiere in 2017 – will be the last in the series.There wont be a fifth season. Bones and Flint worked together to defeat Hume and his men. On the journey back to Nassau, they spot pirate Captain Hallendale’s ship drifting, and investigate. He showed Silver the kitchen, and explained to him that no man, including the captain, was to be given special treatment when it came to rationing, as all men were equal on the ship. It's a bit hard to believe that between Max informing him of the secret work farm - shortly before she was returned to the fort, and the deal to surrender Nassau was offered - and the Spanish arriving, Silver's man sailed from Nassau to Georgia and back. It is revealed that Billy survived his fall overboard from the Walrus, and was pulled out of the water by Captain Hume and the crew of the Scarborough. Some of whom, had they the desire, could and would have fought his war without him to honor his memory. April 2, 2017. Vane urges Flint and Billy to take the pearls and run ahead, while he frees Rackham from his chains. Silver reassures Rogers that he’ll retrieve the cache and kill Flint. He chains up Billy in a hut, and tries to convince him that Flint is doing the right thing. Flint has made the deal; Nassau in exchange for the Urca gold. Below, Black Sails creator Jon Steinberg talks with The Hollywood Reporter about the emotional series finale ending, if he's considering tackling Treasure Island in a spinoff series and more. The creators have, on the surface, suggested that ending should be taken as a reunion, which is still true if Flint and Thomas are only reunited in the afterlife. ‘Black Sails’ Creator Breaks Down Emotional Series Finale Ending "It's largely the ending we were hoping for when we started at the very beginning of the series," creator Jon Steinberg tells THR. If this show is about anything, it’s about the fact that narrative can be a very powerful thing, when used properly. They are captured by a large force of well-armed ex-slaves. Dufresne was scared, as he had never even fired a gun before, let alone fought or killed anyone. Billy is better educated than most pirates, and a smart and charismatic leader. However, Berringer’s men are ready for them, and an intense and bloody skirmish ensues. From there, the action cuts to Jack Rackham finalizing the deal with the Guthrie empire, revealing that Flint had not been killed... he had "retired." Or, as many are sure to claim as more and more Black Sails fans are born, Flint's ending was spun into a larger story - while James McGraw grew cold on a jungle foor. Silver sends in Israel Hands who kills Jacob, and beats Billy to within an inch of his life. It's time for James, Thomas, and Abigail to return to the real world, and all that they left behind. Billy pleads with him to remember a time when neither of them bought into Flint’s crusade; Flint will trample anyone who's in his way, including Madi. That idea of a story taking on a life of its own speaks as much to the chronicle of Flint's life as it does to the show as a whole (Jack's had a bit of a knack with that kind of narrative layering). Rogers heads out to sea, while Rackham picks up the survivors. The new plan was to help the slaves escape by giving them a tool to break the chains, while the pirates made noise to cover them. Flint orders a tactical retreat, but Billy’s lingering resentment blinds him to fact that it's the right choice. A one-stop shop for all things video games. After a failed attempt by Lars to get a bomb into the bunker protecting the cannon and the Andromache's remaining crew, Bones took Gates aside and told him what he found. Bones took the opportunity to kill his captor, and chose to become a pirate, because he felt he could not go home and face his family as a murderer. "I can tell you whatever it is you want to hear about Flint's whereabouts. With Toby Stephens, Hannah New, Luke Arnold, Jessica Parker Kennedy. He arrives with the rest of the crew who have all remained loyal to Flint. The crew of the Walrus assumed that he must have died and "buried" him at sea by throwing his cutlass overboard into the sea. When Billy proposes a king for Nassau, he chooses Long John Silver rather than Flint, believing that Silver would be able to hold the pirates together. The crew took the loss of Billy hard, but Gates took it harder than the others, blaming both himself and Flint for the death of somebody he almost saw as a son. They found him, and were able to chase him to the Wrecks, but lost him during the panic. “While it was a difficult decision for us to make this season our last, we simply couldn't imagine anything beyond it that would make for a better ending to the story nor a more natural handoff to Treasure Island. Flint, Billy and the crew go to seek new allies, especially Charles Vane. When Silver caught on that he was a suspect and escaped the ship, Bones joined Gates and Flint when they headed to shore to find him. In the aftermath, Billy turns himself in to the redcoats. Before we know it, the raiding party is split in half, and taking swords and pistols to each other. As time extends it matters less and less. Black Sails is an American television drama series created by Jon Steinberg and Robert Levine for Starz that debuted on January 25, 2014. The creators, writers, directors, and cinematographers of the Starz pirate drama have always relied upon more than the explicit plot and dialogue to tell the story. Follows Captain Flint and his pirates twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel "Treasure Island." He finally wins Flint’s respect, and his audacity is rewarded with the return of the wind. To his dismay, Barlow's letter claimed that Flint was looking to leave the pirate life, and was willing to trade his crew for his freedom. Vane and Bones square off in a prolonged sword fight, which results in Bones being captured along with the remainder of the crew. 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