Is captain flint gay

It’s unclear whether Thomas’s political enemies knew about his affair with Flint. But under the guise that Flint and Miranda were having an affair, Thomas’s enemies “made Thomas disappear.”.

Now that Black Sails is finally on Netflix , millions of viewers worldwide who had never heard of the Starz series will get to experience one of the best and most underrated prestige television series of all time. The historical fictional nature of the show sets it in the early 18th century during the Golden Age of Piracy, and while there are depictions of real historical figures , Black Sails takes many liberties with these characters. In addition, several of the characters on the show are gay or queer in some way, reminding us of the sexual fluidity of pirates in Our Flag Means Death.

Captain James Flint is the glue that holds Black Sails to Treasure Island, so Toby Stephens’s portrayal definitely takes liberties with Flint’s sexuality. In fact, James’s whole mission is to fulfill his former lover Thomas Hamilton’s goals of saving Nassau.

I think the writers did a great job with this. Instead of just throwing it out there, they did let the audience get to know Flint, and now that it's been revealed that he's gay, I think it makes all the pieces fall into place and fit quite nicely. We can all look back and say, "Yup, right there.

It’s unclear whether Thomas’s political enemies knew about his affair with Flint. But under the guise that Flint and Miranda were having an affair, Thomas’s enemies “made Thomas disappear.”.

Since the first season, this Royal-Navy-officer-turned-pirate-captain has been an enigma — along with his relationship to Miranda Barlow Louise Barnes. With these new insights, Rotten Tomatoes chatted with the cast of Black Sails about their reaction to the big twist. Where are my glasses?

Captain James Flint is the glue that holds Black Sails to Treasure Island, so Toby Stephens’s portrayal definitely takes liberties with Flint’s sexuality. In fact, James’s whole mission is to fulfill his former lover Thomas Hamilton’s goals of saving Nassau.

Warning: Contains major spoilers from seasons 1 and 2. A former British Naval Officer drummed out of service for initially ambiguous reasons, he turns to piracy to enact revenge on those who wronged him. Over the first two seasons of Black Sails , Flint built up a reputation as one of the most ruthless pirates in the Bahamas, but it was mostly that — a reputation.