#justice for izzy hands

[rosieethor]

Sometimes it's not burying your gays if there are lots of other gay characters and sometimes even when the whole cast is queer it's still burying your gays huh

he deserved a chance to thrive, he deserved to recognize the love around him and accept it, he deserved the opportunity to choose to live.

Feeling incredibly disappointed. Death was the easy, expected narrative choice, not the brave one--and for a show that built itself on making brave narrative choices, this feels incredibly unsatisfying. I think if we'd gotten a full 10 episode season it might have landed, but... not like this. Anyway fuck HBO for not giving this show the funding, the airtime, and the support it deserved.

#ofmd #ofmd season 2 #ofmd spoilers #why was the episode called mermen if ed and stede didn't show up shirtless and scaly to save him from the gravy basket eh? #justice for izzy hands #like he wasn't even my favorite character but this felt cheap #if we don't get a season 3 renewal i'm gonna eat my own hand #still love my crew tho

[itswhatyougive]

#has this been done already #ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd meta #ofmd season 2 spoilers #ofmd season 2 #ofmd spoilers #our flag means death spoilers #fang ofmd #ofmd fang #izzy hands #ofmd shipposting #ofmd shitpost #our flag memes death #ofmd memes #ofmd meme #justice for izzy #ofmd critical #ofmd s2 finale #our flag means death #ofmd #crew of the revenge #the crew of the revenge #the revenge crew #edward teach #ed ofmd #blackbeard ofmd

[essefryu]

Alright, I've collected my thoughts on Izzy's death a bit.

So, in my opinion, there are two main reasons why it was so jarring:

The first one is that it being crammed between Stede and Ed's reunion and the innkeepers stuff does make it look like the authors just wanted him out of the way. Which is further enhanced by the whole "they are a love triangle" talk from David. The problem is, Izzy is not the evil bad yaoi manga style homewrecker who is only there to be an obstacle for the main characters to overcome/jealousy bait. Not after all the development he went through in this season.

The second one is that they somehow made the guy's whole death scene about Ed. Sure, for the season one Izzy that would be expected, he was in fact absolutely obsessed by his role as Blackbeard's guard dog/enabler, but here we are talking abou Izzy who sung a song for the crew to cheer them up after being tortured, Izzy who threw a whole piracy crash course for Stede Fucking Bonnet and cheered him up when he was doing a good job, Izzy who was willing to share advice on overcoming trauma with Lucius (and gave him a lovely whittled toy shark), Izzy who a couple of scenes back confronted the nose guy because he felt almost parental responsibility for the safety of the crew. But then suddenly, in one of the most important moments of his life, all we're talking about is how the crew is Ed's family who love him (do they really?), and Izzy is just his dying pet. After the whole season of development into being his own person and building meaningful connections with others.

I don't think he should have been immortal just for the fact that he's a queer character, but the way they handled his death was pretty fucking tasteless. It was kinda shit. Yeah. It fucking sucked. Hard.

#ofmd #ofmd spoilers #ofmd s2 spoilers #izzy hands #justice for izzy #F

[letsdeerintheheadlightsuniverse]

Izzy would say, "I love you" through gritted teeth whilst being unable to make eye contact. Then, once the words are out in the open and unable to be taken back, he would wait for your inevitable laugh or sound of disgust. Why wouldn't you? Who could love someone so completely wretched as him? But against all of the poisoned things he believes to be true, you would do the exact opposite. There would be no laugh. No venomous sneer. Instead, he'd be met with you encircling him in your arms. Though he tenses initially, still expecting some kind of negative reaction, your hug would continue to be...well, just a hug. And with that, the pirate would melt into your hold and perhaps, melt even further when you whispered back those three little words.

(I'm considering writing a multi-chapter Izzy fic...)

#ofmd izzy #izzy hands #izzy x reader #izzy hands x reader #izzy hands x gn!reader #izzy hands x trans reader #avengeofmd #avenge ofmd #blackbeard #stede bonnet #ofmd #ofmd s2 #save ofmd #ofmd season 2 #ofmd s3 #ofmd stede #ed teach #season 3 renewal #renew as a crew #justice for ofmd #letsdeerintheheadlightsuniverse #letsdeerintheheadlights

[hang-on-lil-tomato]

I wish I could say I found this, but someone else posted it, and before I could reblog it, tumblr washed it away.

all props to the OP!

#ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd s2 #stede bonnet #rhys darby #ofmd spoilers #gentlebeard #ofmd season 2 #ofmd season 2 spoilers #Izzy hands #con O’Neill #no sorry I no longer trust David Jenkins #it’s a lame joss Whedon move to kill a beloved character and they are both rightly criticized for it. #Justice for Izzy #israel hands #ofmd critical #isreal hands #ofmd discourse #rip izzy hands #the izcourse

[aro-queer-and-tired]

every few days i think about izzy's character arc, and every time i just wanna scream long and hard in frustration

his death was so unsatisfying and so painful and i will remain feral, unhinged and petty about it

#justice for izzy #izzy hands #israel hands #our flag means death #ofmd izzy #ofmd s2 #ofmd season 2 #he died for the narrative and i will forever hate that #fuck that tbh #so done with depressed and disabled characters dying instead of living #how difficult it may be

[my-thyla-my-captain]

biggest fumble david jenkins did in ofmd was kill off steak knife

#Anyways I think izzy and steak knife should have fucked narsty #ofmd steak knife #ofmd spoilers #ofmd s2 #ofmd #izzy hands #ofmd season 2 #our flag means death #Justice for steak knife

[sunnibits]

may I offer you all a fully domesticated First Mate in these trying times? 😌

(inspired by my own post from last night lmao)

#of course the best Izzy likeness I’ve done so far and it’s THIS lmao #I hope I at least did the tiddies some justice 🙏🙏🙏 #izzy hands #steddyhands #stizzy #not really but it’s implied!!! in case it’s not obvious he is wearing one of stede’s robes hehhehe #ofmd #our flag means death #art #my art #peep the lil anchor tattoo 😏 #also I put his ring on a lil necklace instead of his cravat bc I figured he’d still want it close

[crustose]

Cannot decide which stizzy team-up option that is ricocheting around in my brain is better:

-stede finds a pitiful & sopping wet (emotionally and/or physically) Izzy at Jackie's where he gives the whole 'boohoo Ed doesn't want me & I'm no longer a useful first mate' speech. Stede is annoyed but takes him in anyway bc he's the best asset they've got for finding Ed. They slowly warm up to each other thru training montage and talking it through

-the classic 'I think I broke edward and it's YOUR job to fix it' where Izzy goes off voluntarily to find Stede (if there's a message in a bottle in the first act 👀👀) and they team up that way. Less sopping wetness but more reason to not despise each other 🤔

#i did not do the first one justice but if u read enough steddyhands fic u Know what im talking about #ofmd #izzy hands #stizzy

[something-about-sunflowers]

OFMD fandom, say it with me please:

Removing a body part from someone as ‘punishment’ is Not A Good Thing To Do. It is ableist to insist otherwise. Disability, and yes, a missing appendage is a disability, is not a punishment and it is not something people ‘deserve’ for ‘bad behavior’.

Forced autocannibalism is also Not A Good Thing To Do. Genuinely cannot believe this has to be said.

Someone you trust coming into your room while you sleep, cutting off one of your body parts, and forcing you to eat said body part is, in fact, a traumatic event. I promise you the narrative is not on your side if you think otherwise.

#the dork is being a dork #izzy hands #ofmd #the izcourse #i saw some shitty tags on a post and i needed to say this Out Loud instead of just in my discord server lmfao #legit tho #please stop trying to be cops #punitive 👏 justice 👏 isn't 👏 justice 👏

[tharacelehar]

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?

#ofmd s2 #izzy hands #i was like. nodding along so hard up through 2x06 i was like. this makes so much sense! #we're talking about hanging onto relationships that cause fear and divide in the community like a cursed suit or That Guy Who Tried To Kill #Half The People Here! #we're talking about restorative justice! we're talking about trying to repair relationships! #and we're talking about finding joy again after horrible things happen!!! #2x07 i was like okay. well. this is confusing but we're in the conflict bit i get it #2x08 was just ??????? #kinda afraid to tag this with ed's name

[silverspadesss]

listen. do i know that a gunslinging pirate would realistically be very impractical because most pistols of the era took at least 20 seconds to reload??? yes. am i still obsessed with the idea of a gunslinging pirate and determined to incorporate one into my ofmd prequel??? absolutely. physics be damned, they can just carry A Lot of Guns

#our prequel means death #our flag means death #ofmd #izzy hands #edward teach #calico jack rackham #anne bonny #mary read #black sam bellamy #paulsgrave williams #when i say gunslinging pirate. paulsgrave is the one i mean. #i just think in pirate media he’s practically nonexistent and if he’s going to play a prominent role in my version (which he IS) #he deserves to be cool as fuck. justice and recognition for my boy.

[itswhatyougive]

Since Izzy is paralleled to Mary in "Uncomfortable in a Married State", he deserves to get his own Doug.

#someone who supports his passions #stands up for him #and is willing to rock his world in a way that his ex could never #that's frenchie btw #if you even care #izzy hands #justice for izzy #ouizzy #frenchizzy #izzy ofmd #izzy our flag means death #frenchie ofmd #ofmd frenchie #frenchie started wearing the dark green kinda like doug in late s2 also #frenchie x izzy #izzy x frenchie #mary bonnet #mary allamby bonnet #doug ofmd

[unhinged-pickle-juice]

OFMD S2 FINALE SPOILERS

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Can I just say, it was cruel of the ofmd writers to make finding yourself and learning to love yourself central themes in this season, only to not let Izzy do either and be the only character to die in the finale. I mean seriously, what the hell?

#our flag means death #our flag means death spoilers #izzy hands #justice for izzy #isreal hands #ofmd s2 spoilers

[letsdeerintheheadlightsuniverse]

I'm still not over it! I'm still not over them! We deserved one more season! #avengeofmd

#avengeofmd

#avengeofmd

#avengeofmd

#ofmd #avengeofmd #avenge ofmd #stede bonnet #blackbeard #ofmd izzy #ofmd s2 #ofmd season 2 #ofmd edit #save our flag means death #save ofmd #season 3 renewal #renew as a crew #be a lighthouse #the gentleman pirate #ed teach #izzy hands #izzy my beloved #letsdeerintheheadlightsuniverse #letsdeerintheheadlights #justice for ofmd

[aro-queer-and-tired]

i dont wanna see any ghost izzy in s3 tbh, its cheap and a disservice to his character and to con himself, its fucking spitting on his grave

if you have the guts to kill him off, than at the least let his soul rest, he deserves that

#justice for izzy #izzyhands #izzy hands #isreal hands #ofmd s2 finale #ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd season 2