Can we also note that Stede is not even remotely disappointed that "Blackbeard" isn't this uber-cool macho dude with smoke for a head? Like, he has lapped up every lie and legend told about Blackbeard, then he meets Ed, has a fangirl moment of "oh my God," and...advises him to retire. He sees Ed's reaction to the Blackbeard caricature and apologizes for upsetting him.
Stede meets his idol and discovers he's a lonely, isolated man who just wants a friend. Rather than being disappointed that his illusions have been shattered, Stede realizes almost immediately that they're more alike than different. And he loves Ed's stories and the games Ed plays; he loves getting to talk to someone who knows so much about piracy and pageantry and who has such a sense of fun. He thinks he's meeting a badass motherfucker and instead he meets a total dork and falls in love with him.
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