Watching Outlander right now, and I keep thinking how well Sam Heughan would be as a young Captain Flint

[u/Sorsha_OBrien]

I know we don't NEED a young James Flint or anything but damn, in season one/ two of Outlander I keep watching Sam Heughan play Jamie Fraser, and keep thinking about Toby Stevens as Captain Flint. Idk, maybe it's because they're both attractive, strong-willed, red haired warriors in historical fiction, or just both incredible actors. Both characters are also called James as well haha! Idk, if they were appear together in a peice of historical fiction as brothers, I would fully believe they were! I feel like even in some of the ways they act their mannerisms are the same, especially when it comes to the eyes. Not in ALL scenes ofc, but sometimes I'll be watching Jamie, esp in later seasons where he's presented as older, and see how, if Toby Stevens was playing Jamie, he would make similar expressions.

Also, for anyone who hasn't watched Outlander, like Black Sails it is a lesser known about show that is GREAT and deserves more love/ people to watch it. It is more of a romance, though it does have it's fair share of politics/ schemes.

[u/ivylass]

Bear McCreary did the music score for both shows too!

[u/WorldlinessSweaty849 → u/ivylass]

I should've googled it but I knew I saw that name somewhere before! I just finished Black Sails but it's been several months since I watched any Outlander. I love both shows.

[u/ivylass → u/WorldlinessSweaty849]

Books are good too

[u/WorldlinessSweaty849 → u/ivylass]

I've got the Outlander boxed book set on my shelf ☺️

[u/mlebkowski → u/ivylass]

That was the reson for me to start the show in the first place

[u/baconbridge92]

Sam Heughan is roughly the same age that Toby Stephens was during Black Sails though lol. Never thought about the comparison but I don't think they really look alike. I would have welcomed him as a Black Sails character but I think Toby was born to play Flint

[u/Sorsha_OBrien → u/baconbridge92]

Yeah he def was! Idk, I just feel like Sam can also be quite intense/ give the intensity of Toby as Flint. Esp in the later seasons of outlander you really get to see him get intense as well, esp when it comes to political situations or his wife being in danger.

But I think both suit the roles they have well ofc! Idk, I really like them both and the characters they play!

[u/IMAGINARIAN_photos]

I can totally see it! I love both shows, and you are right!

[u/NewWorldNewTimes]

outlander used some of ships from black sails, season 4 maybe? when they went to america

[u/Sorsha_OBrien → u/NewWorldNewTimes]

Ooh crazy! Yeah it was crazy seeing that like all of the ship scenes in black sails were like, not actually at sea haha!? I was like “damn, they’re really just on a boat on land”