After sacrificing Jack Sparrow to the Kraken at the end of Dead Man’s Chest, why does Pirates of the Caribbean’s Elizabeth return to save him in the follow-up film At World’s End? The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is filled with memorable blockbuster antiheroes and antiheroines – but none of them are more interesting and engaging than lady-turned-pirate lord Elizabeth Swan and the iconic scoundrel Captain Jack Sparrow.

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Will Turner may believe, thanks to a badly timed glance, that she’s loves Jack, but Elizabeth is actually just trying to justify herself. And she’ll try almost anything to do so. The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise used a lot of nautical legends, which is where the movie got the idea for Jack to end up in Davy Jones’ Locker. A purgatory for undead sailors lost at sea, it’s where he spends the first portion of At World’s End and the same place that Elizabeth eventually opts to free him from with the help of Calypso.

Elizabeth’s decision to team up with Calypso in order to save Jack is further evidence that she has become a true pirate, despite what she thinks of herself. Although Elizabeth only goes along with the plan to take the death off her conscience, Calypso is nonetheless a risky ally to take on. Even without the use of her full powers, she’s still the reason Davy Jones looks like an octopus. So not a woman (or goddess in human form, technically) to be messed with. But Elizabeth is still willing to enlist her help in retrieving Jack. Throughout the Pirates of the Caribbean series, she tries to avoid getting her hands dirty both ethically and literally, which makes it all the more impressive when she embraces her pirate side and takes on the role of Pirate Lord in At World’s End.

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Cathal Gunning has been writing about movies and TV online since 2020. His obsessions include The Simpsons, Stephen King, the Scream series, and the horror genre in general. He has spent more time thinking about Stranger Things than the writers of Stranger Things, and he has never seen a Star War.

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