respectfully everyone who believes in buttons resurrecting izzy is like “haha i know it’s delusional” but i’m a different breed of delusional in that i do not think it’s delusional. like. to me it seems absolutely in the realm of what this show would do. like, if (when) we get s3 it’s going to happen
stede, who has never been openly loved before, being told by ed for the first time that he loves him and responding with, "i know. i know that," has completely ended me. COMPLETELY ended me. he has never known love. and now know he KNOWS THAT.
like. has anyone ever told him they love him?? has he heard those words to his face before?? has he ever known love like this?? has he ever felt so certain in it?? has he ever had someone look him in the eyes and say "i love you" and mean it????? has he???????????
If you see any of my posts about Izzy’s death know that I am NOT mad that Izzy died. It makes sense for him as a character. I AM MAD at how he died, the characters reaction to him dying/once he’s dead, and the way it was rushed.
izzy saying 'the rotten leg's got to go' is just playing in my head on loop. because thats how it felt like he was treated in the finale. just in the way. of gentlebeard, of ed. im so fucking numb.
I finished watching the finale maybe 10 minutes ago, but. God. God, no. It's just. It feels wrong, yenno? The end of the season I mean. I mean. Idk. I mean they just buried Izzy and then the rest of the show felt light and hopeful. The rotten leg's got to come off, is that it? Was he just a dead weight that was always going to be let go so that Ed and Stede could have their happy ending?
Idk. It just. Something feels off. Maybe (well, probably) I'm heavily projecting my own feelings rn but I mean, Ed found Stede's letter and told him he loved him, and now they're just like. Fine? So all of the issues their relationship had are just... gone? So like, what? Was Izzy a roadblock in the way of their relationship that had to be very physically, on-screen, gotten rid of? And now that he's gone, they can finally have their happy end? Is that what I'm supposed to be getting out of all of this?
Because. Well. I don't like that. I think it's cruel, for one. Having a character who's been through so much in the span of one season, just like, die. And not even a death that was especially honourable, like. He didn't step in front of a bullet to protect someone else. He was just there when a gun was fired. He was literally just standing there.