Amazon Prime UK TV review: Black Sails Season 3, Episode 2

January 31, 2016 | David Farnor

Thar she blows. Never before have those three words seemed so woefully inadequate. Episode 2 of Black Sails Season 3 sees the crew of The Walrus head into a violent storm – and nature throws everything it has at them. … Read More

Amazon Prime UK TV review: Black Sails Season 3, Episode 1

January 24, 2016 | David Farnor

“This crew has sacrificed a lot of blood to make your name what it is. It doesn’t belong to you.”

Black Sails is back and, after a barn-storming second season (they have barns at sea, right?), the pirate series is … Read More

Why you should be watching Black Sails

January 23, 2016 | David Farnor

Complex, fun and consistently thrilling, this piratical epic is one of the sturdiest TV ships around.Read More

Amazon Prime Instant Video TV review: Black Sails Season 1, Episode 1

April 4, 2014 | David Farnor

“It’s done now. Wouldn’t you agree?”

That’s Captain Flint after his band of pirates have taken over a ship. They blow things up, slashing through sailors, then he appears quietly from the side of the screen, blocking someone else’s murderous … Read More