This Is The Last Thing Flint Says To Miranda In A Private Conversation And I Think Is One Of The Most

I'll never ger over Toby Stephens' incredible acting. Like...expressing friendship and joy and grief and hopelessness all in a shot of a few seconds barely?

Like...so often Flint's face speaks way louder than his words, which is so IC, and they absolutely picked the perfect actor to do that.

Black Sails 4x03 ✤ XXXI

Independent multi-muse Black Sails blog, rules are pinned, verses, character info and more coming soon.

I’ll post another with all the links soon! 🖤 Please share.

Credit: @teachthekraken

and that… that can make you do unspeakable things

My captain🖤☠ (and king).

Perfect description.

I'd forgotten how exceptional the first episode of Black Sails and the introduction of Captain Flint are. In one (1) episode they point to this soggy, angry little man and go: this is the most dangerous pirate of the seven seas. he wouldn't even win a swordfight. he beat someone to death with his bare fists and is ready to do it again. he probably cries himself to sleep at night. he's the most collected, composed man you've ever seen. he throws furniture around in a fit when he's angry. he talks about the importance of trust and honesty. he doesn't believe any of it. he can completely change someone's mind when he talks to them. the people closest to him know not to trust a single word that comes out of his mouth. he's in control of the narrative. he's trapped in a web of lies of his own making. he's made himself into a legend. everything he's built is just one second away from falling apart. he inspired a whole nation. he's the number one public enemy. he's a hero. he's a monster. he's just one man. he's starting a war against the whole world.

SWAN QUEEN GIVEAWAY

I’ve been waiting for the final season to end and come out on DVD to do this giveaway. In honor of one of the best ships and fandom’s ever I wanted to do a giveaway.

Listed:

SwanQueen Sticker Set by: StickersRandomFandom

SwanQueen Funko’s

Complete DVD Series of OUAT (Region 1)

Popcorn Love Book by: KL Hughes

Do You Wanna Happy Ending? Print by: Svenja Gosen

Rules:

You don’t have to follow me.

Make sure you like/reblog this post.

Must be okay with giving me your address (how else can I get it do you?)

Open to Swen worldwide.

MUST SHIP SWANQUEEN!!!

Ends: October 12, 2018

They were so beautiful together. Such a true connection there was between them💔

Tell me we’re not crazy, you and I. Crazy? To put ourselves through all this when the outcome’s so uncertain. The outcome is only uncertain for those who disbelieve. I believe in this place, and I believe if there’s anyone who can do what’s necessary to make it something better, it’s you.

Black Sails - update on Captain Flint’s reading list - quick thoughts

I’ve been working my way through what I’m calling Captain Flint’s reading list - or the key books he either owned or were key to the plot of the show.  To keep things fresh I have been reading more than one book at a time.

A few books were hard to find as e-books or based on the original formatting that has been maintained for the copies, I chose to purchase the hard copy.

After getting my Covid booster shot, I popped into a bookstore and got a hard copy of Meditations.  I’d been getting tired of the free ebook with rather over the top language.  This copy is hailed as the first translation in a generation from 2003 by Gregory Hays.  I’ve been taking my time with it and find this translation to be more direct in its intentions.  It still keeps the true feelings of the text, but it does shy away from the more dramatic:

- You should be like a rocky promontory, against which the restless surf continuously pounds.  It stands fast while the churning sea is lulled to sleep at its feet.

which is what Miranda reads to Richard Guthrie as her favorite selection.

The Hays translation instead goes with:

- To be like the rock that the waves keep crashing over.  It stands unmoved and the raging of the sea falls still around it.

The ebook version has this variation from a translation by Casaubon, which is edited by someone who isn’t credited in the document.  It is clear though that Casaubon took liberties with the translation - including paraphrasing things for the current reader of 1634 or 1635:

Continua a leggere

Flint and Anne deserved more time on screen together. They are pretty incompatible I fear, but nonetheless...two great warriors!

Pride of the lgbtq+ community😍

What I said here is still true because that's really their only conversation (Anne doesn't talk here, only Jack and Flint) but I can't believe I never noticed Flint's look in her direction when Jack says that, it flew over my head every time I've rewatched this show ???????? And it's been a few ??????????

He HAS TO know Jack is talking about Max, he is enumerating every loss they have suffered because of the cash: for Jack, it's Vane; for Flint, it's Gates... and for Anne, it's Max. Flint has to know about the close relationship between Max, Anne and Jack but I think he is now realizing how close the women truly are.

*Philippe d'Orléans x Philippe de Lorraine*

"You would make Paris the capital of the world and we would dine and dance there every night"

"Genesis", Oil on canvas by Matthew Cornell