Crossbones

Crossbones  met its end—the NBC series won’t be returning—in a two-hour finale, in which Santa Compana’s Commodore fully embraces his inner Blackbeard to face British forces led by sadistic and obsessed Jagger. In the first episode of the evening, “Crossbones,” the Commodore’s forgiveness seemingly knows no bounds when it comes to his bromance with Tom Lowe: 1) Lowe is a British spy, 2) Lowe was working directly for psycho spymaster William Jagger, the Commodore’s archenemy who is responsible for the advanced-stage crazy the Commodore’s first wife Antoinette currently suffers from, and 3) Lowe filled the hole he drilled in the Commodore’s head with a silver crossbones symbol—like a scarlet letter, but metal embedded in his flesh, not simply embroidered on his bodice. (To be clear: At no time does Blackbeard wear a bodice in  Crossbones —that we know of.) Read More... //community.ew.com/2014/08/03/crossbones-season-1-finale/

Crossbones  episode 8 & 9 “Crossbones/Blackbeard” airs Saturday, August 2nd at 10PM ET/PT on NBC. Episode Synopsis:  Crossbones (NBC) Series Finale 2014 “Crossbones/Blackbeard” – Fire rains down on Santa Campana as Blackbeard (John Malkovich) risks all against William Jagger’s (guest star Julian Sands) maniacal attack. Lowe (Richard Coyle) must choose between saving the people he loves, the man he admires…. and the legacy Edward Teach has built. Also starring Yasmine Al Massri, Claire Foy, David Hoflin, Tracy Ifeachor, and Chris Perfetti.  Read More... //www.tvequals.com/2014/08/02/crossbones-nbc-series-finale-2014-crossbonesblackbeard/