Katherine Jakeways answers our burning questions about the Apple TV+ drama’s season 1 finale.
We wouldn’t exactly call it happily-ever-after.
WhileAppleTV+has yet to renewThe Buccaneersfor a second season, the finale left us with a lot of questions.
Kristine Froseth in ‘The Buccaneers’.Apple TV+
Should we get a second season can we expect that to be more complicated than she’s ready for?
KATHERINE JAKEWAYS:All the relationships in the show are more complicated than they seem to start with.
There’s nothing about a second season at this stage.
Kristine Froseth and Matthew Broome in ‘The Buccaneers’.Apple TV+
Richard and Conchita decide to go it alone, despite it having to be without any money.
How might that come back to bite them?
There’s many ways that could go.
Guy Remmers in ‘The Buccaneers’.Apple TV+
That might hamper their plan.
It might not be straightforward for them.
Jinny does escape with Nan’s help, but she’s probably still in danger.
Christina Hendricks on ‘The Buccaneers’.Apple TV+
How concerned for her should we be after she rides off in this carriage?
James is not far behind, is he?
He chases straight after her.
And he’s not a man who will give up easily.
He will want to know where she is.
But I suspect it won’t be plain sailing.
Jinny is carrying James' child.
She’ll be in danger from the law and the authorities as well as from James.
But Guy Thwarte has those boat tickets, so let’s hope they get away.
Nan very clearly loves Guy but marries Theo anyway to help her sister.
From the start, he is clearly not somebody that she would be happy with.
We wanted to try and make it a genuine choice between two good options for her at different times.
Nan’s life is always going to be complicated, and she now has this duty to her husband.
She’s obligated to him.
Marriage is for life when you are marrying a Duke.
The dowager will absolutely be making sure that Nan stays in line and doesn’t harm the institution.
But certainly that’s not where her heart is.
Is she going to choose Guy?
Is she going to choose Theo?
No, of course not.
Who’s she going to choose?
Jinny, when push comes to shove.
Even though Jinny’s betrayed her and let her down, and they’ve been estranged for several episodes.
It wasn’t even particularly a choice for her.
We end on this reveal that Nan’s biological mother is at the wedding.
Do you all know who she is?
Would that continue to be a mystery if you were to go forward?
We know who she is.
It would be remiss of us to not have had conversations about who Nan’s mom is.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
