It's above average, but it's accurately described as a soap opera. The show had a real opportunity to offer incisive commentary on the legacy of European imperialistic, colonial histories through a three-way power struggle for the Caribbean's riches, and how that influenced the golden age of piracy, but instead it went the way of woke shit programming, and managed to reduce that global issue to a silly critique of the historic repression of gays through one man's lost lover. Something that had no impact whatsoever on how that power struggle shook out in real history. Sigh.
The silver lining is the performances in the show are fantastic. Above all, there's consolation in Toby Stephen's lead performance as Captain Flint, especially in the final season. It's phenomenal. Deserved at least some major nominations. He proved to be every bit his mother's son.
Also, sex. It was filling the Starz void left by Spartacus. We could use more of that. A proper, pulp, hyperviolent, soap opera softcore porn targeting chiefly men. Those were in vogue for a while. They had a tough time finding their space when Game of Thrones sort of usurped their niche appeal while simultaneously being the biggest show in the world. Can't think of one that's on, currently.