Crossbones
Crossbones Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 |
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About
"A spy's uneasy chess match with a pirate king"
Set in the early 1700s on a hidden pirate stronghold, the show follows a British spy sent undercover to assassinate the infamous Blackbeard, only to find himself drawn into the pirate leader's inner circle. It leans on moody atmosphere, political intrigue, and a slow-burn cat-and-mouse dynamic between hunter and target rather than swashbuckling action. The pace is deliberate, sometimes sluggish, and the show clearly wants to be prestige drama more than pirate romp. It looks handsome and the central performance anchors it, but momentum is inconsistent across its short run.
the commanding, unpredictable performance at the center of the pirate stronghold's power struggles.
you want fast-paced swashbuckling action rather than slow political intrigue.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | The Devil's Dominion | 7.0 | 328 | 50 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Covenant | 7.2 | 224 | 41 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | The Man Who Killed Blackbeard | 7.5 | 199 | 40 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Antoinette | 7.2 | 163 | 42 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | The Return | 7.4 | 148 | 40 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | A Hole in the Head | 7.6 | 159 | 42 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Beggarman | 7.7 | 154 | 40 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Crossbones | 7.9 | 161 | 37 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Blackbeard | 8.0 | 181 | 41 min |