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funforahermit · 6 months

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No second thoughts this time around

#ofmd s2 spoilers #our flag means death #ofmd #stede bonnet #rhys darby #ofmd parallels

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amuseoffyre · 3 months

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OFMD Parallels - 1x05, 2x03, 2x08

The four stages of Ed's trying different identities:

assume the part of [aristocrat/innkeeper/fisherman]

attempt to play the part based on limited knowledge of the role

face mockery/criticism of how the role is being played

get upset by the criticism and leave the role

ngl, I had a little yell when I realised that every single time, Ed is shot from behind before 'beginning' the roleplay.

It puts a whole new significance onto the fact that the first time we see him in the show, he's shot like this:

eta. And how we find him again in S2:

#ofmd #ofmd parallels #ed teach #ed's identity crisis #trying too hard to be somebody else #rather than being himself

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serennn17 · 4 months

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Going back to parallels…

s1e04 when the crew meets Blackbeard for the first time

s2e03 when Archie meets Stede for the first time

#edward teach #ofmd blackbeard #our flag means death #stede bonnet #lucius spriggs #archie ofmd #ofmd #ofmd parallels

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yunnd3 · 6 months

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#our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd s2 #our flag means gay #blackstede #omfd edward #ofmd stede #ofmd parallels #ofmd fanart #ofmd spoilers #ofmd season 2 #ofmd 2

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biceratops7 · 2 years

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Guys… guys.

As hilarious as all the “how oblivious ARE you?” jokes about Stede are, I think we’re missing the big picture. This isn’t about obliviousness, it’s about trauma.

Stede isn’t ignorant of the fact he’s in love with Ed. he’s been abused his whole life for his queerness and is having trouble conceptualizing that he’s allowed to be.

Notice how Stede immediately has the instinct to walk back his comment of Ed being “lovely”? This is the same man who didn’t even pick up that his very obviously mutinous crew was planning a mutiny, that shit was learned behavior. He’s speaking as a little boy who was tied to a boat and stoned for picking flowers, and as someone who was told mere days ago a man falling in love with him was “defiling a beautiful thing.”

Homophobia/ heteronormativity is alive and well in this world and Stede, being forced to live in the conservative circles he does, would’ve absolutely been painfully aware of it. The fact that he feels the need to ask a woman what it’s like to be in love with a man speaks volumes after he’s already been happily kissed by one and has roleplayed being married to him when lonely. He’s not just casually making conversation then has a eureka moment when he happens to notice the description applies to him and Ed too, he asked specifically to compare them.

It’s him testing the waters and thinking that maybe “they” were wrong. Maybe he’s not broken or pathetic, maybe he never deserved to be treated as such. Maybe he didn’t “seduce” Edward, or “ruin” him, or “defile” him. And maybe his feelings for Ed are just as loving and romantic as Mary’s feelings are for her boyfriend.

It’s such a beautiful moment when he slowly smiles, let’s out that little breath like a sigh of relief, and tells his wife of an arranged marriage with nothing less than wonder in his voice that what he’s found at sea is in fact love. Fuck, it gets me every time.

There’s an absolutely gorgeous through line of queer liberation in Stede’s half of episode 10 after this scene. How he refers to Ed as his “newfound love”, confidently says they’ll “all be great”. He smears the blood on his face himself, breaks his own flowers, all to reach someone who sees him as perfect and beloved exactly as he is. What a fitting ending to his days of crying himself to sleep because he cannot be what everyone’s failed to beat him into.

#ofmd #our flag means death #meta #analysis #Stede bonnet #blackbonnet #his name is ed #my meta #1x10 #episode 10 #homophobia #queer trauma #mary allamby bonnet #ofmd parallels #biceratops

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tenthrees · 1 year

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Ed surrounding himself with reminders of Stede

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spenglernot · 6 months

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STORIES TELLING: THE BREATHTAKING EFFICIENCY OF WRITING IN OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH

One of the things I most admire about Our Flag Means Death is the efficiency of the writing. So much happens so fast, but nothing is dissonant or feels like it comes out from left field. I think part of the reason it works so well is that the subtext does a lot of heavy lifting; setting the foundation for what comes next. There is always more than one thing being conveyed. It isn’t simply storytelling, it’s stories telling.

Case in point: Ed's stories about underwater beasties...

S1 E6, The Art of Fuckery - Ed telling the crew a story about the Kraken. S2 E5, The Curse of the Seafaring Life - Ed telling Stede a story about fishing.

S1 E6 Young Ed sees the kraken (himself). It’s foreboding, powerful and uncontrollable.

S2 E5 Ed clearly delineates between himself and the beast (rage, violence, protection). He is the man (an adult, above the water), conscious and in control. The beast is beneath the sea (subconscious).

S1 E6 Ed describes the kraken as hideous, rising out of the water (of its own volition) while young Ed stands nearby, powerless.

S2 E5 Ed describes pulling to bring the beast out of the water. This is a conscious act, over which he has control.

S1 E6 Ed describes the kraken attacking, before Ed even knew it had done so.

S2 E5 Ed describes triumphantly pulling the beast from the water.

S1 E6 Ed describes his warning about the kraken coming too late, and the kraken takes its victim. The kraken is in control.

S2 E5 Ed shows Stede the beast he subdued: a small fish.

Why is this so damn heartbreaking and funny and touching?

We have two stories that are highly entertaining and work within the context of the episodes to move the narrative forward. But they also say a whole lot about how Ed sees himself at each moment in time.

In season 1, the beast is safely underwater, but it can always rise, with overwhelming strength and power, to wreak havoc and keep Ed safe. It’s not something Ed is fully in control of, and it can (and later does) do tremendous damage.

In season 2, episode 5, the beast is safely underwater. Ed has to put effort into keeping the beast on the line and reeling it in, but he is in control of it.

And, while the small fish silhouetted triumphantly against the moonlight is beautifully sweet and funny, what made me crumple on the floor is what it says about how Ed is beginning to manage the kraken (himself) now.

The kraken is still there, under the water, and maybe Ed isn’t ready to control it in its full form, but he’s working on it. He wrangled a small sea (subconscious) beast and is celebrating his success in that.

And then Stede says this:

(Sob. You're such a good boyfriend right now, Stede!)

Yeah, Ed. That is really beautiful. Good on you, mate. Keep going.

This post was written before OFMD season 2 fully airs. No idea what’s going to happen in episodes 6, 7, and 8 (and I’ve generally fled social media to avoid spoilers). I’ll be back, looking at everyone’s fascinating posts after the finale airs.

#JFC the OFMD writers have game #OFMD parallels #OFMD subtext #OFMD meta #The kraken #The beast #Fishing #Edward Teach #Stede Bonnet #Our flag means death #OFMD S1 #OFMD S2 #OFMD S2 E1-5 spoilers

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xray-vex · 1 year

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Ed smeared his face with the ashes of his own self-cremation.

Stede smeared his face with another's blood to be reborn.

(I think about this a lot)

#ofmd #our flag means death #edward teach #stede bonnet #gentlebeard #blackbonnet #ofmd meta #death metaphors #ofmd parallels

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itswhatyougive · 5 months

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Threatening Your Ex's New Boyfriend

#ofmd parallels #frenchie ofmd #ofmd frenchie #edward teach #frenchie x izzy #izzy x frenchie #frenchizzy #ouizzy #doug ofmd #stede bonnet #ofmd #ofmd meme #ofmd s2

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gentlemancowboy · 6 months

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1.04 // 2.04

#moments they should have kissed but didn't #the obsolete definition also fits them so well #ofmd #ofmd spoilers #blackbonnet #ofmd parallels #my edits #ofmdedit #blackbonnet edit #ofmdblog #ofmddaily #cowboycoven2

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vlcimor · 4 days

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I am not over (and probably never will be) these two parallels. And no one talks about it enough, so I had to draw it (forgot to post it, surprise) for my own sanity. Does it help? Absolutely not, not at all.

Let's talk about it for a bit, okay?

The first drawing is the scene from the end of the 4th episode of the 1st season, right after Ed's and Izzy's (first mate at the time) conversation about plans with Stede, the full crew of the Revenge, and the future. We can see Ed's expression and OH BOY. He is hiding under the mask of Blackbeard to survive. He is exhausted, bored, empty and so done being "The dreadful pyrate Blackbeard". He just wants to be Ed, who fancy fine fabrics and sweet and soft things. It's completely opposite to Izzy's expression, who is behind him and smiling, clearly delighted by Blackbeard's persona and his great plans. On top of it all, the song "The empty boat" by Caetano Veloso playing in the background (I love love love this song), and it fits so well with Ed's emotions.

The second drawing is the scene from the 1st episode of the 2nd season, right after Ed and Frenchie (now first mates) spoke about future plans. Ed let himself be soft and got hurt because of it. Now he's trying to be Blackbeard again, trying to fit in some "norms" of "manly man," trying to survive in a world where liking soft and being soft means dead, and he is failing miserably. He is everything he doesn't want to be. Also, even Stede's name is not mentioned, you know it's all about him. Ed is hurt, tired, and heartbroken. Ed is not the only one who see this. Basically, the whole crew can see how unstable he became after coming back to Blackbeard/ The Kraken persona. Frenchie´s expression shows it all. He stands behind him on his right side, the same spot where Izzy stands in S1. But his expression completely different from Izzy's - sad, afraid, unsure. Once again on top of the scene, the song "Pygmy Love Song" by Francis Bebey (one of my favourite songs from S2) perfectly shows all Ed's emotions.

I am so sorry for this long, boring post. I simply LOVE these two scenes and everything about them, and I needed to share my thoughts with you. I hope it makes sense and my grammar is not too bad.

#can we talk about this more #pretty please?#ofmd #edward teach #ofmd fanart #our flag means death #ofmd art #ed teach #art #artists on tumblr #blackbeard #fanart #ofmd season 2 #ofmd season 1 #ofmd parallels #im so sorry for bad grammar #be kind to me ok?

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amuseoffyre · 6 months

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"This is what a man's work looks like"

In case there was any question Stede's first kill is messing him up, he's found himself an older man in a blood-spattered leather apron to give him validation and approval.

In Stede's childhood flashbacks and fevered delirium, his dad is wearing that very same apron, still smeared with blood. When Stede killed Ned Low, he instantly flashes back to that day and the spatter of blood on his face.

Our man is Not Handling Things Well.

#ofmd s2 #ofmd parallels #stede bonnet

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confusedraven1 · 6 months

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during ed’s confession in the bathtub, he saw himself as separate from stede, reflected by two different mirrors (himself in darkness, stede in light)

after stede kills ned, ed knows that they both now carry that same darkness, so they’re in the mirror together

i know it’s only cause of the blocking of the scene, but ed is still more in the dark while stede has lantern light reflected on his back. we know ed still sees stede in a favorable light—he’s still the light in ed’s dark, even if they share it now

#ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd s2 spoilers #edward teach #stede bonnet #blackbeard #gentlebeard #the gentleman pirate #ofmd parallels #mirrors #ofmd meta

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blue-b-bro · 5 months

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