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jaypentaghast · 7 months

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I like ofmd a normal amount ok?? but my mum just came from San Pedro with two kilos of oranges and my first thought was "oh like Jim from ofmd"

anyway I'm not getting scurvy anytime soon

#she also brought ORANGE MERMALADE #that HAS to be an ofmd reference #and a little orange blossom branch #im fine this is normal #ofmd #our flag means death #mine #last night i dreamt of san peedroooo #not that san pedro

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bizarrelittlemew · 7 months

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this has to be a shout-out to the fandom for speculating about the sleeping arrangements aboard the Revenge for over a year

#like why is there only one decent room besides the giant captain's cabin #did ed sleep in stede's cabin?#where did everyone else sleep? on deck? yet it's empty when ed and stede practice sword fighting #we've been discussing this since season 1 aksdhjsk at least archie got in with someone who actually has a room #although there still appears to be only one small bed #idk i just immediately thought this was a fandom reference #ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd s2 #ofmdedit #ofmdsource #ofmd #our flag means death #ida.stuff #archie #roach

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sarucane · 6 months

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Why didn't Ed always protect Stede?

I'm a bit late to the party and only really got into OFMD with S2, so I've started watching S1 really thoroughly only recently. And I've noticed that there's this narrative in the fandom that Ed and Stede are super protective of each other, particularly Ed--but as I've gone through S1 (number redacted) times, it's been driving me nuts how much Ed doesn't protect Stede.

Sure, there's the meme we all love when Ed stands in front of the firing squad--but for most of the scene before that, he's been standing and watching Stede beg for his life. He's upset, but he doesn't intervene until it's nearly do late. And before that, Ed doesn't say or do a thing about Calico Jack treating Stede like shit--sure it's believable that he just doesn't notice the passive aggression, but not even catching the "Steve" thing? That's something that isn't even intervening, Jack could be making an honest mistake. But the thing no-protection moment that's really driven me nuts is this moment

In the scene before this, Ed and Stede have just had an incredibly emotionally intimate conversation. Ed is clearly at least half in love with Stede at this point. This is a relationship that means something important to him, this is a person he cares for deeply. And…and Izzy almost murdered Stede in front of him, because of him, and he just looked away.

But at the same time, Ed does love Stede, he does intervene to protect him from the English--at great personal risk and cost. By the end of S2 Ed's much better about this kind of thing (though I'd argue he's never as super-protective as I've seen suggested).

So what was going on here? Ed's a total softie inside, especially with Stede, so why was he like this?

And I've got a theory! Here goes:

Mr. "greatest pirate who ever lived" is, in fact, an overachieving rule-follower (cough teacher's pet cough).

Ed doesn't intervene to help Stede because Ed conforms himself to the rules set by whoever has the strongest personality in a room, or whatever "code" is being pushed on him/is easiest to follow.

I think this is part of why Ed often struggles to identify what he wants, or hold onto a firm sense of his self-identity. And I think it's a lot of why he's so attracted to Stede, and why that relationship is so important to his development: Ed is much less likely to follow the rules when he's one-on-one with someone, and spending a lot of time alone with Stede gives him much more mental space to understand what he wants.

And just like Stede is most successful when he doesn't try to follow the traditional rules of pirating, Ed is most successful--in his relationship with Stede and outside it--when he doesn't obsess over bending to the rules, and instead picks and chooses which ones to follow and which ones to discard.

I have a partly-written super-long version of this where I go episode by episode looking at how the rules theme works with Ed's character mechanics, but I'm just going to focus on the topic question here (I might get around to posting the long version, but I also might be distracted by something shiny;) )

So let's start with The Art of Fuckery and the thing that was driving me crazy.

Ed's core conflict in this episode was whether he'd going to send Stede to "doggy heaven." Why would he follow Stede to doggy heaven? Because according to Izzy, Stede is categorized as a pet, and Ed has "a policy regarding pets aboard your vessel." It's a rule. Ed has to follow it.

And Ed fully intends to follow it, right up until the kraken turns up and the rules go out the window. And then he's in a safe space with Stede, drowning in memory of the good rules he broke (don't kill people you love). But Stede rejects the idea that Ed breaking that rule makes him a bad person. He appeals, instead, to friendship. And offers his own rule: that they could pretend the murder thing never happened.

Because that's the amazing thing about Stede: he lives at the intersection of aristocratic and pirate rules (which isn't supposed to exist, and which drew Ed to him), and he makes up his own rules.

When Ed's with Stede, he can follow different rules, unlike anything he'd imagined. Can even sometimes make up his own rules. Can actually pay attention to himself, think about what he wants, what he likes and fears.

But when Ed's in a crowd, or alone with someone trying to impose something on him, he conforms. So when Izzy invokes Pirate Rules and steamrolls Ed ("no you're not doing this,") Ed lets him.

It's a character flaw, and it's a serious one...but it's also one Ed works on when he stops complaining about the treasure hunt business. And when he and Stede discuss the idea of co-captains, and arrangement that would break the rule that "a ship has only one captain."

Which Ed is able to do because he's in a safe space. Calico Jack disrupts that, and introduces a succession of games with clearly defined rules, which Ed follows one after another. And Ed has so little self-awareness, is so easily swamped by Jack's personality, that he doesn't notice how Jack's treating Stede, let alone defend him, and he bows to every hint of pressure.

And all that culminates in Ed having to make a decision: follow pirate rules, where everyone's just at "various stages of screwing each other over," or do what he wants. Go help his friend, the guy he loves.

Which just ends up with him being absorbed right back into the pirate system of rules. He tries to use this at first, faking a confession on the grounds that he's a "life is cheap sort of guy." But Izzy's outsmarted him, and Izzy invokes pirate rules again: that Ed told him the rule for a first mate was "above all loyalty to your captain."

Ed doesn't call out for the Act of Grace until the last minute. He could have done it at the trial--he didn't. This is a hard thing for him to do, because he's surrounded by rule-following pressure, from Izzy and from Chauncy. The last time he was in a situation like this, Ed just looked away and let Stede die (he thought).

But the thing about Ed is that he's "half insane." For years, he used the combo of being considered "mad" and also having Izzy around to have his cake and eat it too with rules, to be the world's greatest pirate and also hang onto his own authentic self.

As a result, Ed got good at finding loopholes. Places where you can follow the rules and break them, at the same time. Getting run through, but in a place that missed "all the important bits." Being sentenced to death, but asking for an Act of Grace.

It's a big deal when Ed steps in front of Stede like that. He's acting against pirate rules, risking being absorbed by the rules set by the English.

He does it for Stede--and that starts to set him free. After that, Ed's never just following the rules again. He actually can't, even when he tries: his going kraken at the end of S1 and start of S2 is doomed from the start and full of contradictions, starting with the fact that he's on Stede's ship, the ship with hidden passages where rule-breaking can be hidden until it's needed.

Ed struggles a lot to figure out which rules to follow ("I will abide by the guidelines"), which rules to set aside ("Can we take it slow?"), when to make up his own rules ("So we're innkeepers now."). And Stede helps him, telling him things like "This can be whatever we want it to be," and "you're not a dick, life's a dick."

I don't really have a clever conclusion to this particular meta. It's a messy thing, and individual figuring out how to their life does and does not intersect with society. This theme doesn't resolve neatly, it just stops at the end of the season, like the tension between Ed/kraken/Blackbeard.

But there's a lot of hope here, I think. When Ed acts to protect Stede, and to fight alongside him, he's not just being a protective partner. It's a learned action, the physical manifestation of a decision Ed's made about who he wants to be in the world. Rules be damned.

#ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd #ofmd s2 #our flag means death #ofmd spoilers #ofmd meta #ed teach #stede bonnet #blackbonnet #izzy hands #gentlebeard #i swear there really is a much longer version of this this theme is hella iceberg #every single episode has references to rules guys this is A THEME running straight through EVERYTHING and i'm a moron for missing its size

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oxalees · 6 months

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rebirth

#fanart #art #illustration #artists on tumblr #our flag means death #ofmd fanart #ofmd izzy #izzy hands #ofmd #it's a Tarot Death card reference #in fact this card has a lot of interpretation #but I like to think of it as the beginning of something new for Izzy #ofmd s2 #ofmd spoilers #ukrainian tumblr #ukrainian art

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theofficialpresidentoftheusa · 6 months

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Shame we never got to actually see Ed put his hair up. Shame we never got him in a crop top either so lemme just-

#ofmd #our flag means death #our flag means fanart #ofmd fanart #ed teach #Blackbeard #Edward teach #anyways. obsessed with this old man who is so pretty #am I really reposting this with the tags done different in the hopes that more people will actually see it this time? yuh. yuh.#if you’ve seen me reblog and repost this a few times-mind ya business #anyways those tattoos kill me and I need someone to release like a comprehensive reference pls #does he have tummy tatts? don’t know! did I even get what he has correct? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯#should I fully render and finish this? maybe. perhaps. will I? baby I do not know #Mary arts

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bluevelvetea · 8 months

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I'll just leave this here with absolutely zero context (...yet!)

Credits to @kebuyo for being my main inspiration for this project and enabling me to draw this very cursed piece of akam art

#yeah its the akam pirate au everyone has been dreaming about #the shared braincell strikes again but no one is using it #can't wait to give a little context for this 🤗#and yes I consumed entirely too much pirate media the past couple weeks #is the pirate beanie a one piece reference?#who knows #and yes the whole thing is definitely inspired by ofmd #dcmk #detective conan #akam #akai x amuro #akai shuichi #rei furuya #rye x bourbon #amuro tooru #velvetdraws #digital sketch

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dangerliesbeforeyou · 7 months

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u know what one of my fav parts of ofmd is? it's just how much everyone CARES about each other!! like i feel like a lot of modern shows lean into the 'everyone can barely stand to be around each other but they do it to complete The Mission' or something similar, but with ofmd you legit feel like despite all the fucked up history between everyone, they actually do really love and care about each other!

#ofmd spoilers #ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd #our flag means death #i was specifically thinking of izzy confronting stede after ed had left him & warning him against picking a fight #and it's like izzy cares!! he cares about ed and stede!! and then there's jim and olu #like jim loves olu but knows that he has a thing for zheng yisao but they never once act like it's a betrayal or whatever #idk im not expressing this well but u get the idea lol #btw the example i gave above of modern shows is very much what i like to refer to as 'the marvel effect' lol

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adickaboutspoons · 8 months

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Hey -

#and before anyone @s me about how it's not the same because of the class divide #I would argue that it's MORE brave for Stede to be pushing back against his crew's opinion #he's penniless now and has v. few practical life skills #he rescued the crew from the island but they're under no obligation to enable his quest to reunite with the man who left them there #their opinion isn't a matter of mere social ostracization #it's a question of Stede's continued survival #(and to the people saying he's talking about Izzy -#I mean he's pulling down the poster of Blackbeard when he starts & holding said poster at the end.#We're clearly meant to be thinking he is referring to Ed here)#ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd #our flag means death

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jurassic-cunt · 7 months

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i've connected the dots

stede stabs ed. izzy stabs stede. stede tops ed. izzy tops stede

#izzy did look at ed when he talked about the ship and the captain both docking... while referring to only stede as captain #stede has izzy's loyalty. izzy is outting on makeup and singing #ed literally was looking at izzy the same way izzy was looking at him when he and stede switched outfits #stede sure is have a lot of new experiences this season. killing on purpose. gay sex. competency (occasional)#ofmd spoilers #ofmd #blackbonnet #stizzy #dark gift

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fullyerecteggplant · 8 months

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HE PAINTED THE CAKE TOPPERS TO LOOK LIKE THEM BABYGIRL YOU ARE SO UNWELL I MISSED YOU

#i’m sure someone has pointed this out but i just got home and am able to properly sit down and take in the trailer #the babygirl is referring to him and also me #and david jenkins for putting that in his show #good lord i can’t do this #ofmd #ofmd s2 #ofmd spoilers

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dilf-illustrator · 2 years

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MORE izzy getting smooches muahahha >:) but this time we got the devotion and worship thrown in to make it extra juicy yknow…

#this one’s a bit messier and I don’t think I rlly pulled off the angle I was going for :/ plus I was paying less attention to a red for Izzy #*ref as in reference not red #but anyways I still like it so HA #blackhands #izzy hands #edward teach #ed teach #ofmd #art #fanart #artists on tumblr #yeah I def like this one less than the stizzy one but in my defense I drew this one on my side in bed from 10-11 #lmao

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hathsinsurvivor · 2 years

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royal tenenbaums, 80’s john hughes and mad max, no wonder i’m obsessed

#this show has me on chokehold #david jenkins #taika waititi #our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd references #the royal tenenbaums #john hughes #mad max

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epersonae · 2 years

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I don't know if I'm ever going to get around to writing the pantifesto (pants manifesto), because it needs so many links and screenshots, so at this point I'm just going to mutter into the void no laces on their pants (except Izzy, weirdly), no belt on Ed except his gun belt I think, please just google 'fall front breeches' and also look at the crazy shit they did with Ed's whole Mad Max situation to avoid zippers, it's so worth the effort to appreciate the work that went into those costumes when you are writing about taking them off

#the V&A museum website actually has some good reference materials #including actual 18th century drawers (which I guess weren't common but did exist?)#I am not an expert in historical costuming #and the costumes aren't exactly *historical*#but for the love of god if I have to read one more otherwise lovely smut in which someone undoes laces #just pls watch the show and look at the actual clothes #also there's quite a few good image posts with full-body images of characters for reference!#it is my tiny hill upon which I die #thank you for your attention #ofmd

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empyrealbiscuit · 1 year

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Hi! It’s empyrealbiscuit, the world’s finest username. Happy Lunar New Year, folks! I finally got the nerve to try and draw Ed. Note that I have never tried to draw beards before, and I mostly just wanted to do this one because of the adorable bows. Anyways, here’s our favorite accountant pirate!

#art #illustration #ofmd #our flag means death #our flag means fanart #also he has flowers in his hair and I didn’t notice that until I looked up a reference picture #just don’t look at the gold trim on the coat #ignore it #also I will never do Taika Watiti’s eyes justice #I heard someone say that Taika is very good at having eyes and I have to agree #I mean he had to be expressive with a giant beard #anyways sorry it’s been a bit since I posted #but hey there’s art here and now and that is what’s cool

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sitzfleischh · 8 months

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Yes the coat! His twirl in his fancy red shiny coat brings me such joy! I hate when tv shows visually make a character less extravagant to show that we're taking him seriously now, that now he's grown and admirable. Triply hate it when it's a gay character losing their interests and affectations. I'm here for the romantic hero billowy shirts, but all I wanted to see is sparkly determined Stede who is super seriously in love. So yeah I love that coat, best moment in the trailer to me :D

YES you GET IT anon 🙏 truly the relief I felt when I saw him in the fancy red coat and sparkly pants!!!!

I trust the ofmd writers but I've been let down before so it was everything to me to see him get to have a fashion moment again.

Growth for Stede is about him learning to take responsibility for his actions and check his privilege, and he can do both of those things while wearing the gayest little outfits you've ever seen.

#it's what we deserve 😌#asks #ofmd #ofmd s2 spoilers #stede bonnet #sitzfleischh.txt #also omg the post this ask is referring to is the biggest a post of mine has gotten since like 2017 #already at 5k+ notes and i truly wrote it in three seconds at my desk at my office approximately 5 minutes after watching the trailer #as is the way of course-- best way to have a huge post on tumblr is completely unintentionally lmaooo

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blog--witch · 9 months

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Okay!!!!!!!!! I watched GO2!!!!!!!!! I’m once again feeling insane

#good omens #I’ve been busy but I finally watched the whole season #screaming and cheering at the end lmao mean!!!!!! I was like ok based on how everyone’s being they’re gonna be separated at the end #and Christine and I were like ok is aziraphale gonna be offered a job. and is he gonna take it. 🤨#but I did NOT think there was also gonna be a whole ass Crowley confessing his feelings scene where he Kissed Him On The Mouth #they’re insane for this #Christine: well we are in a post-ofmd world. me: I forgot about that. I’m still trapped in spn mindset hell #what do u mean the two pale coconuts actually jumped together on screen #*bumped #anyways. I get it guys #also tho I’m so excited lol are they gonna be nemeses next season???????? that’s my dream!!! I always want to see friends etc that then #become foes bc of Circumstances #but also tell me aziraphale wasn’t already like Oh I Fucked Up by the end of the ep #how long until he tries to go back to Crowley and this time I think he’ll actually have to do any amt of work to earn Crowleys forgiveness #which he rly has never had to do before lol #but that man Fucked Up “I forgive you shut up!!!!! 😭#also the blatant amount of dr who references. yeah I remember he’s the doctor thank you for reminding me!!!!!!#I saw a tiktok that was like all my teenage girls in their 20s rn are like BARK BARK BARK WOOF MEOW about David Tennant rn and it’s soo true #The Eternal Tumblr Sexyman #ANYWAYS AGAIN #I’m just dispensing all my thoughts here bc I don’t have time to scroll through a tag and feel insane and I don’t need to barf all these #onto someone else’s post #so here we are #I need to find something else to think about today bc every time I remember crowleys face as he was trying to eek out an I Love You I feel #physically nauseous #what am I supposed to do after that!#sorry to anyone who read all these tags I didn’t mean to

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