Miranda seems to be a representative of the good people of New Providence.
Historically, once the English military abandoned the island, many of the original settlers fled after them.
But a few stayed.
Mistress Barlow seems to have avoided all this unpleasantness.
Silver is gradually winning Flints respect with his cleverness in staying alive, but nobody else likes the thief.
Those honest blue eyes just shine with sincerity.
Now hes planning on overthrowing Flint from the inside, gathering up members of the crew one by one.
And let me just say, I love Randal (Lawrence Joffe).
He also gives a great demented scream.
If only Rackham didnt look so much like a sleazy Vegas lounge singer.
Theres not much pirate in this guy,and the sunglasses are not just anachronisms, theyre stupid.
(see the end of this review for a correction, courtesy ofBlack Sailscostume designer, Tim Aslam!)
In the meantime, Max has paid the price for the boggled sale of The Page.
Rackham telling Vane, the obvious bad boy, to take care of our problem.
But Vane, it seems, has a soft heart.
He wants to simply send Max away, while the Lounge Lizard, Rackham wants her dead.
Maneuvering takes place, and Vane, Rackham and their shipthe Rangerare the choice.
Looks like the boys will have to work together.
Except that, in reality, pirates worked togetherall the time.
Different ships hung out together, partied together and captured ships together.
InBlack Sailsthere are, maybe, fifty pirate ships in harbor.
Except that the movement of the story requires it.
But news of Flints intentions has been getting around.
Whats to stop every other ship in port from simply following him out to sea?
Should Flint be angry that he suddenly has a dozen or more ships accompanying him?
Well, maybe he will.
In this incarnation, Flint wants cash to buy ships and cannons so he can create a Pirate Kingdom.
Yup, you need guns and ships to fight a war.
Weird concept… Hes a pirate.
Why doesnt he just steal them?
It didnt even take him that long.
And heres Flint setting out tobuyships.
Im equally skeptical of Maxs story here.
Yes, Vane and company would be pretty pissed that Max took their pearls and didnt deliver The Page.
But I like Rackhams solution vote him out of his job.
But maybe Rackham does have a wild card up his sleeve.
Maybe Anne Bonny has finally done something besides lurk in shadows.
If these two are up to something, the pirates had better look out.
Im still giving it 3 stars, because while its illogical as hell, its still loads of fun.
My thanks toBlack Sails costume designer Tim Aslam for setting me straight!
Obviously frames such as these would have been rare and highly prized-perfect pirate booty!
He also wanted to include this information from theEyeglasses Warehouse.
The four lens frame was designed and patented by a doctor Richardson of London.
Originally, this frame served a medical purpose.
The first four lens frames featured oval lenses.
D shaped lenses followed in the early 1800s.
Many of the D shaped four lens frames were used like safety glasses.
Stage coaches and early railroad passengers used such frames to keep coal cinders and dust out of the eye.
Remember, early railroad cars were not enclosed.
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Rating:
3 out of 5
