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I meant in a general sense and not just the two of them. :) Like what Jack says in 3x09 (Vane's sacrifice, Anne's lost love, etc).

Not exactly. It's not the treasure as it is, but what it represents. Their sacrifices, their dreams and hopes, their legacy, etc.

They didn't treat TI as a gospel. They took it and added layers to it. In TI, Silver and Flint weren't close, but in BS their relationship is much more complex. In TI, Silver wasn't a king or even famous, but he is in BS. The same with his motives. In TI, he was just a charming rogue. In BS, his motives for returning after the treasure are much more complex. As they said, TI is a children's version of adult story. In TI everything is simple, good guys are good, pirates are greedy dumbasses. And then you watch BS and what "really" happened and like, wow, so many layers.

A fantastic analysis on Flint and his fate: https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackSails/comments/6704d3/flint_flint_rum_rum_sea_sea_foreshadowing_flints/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackSails/comments/6704d3/flint_flint_rum_rum_sea_sea_foreshadowing_flints/dgmmjk3/

I bawled during that speech (and on rewatches too). It's an incredible monologue.

Everything about this show is brilliant: the story, the characters, actors, production quality, music, cinematography, etc. A true gem and I hope with time they will get the recognition they deserve. Personally, I'm grateful to them for the character of Flint. I've never seen a character like him before and Toby Stephens has been phenomenal from start to finish, never once faltering. And I thank them for reuniting him with Thomas (though I would've prefered a more clear ending). A complete Odysseus journey. It's not too happy (they are in a freaking labor camp. I hope they'll break out), it's not too tragic (if Flint was killed by Silver, then his entire life and even death were for nothing), it's bittersweet (according to Jon Steinberg, Flint will drink himself to death when Thomas dies of old age. I don't want to think about that, but at least they will have their 20 years of peace).

But that's not how it happened? They had to tie him up and at first he resisted because he couldn't believe that Thomas is alive. The promise alone wasn't enough to make him give up. Which is understandable. But once he saw that Thomas is alive, that's when he finally let go of the war.

I confess that I haven't read the discussions in this thread. Mostly because I don't have it in me to read alive Flint vs. dead Flint theories. :) But I still wanted to leave my little opinion. I just wanted to say that James Flint is an icon. I'm forever grateful to "Black Sails" for giving us this character. So complex, with so much depth and humanity. His last two speeches, "Freedom in the dark" and "Distorted to fit into their narrative", perfectly encapsulate his entire character, his dreams and his struggles. And it's so, so meaningful to hear a queer character say those words. The reunion was perfection. But I really hope they will break out of that place. As for theories... This link is a really good read: http://uniwolfwerecorn.tumblr.com/post/159308610775/black-sails-the-finale-and-everything

Yeah. It's definitely disfigured. Here (I'll delete the link later)

He has no ear in the scene with Ben Gunn. Loved everything about this episode. The flashbacks were one of the best things "Black Sails" ever did. The music was a masterpiece. Just watching these two together, watching Flint be so open with Silver. The only one who can get MacGraw out of him. And just to see Silver before all that LJS bravado had started, how vulnerable he is. Madi. There are just no words to describe how fantastic her scene was. The most badass moment of the entire episode. Woodes Rogers is delusional dick and he planed it all along. They all would've been dead and without cache now. At least the three of them survived. Now they need to wait when Jack swoops in to take them on board.

6 guys like in TI.

Madi and Flint, I love you.

I'm just gonna post the link to this beautiful review, 'cause Lauren Sarner is amazing. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-sails-introduces-skeleton-island_us_58cecb82e4b0e0d348b344ce

Oh, I apologise for my poor wording! I didn't mean to say the reason for break up wasn't serious. I meant to say I hope it's some sort of ploy by Silver and Flint. But I know it's unlikely.