#also a cook is kind of like a captain. to me. or sacred king adjacent at least

[catilinas]

the scene where the cooks of erebus and terror argue about whether to add more salt to the [rotting, lead-poisoned] tins is genuinely one of my favourites in the whole show btw

#bcs it’s RIGHT before the epic franklin-crozier argument. #you can do soooooo much w the almost perfectly parallel hierarchies of the ships’ crews #(almost because There’s A Spare Captain On Erebus!) #also a cook is kind of like a captain. to me. or sacred king adjacent at least #i have watched Most of black sails. commensality would be a beautiful name for ship sent to discover the north west passage #mr diggle you will always be famous to ME! #terrorposting #beeps