LOL, no. However, my hubby totally knew about him which made me feel uneducated. One day we will have read everything, right?

Would you suggest skipping the first season of Black Sails? Or does it lay important groundwork?

Interesting you found Peaky Blinders still too stressful, even with spoilers. I’m not sure that bodes well for my continuing to watch it.

Yayyyyy! That’s so awesome!! Congratulations! My Saints have been doing a little better — although our last game was weirdly a nailbiter considering we were playing THE BEARS — which has been nice.

Ooooooh, thanks for the rec! I am always on the hunt for awesome theater recommendations, and I try to get up to New York once a year.

YAYYYYY oh Jeanne I hope you like it. Remember that the first season is a little rough — there’s this rapey subplot early on that would have put me off the show entirely had I not received (very true!) assurances that the show moves beyond that kind of thing. Oh I really hope you like it Jeanne.

I meeeeeeeean. Look, I liked Black Sails from the jump because PIRATES! but it is definitely the case that the first episode (and the first season overall, really?) is not what the show will become. Here’s my standard Black Sails disclaimer thread; maybe that will help you decide. https://twitter.com/nonmodernist/status/864201407091679232

I FEEL YOU on Peaky Blinders. Even looking up spoilers, I found it too stressful to continue with. I liked it a lot a lot, but oh my God the suspense was killer.

Can I suggest that you watch more? You are the boss of you, of course, but I do feel (and I am not alone in this) that the early episodes of Black Sails are far weaker than what the show will become. Standard Black Sails disclaimer thread: https://twitter.com/nonmodernist/status/864201407091679232

It gets really, really good if you can plow through some of the rough stuff at the start.

Hahaha, indeed? Are you a big fan? I started reading his book and it’s awfully early modern — lots of “and it may be argued that na na na na na but da da da da da disproves it. And it may be argued that blah blah blah” ad infinitum.