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“Act of Grace” is such a fantastic episode in so many ways, but…the speed with which Ed takes Stede’s blindfold off. First he gets in between Stede and the firing squad, then starts rapidly moving him away from death. He doesn’t even wait for anyone to tell the firing squad to stand down, just turns around and yanks the blindfold off, because if the blindfold’s off, they can’t shoot Stede. And once again, the first thing Stede sees when he opens his eyes is Ed.

We also get the parallel in The Innkeeper, when Stede removing the cloth from Ed’s face starts bringing him back from the edge of death. Both men realize in the moment that they don’t want to die and it’s through the intervention, and love, of the other that they’re able to bring themselves back.

They just keep standing between each other and death.

#the act of grace scene is so much #edward teach #stede bonnet #blackbonnet #our flag means death #act of grace

[newnewyorker93]

Just a dream and the wind to carry me

#jenn's baby stede art always has my entire heart #with his little boat and his flowers 🥺 #art #stede bonnet #young stede bonnet #our flag means death

[newnewyorker93]

It's true that Stede could never have been played by anyone other than Rhys, and Ed couldn't have been played by anyone other than Taika, but even more than that, Ed and Stede wouldn't have worked as well without both of them working together.

Yeah, Rhys is amazing at bringing a likeability and emotional weight to Stede, who could've easily been a very unlikable character. He's an amazingly physical actor and hits those dramatic beats so wonderfully. Taika Waititi, too, is honestly very underrated as an actor; his ability to hit those devastating lows of emotion just as well as the goofy silly moments is wonderful to watch. You can tell watching their performances that these are very important roles to both of them and they care about playing their characters.

But a big part of the reason OFMD works so well is because they're playing these roles together. They've been friends for many years, and they're clearly incredibly comfortable with each other and just enjoy being in each other's company. Rhys and Taika have both said that having each other on set made it so much easier for them to hit the really vulnerable beats, because they were there to support each other.

There's just something really fucking beautiful there. Ed and Stede's relationship is so believable because the guys playing them do love each other, even if it's a different kind of love. They just like being around each other and you can tell in everything from the little gestures to the glances to the way you can see sometimes that they're trying to make each other laugh. And, a lot of the time, this show is so fantastic because, as they've said, they made each other feel safe and supported on set.

No one else could've played Stede, and no one else could've played Ed. But, even more than that, nothing about this show would've been the same if it wasn't the two of them playing these roles with each other.

#this #rhys darby #taika waititi #our flag means death

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ROBOT NEWS as Rhys discusses the rather frightening prospect of I'm sure quite a useful device in the right hands. Although they are also autonomous! Oh dear. Under 10K to purchase to apparently. #cryptidfactor #robotnews #rhysdarby #robot #flamethrower

Source: The Cryptid Factor's tiktok

#the cryptid factor #rhys darby

[newnewyorker93]

there's rightfully a lot of talk about Ed's little wiggle when he leans in to kiss Stede but let me draw attention to this right here:

LOOK AT HIM. heart eyes, like he's thinking "oh he's so dreamy I can't believe this is real and he's here and we're flirting" [because now Stede KNOWS that's what they're doing] and then he LOOKS DOWN to the side all shy like "I'd love to kiss him but surely it's too soon" and THAT's when Ed moves in 🥹

he's so in love and now he's allowed to actually have that happiness in his life 💗

#🥹🥹 #stede bonnet #blackbonnet #our flag means death #the curse of the seafaring life

[newnewyorker93]

Miss Congeniality (2000) dir. Donald Petrie

#april 25th #miss congeniality

[newnewyorker93]

I was all in, mate. I was all in.

#😭😭 #blackbonnet #our flag means death

[newnewyorker93]

Lazy innkeepers’ mornings 🏴‍☠️

If you have any fluff ideas, you can text me and I’ll try to sketch it! I need to practice and sometimes I don’t have any thoughts.

#🥹🥹 #look at them #stede bonnet #edward teach #blackbonnet #innkeeper era #our flag means death

[newnewyorker93]

#that little elbow caress 🥹 #stede bonnet #edward teach #blackbonnet #our flag means death #mermen

[newnewyorker93]

top/bottom discourse and dom/sub truthers this and that, none of that can touch me because i headcanon them as vers and switch and whatever is best for the bit and therefore always win. look at all the beauty in the world

#yep

[newnewyorker93]

#*checks screenshot count* #*sighs and reblogs*

[newnewyorker93]

With you, I could summon the gods and the stars.

[id: digital sketch of Lucius and Pete's kiss scene in OFMD. Lucius is cupping Pete's face gently as he kisses him. /end id]

#art #lucius spriggs #black pete #black pete x lucius #our flag means death

[newnewyorker93]

the idea that restrooms, locker rooms, etc need to be single-sex spaces in order for women to be safe is patriarchy's way of signalling to men & boys that society doesn't expect them to behave themselves around women. it is directly antifeminist. it would be antifeminist even if trans people did not exist. a feminist society would demand that women should be safe in all spaces even when there are men there.

#this

[newnewyorker93]

Official Mateys™

#i love this wedding so much #🥹🥹 #black pete x lucius #the crew of the revenge #our flag means death #mermen

[newnewyorker93]

"spreading stuff on matzah is a learned skill and I am sooooo good at i--" *immediately breaks the matzah in half*

#every time 😅 #matzoh #passover

[newnewyorker93]

my calendar said it was on the 28th but chabad.org said it was today so

#chag sameach! #passover

[newnewyorker93]

#viago #what we do in the shadows