Stede takes Ed’s death with so much dignity. He’s usually very expressive, dramatic in the way he shows his emotions.
But when he sees Edward’s “dead” body, we can see the quiet hurt and grief and pain.
When he goes to see the Revenge’s crew in their jail, to confront them, he doesn’t cry or yell. Stede is probably in an incredible amount of pain there, after all, he missed Ed by days. And he feels responsible for his state of mind. But you can also see that he understand that the crew didn’t have a choice anymore.
Then he breaks them out to save them. Acting like a true captain. Doing the right thing. Saving the very people who killed (so he thinks) the man he loved.
There’s so much growth here. Stede takes on the role of leader naturally for the first time. He actually divides a good plan and it works.
Then he goes to see Ed’s body and start to crumble when there’s no one to see him. It’s beautiful.
demanding he stab you under pain of death may not be the usual way to let someone know you’re interested but i must admit, it really effectively communicates that you ARE a bottom and you ARE completely fucking insane
I have NOT had a chance to watch season 2 of Our Flag Means Death, yet. But I fell in love with Stede and Blackbeard and the entire gang. Can't wait to watch more.
I did this little watercolor and ink painting after binging the first season last... oh wait... it's now TWO years ago. Darn you 2024!
ok but izzy working himself up to tell Stede thank you after the rescue. feeling the ache in his leg and realizing they could have died on that ship but stede's loyalty and care for his crew saved them. the smallest flame of respect flickering to life in his chest for a man he thought was an incompetent idiot.
Okay but Ed and Stede having their moment, kissing and confessing their love for one another while Zheng is right there literally fighting for her life has got to be one of the funniest moments of this episode
The terrifying ordeal of seeing one of your fandoms or celebrities trending is like oh my god. what happened? what did they do? wait are we renewed? wait are we canceled? wait did someone drop lore? wait is this good or bad? do I need to run for cover? Only to find out it’s like a meme shitpost format