Synopsis of 3×08: Flint, Vane, and Bonny attempt to rescue Rackham and procure the cache from Rogers. Rogers makes a stand and Vane pays a price. Eleanor seeks help from Hornigold.
Rating: ★★★★☆
Flint, Vane, and Bonny have holed up at the late Miranda Barlow’s old house. Anne is anxious, fearing they will miss the caravan and she will loose Rackham forever. Flint insists that they must patiently wait. Before long, one of Featherstone’s men arrives, with news and details of Rackham and the cache’s pending departure from of Nassau.
Back in Nassau, Rackham is escorted from his dungeon in chains and along with Rogers and a large contingency of armed men, they depart. Rackham is blinded sided by the reveal that Rogers lied to him and intends to deliver him, along with the jewels, to the Spanish.
On the Walrus, Silver is discreetly approached by several of the crew, who are led by Mr. Dobbs. Dobbs, in a bout of anger and retaliation, has taken one of the ex-slaves from the maroon community hostage, claiming that this man in particular was responsible for the deaths of several of the original crew back in the maroon community before an agreement was reached. Silver, at an impasse as to how to proceed without tearing their alliance apart, eventually brings Madi into the fold. Madi swiftly releases the man, but Silver realizes Madi has silently instructed the man to say nothing.
Flint leaves and Vane promises Flint that they will quickly follow. Vane frees Rackham from his chains and Rackham and Bonny flee as they spot the governor’s men approaching. Vane attempts to mount his horse and follow, but a bloody Rogers appears from the field, having been tossed from the carriage when it fell, and Rogers shoots Vane before he can leave. Rogers spares no animosity towards Vane as he flat out pummels him with a shotgun. In his wounded state, Vane attempts to fight back, but Rogers men soon arrive and outnumber Vane, pulling him away from Rogers.
Eleanor and Max both realize that after the governor’s transport was intercepted, there must be a spy amongst Nassau and privy to the governor’s decisions. Rogers arrives back in Nassau bloody and bruised and Eleanor rushes to meet and aide him. What she fails to initially realize is that they have also returned with Vane.
Later, Rogers confides in Eleanor and tells her of Vane’s presence in Nassau. Rogers believes Hornigold is their last hope that they have in recapturing the cache and preventing a war. Despite Eleanor’s insistence, Rogers still believes she feels a pull towards Nassau, and ultimately Charles Vane. There’s no doubt that Vane is now a very real temptation to Eleanor, but whether she makes a move on that temptation remains to be seen.
She admits that she does not know how she will react when coming face to face with Vane and she is last seen stoically entering Vane’s cell as the scene fades to black. If you have been watching since season 1, most of us desperately hope to see Eleanor and Charles together again, and only time will tell whether Eleanor will give into her primitive feelings and support Vane. I can’t help but think what damage the Governor and imprisonment has already down to her psyche and state of mind.