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captain-flint · 6 months

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#alepsa play 'our prayer' by the beach boys

#our flag means death #ofmd #ofmdedit #blackbonnet #blackbonnetedit #gentlebeard #gentlebeardedit #edward teach #blackbeard #stede bonnet #taika waititi #rhys darby #i'm rewatching s1 and their first meeting hit me so hard after the s2 finale i started sobbing #they didn't even know- THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY WERE GONNA FALL SO DEEPLY IN LOVE 😭😭😭😭#my stuff

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blakbonnet · 5 months

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They saved each other 🥲

#our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd gifs #ofmd edit #ofmdedit #ofmdgifs #ofmdaily #ofmdsource #dailyflicks #televisiongifs #edward teach #blackbonnet #gentlebeard #tvgifs #my gifs #stede bonnet #ofmd meta #why is s2 so much harder to colour than s1

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beets · 6 months

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#foreshadowing

#our flag means death #ofmdedit #ofmd s1 #ofmd s2 #ofmd spoilers #ofmdsource #blackbonnet #ed teach #stede bonnet #feel like i forgot something here but oh well #they gon fuuuu- [gunshot]#beets.gif

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celluloidbroomcloset · 5 months

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Man, Ed tried to full-on sacrifice himself for Stede by saying that he killed Nigel. He was willing to straight-up die to keep him safe.

I wonder how anyone could imagine that Ed would feel fine with Izzy ever again, if he ever felt fine with him at all, knowing that Izzy sold them out to the English with the sole goal of getting Stede executed, then tried to buy Ed from the English (and what a racist undercurrent that has).

Throughout the season, Ed says over and over exactly what he wants, and shows exactly who he wants, and Izzy ignores it at every turn because he thinks he "knows better."

Then Izzy stands there with his mouth open as Ed prefers to destroy Blackbeard than live without Stede.

Because all Ed wants is Stede.

#ofmd #our flag means death #stede bonnet #ofmd s1 #gentlebeard #blackbonnet #ed teach #edward teach #ofmd meta #izzy hands #gif #rhys darby #taika waititi #i was working on some other meta and this just got me again

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ofmd-ann · 4 months

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"My name's Stede. I'll be your robber here today." (S01E01 - Pilot)

#he's a robber of hearts 😉#that's my favorite colour on him #when he plays with the rope = cute #ofmd #our flag means death #stede bonnet #my edits #ofmd gifs #ofmd s1 #S01E01 #Pilot

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figmentof · 6 months

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OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH 1x01 \\ 2x06

#Our Flag Means Death #OFMD #ofmdedit #ourflagmeansdeathedit #gentlebeard #ofmdsource #ofmdaily #ofmdgifs #tvedits #lgbtedits #dailyflicks #tvarchive #EdwardStede #figmentofedit #if only s1 Stede knew.... that he's going to have a man in his bed soon.... oh if only he knew.....

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tennant-davids · 7 months

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OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH Ed and Stede in 2x01 Impossible Birds

#our flag means death #ofmd #ofmdedit #ofmdsource #blackbonnet #gentlebeard #usereena #userkristi #userisaiah #useremly #userleila #*laurengifs #ed x stede #userbbelcher #chewieblog #picking up where i left off in s1 <3

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bizarrelittlemew · 2 months

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"Well, that's, uh, that's—"

Stede reacting to "what makes Ed happy is... you." (requested by @naranjapetrificada)

#ofmd #our flag means death #ofmdedit #ofmdsource #ofmd gifs #ida.stuff #ofmd 1x9 #blackbonnet #gentlebeard #stede bonnet #stede's s1 curls i miss you...

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spenglernot · 6 months

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STORIES TELLING: THE BREATHTAKING EFFICIENCY OF WRITING IN OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH

One of the things I most admire about Our Flag Means Death is the efficiency of the writing. So much happens so fast, but nothing is dissonant or feels like it comes out from left field. I think part of the reason it works so well is that the subtext does a lot of heavy lifting; setting the foundation for what comes next. There is always more than one thing being conveyed. It isn’t simply storytelling, it’s stories telling.

Case in point: Ed's stories about underwater beasties...

S1 E6, The Art of Fuckery - Ed telling the crew a story about the Kraken. S2 E5, The Curse of the Seafaring Life - Ed telling Stede a story about fishing.

S1 E6 Young Ed sees the kraken (himself). It’s foreboding, powerful and uncontrollable.

S2 E5 Ed clearly delineates between himself and the beast (rage, violence, protection). He is the man (an adult, above the water), conscious and in control. The beast is beneath the sea (subconscious).

S1 E6 Ed describes the kraken as hideous, rising out of the water (of its own volition) while young Ed stands nearby, powerless.

S2 E5 Ed describes pulling to bring the beast out of the water. This is a conscious act, over which he has control.

S1 E6 Ed describes the kraken attacking, before Ed even knew it had done so.

S2 E5 Ed describes triumphantly pulling the beast from the water.

S1 E6 Ed describes his warning about the kraken coming too late, and the kraken takes its victim. The kraken is in control.

S2 E5 Ed shows Stede the beast he subdued: a small fish.

Why is this so damn heartbreaking and funny and touching?

We have two stories that are highly entertaining and work within the context of the episodes to move the narrative forward. But they also say a whole lot about how Ed sees himself at each moment in time.

In season 1, the beast is safely underwater, but it can always rise, with overwhelming strength and power, to wreak havoc and keep Ed safe. It’s not something Ed is fully in control of, and it can (and later does) do tremendous damage.

In season 2, episode 5, the beast is safely underwater. Ed has to put effort into keeping the beast on the line and reeling it in, but he is in control of it.

And, while the small fish silhouetted triumphantly against the moonlight is beautifully sweet and funny, what made me crumple on the floor is what it says about how Ed is beginning to manage the kraken (himself) now.

The kraken is still there, under the water, and maybe Ed isn’t ready to control it in its full form, but he’s working on it. He wrangled a small sea (subconscious) beast and is celebrating his success in that.

And then Stede says this:

(Sob. You're such a good boyfriend right now, Stede!)

Yeah, Ed. That is really beautiful. Good on you, mate. Keep going.

This post was written before OFMD season 2 fully airs. No idea what’s going to happen in episodes 6, 7, and 8 (and I’ve generally fled social media to avoid spoilers). I’ll be back, looking at everyone’s fascinating posts after the finale airs.

#JFC the OFMD writers have game #OFMD parallels #OFMD subtext #OFMD meta #The kraken #The beast #Fishing #Edward Teach #Stede Bonnet #Our flag means death #OFMD S1 #OFMD S2 #OFMD S2 E1-5 spoilers

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katronautt · 7 months

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# corporate needs you to find the difference between this scene and this scene

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queerly-autistic · 2 months

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Stede getting carried away with all the affirmation and attention he receives after killing Ned, especially after a lifetime of being bullied and belittled and not taken seriously and being treated like a failure, isn't some striking indictment of him as a person or something that makes him bad or irredeemable.

It's the most understandably human thing in the world.

The tendency to get swept up in people being nice to you, and making you feel good, even if at heart you might know it's fleeting or unhealthy, is probably one of the most common human flaws. And it's especially something that gets you if you're someone who has experienced bullying and rejection. I know for a fact it's a weakness I have (especially as someone who has, like Stede, spent a lot of my life being bullied and made to feel small), and I don't know many people who wouldn't at least struggle a little bit with it.

It's not just generally common in people, it's something we see throughout the show itself. Black Pete is desperate for adulation and approval. We see Ed get carried away at the fancy party in almost an exact mirror of Stede in the Republic of Pirates. It's such a predictable human thing that Zheng uses it as a tried and tested strategy to manipulate people. Heck, even Stede exploits it in Izzy by flattering him with talk of 'Blackbeard said you taught him everything he knows and made him the captain he is today!'.

Seeing Stede get carried away in the Republic of Pirates almost makes him more endearing to me because it's such a recognisable and understandable misstep for him to make (just like it was when Ed made that same misstep at the fancy party) given both his history and the fact that he's a human being.

Stede is a fundamentally good and kind person who has some serious and realistic flaws because he's a brilliantly written well-rounded character, and that's why I love him.