7.8/103,472 votes#1 - I.
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/25/2014
Whilst facing threats on all sides, including a possible mutiny, Captain Flint hires a young sailor named John Silver, who hides his most precious possession. As the Royal Navy gets ever more powerful, Eleanor keeps order on New Providence.
Director: Neil Marshall
Writer: Jonathan E. Steinberg, Robert Levine
7.6/102,694 votes#2 - II.
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/1/2014
Flint discovers a thief amongst his crew. Eleanor must make a difficult decision. John hides with Max, inside a brothel.
Director: Sam Miller
Writer: Jonathan E. Steinberg, Robert Levine
7.5/102,479 votes#3 - III.
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/8/2014
While Flint and Gates realise they need help to find the Urca d'Lima, John and Billy have to increase the crew's morale. Vane impresses Eleanor and Gates receives a promotion.
Director: Neil Marshall
Writer: Jonathan E. Steinberg, Robert Levine
7.7/102,324 votes#4 - IV.
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/15/2014
Captain Flint is warned about Billy. Vane encounters someone from his past. Eleanor asks her father for help. The crew of The Walrus suffer a disastrous undertaking.
Director: Sam Miller
Writer: Brad Kane
8.2/102,358 votes#5 - V.
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/22/2014
Bonny confesses. Rackham makes a life-altering decision. Richard forces Eleanor's hand. A chess match is organized for Flint and the Walrus crew.
Director: Marc Munden
Writer: Doris Egan
8.0/102,211 votes#6 - VI.
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/1/2014
Chasing the Andromache is a pricey endeavor. Eleanor needs help from Silver. Billy believes Gates should confront Flint. Bonny takes a stand.
Director: T.J. Scott
Writer: Heather Bellson
8.0/102,187 votes#7 - VII.
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/8/2014
Flint comes clean with Gates. Randall's actions cause problems for Silver. Eleanor suffers a loss. Max helps Rackham. Vane faces his biggest challenge.
Director: Marc Munden
Writer: Michael Angeli
8.7/102,511 votes#8 - VIII.
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/15/2014
The hunt for the Urca begins. Things change for Eleanor. Bonny and Rackham are haunted by their past sins.
Director: T.J. Scott
Writer: Jonathan E. Steinberg, Robert Levine
The Best Episodes of Black Sails Season 1
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The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most...
Genres:DramaAction & Adventure
Network:Starz
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"I." is the best rated episode of "Black Sails" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 3472 votes. Directed by Neil Marshall and written by Jonathan E. Steinberg, Robert Levine, it aired on 1/25/2014. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "II.".