'Black Sails' Star Toby Stephens Talks Flt's Gay Romance: 'He Beme Himself' (Vio) - TheWrap

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‘BLACK SAILS’ STAR TOBY STEPHENS TALKS FLT’S GAY ROMANCE: ‘HE BEME HIMSELF’ (VIO)

(That clud Nasir & Agron-- a fan favore gay uple who fied the odds and got a happy endg a world where ccifixns and other horrific character aths were the norm.

‘BLACK SAILS’ STAR TOBY STEPHENS TALKS FLT’S GAY ROMANCE: ‘HE BEME HIMSELF’ (VIO)

)Unfortunately, a lot of the goodwill Starz earned wh gay dienc via Spartac may have been squanred wh the furiatg Da Vci's Demons, a show that mted the rdal s of takg one of history's most important gay figur – Leonardo Da Vci – and makg him effectively, is Starz' early 18th Century pirate seri Black Sails — now midway through s send season — another Spartac... The show is geo to look at and actn-packed, but over the first season and a half there didn't seem to be a lot there specifilly for gay (male) dienc. But gay men at least seemed pretty much absent om the nvas.

"BLACK SAILS" AND ITS BIG GAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY NEWNOWNEXT STAFFFEBARY 22, 2015/3:22 AMBY NEWNOWNEXT STAFFFEBARY 22, 2015 / 3:22 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"BLACK SAILS\" AND ITS BIG GAY REVEAL","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-02-22T08:22:52.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-02-22T08:22:52.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"NEWNOWNEXT STAFF","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STARZ HAS BEEN BY LATELY RVG OUT A NICHE WH HISTORIL DRAMAS FOR MATURE DIENC-- YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THEIR ORIGAL PROGRAMMG IS HEAVY ON THE SEX, VLENCE AND PERD STUM. THEY WON OUR HEARTS WH SPARTAC – A SHOW PRIMARILY AIMED AT STRAIGHT MEN, BUT WHICH NEVERTHELS HAD LOTS OF POSIVE LGBT NTENT TUCKED AMONG THE BLOOD AND GORE. (THAT CLUD NASIR & AGRON-- A FAN FAVORE GAY UPLE WHO FIED THE ODDS AND GOT A HAPPY ENDG A WORLD WHERE CCIFIXNS AND OTHER HORRIFIC CHARACTER ATHS WERE THE NORM.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF THE GOODWILL STARZ EARNED WH GAY DIENC VIA SPARTAC MAY HAVE BEEN SQUANRED WH THE FURIATG DA VCI'S DEMONS, A SHOW THAT MTED THE RDAL S OF TAKG ONE OF HISTORY'S MOST IMPORTANT GAY FIGUR – LEONARDO DA VCI – AND MAKG HIM EFFECTIVELY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO, IS STARZ' EARLY 18TH CENTURY PIRATE SERI BLACK SAILS — NOW MIDWAY THROUGH S SEND SEASON — ANOTHER SPARTAC... OR ANOTHER DEMONS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT IS NEHER. THE SHOW IS GEO TO LOOK AT AND ACTN-PACKED, BUT OVER THE FIRST SEASON AND A HALF THERE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE A LOT THERE SPECIFILLY FOR GAY (MALE) DIENC. SURE, THE SHOW FEATUR MANY ATTRACTIVE ACTORS, AMONG THEM TOM HOPPER, TOBY STEPHENS, ZACH MCGOWAN AND TOBY SCHMZ. (ADD BON, A UPLE OF THE GUYS SEEM TO HAVE NO QUALMS ABOUT FULL ONTAL NUDY.) THE SERI ALSO N BOAST A CENTRAL LBIAN CHARACTER-- A BETIFUL AND CLEVER PROSTUTE NAMED MAX (JSI PARKER KENNEDY) WHO HAS HAD TWO VERY PASSNATE RELATNSHIPS WH OTHER CENTRAL FEMALE CHARACTERS. BUT GAY MEN AT LEAST SEEMED PRETTY MUCH ABSENT OM THE NVAS. THAT IS, UNTIL LAST NIGHT'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}*** MAJOR SPOILER ALERT ***{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FANS OF THE SHOW MAY WISH TO WATCH THIS WEEK'S BLACK SAILS EPISO BEFORE GOG TO THE NEXT PAGE AS A MAJOR PLOT POT IS REVEALED...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE'D HEARD MORS THAT THE SHOW WOULD BE TRODUCG A GAY MALE CHARACTER, BUT WE DIDN'T REALLY EXPECT TO BE THE SERI LEAD. LAST NIGHT WE LEARNED VIA FLASHBACK THAT THE FIERCE AND FEARSOME CAPTA JAM FLT WAS EPLY LOVE WH ANOTHER MAN. IN FACT, WAS THAT LOVE AFFAIR AND S TRAGIC ENDG THAT GOT FLT EXILED OM ENGLAND AND MOTIVATED HIM TO TAKE THE HELM OF A PIRATE SHIP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR A FULL SEASON AND A HALF BLACK SAILS HAD GIVEN VIEWERS A BIG MISDIRECTN. IT SURE LOOKED AS IF FLT HAD AN ONGOG AFFAIR WH THE MYSTER MIRANDA BARLOW (LOUISE BARN)-- BUT FACT HIS ROMANTIC RELATNSHIP HAD BEEN WH HER SENSIVE HBAND THOMAS HATON (PLAYED BY RUPERT PENRY-JON).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(L TO R) RUPERT PENRY-JON, TOBY STEPHENS AND LOUISE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UNFORTUNATELY, FLT'S RELATNSHIP WH THOMAS HATON EXISTS ONLY FLASHBACK. HIS FORMER LOVER IS PRUMABLY AD... OR LOCKED AWAY A BRISH ASYLUM (LAST NIGHT'S EPISO SEEMED GEY ABOUT SPELLG OUT HATON'S PRECISE MISE). IT'S POSSIBLE THAT FLT'S ROMANTIC LIFE WON'T BE EXPLORED FURTHER. STILL, HIS BEG GAY IS NOW A MAJOR PLOT POT AND HELPS TO RM THE CHARACTER'S ACTNS GOG ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE START OF THE SERI. APPARENTLY LAST NIGHT'S BIG GAY REVEAL WAS PLANNED OM THE SHOW'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BLACK SAILS IS A LOOSE PREQUEL TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S TREASURE ISLAND. IT FEATUR YOUNGER VERSNS OF CHARACTERS OM THE BOOK, LIKE BILLY BON AND JOHN SILVER. IN STEVENSON'S NOVEL A MUCH OLR LONG JOHN SILVER IS ON THE HUNT FOR "CAPTA FLT'S BURIED TREASURE." GIVEN THAT BOOK TAIL, BLACK SAILS' VERSN OF CAPTA FLT PROBABLY WILL BE STICKG AROUND FOR SOME TIME TO E. (AT LEAST LONG ENOUGH TO GET HIS HANDS ON SOME TREASURE AND THEN GO BURY SOMEWHERE!){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FLT IS PLAYED BY ACTOR TOBY STEPHENS (STEPHENS IS THE SON OF DAME MAGGIE SMH). WHILE THE DRIVG FORCE BEHD HIS CHARACTER MAY BE CLEARER NOW, THE MOTIVATNS OF OTHER CHARACTERS REMA MURKY. I FOR ONE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW FLT'S EXACT RELATNSHIP WH THE SHIP'S BOATSWA BILLY BON (TOM HOPPER). ON SEVERAL OCSNS THE HONORABLE BILLY HAS LIED FOR AND PROTECTED FLT. A PAST ROMANTIC RELATNSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO WOULD CERTALY HELP TO EXPLA BILLY'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO LET'S FACE , SEEG THOSE TWO TOGETHER WOULD BE HOT AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ANY SE, AS OF LAST NIGHT STARZ' BLACK SAILS HAS BEE A LOT MORE TERTG. NOT THAT WASN'T TERTG TO BEG WH -- GAY ELEMENTS OR NOT, 'S A PRETTY ENTERTAG SHOW. UNFORTUNATELY, MIGHT BE DIFFICULT FOR NEW VIEWERS TO JT JUMP TO THE MIDDLE OF THE SEND SEASON. THERE'S A LARGE ST. THE PLOTTG IS NSE AND HEAVILY SERIALIZED. PIRATE-Y MUMBLG SOMETIM PERVAS. ARRRRGH!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STILL YE MATEYS, WE THK THERE'S TREASURE TO BE HAD. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAMPLE THE SERI, STARZ HAS MA THE FIRST EPISO AVAILABLE FOR EE. THE ENTIRE FIRST SEASON IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON AND ALL EPISOS OM BOTH SEASONS ARE AVAILABLE TO STARZ SUBSCRIBERS VIA STARZ ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU'RE ALREADY A FAN OF BLACK SAILS LET KNOW WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF LAST NIGHT'S EPISO. AND BE SURE AND CHECK BACK WH ON MONDAY AS WE'LL HAVE AN TERVIEW WH ACTOR TOBY STEPHENS AS WELL AS SHOW CREATORS JONATHAN E. STEBERG AND ROBERT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEW EPISOS OF BLACK SAILS AIR SATURDAYS AT 9PM ET/PT ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

*** MAJOR SPOILER ALERT ***Fans of the show may wish to watch this week's Black Sails episo before gog to the next page as a major plot pot is 'd heard mors that the show would be troducg a gay male character, but we didn't really expect to be the seri lead. Still, his beg gay is now a major plot pot and helps to rm the character's actns gog all the way back to the start of the seri. Apparently last night's big gay reveal was planned om the show's Sails is a loose prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.

Not that wasn't tertg to beg wh -- gay elements or not, 's a pretty entertag show.

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‘Black Sails’ Star Toby Stephens Talks Flt’s Gay Romance: ‘He Beme Himself’ (Vio).

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