David Bianculli

The castaways cut their own life sign. Many of them are blinkered by, you know, racism. This idea that somehow their civilization is superior to others. And they are also spiraling into violence and chaos. At a certain point, the Kawaskar basically just say, you know, we're out of here. And they disappear.

The castaways cut their own life sign. Many of them are blinkered by, you know, racism. This idea that somehow their civilization is superior to others. And they are also spiraling into violence and chaos. At a certain point, the Kawaskar basically just say, you know, we're out of here. And they disappear.

The castaways cut their own life sign. Many of them are blinkered by, you know, racism. This idea that somehow their civilization is superior to others. And they are also spiraling into violence and chaos. At a certain point, the Kawaskar basically just say, you know, we're out of here. And they disappear.

And after that moment, the castaways descend only further into a Hobbesian state of depravity. And a few of the men even succumb to cannibalism.

And after that moment, the castaways descend only further into a Hobbesian state of depravity. And a few of the men even succumb to cannibalism.

And after that moment, the castaways descend only further into a Hobbesian state of depravity. And a few of the men even succumb to cannibalism.

Okay. So Captain Cheap is trying to maintain naval law on the island. But the system starts to break down. Some men start stealing food. When they're caught, they are punished with 600 lashes. The captain shoots a man amid shipment in the cheek. This man, Henry Cousins, had been accused of dereliction of duty. He eventually dies from his wounds. And the crew believes –

Okay. So Captain Cheap is trying to maintain naval law on the island. But the system starts to break down. Some men start stealing food. When they're caught, they are punished with 600 lashes. The captain shoots a man amid shipment in the cheek. This man, Henry Cousins, had been accused of dereliction of duty. He eventually dies from his wounds. And the crew believes –

Okay. So Captain Cheap is trying to maintain naval law on the island. But the system starts to break down. Some men start stealing food. When they're caught, they are punished with 600 lashes. The captain shoots a man amid shipment in the cheek. This man, Henry Cousins, had been accused of dereliction of duty. He eventually dies from his wounds. And the crew believes –

that Cheap wasn't justified in his actions. And the men's loyalty to Cheap erodes, and the sailors start looking for leadership from the gunner, John Bulkley.

that Cheap wasn't justified in his actions. And the men's loyalty to Cheap erodes, and the sailors start looking for leadership from the gunner, John Bulkley.

that Cheap wasn't justified in his actions. And the men's loyalty to Cheap erodes, and the sailors start looking for leadership from the gunner, John Bulkley.

Yes, they increasingly gravitate towards Bulkley, that instinctive leader who uses such populist expressions that still resonate with us today. He would use phrases to stir the semen, calling for them for life and liberty, while Cheap invokes such principles as duty and honor and patriotism to try to keep the men loyal to him and to the mission.

Yes, they increasingly gravitate towards Bulkley, that instinctive leader who uses such populist expressions that still resonate with us today. He would use phrases to stir the semen, calling for them for life and liberty, while Cheap invokes such principles as duty and honor and patriotism to try to keep the men loyal to him and to the mission.

Yes, they increasingly gravitate towards Bulkley, that instinctive leader who uses such populist expressions that still resonate with us today. He would use phrases to stir the semen, calling for them for life and liberty, while Cheap invokes such principles as duty and honor and patriotism to try to keep the men loyal to him and to the mission.

We can't get into the details of the mutiny, but they finally decide to go that path. And it's so interesting to me how long it takes them to get there. There's all these deliberations. There's a lot of diplomacy back and forth between the factions. It seems that mutiny was a really hard line for these men to cross despite all that had happened to them.

We can't get into the details of the mutiny, but they finally decide to go that path. And it's so interesting to me how long it takes them to get there. There's all these deliberations. There's a lot of diplomacy back and forth between the factions. It seems that mutiny was a really hard line for these men to cross despite all that had happened to them.

We can't get into the details of the mutiny, but they finally decide to go that path. And it's so interesting to me how long it takes them to get there. There's all these deliberations. There's a lot of diplomacy back and forth between the factions. It seems that mutiny was a really hard line for these men to cross despite all that had happened to them.

Yes, a full-blown mutiny they knew was risky and a real breach of naval order. And if it was a full-blown mutiny like the kind some were contemplating... The punishment could be, or likely would be, being hanged if they ever made it back to England. So even when they are planning it, they are holding these debates.

Yes, a full-blown mutiny they knew was risky and a real breach of naval order. And if it was a full-blown mutiny like the kind some were contemplating... The punishment could be, or likely would be, being hanged if they ever made it back to England. So even when they are planning it, they are holding these debates.