'The Buccaneers' Season 2: Off The Rails & Loving It

O, The Buccaneers! Your bounty of logic-defying, totally absorbing, and utterly bonkers plot developments and out-of-character character beats is a boon to exclamation point-laden group chats and comments sections across the internet. Your first season had its fair share of forehead-smack-inducing moments, but for Season 2, you’ve gone into overdrive, and attention must be paid.

This season has given viewers both the types of twists we expect from a soapy teen historical drama and ones that provoke more of an “are you serious right now??” response. Nan learning at her wedding that her birth mother is her mom’s sister, Nell? Who then vanishes by the end of the season premiere? Sure! Marriages of convenience, extra-marital liaisons, leveraging one’s privileged position of wealth and social status to rescue one’s sister from an abusive marriage – all expected and even welcome.

Today, though, we are here to talk about the cream of the bumper crop of silliness offered up thus far from Season 2. I have a list nearly as long as my arm, but for the sake of my sanity, I’ve pared it down to just the three wildest things happening on The Buccaneers. Though Season 3 is not yet greenlit, we’re pretty sure the show is returning for another season. Things can only get more bananas from here, so strap in!