Nenna Ajanlekoko, Crossbones

Nenna Ajanlekoko (Tracy Ifeachor). On historical drama Crossbones, a show centered around the fictionalized life of pirate Edward “Blackbeard” Teach, Nenna was a pirate in Blackbeard’s crew, who stole from her comrades to save enough to buy a plantation. She had a sexual relationship with her fellow pirate Charlie Rider. When she stole a jewel from brothel madam Rose, she failed to cover her tracks, and Rose confronted her.

Nenna confessed she did it for love, and when Rose called her fool, Nenna explained that she wasn’t talking about the love of a man, but didn’t specify who or what she loved so much. In exchange for her silence, Rose demanded all of Nenna’s treasures, but also offered to make Nenna happy by having sex with her, though Nenna refused. In the end, Nenna murdered Rose by slitting her throat and hiding her body, before pinning her murder on another man in order to escape. Nenna fled the pirate island and wasn’t seen in the series after that.

The show was cancelled after one season.

Appearances:

• 7 episodes. (credited for 9)

Female love interests:

• Rose Dryden 💀 (Natalie Blair, recurring 7 episodes)

Relationship story arc with a woman: No

Male love interests:

• Charlie Rider (David Hoflin, main cast, 9 episodes)

Relationship story arc with a man: Yes

Filter Relationship Arc:

• Male (Regular)

Storyline during sweeps? Yes, all episodes with Rose happened during July sweeps season

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.