ARISE! YE SONS OF THE BAYMEN'S CLAN. PUT ON YOUR ARMOURS, CLEAR THE LAND! DRIVE BACK THE TYRANTS LET DESPOTS FLEE! LAND OF THE FREE BY THE CARIB SEA: Avast! I didn't get to watch Pirate Master last night, nor is it on the TiVo. But if you did, comment away.
e.t.a. by Adam: YAAR! I did watch the show, and per the pirate tradition, I'm boarding this post and taking over.
Here's what's awesome about the show: the costumes. The over-the-topness of all the pirate stuff, like the actual serving of gruel. That there's not much else to watch this summer.
Here's what's not awesome about the show: I feel like there's a level of producers' intervention that's above and beyond what we normally expect from Mark Burnett shows (especially in the post-Stacey Stillman era) which we're not seeing -- such as the captain's decision to assign roles, and his general decision to be a douchebag insofar as how he's treating the rest of the crew. Like, did he really believed the deck needed swabbing?
So, here's my question: assuming the captain remains stingy with the doubloons, what incentive is there for the members of his crew to remain loyal to him during challenges, as opposed to sabotaging their chances and making a preemptive deal with a captain-in-waiting on the other crew?
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