phenomenal episode overall. kendall demanding clouds because he saw them in berlin and trying not to cry when the stagehands cannot in fact build berlin in a day. matsson walking barefoot across a tarmac. shiv and tom biting deep into each other's forearms to see who can withstand the pain the longest in public at a fancy business event. roman firing a random woman because she didn't seem to think he lived up to his dad. roman firing gerri because she doesn't think he lives up to his dad. roman regretting firing gerri immediately and asking ken to undo it but ken is overjoyed and says it's what dad would do so roman smiles and says okay. kendall floating faceup in a body of water that he dove into of his own accord. shiv booking an empty conference room to cry in when no one's around. gerri saying fuck. karl serving cunt. roman genuinely feeling bad about not including shiv, apologizing to her, and asking if they could all hug. kendall announcing a bizarre dystopian real estate project that's framed as 'like a cruise but on land and forever and by forever we mean forever we're talking cryogenics.' tomshiv playing straight chicken all episode. roman listening to an edit of his father insulting him over and over on the ride home. everything i ever could've wanted
There’s just something about Fizz being used his entire life by greedy narcissistic men to rake in as much money as possible while presenting themselves as a father figure (with Fizz possibly being an orphan considering we haven’t seen any family members of his??? Check me on that if the crew has mentioned anything about Fizz’s family) that is doing the most feral shit to my brain
THEY ARE SO INSUFFERABLE AND HORRIFIC AND AWFUL BUT SO AMAZING AND DORKY AND THIS PART IS SO UNFAIRLY FUNNY AND CUTE AND WHOLESOME-- PLEASE, PLEASE HAVE MORE SCREENTIME IN S2. PLEASE LET THEM TAKE OVER THE SHOW. I KNOW THEY'RE HORRIBLE PEOPLE BUT I NEED MORE OF THE VEES.
And the most important scene of them all (to me):
First of all, how is Vox doing that. Second, you just know that these two douchebags are going to bang so hard with Alastor getting his ass kicked replaying in the background after this. I hate them so much.
Fun fact: I found out David tennant has a podcast with a guest that cycles out each episode (it’s very good, you should go listen) and one of them has Neil in it!
You can yell at me if this is old news now but this little bit about “have a nice doomsday” and episode threes cold open is so… agh, I love it
(hearing about Neil’s writing process in general is also incredibly neat)
Another thing I noticed and am obsessed with upon s2 rewatch: Roach's outfit for Calypso's birthday, which seems to be just a big flower artfully placed over each nipple
Reasons why "Calypso's Birthday" is actually really good, actually.
Stede "Lover of Beauty and Total Bitch" Bonnet dedicating an entire room to Ed's plunder because some of the stuff is "really ugly" and he's tired of tripping on it.
The crew spending a day Feng-shui-ing the ship.
Archie's birthday snake story. I swear to God, I know women like Archie and they always come out with the most unhinged shit and I love them.
Jim and Frenchie asking their dads if they can throw a party, then the dads taking the kids shopping.
Stede inventing yet another incredibly effective pop therapy term: "poison into positivity."
The implication that Ed bought Stede both leather trousers and a shirt with an exceptionally low neckline.
Ed gifting two children lots of money and knives.
WEE JOHN'S CALYPSO LOOK.
Izzy "Toxic Masculinity is My Jam" Hands putting on drag and being cheered for it.
Stolen tub filled with rum punch at Pyrate Pryde.
Ed protecting Stede with his entire body.
Fang hiding during the raid to protect his goat.
Black Pete and Lucius's twenty-four-hour sex marathon engagement celebration.
Ned Low being the best villain since fucking Chauncey.
All the bitchiness. Like, just all of it. So much bitchiness.
Stede charming the fuck out of Hellkat Maggie.
Stede taking care of things with his people positive management style, thus spreading worker unionization across the Caribbean.
"WALK."
Ed barely hesitating to go comfort Stede, who badly needs him, because Ed knows Stede better than anyone.
I don’t know how people can watch episode 3 and STILL say the kids don’t have chemistry and can’t act like ARE YOU KIDDING ME???!
From Walker’s monologue about feeling so alone, to Leah’s ability to communicate so much emotion through her eyes and to the emotion displayed by Aryan when talking about Uncle Ferdinand also when he asked Percy “what are you so afraid of?”
I think the kids are doing amazing and the emotions that they are able to convey at 12 and 16 year olds is incredible and it’s important we acknowledge that and give them the credit they deserve??? They can only improve from here too.