User blog comment:X9 The Android/Interview Questions with Terry Rossio/@comment-32559360-20190827135809/@comment-4455454-20190827155240


 * 1. If I may bo so bold as to inject my professional opinion, the crew obviously did board some ship, either as passengers or by stealing it, and for some reason they had to leave the ship by the time they reached Singapore, which is why they had to get another ship from Sao Feng.


 * 3. I think you have already answered your own question. The "Will is free after ten years of service" bit was just Mister Rossio's opinion, and it was never part of the POTC canon. In fact, all the in-universe materials said the Captain of the Flying Dutchman is bound to the ship for all eternity. The original terms of Jones' service never said he could leave the ship after ten years of duty. It is very unlikely the terms of Will's service would be different to the terms of Jones' service. The Dutchman must have a captain. If you stab the captain's heart, yours must take its place. And you will sail the seas for eternity.


 * 8. Will and Elizabeth were NOT legally married. It's a common misconception that a ship's captain, just by being a ship's captain, is authorized to marry a couple. He is NOT! A captain's license provides no such authority.