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alibeehaw · 2 years
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This is something I made after seeing this hilarious tweet and laughing so hard that I had to immediately draw it. Can’t believe I lined and colored this whole thing as quickly as I did; I have amazingly good focus when it comes to dumb shit, apparently lol
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celluloidbroomcloset · 4 months
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Random Observations of Stede seducing Ed on accident in "The Best Revenge is Dressing Well" -
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Stede's quiet little "OK" when Ed says the French captain didn't get under his skin. He knows the truth, but he's also going to accept what Ed says and not push it.
Ed really getting into talking about Stede "fingering my dents."
That moment of isolation they both have - Stede as he gets pushed to the edges of the party, and Ed when he's alone at the table.
Stede being bullied for half the episode and not standing up for himself, but the second they start being mean to Ed, he's like, "So they've chosen death."
Ed fleeing the party to find the man who represents everything that he wants and yet could hurt him sitting there with Frenchie and Olu, talking about how spoons are stupid.
Stede just full-on coming into his own because these bastards were mean to his crush.
The bitchy little "...clever" Stede throws at Gabriel right before he eviscerates them.
Ed's look of shock/horniness when he discovers that Stede has caused a cannibalistic riot.
Stede's fucking homicidal grin.
Ed concealing the red silk from Stede at the beginning, but not at the end.
The moment Stede very gently takes the silk from Ed. How Ed's a little nervous about relinquishing it, that it might be used against him somehow, but he still lets it go. And then..."You wear fine things well."
That last, longing look.
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It's a damn sexy episode.
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follows-the-bees · 2 months
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Ed and Frenchie connecting right away always makes me smile.
Their connection in 1x5 feels instinctual. We see Frenchie carefree, walking into the captain's quarters with a flourish in his new outfit. He's comfortable with them, and when Ed and Stede decide to go to the party, Ed right away asks Frenchie to come along if he doesn't have any plans.
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Then when Ed walks out of the party upset Stede is not the only one to respond to that. Frenchie's body language immediately changes from relaxed and having fun to standing straight up, concern on his face followed immediately by a crack at the societal people.
We don't see it directly on screen but Frenchie and Olu used their earlier agreement with Abshir over the pyramid scheme to get Stede the information for the passive aggression moment.
We don't know much about Frenchie's past, only that he worked in "service," can play the lute, and is an absolute gem at pulling off ploys.
I have written about how Frenchie and Ed have similar coping mechanisms with their trauma, and while not on the surface or talked about, it adds to their connection.
(This connection also explains why Ed keeps Frenchie aboard at the end of the first season and why he chooses Frenchie to be first mate.)
Now I feel like I'm rambling but my point is, we learn so much about Frenchie's character in this episode and the relation between Ed and Frenchie is instant and sweet. I love the effortlessness behind connections between people in this show.
The Best Revenge is Dressing Well is a great episode and these small moments, this link makes it all the more deeper.
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ofmd-ann · 3 months
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Ed: When you cut loose, you really cut loose (He's fucking insane I'm in love)
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xray-vex · 2 months
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🚪4 🚪 relationship
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thechastefreeballer · 4 months
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excuse me i just need to scream about the red silk/suit parallels for a minute
the red shirt is to Ed as the red silk is to Stede:
we’ve covered how the silk represents Stede and Ed’s his love for him as a fine thing that Ed was not supposed have, a small scrap of hope that he kept hidden away from everyone but the one person he trusted most, and when he thought he’d lost Stede, he let that hope go.
Stede, on the other hand, can’t hide his heart away, and he isn’t good at hiding his feelings or masking most of the time; he wants his joy to bring joy to the people he loves. his love covers him head to toe, affects his behavior, it’s unmissable, just like the suit.
BUT the crew doesn’t trust Ed Blackbeard* the suit; they think it is cursed, haunted, will cause them harm and even death if it lingers.
we know this isn’t true, and most importantly, Stede knows it isn’t true. but he still has to show them that their feelings and perceptions matter and have a real effect on all of their lives; Ed the suit may not kill them, after all, but they will absolutely destroy Blackbeard the suit, and Stede too, if he gets in the way.
so, keep everyone on the ship happy and safe, Stede has to get rid of what constitutes Blackbeard the suit in the minds of the crew.
for Ed, it’s his leathers and weapons; for the suit, it’s the pants and coat.
but Stede gets to keep arguably the best part, the core of the look, the part of the whole outfit that is most versatile, *that suits Stede best*, Edward the shirt.
because, if i’m being honest, as fabulous and fun as Blackbeard the suit is, it is not an anytime look, and seems, frankly, a bit uncomfortable to wear all the time. but Ed the red shirt, with the neckline, and the black lace? that’s comfortable. that will go with damn near anything; it fits perfectly for whatever Stede needs in pretty much any circumstance.
he knows how to wear fine things well.
*when i say “Blackbeard” in this context i am specifically referring to the crew’s perception of him as-shaped-by the kraken-era suicide spiral
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guydog · 11 months
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calxone · 6 months
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something something the moon is no longer huge and fantastical because they’re no longer a daydream whim or something or whatever
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“Well, I think you’ll hate it. It’s just a whole bunch of posh nobs hobnobbing with other posh nobs, drinking champagne an exchanging glances and talking nonsense, fashion, all that kind of stuff.”
// pen on paper / click image for detail //
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sherlockig · 3 months
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Can we all please take a moment to appreciate how good the costumes are in ofmd? Every episode has fantastic costumes but its mostly obvious in The Best Revenge Is Dressing Well. I am blown away every time.
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ericadrawsstuff · 8 months
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Thinking about the whole joke with the homoerotic sword fighting in The Art of Fuckery and how Lucius asks Stede if he’s good while Stede’s still pinned to the mast just like he did after finishing up with Black Pete.
The humor in this show has layers. Much like ogres and onions.
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naranjapetrificada · 5 months
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Doing a leisurely little season 1 rewatch and I'm here to tell you two things about how the original "you wear fine things well" scene hits now:
Even before Ed took his step forward, Stede knew on some level that a kiss was about to happen (even if that level wasn't his brain). Shout out to Rhys for the brilliant acting choice to press his lips together at that crucial inhale.
This scene still has the power to make your stomach go all swoopy, even after the season 2 redo. Perhaps especially after the season 2 redo.
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one of the costuming choices in “the best revenge is dressing well” that I’ll be obsessed with forever is that out of everyone at the party, the only people who have flowers in their hair are Ed and Stede.
the rest of the guests have adorned their hair with ribbons, or hats, or feathers, or jeweled headpieces. But only Ed and Stede have flowers.
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scripted-downfall · 1 year
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ofmd-ann · 2 months
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(S01E05 - The Best Revenge Is Dressing Well)
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celluloidbroomcloset · 4 months
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Fully convinced that if Ed had seen Stede's entire game prompting the aristocrats to cannibalize each other, they would have just slept together that night, got married the next day, ran off to China by Tuesday.
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