#Flint and Silver's conversation in the last episode is a LARGE part of this btw. And the ending monologue montage with Billy's note.

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Black Sails is a masterpiece for dozens of reasons, but one of them is definitely the way that even though season 3 ends on a victory (albeit a bittersweet/costly one), you can just feel the impending doom looming over the characters. The narrative is whispering to you "This is a tragedy." despite the plot and character high notes that the season ends on.