[REVIEW] The Black Ship - Chapter 55 Part 4

A question to be answered in a future story. When the interference occurred did it also effect the Reapers Eye communications to the plant only or create a period of disruption in the void above Rancor? If this was the case, then we have the answer of when Raventomb departed in a shuttle from the orberting captured space station. It's safe to say if any persons stayed behind a nerve gas agent was applied to kill every one or they opened the sections to the void. Raventomb had to have one or two accomplishes with him. One to keep watch on the station, one to operate the drone and Raventomb to be directly in touch of the communicator. This brings up the question of what high Gartack House member went to the vault to place the communicator device. We know the three disguised Naval Officers went down to examine the containers, but what Gartack House member were escorting them into the vault. Will the present head of House Gartack and her staff upon coming out of her hidden vault be surprised that she and everyone with her are to be detained, taken to see the second Princess and be questioned on her actions during and before the pirate attack occurred? One can imagine the protest right up when the royal marines apply hand cuffs on the and are then escorted to a shuttle to the Black Ship.

This is getting confusing. Where are you posting ? Are you back on YouTube, Rumble or strictly pay?

When is 55 part 4 on rumble?

I do not know why I am hearing about things that happen from the review that I have not heard happen in the black ship, barony of the screaming forest, or what’s the job. Is there a story I’m not listening to? I went back and listened to all 3 twice and did not hear many things mentioned in review.

Great review as always Soundwave BUT when you called Ekhinda a goblin just made me LOL...

Another good review sound wave. I love them. Please keep them coming. Hopefully tomorrow chapter will be as good as this one. Or next time thank you thank you thank you

keep them coming please, in my mind this is as good as the side stories.

How manipulative, if Tamerian Caston created an AI and he named it Ezket Raven tomb?

A Marine Private still outranks an Auxilia Sergeant Major.

Even enlisted Marines are nobles. ( Declan for example ).

I enjoyed your enthusiasm, it was an action packed episode 🥳

Declan is NOT a Sgt, he is a noble. Salizar Reid is a SGT because he received maximum punishment, only one step below death. Even in a modern military officers are those who have a degree and non commissioned members do not (for the most part) At 14:29 to 14:55 he is asked, by an Ykanti, why he takes orders from a lower rank. The only reason that Salizar is in charge is because he was a Captain and the most experienced Redford had available. It would be VERY weird if the nobles didn't all start as ensign/officers. Commoners fill the lower ranks. It is the same when wyatt was promoted to Baron, the Prince stated that now he could own land and start a business. In BoSF that was ignored. In truth, house Firentis owns all the land until they assign it to nobles starting from the house running the planet.

Soundwave has put out another review of The Black Ship, and as always it’s a solid, well-structured overview of what is a fairly action-heavy chapter. He pulls out the main beats and gives me as a listener a clear sense of what’s happening, which is valuable in itself. What struck me this time, though—perhaps for the first time—was something Soundwave mentioned in passing: that he liaises with the other authors and is, in a loose sense, part of the wider production ecosystem. I hadn’t fully appreciated that before. I’d previously assumed the reviews were formed purely from the listener’s perspective, based only on the same information we all receive when the chapter drops. Realising that isn’t quite the case reframes the reviews a little. It’s not a criticism as such—more an adjustment of expectations. It’s a bit like journalism: we often assume a report is written solely from what the reporter has observed, when in reality briefings and background conversations inevitably shape how a story is presented. Seen in that light, it also explains why the reviews are consistently positive and why they tend not to dwell on weaker elements of a chapter. That isn’t necessarily omission; it’s the natural constraint of reviewing from within the orbit of the project rather than from outside it. A true critique becomes difficult when you’re closely connected to the creators. That’s fine, and it has its place. Soundwave’s role is clearly to support, contextualise, and amplify the work, and he does that well. The rest of us—as readers and listeners—remain free to commend, question, and critique chapters on their own terms, without fear or favour, and that diversity of voices is healthy. In the end, we’re all contributing in different ways to the wider TBS universe—and understanding those different roles just helps clarify what each contribution is, and isn’t.

Its another thing to listen to about BS

Thank you @Soundwave119 for a most enjoyable Monday! Your thoughts are always appreciated.

David was on vacation last week and did not release an episode last week

Where BoSF?

What happened to BoSF? Did I miss the episode this past weekend?

Thank you for the review SoundWave. 👍👍

When you see a notification and think it’s an early episode. 😭