allegory, allegorier, allegoriest

All "takes" on this blog reflect real policy that will come to pass in the dark era of my rule

I have a lot of sympathy for Flint bc its like he's part of the world shittiest, shittiest group project. He's begging everyone on his knees to just read their section and make their power point slides, but instead Vane is like "no Im gonna write a freestyle rap about my part"

it does always piss me off when a historical drama only costumes the characters meant to be unattractive or unsympathetic in historically accurate clothing, while the attractive/sympathetic ones are given essentially contemporary costumes with a slight historical flavor. the past is a foreign country and mainstream film treats it just like one

thomas hamilton got his greatest love to give a shit about his life philosophy book when he otherwise would’ve thought it was whack by reading it to him while he was high on post-sex oxytocin and then sealed the deal by incorporating it into their dating time and finally writing the most glowing and personally-relevant romantic inscription on it so he’ll have no choice but to care about it for the rest of his life. Dark woke icon of all time possibly ever maybe

there's something really fun about how like. according to all Sources i have found many sailors abandoned the royal navy for piracy because the navy was so hierarchical and the officers were given so much power and piracy was the more egalitarian and democratic option. but flint comes from the navy as someone who managed to work his way up to officer and as someone who seems to prefer to function inside those rigid structures, or at least to be most at home there. so even as he is ostensibly fighting for the greater egalitarianism of the pirate world and of progressive values in general it's just not something that he personally is able to value. he doesn't have a democratic bone in his body. he went to the pirate republic talking about kings and wanting to quite literally run it like the navy and tried to fight for that pirate republic while acting like his word was law and every democratic proceeding was an annoying hinderance to his dictatorial rule. it's so good. i like him

ok so what if there was a little ball

that literally could never happen. fool.

what if the ball was red and everything was basically nice. and we all smiled / played

im literally frowning. the world is a fragile facade. tgere will be no hope ever

shatters the facade and endless light pours in. and endless light pours in. and endless light pours in.and endless light pours in.andendless light pours in.and endless light pours in.and endlesslight

hmm... this highly personal vent post seems like the perfect place to lay my roleplay egg...

you may have noticed that my story is disorganized and thematically incoherent and my plot structure is weaker by the verse. this is commentary on the chaos of mortal existence under the yoke of the immortal gods

come get your man before he accepts my fertility rune

Max staging a drag burlesque show about her ex girlfriend being executed is actually so wild

Love it when Black Sails gets Extra Theatrical… Flint entering the main deck to face Singleton like he’s walking onstage… a hush falling over the assembled crew in response like they’re the audience as a play begins… the logbook and blank page utilized as props… Singleton, Gates, and Billy all becoming actors against their will… Flint donning blood like a costume of strength… performing a monologue which earns him cheers and applause… and Silver being the only audience member to IMMEDIATELY recognize the fictional nature of the whole performance and see everyone and everything for what they really are.

#and that’s in the first episode baby!!!#but no the theatrical element of bs is part of what makes it so good especially the monologues#jack rackham is a character who fully believes he is performing at every single moment - all the world is a stage literally and figuratively#he will give a monologue to a fucking mouse in a prison cell#in that way he is unknowable even as he is also arguably the most legible#the one giving asides to the audience - lord what fools these mortals be - makes sure you understand the story but in the way he presents#(a story is true a story is untrue etc.)#then you have so many moments that are just stagecraft#flint telling charles town he will be their monster#vane walking off the wagon into his death#the way max can make any position her throne - standing on the balcony or lying in the bathtub or sitting in that fucking chair#a personal favorite - flint and rogers meeting and rogers saying ‘thomas hamilton’ to shock and unsettle flint AND his unseen audience#we haven’t even gotten to literally everything silver does#every character is performing somehow. every single one. and they choose to accept or reject or transform the role thrust upon them#making their performance their own#i could keep going but i need to work#but the drama is the point and i love that about bs (tags @creepygnocchi)