From the way he talked to the way he carried himself to the way he fought, he trademarked every detail of Vane. Now that he’s departing, let’s take a moment to appreciate how excellent Zach McGowan’s performance was.So I’m hopeful it will become apparent, and like Season 1, this episode will be better in retrospect once we see what follows. It seems, then, that there is indeed more thought behind it than there appears to be right now. And when I spoke with Toby Schmitz, he did hint that the effects of Vane’s death will profoundly affect Jack and reverberate into Season 4. This show is usually so well written, it’s impossible to believe it hasn’t thought through its largest upheaval. Lesser shows place plot before characterization for the sake of story convenience, but Black Sails has always been better than this. She’s selfish and disloyal and vindictive, but she’s not dim. The fact that she pushed his execution against all advice, ignoring clear signs it would lose the streets -something she’s always been vigilant about - doesn’t correlate with everything that’s been established about her. “XXVII” tried to make Eleanor the plot-driver, and it didn’t work the way it did for Vane. When Black Sails found its footing, a crucial part of that was when writers figured out what to do with Vane besides having him brood shirtlessly. I don’t call Vane “the heart of the show” just because I liked him. Season 2 saw Vane more rooted in the narrative, and Black Sails improved exponentially. Whether or not you agree, there’s no question Season 1 is the weakest. His storyline was rather aimless in Season 1, and its most common criticism was the leisurely pace. He wasn’t only a great character he was the primary plot driver.
And what fails to convince me is this episode. I’m not entirely convinced Black Sails didn’t shoot itself in the foot by hanging Vane too far from its end. This isn’t beating the drum the way I intended, but I have to be honest. It pains me to write this because I genuinely love this show and want to help fix how criminally under-recognized it is. Smile for me now, brother The most intriguing hostility
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