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I figured it was a way for him to play off the incident (at least for now) and let Tomas maintain his dignity, because he knows Tomas will already be crippled with shame by this and he doesn't want to add to that burden by showing Tomas how worried he was

Oh man, that’s quite the honor, lol. The rest of the blogs you follow are clearly sleeping on this! Is there anything you need to know, you ask? Hm. Well…

First of all… do it. You’re making a great life choice right now. It’s a genuinely fantastic show with compelling drama, thrilling action sequences, eye-popping cinematography, and just all sorts of 18th century pirate fun. The characters are easy to get invested in overall, but none moreso than the main character, James Flint. Be warned that there is a strong possibility that at some point you will be willing die for this man. (Also, as I believe you to be a fan of one Percival Graves, there is an even greater likelihood that you will fall in love.)

Second of all, it gay. It’s just filled to the brim with queer rep. There is queer canon, intentional queer subtext, dynamic queer characters who are not defined by their sexuality, tons of queer messages… I could go on. There is even an LGBT-themed Black Sails podcast in the works. So, if that kind of thing is important to you, this show is a great place to turn to.

But in terms of “warnings,” there are two main things that ANY Black Sails fan will tell you if you ask them this question. One, the show takes a little bit to find its footing. The first few episodes are the weakest. Not bad, but a little slow, a little inconsistent. Which I know is unfortunate when you’re trying to get into a new show, but you gotta believe me, it’s worth it. If it doesn’t grab you right away, push through. Any mistakes made in season 1 (which is only 8 eps!) are perfectly Course Corrected by season 2, and it’s just non-stop from there. The characters undergo mind-blowing and satisfying transformations throughout the course of the show. There are ~big reveals~ you’ll wanna stick around for. The scope of everything gets so much bigger. Just… trust me on this. The second thing, is that there is some sexual violence in the beginning of the show. This is an example of one of the later course corrections (in fact, the first few eps may lead you to believe that gratuitous sexual content is part of this show’s whole deal, but it’s actually not.) So, yeah, be forewarned about that. It happens, it ends, nothing like it comes up again for the rest of the show.

And, yeah! What can I say! It’s great and appallingly underrated. The performances are amazing, the character dynamics are amazing, the dialogue is amazing, it’s smart, it’s fun at times and gut-wrenchingly tragic at times and pretty much everyone in it is hot.

Marcus kicks down the door like “the demons are gonna aSSASSINATE THE POPE” and Tomas panics for a sec before remembering he means Pope Sebastian

“Don’t EVER scare me like that again, Marcus.”

“Tomas, His Holiness’ life is in danger, you should be scared.”

Windy nights and scarves are already answered, so apple cider: if you could throw a party, and invite absolutely anyone, who would they be?

Wasn’t Lana del Rey’s whole look a multi-winged angel look or did I just have a beatific vision of that

No worries my friend! Moonlight is amazing tho and you should def check it out if you get the chance. The reunion scene I mentioned is so Soft and tender and just everything.

As far as Marcus and Tomas reuniting hooooo boy do I have some Feelings about this. Like maybe Marcus has finally managed to track down the city that Mouse and Tomas are in but he’s been on the road for days with hardly any rest and he’s running on coffee and cigarettes alone so he decides to stop and feed himself before walking into whatever horrendous situation he fears he might find Tomas in, but he walks into the diner and Tomas is just… there. Haggard and grayer than when he last saw him and desperately in need of a shave and a haircut but THERE. Sitting at the counter all by himself sipping coffee and picking at his meal.

And Marcus’ first instinct is to run away because he’s not at all prepared himself for seeing Tomas NOW. His second instinct is to run to him and squeeze him so tight neither one of them can breathe. But he does neither of those of course and instead as calmly as he can manage walks over to the counter and takes the seat next to Tomas. And Tomas smells him before he sees him. Smells that leather and those cigarettes that he knows so well and his heart probably seizes in his chest as he lifts his eyes to gaze over at the man sitting beside him. And Marcus gives him a tired little smile and Tomas’ eyes would be popping out of his head if he weren’t so tired himself.

And Marcus probably says something snarky to try and break the tension, because he doesn’t know what else to do there in public in front of so many other people. And Tomas responds dryly but in a way that lets Marcus know that he’s alright. Well, as alright as he can be given the circumstances. And Marcus laughs and it hurts because he’s so weak and tired and RELIEVED, but for the first time in so many months the world doesn’t feel like it’s tipping out of control under his feet.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACKIE