Black Sails opens in the first episode with a declaration of war from the pirates of Nassau against the world. This is partly true as the characters constantly struggle against the forces of England and the civilized world but in actuality, the war against the world is a war of perception. Most of the main characters of the show are concerned about their perception. They worry about how their friends, comrades, and the world will view them. A number of them focus on what history will say about them when they are long gone. Image is power even if that image is nowhere near the truth. This is something that characters like Flint, Sliver, Eleanor, Max, and Jack know to be fact. Even England understands that its true power lies in the false image that it has created. Every character relates to the idea of an image differently but it is always at the core of who they are. England It’s important to understand the image of England and how it wa...
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Hi, I'm Ryan Bridges (They/Them). Narrative Writer specializing in prose, screenwriting, and non-linear storytelling. My writing centers on marginalized identities in genres where they are all too often invisible.
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