Originally Posted by Yac

If there is anything I have learned from pop culture in general is, that if something appeals to everyone, it's probably not very good. By this logic, the more of you dislike Black Sails, the better it becomes. Yes.
Now, seriously, this is somewhat puzzling to me. I read a ton of criticism about how, for example, the characters seemed 2 dimensional etc.. when in fact, when I compare this series to Game of Thrones (because it is very popular), I can see the opposite. The characters are very human - confused most of the time, questioning their decisions and motives of others.
The scenography is amazing, they actually build the Walrus to scale.
The plot twists are.. well, unconventional( but I'd have to venture into spoiler territory here).
The fights and combat are surprisingly well done, even Matt Easton from scholagladiatoria (an authority in hema - historical european martial arts, you'll have to believe my word if you're not familiar :P) was impressed by how realistic they were.

Having said all that, it might as well be the fact that I spent 200 or so hours sailing around Nassau in Assassins Creed 4: black flag, so I recognize most characters and locations (amazing game, btw).
To each his own. I'm not here to convert anyone But this is a tv series that I skipped because of the reviews.. and as it turned out, it was a mistake

Originally Posted by Trollheart

If you have no problem with subtitles (and forgive me for being smart here, but considering you're Polish I assume you do not) then you should check out Isabel, which is in Spanish and is the historical account of the rise of Queen Isabella of Spain, but in drama form. It's full of the usual plots, twists, betrayals, shocks and deaths you'd expect, and seems to be historically accurate, from what I could gather.