Spare a thought for Con O'Neill who, for months, went to comic cons and had to listen to people telling him how important Izzy is to them, how they see themselves in him and how, if something bad happened to Izzy, they would be absolutely devastated. Man deserves an award.
Scenario for those: https://www.insider.com/carmar-denim-extreme-cut-out-jeans-sold-out-waitlist-2018-5
My suggestion:
Izzy browsing through a magazine, seeing these pants
Izzy: "Oh, those are cute."
Magnus: "Oh, Isabelle, dear, you can't wear those."
Izzy: "What? Why not?"
Magnus: "Because then Simon and Jace would land in jail."
Izzy: "Why?"
Magnus: "Well, if you wore those pants, Alexander's big brother instincts would get triggered, and he would kill anyone who made crude comments."
Alec: "True."
Magnus: "Then he would get arrested. Jace would try to break him out, and fail, earning him a spot in prison as well. I would successfully break Alexander out of jail, but likely forget about Jace. Which would for some reason prompt Simon to try to break Jace out, which would of course, fail. So then both Simon and Jace would be in prison, while Alexander and I would languish in my vacation home on a spanish little island, where no one would bother us and-... Now that I think about it, how about I buy these pants for you?"
I can't figure out if I'm more confused that Izzy's arc culminated in his apology to Ed (and death) or that Ed's arc culminated in Izzy's burial because like, we established earlier in the season that sorry doesn't rebuild an abdominal wall. And death doesn't fix the harm either. And the other choice is making soup.
So then, why did Izzy have to do sorry and death to fix things with Ed, why was that portrayed as healing? (this is why I would argue it is not.)
And then Ed did a death in 2x03, then a few sorries but again, that doesn't rebuild an abdominal wall (or a leg and some toes), and he didn't even get to make soup?? did he even talk to anyone but Stede at the party or during the fuckery? was Ed's "soup" the little breakfast? is Stede the only person Ed has now, is that his whole community? but that was before everything went to pieces?
i find it really weird that Izzy doesn't get a burial at sea but you know Karl, the seagull, does and even Lucius' finger gets a nod at a sea burial
especially since that land burial Izzy did end up getting was so... lacklustre for a show that prides itself on community and connection and celebration
how do we go from Calypso's birthday... to no one even eulogizing at Izzy's funeral lol
im so fucking original you guys literally SO original (writing a fix it fic in which izzy goes to the gravy basket and is confronted by 'edward'). anyways since i love you faggots, heres a sneak peek:
“Izzy, Izzy, Izzy…”
The man froze at the voice the wind had carried to him. He knew it. God, of course he knew it. Perhaps better even than his own. Confirming its source wouldn’t have been necessary — he would’ve known it even in death — yet Izzy turned towards it anyway.
“Edward.”
There he was. Standing at the forecastle of the ship, facing the endless grey sea. His leathers dimly reflecting the sickly sunlight, his long mane shimmering on his back. Izzy stood, still and quiet, eyes fixed on the man who had moved his head to gaze at him over his shoulder.
“What am I gonna do with you, hm, Iz?”
As Edward casually spun around on the heel to face him, Izzy almost started at the sight of him.
Why, though?
It was Edward, right? His well loved leathers, wrinkles in exactly the places they’d eaten themselves into over years of wear. His polished guns, shining menacingly in their straps. His unruly greyed hair, moving gently in a breeze Izzy couldn’t seem to feel. His long, thick beard, the wispy strands at the bottom almost seeming like tendrils of smoke, hungrily searching for something to envelop and finding only the thin, salty air… Izzy blinked. That wasn’t right. His beard? Hadn’t that gone months ago? He shook his head slightly as though that could help, cleared his throat. Something else was nagging at him, begging him to take note of it, but Izzy shoved it down. This wasn’t the time. His captain had asked him a question, hadn’t he?
“In regards to what, boss?”
Blackbeard chuckled hoarsely, but the sound held no mirth.
im ngl i had a lil breakdown before my shower (which i took just before i went to bed to chill and watch the new eps) abt some thought-id-already-worked-all-thru-it irl stuff that resurfaced on me like trauma tends to and i just
it made everything in the show so. I don't know how to say it right. but i feel seen and understood and emotionally overwhelmed in a safe yet weird way, just like i did with a lot of s1 and I am Feeling So Much akdnfkgb (i cannot stress enough that this is a Good Thing and I'm absolutely thrilled and happy with the new eps and like. Going to be fine mentally I just gotta wrangle this like i have the times before.)
i’m just saying if izzy hands had been on the walrus in s1 when billy got pushed off the side gates never would have confronted flint about it and they both would have made it to the urca de lima alive.
Lest we forget, what with the distraction of Fang crying about his dog and all, Fang and Ivan are otherwise fully on Izzy’s side when Izzy confronts Ed about all this dallying around with the man Ed said he was going to kill.