Red Flags – The episode opens with Captain Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby) reminiscing about Edward “Ed” Teach/Blackbeard (Taika Waititi) while his crew sleeps. Elsewhere, Ed stares at colonial figurines before knocking them out a window. Auntie (Anapela Polataivao) rings a bell to wake up Stede and his crew. Wee John Feeney (Kristian Nairn) and Black… Continue reading Our Flag Means Death Series 2 Episode 2 Recap
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Our Flag Means Death Series 2 Episode 1 Recap
Impossible Birds – As the episode opens, Izzy Hands (Con O’Neill) duels with Captain Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby). Knocking Stede’s sword out of his hand, Izzy prepares to slice his throat when Banes claims to still owe him. Izzy asks what for. Stede stabs him in the gut while accusing him of selling him out… Continue reading Our Flag Means Death Series 2 Episode 1 Recap
Our Flag Means Death Finale Recap
Wherever You Go, There You Are – The show begins with Mary Bonnet (Claudia O’Doherty) providing narration of her life as a widow. Alma Bonnet (Eden Grace Redfield) and Louis Bonnet (William Barber-Holler) are doing better than expected after losing their father. Community has been her biggest gift. The widow Ellen Conroy explains how she… Continue reading Our Flag Means Death Finale Recap
Our Flag Means Death Season 1 Episode 3 Recap
A Gentleman Pirate – The show begins with Izzy Hands (Con O’Neill) looking at The Revenge through a spyglass. He informs the captain of the distance between their ship and the Revenge. The captain tells him a few hundred yards isn’t bad. Izzy Hands tells him Captain Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby) is not worth the… Continue reading Our Flag Means Death Season 1 Episode 3 Recap
Our Flag Means Death Season 1 Episode 2 Recap
A Damned Man – The show begins with a French sailor saying France will be the world leader one day, which will give full access to good bread. He takes two loaves of bread and gives one to another pirate. They clink bread loaves before taking a bite. Blackbeard’s ship is too close to count,… Continue reading Our Flag Means Death Season 1 Episode 2 Recap
Our Flag Means Death Season 1 Episode 1 Recap
1717 Golden Age of Piracy – Captain Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby) is a wealthy landowner who opted to take a high seas adventure. Unfortunately, Stede’s adventure didn’t turn out as expected. Frenchie (Joe Fry) sings a sound at the life of a pirate. Black Pete (Matthew Maher) is being prompted by his opponents to make… Continue reading Our Flag Means Death Season 1 Episode 1 Recap
Banished TV Show Review
Banished is a British television series, which aired on BBC Two. The final episode of season one aired on April 16, 2015. The series of events take place during the eighteenth century and revolves around the establishment of a penal colony in Australia. Suffice to say, British prisoners are shipped to Australia, where they’re forced… Continue reading Banished TV Show Review
A Poet In New York Review
A Poet in New York, which aired on BBC America, is a 2014 television movie that focuses on the last days of famous poet Dylan Thomas’ life. The movie follows Thomas’ tragic downward spiral into drugs and alcohol, while exploring his dreadful relationship with his wife, Caitlin. The show stars Tom Hollander as Dylan Thomas,… Continue reading A Poet In New York Review