#Pilot episode Stede my beloved

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ofmd s2e1 rewatch where i pause to jot down my thoughts and other random shit

not quite a reaction post bc i've already watched the whole thing. not quite a liveblog bc it's one post and it's probably gonna take me a full hour to get through a 28 minute episode at the rate of pausing and typing i'll be doing

s2e1, s2e2, s2e3, s2e4, s2e5, s2e6, s2e7, s2e8

anyway, pirate time:

i love how much fun con is having choking on his own blood

dream!stede's extremely teary face right before he takes off running down the beach is doing psychic damage to me

also dream!stede's stupid ridiculous outfit with all the long ribbons and shit...

ed and stede make contact so hard shjfkhsgjkfd the loud OUGH sounds from both of them

also the return of ed's old beard! i didnt expect to see her at all this season, so that was a surprise.

"babe" "love" im tearing out my own hair

stede has yet to learn that ripping ass near your beloved can be a love language

stede is a terrible fucking roommate just deal with wee john's gas in silence like the rest of them. goddamn.

WHO HAS THE OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH TRAMP STAMP. WHO IS THAT.

i like when the background OST is familiar to me lol the little strings when stede starts his letter throwing me back to s1

olu: that–that's the swede the swede: Im the swede roach: he's single ;) me: *pissing my pants with laughter*

also the direct confirmation that the swede literally doesn't have a name. incredible

shjkfhdhfkj the crew encouraging him. stede's "it's okay" and roach "be brave" im CRYINGGGGG

stede doing customer service is something that can be so personal. "reservation?" "eat my fuckin' shit" "right! walk-ins, then" average restaurant experience

the random background guy saying "my favorite hand!" abt getting stabbed in the hand is making me giggle. i love the humor on this show

why does stede have so much shoulder movement going on when he's walking through the bar. whore behavior.

"this is for mom!" sorry but i want to know more abt whatever's going on there

also the purple mohawk. dope.

buttons is so distressed LET HIM RETURN TO THE SEA THESE CONDITIONS ARE INHUMANE

"i know the odds of you finding this are slim but so were the odds of us finding each other in the first place" IM RIPPING OFF MY OWN SKIN

also stede's lil sad hopeful smile after throwing the bottle... i care him

i love how they make this wedding fucking suck so we don't feel too bad abt the whole massacre thing. "the natural condition of humanity is base and vile. it is the obligation of people of standing, such as yourselves, to elevate the common human rabble through the sacred transaction of matrimony" if i was at a wedding and the officiant said that i'd also start killing people probably

yayy murder montage :)

FANG BREAKING THAT GUY'S SPINE OVER HIS KNEE

the whole cake scene is so fucking funny im sorry. i love u jim drawing the line at attacking a shitty wedding. i love u archie who wasn't here for the good old days so you dont really see a problem with how things are. i love u frenchie with ur box in ur brain that u never open again. i love u fang it's gonna get better i swear. i love u frenchie again bc u just took the cake right out of fang's hands while he was fucking sobbing hfjhgkjhdkjkf

I MISS IVAN JUSTICE FOR IVAN. wish they could've said he'd just fucked off somewhere instead of dying but i think that would've raised the question of why hasn't anyone else fucked off since they all seem so miserable

very relieved that stede isn't taking the racist/antisemitic caricature drawings of ed to make like a boyfriend scrapbook like some people were theorizing. would've been overkill if after episode 4 from last season stede still didn't realize that ed hated these sorts of depictions of him.

INTERESTING DETAIL THO the background music in this scene is "a pirate's life" aka the song frenchie sang in the pilot. it's an instrumental version obviously but yeah i recognize that tune

also more cool background ppl with dyed hair man i love this show

zheng yi sao flirting with olu is so good. he deserves it.

how nice of ed to offer his drugs to the crew. sharing is caring.

also it's so funny to me that the thing izzy is tormented by is ed saying "you can't do the job, someone else will" the toe thing's happened three times and apparently that was fine but the thing the show edits together right before izzy breaks down into the most pathetic aheemheem whimpers isn't any of that it's ed threatening to fire him

also they cut ed throwing knives at izzy!! what the hell.

releasing the clip of izzy crying kinda ruined it for me when it came time to watch it in the show bc i watched it several times since it dropped and now seeing it in context i was like "ok i've seen this already fast forward." i mean i didnt fast forward through it but i did kinda zone out bc i've seen this bit already. this post kinda sums up my thoughts on it

"trifling ingrate plan" dshkjfshgdskhfjkhgkjh

"SEMI-CLEAN WATER"

JACKIE CALLING THE SWEDE "BOO CAKES"

"i know that guy we had breakfast together!" "you'll be having a lot of breakfasts-es together" "oh, okay" i fucking love this whole dynamic like i can tell they're writing the swede out of most of the episodes for budget reasons (sorry nat faxon) but by god do they give him such an excellent fucking send-off. can't wait to see him again when he's in his trophy husband number 20 era

roach is upset abt not being able to cook, buttons is tied up so he doesn't go running back to the sea (i assume). stede you are not giving your crew the environment they need to thrive.

olu being an optimist :)

buttons opens his mouth to drink the rain and in the background u can see roach yanking the rope around buttons back fhdjskgfjhgkjfh STEDE YOUR SEA WITCH CANNOT THRIVE IN THESE CONDITIONS

stede tries to make things sound good in his bottle letters to ed but out loud he says his actual insecurities... it's so fucking tasty tho that he thinks ed could be doing better without him and THAT'S why he's been stalling so much. not afraid for his life even a little bit he just assumes he's not wanted. brb i have to cry now

"im sorry if that's a little bit creepy" "you are creepy" in this scene where they're soaked from the rain. ofmd said this prince ricky guys is creepy and wet.

stede's fucking FACE when prince ricky says "you're my hero" his fucking "clearly you dont own an air fryer" face I CANT STAND HIMMMMMM (affectionate)

prince ricky "these rubes" "men of our standing" yeah i cant fucking stand this guy (derogatory) i love how he's barely even in this episode

stede's face when the swede is talking abt how happy he is with jackie... my man believes in love so much im gonna cry

also in what fucking way does the swede owe them a life debt. roach and buttons literally tried to eat him

izzy's "you know me better than anyone knows me and i daresay the same about you" this is literally so false i dont even know where to begin. izzy in e6 being like "if i didnt know any better i'd think maybe ed might possibly maybe be actually enjoying bonnet's company" while ed and stede are giggling and making each other friendship bracelets. this guy doesn't know ed at all.

also i cant get over how izzy wont make eye contact he's like staring blankly into the middle distance delivering these lines so flatly until he goes to say "i have... love for you" and in that moment he looks like he'd rather ed were feeding him more toes.

"im worried about you, we all are" not gonna lie my dude you've had a weird way of showing it thus far. where was all that worry when you told him he was better off dead than wearing a robe and singing songs?? where was that fucking love then?

and NOW izzy wants to talk it through. izzy literally voted to make blackbeard great again and now he wants to give open communication a chance???

lmao there's a limit to how many characters can be in a bulleted list so here's fucking. part two. on the same post:

ed asking everyone if the vibe is poisonous and fang cant stop crying and ed's face is just like "eh good enough" im fdhksgfkjtdkh

anyway ed with a loaded gun under his chin talking to himself is hurting me so fucking much actually. ed my beloved babygirl for whom i would die. this poor traumatized man. yes he is making this workplace toxic as hell but god. GOD. im gonna throw up.

the way ed is so fucking casual about shooting izzy in the leg. just calm and jovial as he promotes frenchie to first mate. stepping over izzy all crumpled on the floor. everything about this is so fucking good. i mean it's horrible for ed and everyone around him but for me watching the show this shit is DELICIOUS. i love when the pirates get violent and unhinged i love when this shit gets fucked up. ed's mental state is so bad right now and it is causing me severe anguish but also it is so tasty. fuck.

anyway frenchie trying to turn down the promotion fhjkghdfjkhf

the cut to the swede performing the husbandly duties is INSANE. COMPLETE TONAL WHIPLASH. I LOVE THIS SHOW.

"fuck those hammies up!" spanish jackie i love you

black pete why are you so fucking loud AND WHY WOULD YOU JIX IT LIKE THAT???

why is prince ricky so small. he's like a full head shorter than stede. also this guy is insufferable i love how stede just fucking abandons him fhjkgdhkdfghkj

"the calf muscle is the most mysterious of alllll the muscles" what the FUCK does that even mean. oh swede i will miss you

NOSE REMOVAL FUCK YES. I LOVE THIS SHOW.

obsessed with the swede playing dumb. the dramatic gasp. "wow, so bad!" fhjsghdkjf

"aint you that soup bitch?" "im the money bitch" i love women.

sfdsjkh spanish jackie being into double-crossing. and slapping the swede's ass on the way out. i love this show

i love how zheng says "this much indigo is worth three times what i paid" while spanish jackie and the husbands are still like, right there. and they just don't hear that bit. incredible.

OUGH the back of jim's weird rope armor looks like a ribcage that's so cool

i love how jim is so fucking bad at telling this story. i love how the monkey's paw comes into it. i love fang asking them to do the voice. i love archie trying to hold back her laughter i love jim and fang giggling together I LOVE THIS SHOW

ed's fucking voice breaking through his whole convo with frenchie. im tearing out my own teeth

HEY DID YOU GUYS KNOW THEY HAVE POST-CREDITS SCENES IN THIS SEASON?????????? WHAT THE HELL

i take back what i said about jim being bad at telling this story their version is so much fucking better. squeaky voice "I pray to you, Dark Lord, to make me real flesh! I want to be real flesh!" IM FUCKING OBSESSED. JIM I WOULD DIE FOR YOU

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Saturday, October 07, 2023 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: 3 BED, 2 BATH, 1 GHOST (W Network) 8:00pm BUYING BACK MY DAUGHTER (Lifetime Canada) 8:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT? DEADLY HONEYMOONS (TBD - Investigation Discovery) HEARTLAND DOCS, DVM (TBD - Nat Geo Wild)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA ONE FIGHT NIGHT 15: TAWANCHAI VS. SUPERBON TALE OF THE NINE TAILED

CRAVE TV TRAITORS: CANADA (Season 1, Episode 1)

NETFLIX CANADA STRONG GIRL NAM-SOON

MEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP (TSN4) 11:45am: England vs. Samoa (TSN4) 3:00pm: Ireland vs. Scotland

MLB BASEBALL (SN) 1:00pm: ALDS - Rangers vs. Orioles - Game 1 (SN) 4:30pm: ALDS - Twins vs. Astros - Game 1 (SN1) 6:00pm: NLDS - Phillies vs. Atlanta - Game 1 (SN) 9:00pm: NLDS - Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers - Game 1

NHL HOCKEY (TSN4) 7:00pm: Leafs vs. Red Wings (TSN5) 7:00pm: Habs vs. Sens

CFL FOOTBALL (TSN) 7:00pm: Ti-Cats vs. Roughriders

MLS SOCCER (TSN3) 7:30pm: CF Montreal vs. Portland

CRIME BEAT: MOST WANTED (Global) 7:30pm: Daniel Tomassetti is the final suspect in a pair of murders; he and two other men were wanted for two first-degree murders in a case that ignited a mob war and destroyed an innocent woman's family; Mila Barberi was killed picking up her boyfriend.

ABSOLUTELY CANADIAN (CBC) 8:00pm

A TOWN CALLED LOVE (City TV) 8:00pm: Emma needs to prove herself to her boss, the owner of a series of travel books. However, when she butts heads with the mayor's son while on a mission to scout out a town called Love, she decides to impersonate her boss to teach him a lesson.

LOVE ON THE REEF (Super Channel Heart & Home) 8:00pm: A smart and serious marine biologist and a fun-loving and laissez-faire dive instructor must team up to save their beloved reef from being destroyed before it's too late.

GUY'S ALL-AMERICAN ROAD TRIP (Food Network Canada) 9:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): The Fieris and their caravan kick off their Appalachian road trip with amazing "Triple-D" food trucks; a dairy farm visit turns into an ice cream contest; everyone dives into an epic campground feast and real deal barbecue is served at an old prison.

PLANE (Crave) 9:00pm: Pilot Brodie Torrance saves passengers from a lightning strike by making a risky landing on a war-torn island. When dangerous rebels take the passengers hostage, Torrance seeks help from an accused murderer who was being transported by the FBI.

OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH (HBO Canada) 9:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): While Stede adjusts to his new normal, a heartbroken Blackbeard fills the void with daily raids, sparking concern amongst Izzy and the crew.

THE BLACKENING (Starz Canada) 9:00pm: A group of old college friends reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway, only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, they soon realize this isn't a game.

ARKANSAS (Super Channel Fuse) 9:00pm: A series of mistakes leads to a deadly collision between two criminals and a drug kingpin in Arkansas.

BATMAN: THE DOOM THAT CAME TO GOTHAM (adult swim) 10:00pm: Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City and learns of a sinister doomsday cult planning its destruction. Bruce must don the mantle of Batman to fight against ancient magic foes and fiery demons while guarding his sanity against the Old Gods' corruption.

THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW (BBC First) 11:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Kylie Minogue, Stephen Graham

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Ok so this might be absolutely bonkers and/or I might take the show too seriously but as someone fascinated by therapy/therapeutic methods and trauma i need to talk about OFMD or I'll explode or catch fire or something

For starters, Stede is one of the best therapists I've seen on screen and he's not even a therapist (god the amount of ramblings I do about media portrayals of therapists). He genuinely truly cares about the crew and wants to help them grow. He sees them, sees their trauma and he recognizes the system that made them be pirates, doesn't blame them for it. ("Traditionally piracy is a culture of abuse, floggins, keelhauligns. And my thought is "Why?" and also "what if it weren't like that" "). Also, the quote about how "every captain pirate captains pirates differently" really made me think about how every therapist has their own unique approach of dealing and connecting with the people who come to them.

He builds amenities for the crew. He creates a session of feedback after his raid and gives attention to the positives (even if I laughed at him basically applauding himself on his own speech). When Wee John complains about his way of doing things, he says

reframing thoughts being a technique in CBT. Not quite the same thing, but reframing criticism is stemming from that. When Wee John brings up the very valid point that they don't have a flag, he agrees with it and creates a session of art therapy, for them to express themselves by creating flags!

When Black Pete complains that it's 'women's work', Stede doesn't simply tell him he's wrong. He turns to the crew immediately and he asks them "How many of you sew?". He uses positive reinforcement with Roach! (Roach has sewn his own arm up and that's difficult, I'm sure you'll also be able to!). He genuinely believes that the crew is good and they are traumatized people capable of doing good (and he is right of course)

sThe whole scene is absolutely precious. The way Stede goes around, checks in with everybody and actively listens to them and encourages their ideas. He supports Wee John who used to make dresses with his mum! (and now he's a pirate). And again, he acknowledges their trauma and teaches them skills of interrelationships (true, basic ones such as sharing but still).

Speaking of trauma....

I was and am absolutely delighted at the way this show deals with trauma. We see Stede's trauma with his father from the pilot (having an abusive and neglectful parent) and the trauma of being bullied in school and we see how these affect him.

We see then in turn how the trauma influences his actions (as trauma does). We see how killing Badminton is traumatic for him (because killing people is traumatic for him - and I guess traumatic in general - but we also see how killing is connected to his father and the idea of 'being strong') as Badminton literally haunts him.

Then there is his guilt of leaving his family, which is briefly addressed in episode 2 as he goes on his own 'therapy session' (a lot of therapists do go to therapy). (Holy shit I rewatched a bit of that scene and the old man says "until you resolve that guilt, you'll continue to be haunted" which ties up with Stede leaving Ed. He could never be fully happy with Ed if he didn't come to a resolution about the family he left behind. Anyways that's for another post.) And that one is also a fantastic therapy session! "Everything is coming from within you." "Why does he keep insulting me? -> Do you feel inadequate in some way?"

And then, of course, there is Ed's trauma, which becomes clearer and clearer the closer he gets to Stede and the more he opens up: The violent and abusive ways of being a pirate, that still echo through Izzy, the trauma of having to murder his own father, to be Kraken, the trauma of killing and the pressures of being Blackbeard. All of them being activated and manifesting in most harmful ways when he feels abandoned by Stede.

And lastly beloved Jim. We see how even Jim has lost their family and how they deal with that. They deserve much more space than I am giving them right now, but my brain is turning mushy. But I am thinking about giving them their own post. (or maybe I'll do an individual post for each character I don't know). One important thing to note is that Jim is the first person that breaks out of their harmful pattern. They return to it when they meet with their old Nana, but they listen to Spanish Jackie and they're the first one to actively try to...let it go. Return to Oluwande, build a life with him.

Anyways I love this show and I love these characters and all I can say now is

(and this is probably not the last I'll talk about this because I love this subject and I love analyzing it. also i kinda want a therapist!stede fic now.)