The BEST Episodes of Black Sails
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Feb 17, 2021
Network: Starz
While bounding the Spanish Main and jolly-rogering across the seas, Captain Flint accepts a young recruit, John Silver, to join his crew, while later quashing a mutiny, questing for treasures, broadsiding other pirate vessels and exchanging fire with the ships of the British Navy who have been charged with blowing Flint out of the water.

#1 - XXVIII.
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired Mar 26, 2016
Rogers and his forces come for the pirates. Rackham and Bonny face impossible odds. Silver demands answers from Flint. Billy crowns a king.

#2 - XVIII.
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired Mar 28, 2015
Flint acquires an unlikely ally. Vane's crew seeks a sea change. Silver makes a sacrifice.

#3 - XXXVIII.
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired Apr 2, 2017
Flint makes a final push to topple England. Silver seals his fate. Rackham confronts Rogers. Nassau is changed forever.

#4 - XXXI.
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired Feb 12, 2017
Max has a run-in with the law; Rogers reckons with the past; Flint and Madi come to an understanding; and Long John Silver returns.

#5 - XXVII.
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired Mar 19, 2016
Eleanor puts everything on the line to save Rogers. Billy recruits allies. Flint and Silver prepare for war.

#6 - XVII.
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired Mar 21, 2015
Flint and Miranda come to grips with their past. Bonny makes clear her intentions to Rackham. Vane collects a huge prize. Eleanor issues a declaration of war.

#7 - XXXIV.
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired Mar 5, 2017
Nassau is delivered; Silver makes a painful amends; Madi and Flint are separated; Rogers searches for Eleanor.

#8 - XXXVII.
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired Mar 26, 2017
Silver and his men hunt for Flint on Skeleton Island. Madi receives an offer. Billy casts his lot.

#9 - XXXIII.
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired Feb 26, 2017
Silver takes Flint's life in his hands; Billy drives a wedge; Eleanor risks everything; Rogers makes a stunning appeal.

#10 - VIII.
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired Mar 15, 2014
The hunt for the Urca begins. Things change for Eleanor. Bonny and Rackham are haunted by their past sins.

#11 - XXV.
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired Mar 5, 2016
Flint and Silver return to Nassau, and a legend is born. A change in terms put Rackham and Bonny in jeopardy. Vane's mission evolves. Eleanor confides in Rogers.

#12 - XXIX.
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired Jan 29, 2017
The invasion of Nassau results in catastrophe, while Teach and Rackham look to avenge the death of Charles Vane and Eleanor gets acclimated to her new role.

#13 - XXVI.
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired Mar 12, 2016
Rogers comes under attack while moving a prisoner. Violence erupts on the Walrus. Silver and Madi are put to a test. Billy sees a new role for himself in the coming battle.

#14 - XXXVI.
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired Mar 19, 2017
A rescue plan threatens to divide Flint and Silver. The true price of freedom becomes apparent to Max. Rackham seeks his prey. The Walrus enters uncharted territory.

#15 - XXI.
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired Feb 6, 2016
Stranded at sea, Flint pushes Silver to his limit. As Nassau prepares to repel an invasion, Rackham takes the reins, while Max gets her house in order. To stave off defeat, Vane makes a difficult choice.

#16 - XXIII.
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired Feb 20, 2016
Facing certain death, Silver pushes Flint to take action. Teach shows Vane a way forward. A new threat puts Eleanor and Rogers on notice. Max makes her play.

#17 - XXXII.
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired Feb 19, 2017
Violence engulfs Nassau; Silver demands answers from Billy; Eleanor comes to Max's aid; Bonny and Rackham endure hell.

#18 - XIX.
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired Jan 23, 2016
Flint and his crew wage war against the world. Eleanor receives an offer of clemency. Vane objects to Rackham's methods. One of Nassau's most notorious returns.

#19 - XXIV.
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired Feb 27, 2016
Flint challenges Teach over the future of piracy. Rogers makes an arrest. Rackham finds new purpose. Madi comes to Silver's aid.

#20 - XXII.
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired Feb 13, 2016
Civilization returns to Nassau, and sets its sights on Vane. Flint, Silver and Billy encounter a new enemy. Rackham takes a stand against his crew. Scott finds his place in the new regime.

#21 - XVI.
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired Mar 14, 2015
Flint and Miranda prepare for the worst. Silver has his eyes opened. Eleanor discovers Max's secret. Vane makes his move.

#22 - XXXV.
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired Mar 12, 2017
Flint urges caution on an angry Silver. Max leads Rackham and Bonny up river. Billy locates a survivor. Rogers learns the truth.

#23 - XXX.
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired Feb 5, 2017
Flint gives in to Billy's authority; Eleanor has a plan for Rogers; Silver turns to an unlikely source for help; Max is put on notice.

#24 - XX.
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired Jan 30, 2016
The Walrus crew battles the elements. Teach and Rackham have a disagreement. Rogers and Eleanor set terms for their partnership. Bonny fears for her future with Max.

#25 - XI.
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired Feb 7, 2015
Flint returns to Nassau and encounters a dilemma; Eleanor turns to an unlikely source for help; Rackham works to restore his reputation; Vane gets an unexpected prize.