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- ‘BLACK SAILS’ STAR TOBY STEPHENS TALKS FLT’S GAY ROMANCE: ‘HE BEME HIMSELF’ (VIO)
- "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
- ‘BLACK SAILS’ STAR TOBY STEPHENS TALKS FLT’S GAY ROMANCE: ‘HE BEME HIMSELF’ (VIO)
- "BLACK SAILS" ACTOR TOBY STEPHENS AND SHOW CREATORS ON THAT SURPRISG 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 JIM HALTERMANFEBARY 23, 2015/1:18 PMBY JIM HALTERMANFEBARY 23, 2015 / 1:18 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"BLACK SAILS\" ACTOR TOBY STEPHENS AND SHOW CREATORS ON THAT SURPRISG GAY TWIST","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-02-23T18:18:58.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-02-23T18:18:58.000+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":"JIM HALTERMAN","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;}{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;}THOMAS HATON (RUPERT PENRY-JON) AND JAM FLT (TOBY STEPHENS){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;} A SCENE OM SATURDAY'S BLACK SAILS EPISO. {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;}NOTHG LIKE A TV SHOW ACTN HERO G OUT TO STIR UP THE CRACKPOTS, RIGHT?{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 WROTE ABOUT BLACK SAILS' BIG GAY REVEAL YTERDAY AND, AS YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED, THE MENTS SECTN FOR THAT POST HAVE GOTTEN QUE HEATED. MANY PEOPLE LOVE THAT THE STARZ PIRATE SERI REVEALED THAT [SPOILER ALERT!] LEAD CHARACTER CAPTA JAM FLT (TOBY STEPHENS) HAD A SAME SEX ROMANCE. OTHER FANS OF THE SHOW ARE APOPLECTIC -- SHOUTG THEIR DISGT AND ACCG STARZ AND THE SHOW'S PRODUCERS OF VG TO THE GAY MUNY AND PHG A SO-LLED GAY {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;}FUNNY, THERE NEVER SEEMED TO BE AN ISSUE WH BLACK SAILS' P GRAPHIC VLENCE, HETEROSEXUAL SEX SCEN -- AND EVEN SEXY LBIAN CHARACTERS JUMPG THE SACK TOGETHER. BUT THE REVELATN THAT A MALE CHARACTER'S GREAT LOVE WAS WH ANOTHER MAN --- THAT IS SOMEHOW REPREHENSIBLE AND WORTH ABANDONG THE SHOW {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;}SATURDAY'S BIG REVEAL FILLED A LOT OF QUTNS ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY HAD BEEN GOG ON BACK ENGLAND BETWEEN FLT AND MRS. BARLOW (LOUISE BARN) AND HER SENSIVE HBAND THOMAS HATON (RUPERT PENRY-JON). SO WHILE WE BETTER UNRSTAND FLT'S PAST, WHAT DO THIS MEAN MOVG FORWARD? TO FD OUT, WE TALKED WH BLACK SAILS CREATORS JONATHAN D. STEBERG AND ROBERT LEVE AND, SEPARATELY, WH TOBY STEPHENS ABOUT HOW LONG THIS CHARACTER REVELATN HAS BEEN THE WORKS AND WHAT WE N EXPECT MOVG {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;}FIRST UP, HERE'S OUR Q&A WH STEBERG AND LEVE:{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;}THEBACKLOT: TELL HOW YOU CRAFTED THE SCEN BETWEEN FLT AND THOMAS HATON. THEY’RE SO TIMATE AND MORE EMOTNAL THAN I WAS EXPECTG. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THOSE CISNS?{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;}JON STEBERG: THE STORY HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE. IT’S SOMETHG THAT’S ALWAYS HAD S OWN GRAVY WH THE NSTCTN OF . FROM THE FIRST SEASON WE KNEW WHERE WE WANTED TO GO. THE TRICK WAS, WE WANTED TO PLAY AS A REVEAL, TO HAVE THE MIRANDA AFFAIR FEEL LIKE WAS THE THG THAT WAS GOG TO BE THE FOREONT OF EVERYBODY’S ATTENTN. SO HOW DO YOU BUILD THIS ROMANCE THE BACKGROUND WHOUT TIPPG THAT ’S A ROMANCE? IT’S TRICKY BEE EVERYONE TO WH THEIR OWN PRENCEIVED NOTNS. IT’S HARD TO KNOW WHERE PEOPLE’S ASSUMPTNS ARE GOG TO BEG AND {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;}I THK RUPERT AND TOBY WERE REALLY GOOD AT BEG ABLE TO NVEY THIS IENDSHIP THAT WAS VERY EPLY FELT. YOU GOT THAT THEY WERE BONDG WHAT SENTIALLY AMOUNTS TO VERY SMALL SNIPPETS OF SCREEN TIME. BY THE TIME YOU GET TO THAT MOMENT [THE KISS], HOPEFULLY ’S SURPRISG BUT FEELS EARNED AND EMOTNAL AND YOU UNRSTAND WHAT BOTH OF THE GUYS ARE FEELG AND THKG AND WHERE THEIR MUTUAL ATTRACTN {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;}I HAVE TO SAY, ONCE I SAW THE EPISO, FELY WASN’T MIMIZED TO ONE BIG SEX SCENE WHICH, WH BLACK SAILS AND STARZ, YOU ULD HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WH. IT WAS ABOUT SO MUCH MORE THAN JT {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;}JS: THE ERNG PRCIPLE FOR THE STORY IS THAT ABOVE EVERYTHG ELSE ’S AN EMOTNAL NNECTN. WE DIDN’T WANT TO BE A SHOCK REVEAL FOR ’S OWN SAKE. WE WANTED TO BE A REVEAL THAT WAS ABOUT AN EMOTNAL AND ROMANTIC NNECTN THAT IS DRIVG SO MUCH OF THE STORY THE PRENT DAY. TO DO THAT WE FELT LIKE WE NEED TO KEEP OUR EYE ON THE BALL AND HAVE PLAY AS AN EMOTNAL AND ROMANTIC NNECTN. THE SEXUAL PONENT IS OBV AND CLEAR AND HAS WEIGHT, BUT ’S NOT JT A STORY ABOUT A SEXUAL {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;}ROBERT LEVE: WHEN YOU FALLY KNOW ALL OF , WHAT YOU’RE REALIZG IS NOT THAT HE HAD SOMETHG, BUT YOU’RE REALIZG WHAT IS LOST. AT THAT MOMENT HE’S LOST SOMETHG THAT WAS MUCH MORE THAN PHYSIL. IT GAVE HIM A SENSE OF PURPOSE, GAVE HIM INTY, MA HIM FEEL LOVE AND ACCEPTED AND VERY QUICKLY AFTER THE REVEAL. IT FALLS A LOT ON TOBY AND RUPERT AND LOUISE JT HOW MUCH IMPORTANT WAS AND HOW VASTATG WAS WHEN ALL FELL {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;}I’LL BE WATCHG THE SCEN THE ‘PRENT’ DIFFERENTLY BEE OF THIS RMATN. HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE REACTN OF YOUR DIENCE AND HOW THEY’LL SEE FLT MOVG FORWARD?{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;}JS: I THK THERE ARE GOG TO BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT REACTNS. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE STORI THAT’S SO BAKED TO THE SHOW AND SO BAKED TO WHO FLT IS. I FEEL LIKE ’S ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS AS A STORYTELLER YOU JT HAVE TO PLANT THE FLAG AND KNOW THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT STORY TO TELL AND FEELS EMOTNALLY RRECT AND ’S DOG ALL THE RIGHT THGS. WE JT HOPE THAT PEOPLE GET . IT’S A CHARGED MOMENT. IT’S UNEXPECTED BUT FEELS RIGHT AND I THK THAT’S ALL YOU N REALLY HOPE FOR AT SOME {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;}THERE ARE GOG TO BE DIENCE MEMBERS THAT ARE GOG TO WANT TO SEE THIS PLAY OUT FUTURE EPISOS AND SEASONS. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO PEOPLE WHO ASK WHY FLT ISN'T CHECKG OUT A GAY BAR NASS? OR AT LEAST HAVG FLGS OR RELATNSHIPS WH MEN?{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;}JS: I THK WHAT MIRANDA SAYS TO HIM [EPISO] 2.05 IS REAL. IN THIS MOMENT OF PRE-EXILE THE FLASHBACK, HE IS ABLE TO ENGAGE ROMANTILLY AND EMOTNALLY AND SEXUALLY WH THOMAS, BUT THERE’S A PART OF HIM THAT IS NFLICTED ABOUT AND THAT LIV A TIME WHERE IF YOU ARE A PERSON WHO R WHAT PEOPLE THK OF YOU AND R WHAT YOUR APPEARANCE IS, MAK PLITED TO WRTLE WH THAT PONENT OF YOUR {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;}REMEMBER THE EARLY PART OF THE SEASON WHEN SILVER IS THROWG AT FLT-- AND WHEN MIRANDA IS THROWG AT HIM: ‘YOU’RE A PERSON WHO R ABOUT HOW PEOPLE SEE YOU.’ THAT BE REAL LATER. I THK WILL EXIST NEGATIVE SPACE FOR A WHILE, BUT ’S NOT FOTTEN. IT’S AN TENT ON OUR PART TO TELL A STORY ABOUT A GUY THAT NO MATTER HOW POLILLY BALANCED HE N FD A WAY TO BE OR HOW MOTIVATED TO BE TOWARDS THE MONEY, OR HIS IALS OR NASS OR WHATEVER, THERE’S A BROKEN PIECE OF HIS SELF IMAGE THAT HE NEEDS TO NTUE TO WRTLE WH. I THK AT SOME POT WE WANT TO BRG THAT BACK…AND SHOW WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE ASKG ALL THE WRONG QUTNS ABOUT WHY YOU’RE UNBALANCED AND UNSETTLED. IT’S NOT LIKE HE HAS THIS MOMENT…’S TRMATIC. THIS ONE MOMENT WHERE HE GIV TO NOT JT A SEXUAL RELATNSHIP – I’M NOT SURE THAT WE THK ’S HIS FIRST HOMOSEXUAL SEXUAL RELATNSHIP – BUT A ROMANTIC ONE, A REAL ONE AND ONE WH SOMEONE WH WHOM HE HAS SOCIAL NNECTNS. IT FEELS LIK TO HAVE THAT GO AS BAD AS DID, I DON’T KNOW THAT ULD GO WORSE THAN THAT FOR A FIRST TIME. YOU RRY THAT BAGGAGE WH YOU. THAT’S A NOT A POOL YOU JUMP BACK TO AGA {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;}I’VE TALKED TO TOBY ABOUT BEG NTROL AS CAPTA OF A SHIP. IS SAFE TO SAY THAT FEEDS TO ALL OF THIS? THE NEED TO KEEP HIMSELF NTROL EVERY WAY?{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;}JS: TOTALLY. I THK THAT’S WHERE THAT OM, THE NEED TO NTROL THGS IS SO THEY DON’T REACT TO THE THGS THEY N’T NTROL. PLAC WHERE YOU’VE BEEN HURT BEFORE AND MAKG SURE THAT DON’T HAPPEN {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;}NEXT PAGE! TOBY STEPHENS ON HOW KNOWG HIS CHARACTER'S BACKSTORY HAS RMED HIS PORTRAYAL...{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;}NOW THAT WE KNOW FLT'S PAST, WHAT WILL WE SEE NEXT ON THE SERI?{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;}THE BACKLOT: HOW WAS FOR YOU THIS SEASON TO GET MORE BACK STORY TO FLT?{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;}TOBY STEPHENS: YEAH, WAS FUN, BEE I KNEW WHERE WAS GOG. [THE PRODUCERS HAD] ALREADY TOLD ME ABOUT THE WHOLE BACK STORY WHEN I STARTED FILMG. THERE WAS A QUTN OF WHETHER WE WERE GOG TO START DOG THAT THE FIRST SEASON, BUT I THK THEY MA THE RIGHT CISN, HOLDG OFF FOR THE SEND SEASON. BEE EVEN THOUGH ’S PROBABLY CHALLENGG FOR AN DIENCE, AT TIM, FLT’S BEHAVR, I THK ’S KD OF GREAT THAT YOU’VE GOT THIS GUY WHO’S JT THROWN UP THIS WALL. AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT HE’S THKG. THE DIENCE IS KD OF QUTNG WHETHER HE IS A PSYCHOPATH OR THERE IS SOMETHG ELSE. ‘WHAT IS THAT’S DRIVG THIS GUY?’{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;}AND WHAT IS THIS MRS. BARLOW ABOUT? WHAT’S THIS WHOLE THG? AND THEN THE SEND SEASON STARTS REVEALG PIECEMEAL, AND ’S LIKE THIS PUZZLE THAT THEY HAVE TO PUT TOGETHER. AND I REALLY ENJOYED DOG . IT WAS EXHSTG, AT TIM PLAYG BASILLY TWO PARTS, ALMOST THE SAME TIME, BEE THE WHOLE, WHAT’S THE KD OF FUN THG IS YOU’RE PLAYG SOMEBODY WHO’S A DIFFERENT, ALMOST A DIFFERENT {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;}I KNOW I WASN’T ED TO SEEG YOU SO CLEAN-SHAVEN THE FLASHBACKS!{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;}TS: YEAH, BUT THAT’S GREAT. I THK AN DIENCE…I THK ’LL BE REALLY REWARDG THE END, BEE WILL TAKE THEM ON THIS JOURNEY AND THEY’LL SUDNLY UNRSTAND. THEY THK THEY KNOW THIS PERSON OR THEY HAVE PRENCEIVED VIEWS OF HIM. IN THE SEND SEASON THEY’RE TOTALLY BLOWN {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;}EARLIER THE SEASON WE SEE HIM TRYG TO REGA HIS STAT AS CAPTA. HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT TO HIS INTY TO BE CAPTA AND MAYBE RM SOME OF WHAT’S GOG ON TERNALLY? {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;}TS: I THK ’S ENORMOLY IMPORTANT TO HIM. I THK ’S ALSO A QUTN OF NTROL AND I DON’T THK HE N BEAR ANYBODY ELSE BEG NTROL. IT’S NOT SOME EGO THG WHERE HE WANTS TO BE CAPTA AND HE WANTS PEOPLE TO LOOK UP TO HIM. IT’S JT, “I DO NOT WANT ANYBODY ELSE, I DO NOT TST ANYBODY ELSE TO BE NTROL OF MY STY.” IT’S NOT AN ARROGANCE, ’S JT, “I KNOW THEY’RE NOT PABLE OF , AND I AM THE ONLY ONE HERE WHO N REALLY DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.”{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 SAFE TO SAY WE’RE GOG TO SEE MORE OF FLT’S HUMANY THIS PART OF THE STORY AND MAY RM WHAT WE’RE SEEG THE PRENT DAY OF THE SERI?{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;}TS: YEAH, I THK HE IS MUCH MORE HUMAN, BUT NOT A KD OF A SENTIMENTAL WAY. I THK ’S PAFUL AND ’S PLITED AND DON’T ROLVE ANYTHG. I DON’T THK YOU GO, “OH, I GET , NOW WE N MOVE ON.” IT’S NOT FORTABLE, ASKS MORE QUTNS, REALLY, AND YOU FEEL SAD OF THE DIRECTN HE ENDS UP HAVG TO GO KNOWG WHAT YOU {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;}GIVEN THE PAST, WOULD YOU SAY ’S HARD FOR HIM TO BE AROUND MRS. BARLOW BEE OF THE MEMORI JT HER PRENCE BRGS 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;}TS: I THK THAT’S PART OF . I THK ’S SUCH A PLITED AND RICH RELATNSHIP. WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IS ’S SO REAL S PLEXY THAT HE STILL LOV HER. HE STILL LOV HER AND SHE IS THE ONLY PERSON THAT REALLY HE N NFI AND SHE’S THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS ANY KD OF NTROL OVER {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;}GAT, TO A CERTA EXTENT, MANAGED TO FD A WAY OF ALG WH FLT, WHERE THEY WERE EQUALS. BUT AFTER GAT IS GONE, THERE IS NO ONE. I THK SILVER IS TRYG TO FD HIS WAY THERE SOMEHOW, BUT HE N’T GET THERE. HE’S GOT WHAT THE DIENCE GETS THE FIRST SEASON, WHICH IS THE WALL IS UP. HE’S TRYG TO GET THROUGH , BUT FLT WON’T LET HIM. BUT [MRS.] BARLOW HAS THAT ACCS AND THERE’S AN TERPENNCE. IT’S VERY UNHEALTHY AND ’S NOT EASY, BUT THEY RELY ON ONE ANOTHER, AND THEY LOVE ONE ANOTHER. THERE’S A KD OF EP LOVE THERE, AND I FD THAT PART REAL BEE RELATNSHIPS ARE LIKE {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 ISN’T ALWAYS EASY, BUT FUNDAMENTALLY THERE’S SOMETHG THAT LOCKS YOU WH SOMEBODY. AND ’S TERTG BEE-- I WON’T TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS-- BUT THAT STILL IS KD OF BEG PLAYED OUT SEASON THREE [WHICH THE ST IS CURRENTLY SHOOTG SOUTH AI]. THGS CHANGE MASSIVELY DURG THE SEND {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;}HOW WOULD YOU SAY YOU’VE BEEN CHALLENGED DIFFERENTLY SEASON TWO AS AN ACTOR?{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;}TS: I HAD TO ALMOST PLAY A TOTALLY DIFFERENT CHARACTER THE YOUNGER PART. THE MORE DIFFERENT HE IS THE YOUNGER VERSN, THE MORE YOU FEEL THE WEIGHT OF WHAT HE’S BEE AND THE TRAGEDY OF WHAT HE’S BEE, REALLY, LOCKED TO THIS PERSON. AND ALSO, THE MANDS PHYSILLY ON ME WERE MUCH MORE. THERE’S NOTHG ELSE THAT’S DOG THIS KD OF STUFF, WHERE YOU ARE HAVG TO DO THE TENSE ACTG SCEN, LONG SCEN, AND THEN YOU’RE HAVG TO DO THE ENORMO ACTN SEQUENC, WHICH ARE REALLY MANDG AS WELL TOWARDS THE LAST END OF THE SEASON, WHERE THGS REALLY BUILD. AND WAS FULL-ON. WE WERE DOG THE HUGE, GREAT BIG SEQUENC THAT WERE CREDIBLY ELABORATE AND THAT WAS JT EXHSTG. SO BY THE END OF THE SEASON, I WAS TOTALLY IED BUT A GREAT WAY. I’M NOT PLAG ABOUT BEE NOWHERE ELSE WOULD I GET THIS {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 AIRS SATURDAYS AT 9PM ON {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
- ‘BLACK SAILS’ STAR TOBY STEPHENS TALKS FLT’S GAY ROMANCE: ‘HE BEME HIMSELF’ (VIO)
‘BLACK SAILS’ STAR TOBY STEPHENS TALKS FLT’S GAY ROMANCE: ‘HE BEME HIMSELF’ (VIO)
Opn - Gay agenda the only flaw this amazg seri. Season 2 jt had me feelg like Hollywood wasn't even botherg to hi their gay agenda this one. Don't get me wrong - I do not md a character beg gay, but please try to keep somewhat realistic.
In Black Sails, by my unt 4/9 ma characters are gay/bi - Flt, Max, Eleanor, Anne - not untg supportg characters. Then season 2, they started htg that Anne Bonny is gay too. The only reason that bothered me at all is bee Anne Bonny is historilly known to be straight, so was jt Hollywood turng another character gay for no reason.
"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
AT THE SAME TIME as Anne Bonny's g out, Flt is gettg this myster backstory which fally ends a big twist - yep you gused , Flt is gay too. At this pot I was jt kd of turned off by the show, sce lerally the entire season seemed to jt be about homosexualy.
When Vane surprise attacked Flt right after the big gay reveal, I half expected them to end up rollg around on the ground kissg. It was almost ftg that the fale end Flt jt gettg shuttled off to be wh his lover at the end, bee the seri seemed to re more about tellg a gay romance story than did anythg else. Why did they make Capta Flt gay?
Fally we e to the unrstandg that the two of them have an unorthodox open marriage bee her hband is gay. Im not gonna lie im normally agast shippg pecially gay shippg sce there's rarely evince to support . The thg is flt has been shown to be gay or at the very least bisexual.
‘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. )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. *** 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.
"BLACK SAILS" ACTOR TOBY STEPHENS AND SHOW CREATORS ON THAT SURPRISG 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 JIM HALTERMANFEBARY 23, 2015/1:18 PMBY JIM HALTERMANFEBARY 23, 2015 / 1:18 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"BLACK SAILS\" ACTOR TOBY STEPHENS AND SHOW CREATORS ON THAT SURPRISG GAY TWIST","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-02-23T18:18:58.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-02-23T18:18:58.000+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":"JIM HALTERMAN","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;}{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;}THOMAS HATON (RUPERT PENRY-JON) AND JAM FLT (TOBY STEPHENS){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;} A SCENE OM SATURDAY'S BLACK SAILS EPISO. {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;}NOTHG LIKE A TV SHOW ACTN HERO G OUT TO STIR UP THE CRACKPOTS, RIGHT?{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 WROTE ABOUT BLACK SAILS' BIG GAY REVEAL YTERDAY AND, AS YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED, THE MENTS SECTN FOR THAT POST HAVE GOTTEN QUE HEATED. MANY PEOPLE LOVE THAT THE STARZ PIRATE SERI REVEALED THAT [SPOILER ALERT!] LEAD CHARACTER CAPTA JAM FLT (TOBY STEPHENS) HAD A SAME SEX ROMANCE. OTHER FANS OF THE SHOW ARE APOPLECTIC -- SHOUTG THEIR DISGT AND ACCG STARZ AND THE SHOW'S PRODUCERS OF VG TO THE GAY MUNY AND PHG A SO-LLED GAY {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;}FUNNY, THERE NEVER SEEMED TO BE AN ISSUE WH BLACK SAILS' P GRAPHIC VLENCE, HETEROSEXUAL SEX SCEN -- AND EVEN SEXY LBIAN CHARACTERS JUMPG THE SACK TOGETHER. BUT THE REVELATN THAT A MALE CHARACTER'S GREAT LOVE WAS WH ANOTHER MAN --- THAT IS SOMEHOW REPREHENSIBLE AND WORTH ABANDONG THE SHOW {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;}SATURDAY'S BIG REVEAL FILLED A LOT OF QUTNS ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY HAD BEEN GOG ON BACK ENGLAND BETWEEN FLT AND MRS. BARLOW (LOUISE BARN) AND HER SENSIVE HBAND THOMAS HATON (RUPERT PENRY-JON). SO WHILE WE BETTER UNRSTAND FLT'S PAST, WHAT DO THIS MEAN MOVG FORWARD? TO FD OUT, WE TALKED WH BLACK SAILS CREATORS JONATHAN D. STEBERG AND ROBERT LEVE AND, SEPARATELY, WH TOBY STEPHENS ABOUT HOW LONG THIS CHARACTER REVELATN HAS BEEN THE WORKS AND WHAT WE N EXPECT MOVG {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;}FIRST UP, HERE'S OUR Q&A WH STEBERG AND LEVE:{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;}THEBACKLOT: TELL HOW YOU CRAFTED THE SCEN BETWEEN FLT AND THOMAS HATON. THEY’RE SO TIMATE AND MORE EMOTNAL THAN I WAS EXPECTG. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THOSE CISNS?{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;}JON STEBERG: THE STORY HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE. IT’S SOMETHG THAT’S ALWAYS HAD S OWN GRAVY WH THE NSTCTN OF . FROM THE FIRST SEASON WE KNEW WHERE WE WANTED TO GO. THE TRICK WAS, WE WANTED TO PLAY AS A REVEAL, TO HAVE THE MIRANDA AFFAIR FEEL LIKE WAS THE THG THAT WAS GOG TO BE THE FOREONT OF EVERYBODY’S ATTENTN. SO HOW DO YOU BUILD THIS ROMANCE THE BACKGROUND WHOUT TIPPG THAT ’S A ROMANCE? IT’S TRICKY BEE EVERYONE TO WH THEIR OWN PRENCEIVED NOTNS. IT’S HARD TO KNOW WHERE PEOPLE’S ASSUMPTNS ARE GOG TO BEG AND {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;}I THK RUPERT AND TOBY WERE REALLY GOOD AT BEG ABLE TO NVEY THIS IENDSHIP THAT WAS VERY EPLY FELT. YOU GOT THAT THEY WERE BONDG WHAT SENTIALLY AMOUNTS TO VERY SMALL SNIPPETS OF SCREEN TIME. BY THE TIME YOU GET TO THAT MOMENT [THE KISS], HOPEFULLY ’S SURPRISG BUT FEELS EARNED AND EMOTNAL AND YOU UNRSTAND WHAT BOTH OF THE GUYS ARE FEELG AND THKG AND WHERE THEIR MUTUAL ATTRACTN {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;}I HAVE TO SAY, ONCE I SAW THE EPISO, FELY WASN’T MIMIZED TO ONE BIG SEX SCENE WHICH, WH BLACK SAILS AND STARZ, YOU ULD HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WH. IT WAS ABOUT SO MUCH MORE THAN JT {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;}JS: THE ERNG PRCIPLE FOR THE STORY IS THAT ABOVE EVERYTHG ELSE ’S AN EMOTNAL NNECTN. WE DIDN’T WANT TO BE A SHOCK REVEAL FOR ’S OWN SAKE. WE WANTED TO BE A REVEAL THAT WAS ABOUT AN EMOTNAL AND ROMANTIC NNECTN THAT IS DRIVG SO MUCH OF THE STORY THE PRENT DAY. TO DO THAT WE FELT LIKE WE NEED TO KEEP OUR EYE ON THE BALL AND HAVE PLAY AS AN EMOTNAL AND ROMANTIC NNECTN. THE SEXUAL PONENT IS OBV AND CLEAR AND HAS WEIGHT, BUT ’S NOT JT A STORY ABOUT A SEXUAL {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;}ROBERT LEVE: WHEN YOU FALLY KNOW ALL OF , WHAT YOU’RE REALIZG IS NOT THAT HE HAD SOMETHG, BUT YOU’RE REALIZG WHAT IS LOST. AT THAT MOMENT HE’S LOST SOMETHG THAT WAS MUCH MORE THAN PHYSIL. IT GAVE HIM A SENSE OF PURPOSE, GAVE HIM INTY, MA HIM FEEL LOVE AND ACCEPTED AND VERY QUICKLY AFTER THE REVEAL. IT FALLS A LOT ON TOBY AND RUPERT AND LOUISE JT HOW MUCH IMPORTANT WAS AND HOW VASTATG WAS WHEN ALL FELL {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;}I’LL BE WATCHG THE SCEN THE ‘PRENT’ DIFFERENTLY BEE OF THIS RMATN. HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE REACTN OF YOUR DIENCE AND HOW THEY’LL SEE FLT MOVG FORWARD?{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;}JS: I THK THERE ARE GOG TO BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT REACTNS. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE STORI THAT’S SO BAKED TO THE SHOW AND SO BAKED TO WHO FLT IS. I FEEL LIKE ’S ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS AS A STORYTELLER YOU JT HAVE TO PLANT THE FLAG AND KNOW THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT STORY TO TELL AND FEELS EMOTNALLY RRECT AND ’S DOG ALL THE RIGHT THGS. WE JT HOPE THAT PEOPLE GET . IT’S A CHARGED MOMENT. IT’S UNEXPECTED BUT FEELS RIGHT AND I THK THAT’S ALL YOU N REALLY HOPE FOR AT SOME {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;}THERE ARE GOG TO BE DIENCE MEMBERS THAT ARE GOG TO WANT TO SEE THIS PLAY OUT FUTURE EPISOS AND SEASONS. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO PEOPLE WHO ASK WHY FLT ISN'T CHECKG OUT A GAY BAR NASS? OR AT LEAST HAVG FLGS OR RELATNSHIPS WH MEN?{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;}JS: I THK WHAT MIRANDA SAYS TO HIM [EPISO] 2.05 IS REAL. IN THIS MOMENT OF PRE-EXILE THE FLASHBACK, HE IS ABLE TO ENGAGE ROMANTILLY AND EMOTNALLY AND SEXUALLY WH THOMAS, BUT THERE’S A PART OF HIM THAT IS NFLICTED ABOUT AND THAT LIV A TIME WHERE IF YOU ARE A PERSON WHO R WHAT PEOPLE THK OF YOU AND R WHAT YOUR APPEARANCE IS, MAK PLITED TO WRTLE WH THAT PONENT OF YOUR {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;}REMEMBER THE EARLY PART OF THE SEASON WHEN SILVER IS THROWG AT FLT-- AND WHEN MIRANDA IS THROWG AT HIM: ‘YOU’RE A PERSON WHO R ABOUT HOW PEOPLE SEE YOU.’ THAT BE REAL LATER. I THK WILL EXIST NEGATIVE SPACE FOR A WHILE, BUT ’S NOT FOTTEN. IT’S AN TENT ON OUR PART TO TELL A STORY ABOUT A GUY THAT NO MATTER HOW POLILLY BALANCED HE N FD A WAY TO BE OR HOW MOTIVATED TO BE TOWARDS THE MONEY, OR HIS IALS OR NASS OR WHATEVER, THERE’S A BROKEN PIECE OF HIS SELF IMAGE THAT HE NEEDS TO NTUE TO WRTLE WH. I THK AT SOME POT WE WANT TO BRG THAT BACK…AND SHOW WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE ASKG ALL THE WRONG QUTNS ABOUT WHY YOU’RE UNBALANCED AND UNSETTLED. IT’S NOT LIKE HE HAS THIS MOMENT…’S TRMATIC. THIS ONE MOMENT WHERE HE GIV TO NOT JT A SEXUAL RELATNSHIP – I’M NOT SURE THAT WE THK ’S HIS FIRST HOMOSEXUAL SEXUAL RELATNSHIP – BUT A ROMANTIC ONE, A REAL ONE AND ONE WH SOMEONE WH WHOM HE HAS SOCIAL NNECTNS. IT FEELS LIK TO HAVE THAT GO AS BAD AS DID, I DON’T KNOW THAT ULD GO WORSE THAN THAT FOR A FIRST TIME. YOU RRY THAT BAGGAGE WH YOU. THAT’S A NOT A POOL YOU JUMP BACK TO AGA {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;}I’VE TALKED TO TOBY ABOUT BEG NTROL AS CAPTA OF A SHIP. IS SAFE TO SAY THAT FEEDS TO ALL OF THIS? THE NEED TO KEEP HIMSELF NTROL EVERY WAY?{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;}JS: TOTALLY. I THK THAT’S WHERE THAT OM, THE NEED TO NTROL THGS IS SO THEY DON’T REACT TO THE THGS THEY N’T NTROL. PLAC WHERE YOU’VE BEEN HURT BEFORE AND MAKG SURE THAT DON’T HAPPEN {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;}NEXT PAGE! TOBY STEPHENS ON HOW KNOWG HIS CHARACTER'S BACKSTORY HAS RMED HIS PORTRAYAL...{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;}NOW THAT WE KNOW FLT'S PAST, WHAT WILL WE SEE NEXT ON THE SERI?{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;}THE BACKLOT: HOW WAS FOR YOU THIS SEASON TO GET MORE BACK STORY TO FLT?{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;}TOBY STEPHENS: YEAH, WAS FUN, BEE I KNEW WHERE WAS GOG. [THE PRODUCERS HAD] ALREADY TOLD ME ABOUT THE WHOLE BACK STORY WHEN I STARTED FILMG. THERE WAS A QUTN OF WHETHER WE WERE GOG TO START DOG THAT THE FIRST SEASON, BUT I THK THEY MA THE RIGHT CISN, HOLDG OFF FOR THE SEND SEASON. BEE EVEN THOUGH ’S PROBABLY CHALLENGG FOR AN DIENCE, AT TIM, FLT’S BEHAVR, I THK ’S KD OF GREAT THAT YOU’VE GOT THIS GUY WHO’S JT THROWN UP THIS WALL. AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT HE’S THKG. THE DIENCE IS KD OF QUTNG WHETHER HE IS A PSYCHOPATH OR THERE IS SOMETHG ELSE. ‘WHAT IS THAT’S DRIVG THIS GUY?’{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;}AND WHAT IS THIS MRS. BARLOW ABOUT? WHAT’S THIS WHOLE THG? AND THEN THE SEND SEASON STARTS REVEALG PIECEMEAL, AND ’S LIKE THIS PUZZLE THAT THEY HAVE TO PUT TOGETHER. AND I REALLY ENJOYED DOG . IT WAS EXHSTG, AT TIM PLAYG BASILLY TWO PARTS, ALMOST THE SAME TIME, BEE THE WHOLE, WHAT’S THE KD OF FUN THG IS YOU’RE PLAYG SOMEBODY WHO’S A DIFFERENT, ALMOST A DIFFERENT {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;}I KNOW I WASN’T ED TO SEEG YOU SO CLEAN-SHAVEN THE FLASHBACKS!{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;}TS: YEAH, BUT THAT’S GREAT. I THK AN DIENCE…I THK ’LL BE REALLY REWARDG THE END, BEE WILL TAKE THEM ON THIS JOURNEY AND THEY’LL SUDNLY UNRSTAND. THEY THK THEY KNOW THIS PERSON OR THEY HAVE PRENCEIVED VIEWS OF HIM. IN THE SEND SEASON THEY’RE TOTALLY BLOWN {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;}EARLIER THE SEASON WE SEE HIM TRYG TO REGA HIS STAT AS CAPTA. HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT TO HIS INTY TO BE CAPTA AND MAYBE RM SOME OF WHAT’S GOG ON TERNALLY? {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;}TS: I THK ’S ENORMOLY IMPORTANT TO HIM. I THK ’S ALSO A QUTN OF NTROL AND I DON’T THK HE N BEAR ANYBODY ELSE BEG NTROL. IT’S NOT SOME EGO THG WHERE HE WANTS TO BE CAPTA AND HE WANTS PEOPLE TO LOOK UP TO HIM. IT’S JT, “I DO NOT WANT ANYBODY ELSE, I DO NOT TST ANYBODY ELSE TO BE NTROL OF MY STY.” IT’S NOT AN ARROGANCE, ’S JT, “I KNOW THEY’RE NOT PABLE OF , AND I AM THE ONLY ONE HERE WHO N REALLY DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.”{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 SAFE TO SAY WE’RE GOG TO SEE MORE OF FLT’S HUMANY THIS PART OF THE STORY AND MAY RM WHAT WE’RE SEEG THE PRENT DAY OF THE SERI?{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;}TS: YEAH, I THK HE IS MUCH MORE HUMAN, BUT NOT A KD OF A SENTIMENTAL WAY. I THK ’S PAFUL AND ’S PLITED AND DON’T ROLVE ANYTHG. I DON’T THK YOU GO, “OH, I GET , NOW WE N MOVE ON.” IT’S NOT FORTABLE, ASKS MORE QUTNS, REALLY, AND YOU FEEL SAD OF THE DIRECTN HE ENDS UP HAVG TO GO KNOWG WHAT YOU {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;}GIVEN THE PAST, WOULD YOU SAY ’S HARD FOR HIM TO BE AROUND MRS. BARLOW BEE OF THE MEMORI JT HER PRENCE BRGS 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;}TS: I THK THAT’S PART OF . I THK ’S SUCH A PLITED AND RICH RELATNSHIP. WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IS ’S SO REAL S PLEXY THAT HE STILL LOV HER. HE STILL LOV HER AND SHE IS THE ONLY PERSON THAT REALLY HE N NFI AND SHE’S THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS ANY KD OF NTROL OVER {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;}GAT, TO A CERTA EXTENT, MANAGED TO FD A WAY OF ALG WH FLT, WHERE THEY WERE EQUALS. BUT AFTER GAT IS GONE, THERE IS NO ONE. I THK SILVER IS TRYG TO FD HIS WAY THERE SOMEHOW, BUT HE N’T GET THERE. HE’S GOT WHAT THE DIENCE GETS THE FIRST SEASON, WHICH IS THE WALL IS UP. HE’S TRYG TO GET THROUGH , BUT FLT WON’T LET HIM. BUT [MRS.] BARLOW HAS THAT ACCS AND THERE’S AN TERPENNCE. IT’S VERY UNHEALTHY AND ’S NOT EASY, BUT THEY RELY ON ONE ANOTHER, AND THEY LOVE ONE ANOTHER. THERE’S A KD OF EP LOVE THERE, AND I FD THAT PART REAL BEE RELATNSHIPS ARE LIKE {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 ISN’T ALWAYS EASY, BUT FUNDAMENTALLY THERE’S SOMETHG THAT LOCKS YOU WH SOMEBODY. AND ’S TERTG BEE-- I WON’T TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS-- BUT THAT STILL IS KD OF BEG PLAYED OUT SEASON THREE [WHICH THE ST IS CURRENTLY SHOOTG SOUTH AI]. THGS CHANGE MASSIVELY DURG THE SEND {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;}HOW WOULD YOU SAY YOU’VE BEEN CHALLENGED DIFFERENTLY SEASON TWO AS AN ACTOR?{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;}TS: I HAD TO ALMOST PLAY A TOTALLY DIFFERENT CHARACTER THE YOUNGER PART. THE MORE DIFFERENT HE IS THE YOUNGER VERSN, THE MORE YOU FEEL THE WEIGHT OF WHAT HE’S BEE AND THE TRAGEDY OF WHAT HE’S BEE, REALLY, LOCKED TO THIS PERSON. AND ALSO, THE MANDS PHYSILLY ON ME WERE MUCH MORE. THERE’S NOTHG ELSE THAT’S DOG THIS KD OF STUFF, WHERE YOU ARE HAVG TO DO THE TENSE ACTG SCEN, LONG SCEN, AND THEN YOU’RE HAVG TO DO THE ENORMO ACTN SEQUENC, WHICH ARE REALLY MANDG AS WELL TOWARDS THE LAST END OF THE SEASON, WHERE THGS REALLY BUILD. AND WAS FULL-ON. WE WERE DOG THE HUGE, GREAT BIG SEQUENC THAT WERE CREDIBLY ELABORATE AND THAT WAS JT EXHSTG. SO BY THE END OF THE SEASON, I WAS TOTALLY IED BUT A GREAT WAY. I’M NOT PLAG ABOUT BEE NOWHERE ELSE WOULD I GET THIS {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 AIRS SATURDAYS AT 9PM ON {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
Not that wasn't tertg to beg wh -- gay elements or not, 's a pretty entertag show. It had to do wh love, lt, and homosexualy the 18th century. We told that he knew that Flt was gay sce the very first episo of Black Sails.
The secret was kept amongst the st and crew bee was felt that the other actors might play their characters differently if they subnscly knew they were actg oppose a gay character. RELATED: Why Do Gay Characters Have To Die In Orr To Get Osr Nomatns? We wrote about Black Sails' Big Gay Reveal yterday and, as you might have noticed, the ments sectn for that post have gotten que heated.
Other fans of the show are apoplectic -- shoutg their disgt and accg Starz and the show's producers of vg to the gay muny and phg a so-lled gay, there never seemed to be an issue wh Black Sails' p graphic vlence, heterosexual sex scen -- and even sexy lbian characters jumpg the sack together. What would you say to people who ask why Flt isn't checkg out a gay bar Nass?
‘BLACK SAILS’ STAR TOBY STEPHENS TALKS FLT’S GAY ROMANCE: ‘HE BEME HIMSELF’ (VIO)
This one moment where he giv to not jt a sexual relatnship – I’m not sure that we thk ’s his first homosexual sexual relatnship – but a romantic one, a real one and one wh someone wh whom he has social nnectns. But then me Black Sails’ send season, which moved Capta Flt om the tegory of averagely trigug to fascatg for one simple reason: It unveiled him as televisn’s most nuanced, plex, badass gay character sce The Wire’s be clear, ’s not his sexualy that mak him fascatg. He also probably don’t thk of himself as gay; as he’s romantilly loved jt one man and platonilly-wh-benefs loved one woman (did we mentn he’s a plited man?