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blackbonnette · 7 months

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At least we've got a roof? Lots of air?

OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH ✦ 2x01 Impossible Birds

#ofmd spoilers #our flag means death #ofmd #ofmdedit #the crew of the revenge #black pete #stede bonnet #ofmd 2x01 #the tone the 'oh look running water' is delivered gets me every time #peak comedy #*#*gifs

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mikelogan · 7 months

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OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH 2x01 Impossible Birds

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dip-the-stick · 7 months

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jim they/theming the wooden boy so real. transgenderize that boy

#dipshitposts #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd s2 #ofmd 2x01 #ofmd spoilers

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knifeturtlelives · 2 months

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Listening to Nina Simone's I Love My Baby again and for some reason this time I really heard all of the lyrics?? dear god I’m unwell:

Just say you love me

And we'll go to the preacherman

Just say you love me

And before him we'll stand

We'll live our lives together

As we go hand in hand

#let them get married!!!#give us season 3 you cowards #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd 2x01 #ofmd 2x08 #ofmd season 3

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brigdh · 7 months

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Ed and the mortifying ordeal of being known

Ed does not like revealing his feelings. He is incredibly consistent about lying,

hiding

displacing,

distracting, or just outright denying what he's feeling instead of actually talking about it. This is a consistent pattern of behavior with him. There are a few exceptions – most significantly, I think, the bathtub scene where he confesses to Stede about killing his father – but they are a) rare, and b) occur under unusual circumstances, such as a PTSD flashback. In general Ed goes to great lengths to prevent people from recognizing the truth about him.

I don't really blame Ed for this habit, to be clear. He went through an abusive childhood, and though we don't see a lot of the exact dynamics in baby Ed's house, it's very common for abused children to become hyper vigilant of both their own and others' emotions. It's an attempt to exert some, any control they can over the situation, as though they can prevent setting off the abuser if they just always say and do the right thing.

Ed escaped into piracy, but in terms of talking about his feelings, I don't think it was much of an escape. Piracy in OFMD seems to be a place where the idea of having friends (though not the reality – I'd argue Ed might not use the word 'friend', but has had close relationships) is to be scoffed at. "We're all just in various stages of fucking each other over!" says Calico Jack, and being open about your emotions, plans, hopes, etc would just make it all the easier to be betrayed. On the other hand, lying, obfuscating, or just telling everyone about Plan A and then instead pulling off Plan B makes you look like a double-crossing genius who outthought everyone around you. So I'm not surprised that's Ed's learned to be manipulative and uncommunicative. I don't think he's ever been in a situation where emotional openness wouldn't be a disadvantage.

Regardless of why he does this, it's very clear that it's a pattern of behavior for him. This is one reason why I don't think Sad Robe Ed back in Episode 10 was healing – healing requires addressing and dealing with your feelings, and Ed was very much not doing that. I've already written a whole post going through that episode and laying out how Ed never once mentions Stede, or love, or heartbreak, or anything related to what he's going through, so I'm not going to do it again here. In brief, Ed's putting on a performance of sadness for the crew, but it's a generic, vague sort of sadness, without any connection to his personal, specific pain.

Who finally brings up Stede in Ep 10? It's sure not Ed. Izzy:

Which brings us to Season Two. How is Ed doing now?

He's once again making a performance of his pain, and once again keeping it vague, not letting any of his true, personal hurts be revealed.

These:

Are performances of his pain and sadness, but just like before, they're generic, unspecific. This is "Mad Devil Pyrate Blackbeard", not heartbroken, human Ed. Who is it that brings up the private reality of what's causing this toxic atmosphere? Once again, not Ed. It's Izzy, just like before. And this time he gets shot immediately for saying Stede's name, and Ed doesn't even look at him.

In all three episodes, Ed mentions Stede directly only once, and very pointedly, it's when he's alone:

I'm glad Ed has decided that he wants to live, but that's the beginning of a journey, not the end. What I really want to see in the next couple of episodes is Ed finally, for once, opening up. He doesn't want to be vulnerable, but the lack of emotional intimacy that constantly lying and performing has gotten him is, quite literally, killing him.

Ed can't get over his own, very real pain until he's willing to admit that it exists. I want to see him acknowledge where he hurts. He needs friends. He needs love. He can't get those without being honest.

I hope he does. I hope the show will have him do this work instead of skipping him ahead immediately to the happy ending, no behavioral change required. I think they will. It's kind of their motto, after all: talk it through as a crew.

Now if the co-captains would just follow their own advice...

#I could work on articulating this more but I really want to post it before the new episodes tomorrow #our flag means death #ofmd meta #edward teach #blackbeard #ofmd 2x02 #ofmd 2x03 #ofmd 2x01 #ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd s2 speculation

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hellouniversehowareyou · 7 months

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#izzy hands #izzy's redemption arc #you can see him questioning his life choices here #ofmd #ofmd season 2 spoilers #ofmd season 2 #our flag means death #ofmd impossible birds #ofmd 2x01 #talk it through as a crew #ofmd season 2 episode 1

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luciuscodedswedeboy · 7 months

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“we think you’re in an unhealthy relationship with Blackbeard” - Jim Jimenez, Our Flag Means Death 2.01

#and so the izzy whump begins 🫠#ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd spoilers #izzy hands #frenchie ofmd #fang ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd s2 #ofmd #ofmd 2x01 #dorian’s gifs

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serpentarius · 3 months

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f*ck it, here’s sadboi Ed Teach

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ladyluscinia · 7 months

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Ok. Ok. Time to put my thoughts in order about S2 and we're starting at literally the first scene because whoo boy is there a lot going on that I like.

So. Stede's Fantasy Pirate Rescue aka this show having no illusions about Stede's fuck ups and where the story-driving conflict is coming from (*cough* Stede and Edward themselves *cough*)

It opens with what frankly a concerning amount of fandom seemed to view as the solution to all the problems of S1 - namely a Stede vs Izzy swordfight. Stede is really going all in on his dashing pirate hero fantasy. He has the beard. The sword skills. He gets his sword knocked out of his hand (again) but this time it ends on a witty one liner and stabbing Izzy with a concealed knife before artfully claiming his cutlass. He even dramatically kills him! And, villain defeated, there's Ed running through the surf to embrace him! Everything is perfect and wonderful and conflict free - and it all collapses back into reality with Wee John literally farting all over it.

Pete even openly mocks his moaning "Ed, Ed" in his sleep!

Because it's a fantasy! A ridiculous one at that! And the truly fantastical bit isn't even the reunion, or Stede's heroics. No... The part that's absurd, that even Stede can't make himself believe in his own subconscious mind, is that there's a convenient external villain to all of this and he and Ed can just pick back up where they left off.

Fantasy!Izzy and Fantasy!Ed are basically barbie dolls in this dream, but you can watch Stede's awareness that this is truly just a comforting fantasy slipping through.

Fantasy!Izzy gets cast as the villain because why wouldn't he? Stede has disliked him going back to that conversation at Spanish Jackie's where he basically offloaded a bunch of his own issues on this random pirate guy for having bad vibes, Izzy did betray him specifically to the Navy, and the last thing his crew would have been able to tell him about was Izzy ordering his stuff tossed and rowing them to an island (on Blackbeard's orders, but that's easy enough for Stede to ignore). He's even got him putting on a villain voice!

But the line. The only fantasy character line in this entire dream that connects with the situation in reality instead of sounding like stock NPC responses. Stede defeats his villain and The Villain / Fantasy!Izzy / Stede's subconscious looks up from his knees and reminds him:

"I never made you leave him. You did that yourself."

And Stede kills him for saying it! Goes back to the comforting script where he demands to know where Ed is and Izzy calls him a twat! Shut up, subconscious, Stede needs to rescue his damsel!

And his damsel barbie doll is so happy to see him! Fantasy!Edward's lines are the most disconnected, NPC babble. It's hilarious 🤣

Fantasy!Ed: "I knew you'd find me, babe"

Stede: "You're not mad?"

Fantasy!Ed: "I knew you'd find me, love"

Stede: "So we're good? About everything?"

Fantasy!Ed: "Fucking love the beard, mate".

Can I mention how much I love the repetition there? Zero engagement in the conversation, totally amps up the NPC vibe.

Stede is begging his own dream to reassure him that he didn't hurt Ed that bad, to tell him Ed will be so happy to see him it will fix everything, and he doesn't get what he's looking for. Because it's not true. The show in fact laughs in the face of that interpretation. Stede's making up a idealized "fix" (being a dashing hero) for the BlackBonnet relationship, and even Stede knows it's bullshit.

Edward and Stede's relationship issues and personal struggles have a bodycount this season (R.I.P. Ivan 😭) and it's immensely satisfying that so far no one is inclined to pull their punches on this fact or foist the blame elsewhere.

Not even Stede's subconscious!

#our flag means death #ofmd s2 #ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd 2x01 #stede bonnet ofmd #stede bonnet #blackbonnet #ofmd meta #ladyluscinia

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crownspeaksblog · 7 months

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From the way stede and oluwande were talking so openly about stede dumping fucking blackbeard in front of zheng and auntie, I'm gonna assume they were going to their kiosk quite regularly, which begs the question, why is the pirate queen spending so much time selling soup?!!

#i kinda hope they explain it/kinda don't but mostly i hope the soup is important for some reason i hope the soup is important for the plot #i wouldn't put it past the show!#our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd 2x01 #ofmd s2 #ofmd spoilers #pirate queen #zheng yi sao #👑

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kajaono · 7 months

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Hold on, i noticed a cut scene!

This is from 2x01, where Izzy confronts Ed, tells him the crew doesn't want to throw away the treasure and says: "I have love for you". The scene ends here with "Maybe we could talk it through."

but in the teaser we saw more of the scene. We saw this:

My theory is that after Izzy says: "Maybe we could talk it through" and Ed responds: "As a crew?" He turns around and throws the knife. Question is why @davidjenks cut it?

#ofmd #ofmd spoilers #izzy hands #ed teach #ofmd season 2 #ofmd 2x01

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mchristelle · 6 months

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#our flag means death #ofmd #Spanish Jackie #The Swede #Roach #Stede Bonnet #ofmd 2x01

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gnnosis · 7 months

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ofmd 1x01 // 2x01 parallel

this is stede at the end of 1x01 (alone on the deck, crying, thinking of the family he left). “my family’s here now. at sea.” this is a lie he’s telling himself to feel better about abandoning his old life. but he’s committing to the bit because this is what he’s decided he’s doing, goddammit. he failed at his “married state,” he can be good at this.

this is ed at the end of 2x01 (alone (then with frenchie) on the deck, crying, thinking of the life he almost had with stede and then lost). “i’m never going back to land. we’re gonna sail, rob, raise hell forever and ever without end.” this is a lie he’s telling himself to feel better about his current violence. we don’t need frenchie to tell us this is a fantasy. ed is living out a disturbing fictional version of the legendary blackbeard because this is what he’s decided he’s doing, goddammit. he failed at a life of softness, whimsy, joy — because he’s evil, unlovable, leavable — but he can be good at this.

anyway. i think it’s crucial to note that stede is standing at the stern of the boat in 1x01, while in 2x01, ed is standing at the bow.

stede’s looking backwards, romanticizing a past that he never really loved or fit into, (and which maybe never really existed at all). he’s saying “my family’s here now,” but he hasn’t yet gotten closure on what it meant to leave his old life behind.

ed’s looking forwards, fantasizing a future that we know the “real” ed – who wants to retire, find out what makes ed happy, run an inn, a bar and grill – rejects wholeheartedly. he’s saying “i’m never going back to land,” but we know the future ed really wants is one that includes love, care, fine things, community, stability (warmth, good food, and… ;). he wants to be on land.

#ofmd meta #ofmd s2 #our flag means death #our flag means death season 2 #ofmd spoilers #ofmd parallels #ofmd analysis #stede bonnet #edward teach #ed x stede #gentlebeard #ofmd 2 #ofmd season two #yes i already posted about this thought. but now ive added visual aids. what about it #ofmd 2x01 #impossible birds

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brigdh · 7 months

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Stede: How are you handling this so well? Ed: I don't know. It's kinda nice just to take a load off. Just to... just to be Edward. I don't know if I wanna go back to the old days. Just drinking all day and biting the heads off turtles, or making some poor bloke eat his own toes as a laugh. (1x09, Act of Grace)

Jim: How are you handling all this so well? Frenchie: Well, see, I have a system for dealing with all the terrible things I've seen. There's a box in my mind, and I put the things in the box, I lock the box. And then I don't open it again. Works like a charm. (2x01, Impossible Birds)

The similarity of phrasing in Stede's and Jim's questions is way too close to be a coincidence. Which means we've got a deliberate parallel here – Frenchie escaping his trauma by avoiding it, not addressing it, not even looking at it, and Ed... well. Ed's about to escape too, isn't he? He proposes that he and Stede run away to China, get new names, new backstories.

I think the show's signaling pretty strongly that the China plan was a terrible idea right from the start. I do think Stede makes Ed happy and that the kiss was sincere and true and all of that, but it running away from their problems was never going to be good for them. They both need to grow, not to lock their pasts in a box and pretend like they'll never need to open it again.

#ofmd 2x01 #Frenchie <3 #edward teach #blackbeard #ofmd meta #ofmd s2 #our flag means death

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hellouniversehowareyou · 7 months

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they truly made it into a workplace rom-com

#ofmd season 2 #ofmd season 2 spoilers #our flag means death #our flag means death season 2 #gay pirate show #ofmd 2x01 #ofmd season 2 episode 1 #impossible birds #ofmd impossible birds #we are all coping so well i see

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emopirates · 5 months

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“sounds like something that actually can’t exist captain” pocketing this wording, it seems useful in lots of life situations actually

#ofmd #our flag means death #rewatching #ofmd 2x01

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