black sails john silver just an incredible incredible incredible character, like it's been eight years since i first watched the show and every time i pause to think about him for more than five seconds i'm still stunned. like he gave up his share. he gave up his share. he gave up the thing he said he wanted most in the world so that he could live an incredibly dangerous, painful, labor-intensive life as part of a crew where he mattered. trading freedom and security for love and risk, never meaning anything he says because he doesn't know himself even a little bit.
like these are extremely basic john silver reflections, but sometimes we need to go back to the basics because what the fuuuuuuck



















