Its always fun talking to Zach McGowan.
Now that hes on his third season ofBlack Sails, its only intensified.
Now season three will introduce Blackbeard (Ray Stevenson), the most notorious historical pirate of them all.
We got to sit down with McGowan after a Starz panel onBlack Sailsfor the Television Critics Association.
What does it mean for Vane that Blackbeard is now on the scene?
Zach McGowan:Means a lot.
Re-evaluate his life, question the decisions hes made.
Was it smart to save Flint from his death in Charleston?
Was that the best thing for him?
Is this alliance the best thing for him?
Is that what he wants?
How does Vane want to be remembered?
How does he want to live?
Does he want to be a part of something bigger than himself?
Does he just want to kill whoever stands up against him?
Oh, Vane went to Ocracoke Island.
So they did this other thing.
Its like what history missed.
Maybe he came back and said, Hey, why dont you come work with me on something?
How long can this uneasy alliance with Flint last?
I think itll be on a teetering edge the whole time?
Do we want Vane and Flint to stay together and with Rackham in this alliance?
Do they actually see eye to eye?
Do they want the same things in the future?
These are all questions that never got answered when Charles decided to show up in Charleston and save him.
Youre like, Uh, came to take your ship but stayed because you look like youre in trouble.
I think that is what it means.
Do you ever get used to the boats?
Theres no bathroom on the ships.
Thats the hardest thing about the ships.
We just always want to be on them.
It took til season three before Vane is ever on a ship thats sailing.
Episode one of season three is the first time you ever see Vane standing on a ship thats sailing.
Did it live up to your expectations after two years?
Yeah, I think the first scene they wrote me going out hunting, I loved it.
I was reading it, I was like, Oh my God, hes throwing slaves overboard.
Im going to kill this motherf***er.
Oh, there he is.
The excitement of it was oh my God, we earned this scene.
Not oh hurray, were seeing Vane hunt.
I feel like to me, justifying the violence is the way to do it.
Were you surprised to be so landlocked in season two with the Charleston storyline?
Lets go fight here and there and what not.
Its one of those things.
Everyone gets knocked down and youve got to figure out what to do next.
