When this aired, I was into Game of Thrones Penny Dreadful and The Expanse. I always wanted to try Black Sails and finally did last night. What a letdown. Is it 1715 or 2015? 1715 was the Golden Age of piracy. What is this? Typical 21st century showrunners forcing their misplaced wishlist in a period where it doesn't belong. A feisty blonde is the boss on land and orders around a bunch of unruly violent pirate men. A cartoonish-tough brunette wears a captain hook-like hat low over an eye to look dark and menacing as she runs with some bad, bad pirates. A scheming hooker with a distracting accent outsmarts pirates. Her acting is so terrible - you can't ignore it. Captain Flint's buff right-hand man (Tom Hopper) and the new curly-haired "cook" exchange longing glances so cue the man-on-man loving. If not these two, it'll be in the show, I bet. Too much forced women-on-women action with all the hot horny men running around. There's a side plot about a hidden book page (schedule?) and a duel for King Captain. Pirates are lawless seamen who conquer, pillage, trade, and rape. Why are they chilling at this Nassau joint, letting a pretty blonde keep them in line? There's no intriguing storyline. None of it felt like 1715 or authentic pirate life. Besides the opening scene, I was bored and fought off sleep.