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"taylor swift's new album is sooo cringe the lyrics are stupid and her calling herself a tortured poet is just embarrassing" it's... almost as if that's the whole point...... the entire album is MAKING FUN of people who genuinely call themselves tortured poets
idk why people seem to think that just bc she's famous she has zero self awareness and cannot possibly be doing or saying anything As A Bit like . you all forget that she was a tumblrina before some of you were born
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Single layers (and no shoes) represent Ed's emotional vulnerability/openness and self reflection.
It's a common symbolism device to either have characters put on tons of layers when they are feeling vulnerable (Dean Winchester I'm looking at you) or go down to single layer when they are opening up. Ed's clothing is no exception.
Season One
The first time we see Ed in single layers is when he switches clothes with Stede. While during this whole episode, Ed is opening up, he makes altering life decisions while in Stede's outfit. First, the whole scene in the crow's nest where he takes seriously Stede's proposal to continue learning about each other's lives, and second when he lies to Izzy about planning to kill Stede.
I think the choice of black and white, the classic good and bad trope, can be read into as well. Stede is in the black leathers of Blackbeard with lighter color jewelry around his neck, showing the heaviness of the Blackbeard role and crew, while Ed is wearing a white shirt with a black cravat, showing Stede's way of piracy giving him hope while having a bit of Blackbeard's heaviness still there.
In 1x7, This is Happening, Ed goes down to one layer — the t-shirt.) Ed drops his jacket and goes down to a single layer right before Lucius rips into him about Stede's feelings for him and he stays down in these layers as they eat the snake.
Ed's emotions are bare, at the forefront. He is not only realizing Stede's feelings for him, but also letting his feelings come out.
And his shirt is purple — symbolizing Ed's love for Stede. (Sidenote: I love that blue is Stede's color and red is Ed's and they combine for a beautiful purple throughout the show.)
Both Ed and Stede are in single layers the first time they kiss. Ed confesses his love (what makes Ed happy is you) while they sit next to each other on the beach. Both of them are vulnerable, open, especially Ed. They are both terrified, figuring themselves and each other out.
Ed continues to be in single layers as he sits on the dock waiting for Stede. The color theme of purple is once again used to represent Ed's emotional state.
The infamous breakup robe. While Ed has gone back to the Revenge, trying to be just Ed, back to the crew that allowed him to be himself (all but one person that is), he stays in the breakup robe, sans shirt, most of the time.
Until he has to put the mask and persona of Blackbeard back on, he is open, and emotional in front of Lucius and then the crew.
He is also shoeless during most of these scenes. While Ed being shoeless is more prevalent in season two, I think it ties into a deeper level of self reflection.
Season Two
Ed is down to only a black shirt and pants in the grav(e)y basket.
This time the t-shirt is black — symbolizing Ed's dark headspace. But once again, it's all about his emotions and Ed really feeling them. He is self-reflecting, looking into himself and realizing what he wants in life, what he thinks of himself, and finally deciding that ultimately, he wants to live.
There is the moment in Purgatory where Ed makes a shoe and puts it on, symbolizing one foot in the grave. But by the time Ed climbs to the cliff edge, he is back down to no shoes. This symbolizes two things: 1) he is no longer one foot in the grave (foreshadowing) 2) that he is about to do more self reflecting.
The combination of one-layer and no shoes is when Ed is most open emotionally. He now realizes his own feelings about himself, and when he hits the water, he decides to fight to live. Yes, mer!Stede is part of it, his love for Stede cannot be hidden, it is out in the open, the shining beacon of light and hope.
I've talked about it before but the editing of the MerStede scene is amazing. The last shot in the water as Ed sinks down is Ed in all black, surrounded by dark waters, his feet the most prominent in the shot. This cuts immediately to Stede's feet wading into the holds water, joining Ed in both worlds.
In all of 2x5, Ed is in the rice sack (and I'd be remiss not to mention the cat collar and bell.) He starts out wearing sandals: during the talks with the crew, Stede, the door, and Lucius. While Ed is trying to make up for everything, he is not fully committed emotionally to everything.
Not until two things happen: Lucius pushes him overboard into the water — the symbolism of water as rebirth, understanding, growth is very loud this season — and in the process knocks his shoes off. While it is a comedic beat and parallel to Lucius's shoes coming off when he pushes him overboard it has a deeper meaning.
Ed fully lets himself feel and tap into his emotions — sit with himself if you will — once he talks with Fang. He learns that something he did in the past that he thought was fun was actually hurtful to the other person. He genuinely apologizes for that (the opposite of the corporate apology from earlier.)
He then continues that openness and vulnerability with Stede on the deck. Telling Stede exactly what he needs — to take it slow — and knowing that Stede won't do the exact opposite (what happened constantly last season with a certain character cause they thought it was "best") but he knows Stede will listen to and respect him. This moment shows how Ed is not only legit apologizing and realizing his actions, but letting himself be open and vulnerable again.
The last scene I want to point out is the moment before and morning after they sleep together.
The last shot we see of them that night, Ed sits on the bed, his hair down, his jacket off — down to one layer — as he looks lovingly to Stede. We can read many emotions on his face as the two of them are surrounded by all of the colors that we know to represent the couple — yellow, red, and purple.
In a parallel to the night before, the next morning Stede is shirtless but covered from the waist down, while Ed is covered. He is wearing Stede's robe, wrapped in one layer of comfort. The outer layer is blue — both Stede's color and the color of the ocean (there's that rebirth and change symbolism again) — with purple inner lining.
Both of these moments contain physical, mental, and emotional vulnerability for Ed. Ed has never been shy about explaining himself, but he is now starting to understand himself and process these emotions.
When Ed is in single layers and no shoes, it is when he is at his most vulnerable, gets to feel and express his emotions the most.
When he's Ed.
I may have missed some moments but these are the ones that stuck out to me the most. I also didn't dive into Stede here, but that could be a whole other essay.
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The "captain’s voice" scene is something of a corollary to the stabbing scene, where Ed is ostensibly teaching Stede something necessary to surviving as a captain, but his own needs and desires are unlocked by Stede reacting to it differently than expected.
In the stabbing scene, Stede's concern for Ed and his lack of awareness of the homoeroticism (the point being that he doesn't see anything erotic in hurting Ed) is the major thing that Ed recalls with fondness. The captain's voice expands on that: the authority of Stede's voice is melded with his inherent gentleness in both requesting that Ed obey him, and in ordering Ed to do things that will benefit everyone (fix something, stop pissing people off).
The stabbing scene develops that Ed can trust Stede with his body, and the captain's voice scene reinforces that Ed can trust Stede with his heart. Both episodes end with Ed allowing himself to be more vulnerable to Stede—the bathtub scene, where Ed confesses to the murder of his father, and the second "fine things" scene, where they have their second kiss and Ed requests that they take things slow. They're part of Ed's growth as he learns that he can be vulnerable with Stede and know that Stede will not abuse that trust.
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Thinking again about how when Ed hits the water in Purgatory it immediately cuts to Stede stepping into the water in the hold.
We end this shot with Ed's bare feet the most visible in the dark blue abyss of the ocean. And in a direct parallel, the next edit is to Stede's feet — which are wrapped in BLUE-dyed fabric, with RED lining — walking into the waterlogged cabin.
This immediate cut between their two feet in water shows how Stede is meeting Ed in both worlds. They are together in the water, in the deep blue depth, and it follows with the light motif.
Stede holds up the lantern, one of the only sources of light in the "reality" scenes. Lighthouses and golden lighting in general have been used in both seasons to symbolism the love between Ed and Stede. Stede is literally carrying this light with him, and he sets it down next to Ed's head shining the light onto him. Stede is the one who puts the glow on Ed's face.
This light motif carries on in Purgatory as Mer!Stede swims out of the bright white spotlight.
The balance in this scene, connecting reality with the magical purgatory, is chef's kiss.
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Thinking about them just co-captaining through the ordinary moments of life, passing the time so well, sharing inside jokes and giggling…this gets me through the heartbreak of…well, you know, not getting to see it on my screen. Mostly.💔
for all the freaky stuff I read and write, I do genuinely think Ed and Stede revel in the banality of their relationship, and the life they're building together is going to be the most vanilla shit ever. They're giggling as they cook the easier soup recipe together and Ed laminates the chore wheel and they mock fight about "pick up your socks!!" and they take weeks to land on curtains that are mostly different shades of the same colour and they plan complicated date nights but decide to stay in and just eat cereal for dinner on the day of, and they're so so happy that they get to do this now and be just like other people and every little wet plate Stede hands to Ed to wipe just adds to their joy and love ❤️
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Gahhhhh Rhys is so hot here. That dimple is dimpling.
Via Samba Schutte's instagram story (Season 2 - February 21st 2024)
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I know we’re all losing our minds over the robe but I can’t stop thinking about Stede finding a little piece of colourful fabric and tying it around his neck in an attempt to dress himself up a little bit 🥺 he was making do with what he had but he still wanted to look good
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Yes Pete has great character development in the desconstructing of toxic masculinity department but can we talk about the development from episode 1 Mr. "I should have 20 kills by now at least" opening scene goes to "Does giving a cursed suit away make us....bad people" Pete u r so sweet and so stupid ily
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He’s the actual cutest.
OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH + edit meme
[¼] characters: DAVID FANE as fang
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do you ever see the person you have a crush on do something really fucking ridiculous and you just watch and think “ah yes this is where i have laid my affections”
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This is my life every day.
how is everyone doing this fine fine Wednesday? I’m doing great 🫠
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