Saw that Rhys Darby was going to be in an episode of Night Court, and I got really concerned for any Night Court fans out there who have no idea that there is a flotilla of pirates about to descend on them.
So I made a helpful guide we can give to fans of other shows when OFMD cast members show up.
So your favorite TV show has cast an OFMD actor!
Hello! It's us, the friendly queer pirate crew, here to enjoy your television program alongside you. We don't bite (and even if we do, it usually sets off a hilarious chain of events that ends in a lovely wedding).
You may notice at some point during our time together that one or more OFMD fans will begin foaming at the mouth or melting into the floor as though they have no bones. This is perfectly normal, as all OFMD fans suffer from a severe form of brain rot previously only found in goats.
However, be warned, the following "normal" items may cause ferality in OFMD fans:
- Oranges (petrified or regular)
- The color teal
- The color purple
- The color black
- The color red
- Fuck it, all the colors. We own colors now.
- Goldfish
- Cats
- Seagulls
- Snakes
- Beanies
- Gloves
- Cake (can be combined with oranges)
- Garlic
- Soup
- Garlic soup
- Legs (pronounced "ligs")
- Eyes (“EYEEE!” however, will just make us laugh)
If an OFMD fan becomes a little too feral, you can soothe them by playing Gnossienne No. 5 and putting a blanket over their head until they calm down. Note: Results may vary if said fan is in “clowning” mode.
OFMD fans are a friendly bunch, but we are often socially anxious. Here are a few phrases you can practice at home if you want to befriend an OFMD fan:
“Wow, that Rhys Darby sure has nice legs.”
“That WJW with Con O’Neill got me right in the feels.”
“Our Flag Means Death deserves a third season and all the Emmys.”
Anyhoo, we’re delighted to be here enjoying TV with you, and you are all invited to Calypso’s next birthday. (BYO bathtub)
I don't know why Ed is still pining for Stede when Frenchie is RIGHT THERE.
I kid (kinda), but I am so happy to see this awkward cinnamon roll back. The glow up is -chefs kiss-
I will say that one of my favorite scenes in S02E01 is the interaction between him and Ed at the end of the episode. For someone who has taught himself to bottle everything up, he cannot bottle up the overwhelming feeling of hopelessness as Ed describes his plan to never return to land.
I know the brainrot is strong but I really can’t shake the idea that Ed&Stede are gonna get married - whether it’ll be in this season or the next.
Because… just imagine if they’d keep the wedding toppers that Ed stole.
(I mean Stede would probably cry out of the sheer wave of emotions that would hit him as soon as he’d find out about them… come on, the guy couldn’t even decide on a flag and instead hung all of his crew’s designs up like a dad who pins his kids’ drawings to the fridge)
And eventually there would be a parallel shot of the time Ed stole them from the straights to “current day” where the painted versions are sitting on a brand new wedding cake and as the camera zooms out we see them at an improvised altar on the Revenge, holding hands and smiling like the goofy head-over-heals in love idiots that they are.
I'm a mer-Stede defender! I loved that scene. I understand why a some found it "cringe" but I love the idea of a middle aged man envisioning the light of his life as a beautiful, mythical creature he once hoped to me massaged to death by
I came to the relization that explains almost everything, or atleast to me. Episode 7 season 2 it a direct parallel to episode 5 when Ed goes and is well liked with the aristocrats. Then they all turned on him, this is exactly what happened to stede and pirates. He is so well liked that it goes to his head and it goes badly. Last time stede helped Ed because that is his group, now Ed has to do the same!