#THIS ONES FOR THE OFMD COMMUNITY

[obsidianbit]

I love this gay ass show with its literally life ending injuries that heal immediately, but only when convenient to the plot, and its ridiculous use of modern phrases, and its laughing in the face of historical accuracy, and its kissing the face of the fans instead of trying to outwit them, and the way everyone involved in the show seem to go 'I KNOW RIGHT! I'M EXCITED TOO!' instead of mocking the fans

[transjudas]

A world where roses bloom

[werewolf-transgenderism]

sometimes you’ve got to talk it through as a crew (aka, go see lucius in the psychiatric help booth)

[logosbot-tm]

Don't think this is a controversial take, but...:

I wish there was wlw stuff in a similar vein to OFMD, Good Omens, Heartstopper and Red white and royal blue. Like yes, Ik that in most there's a wlw couple, and yes I know that Good Omens is technically not mlm. But like...whenever there's a wlw show it gets cancelled, it's gritty/violent, or it has a tragic ending. I want to see more wlw stuff that is light hearted or just written as a romcom. I hope the fact that these lgbtq shows exists means that there will be a change, and that wlw media will (in the near future) be treated the same way as mlm. I genuinely believe that the popularity of these shows is a giant step forward, along with the fact that these shows even exist to begin with.

(Yes, I know that Ineffable Husbands isn't mlm, but they are (mostly) male presenting, which means that the ship generally read as such. Yes, there's wlw pairings, but they're mostly side pairings. Yes, I know that bottoms exists and that makes me so fucking happy. Also, I'm grateful for the cartoons with a wlw main pairing, I just want that in live action as well. Representation is matters, and wlw representation /should/ exist in live action as well. If anyone got any wlw centered shows/movies (that didn't get cancelled), please recommend them, I'm s t a r v i ng.)

[indigoire]

Trying to read the crimes on Blackbeard's wanted poster and "unlicensed midwifery" jumped out at me. Bildad the Shuhite, is that you?

[edsbacktattoo]

god I love one Mr. Nathaniel Buttons. he's so wonderful to me. man has a set of metal teeth "in case he needs to chew through some poor fucker's throat". he's got another set of teeth that are made of wood. he is canonically a cannibal, he can talk to birds, and he wants to fuck the ocean. he's also a witch. incredible.

[batsarebetterthanpeople]

I think Ed kind of does have some issues communicating it's just that those issues aren't being bad at communicating they're "I operate at a certain level of honesty and I expect others to do the same" it's less of a "I can't read social cues" and more of a "why would I bother with that social cue when you directly contradicted it with your mouth? I'm just gonna go with what your mouth said." And honestly I think that this is the right way to communicate and we should start accusing Stede and Izzy of having trouble with communication actually. Like yeah Stede had a big neon "doesn't want to run away to China" sign directly above his head and it was flashing, but he said yes I will go to China with you so that's his problem for not clarifying.

[o-wild-west-wind]

I gotta say that as a jane austen stan, it’s kind of fun to see how many of us are obsessed with our flag means death now because honestly…..yeah. we love a silly yet genuine period piece rom-com that’s got real stakes and makes love the point but is also written to be not-so-thinly-veiled commentary on gender politics, ft. drama that probably could’ve been resolved at least 12 times faster given the advent of phones. just with more murder and gay sex

[gendertroybarnes]

enemies to lovers this friends to lovers that. we are forgetting the rising epidemic of just those guys. like they've always been this way. whats up with those guys? oh they're just like that

[dingustripas]

Happy ‘Our Flag Means Death’ one year anniversary!!!!! Good tidings to my fellow queer pirates on the high seas!!!

[saltpepperbeard]

Big fan of pet names, and subsequently thinking about which pet names Stede and Ed would use with each other. I’m of course a huge fan of Stede using “darling” and “sweetheart” for Ed, and Ed using “love” for Stede.

But one I’ve also been thinking about a lot is Ed using “baby/babe” for Stede. “Baby” could carry negative connotations, what with Stede having to endure so many years of “Baby Bonnet.”

But what if Ed sort of took it back? What if he turned it into something good, something beautiful, something that was theirs? What if he took that past pain and gently bandaged it with a kiss?

And if “baby” in particular still hit a bit too close, what if he proposed “babe?” For better connotations, healing connotations.

For love after years of hurt.

[dora-papp]

One thing we have to talk about when it comes to Our Flag Means Death is the music selection.

I'm on my third rewatch and I keep thinking about the last three minutes of Season 1 - how much 'Miles From Nowhere' from Cat Stevens adds to the milestones of the characters. Stede being finally free and looking to the future filled with hope, Ed's suppressed and resurfacing pain, and the crew's complete sense of abandonement on the verge of breaking apart. That song says it all. And that's just one piece, there's Lou Reed and Leonard Cohen here, Caetano Veloso's genious 'The Empty Boat' and so on.

What starts as a cute little show about gay pirates becomes something so much more by the end of Season 1, and the whole thing is accompanied by an impressive arsenal of classic tunes, which works so well. It's pure rock n' roll. It's ultimate freedom.

We need Season 3. Be a lighthouse and sign the petition here.

[arsenicflame]

so, this ones technically not a fix it because its still major character death but this is how i would tweak the canon story to give Izzy's death meaning and weight.

First of all, Izzy doesn't get shot by Ricky. The crew of the revenge may still be absolute rookies by Izzy's standards but even they know to take all the weapons off a hostage and unload any guns. Ricky still escapes and alerts the Navy, and our crew are running through the woods, down to the beach and Izzy is still falling back. For all his new prosthetic has helped his mobility immensely, its no good for running. Its clunky and dragging behind him and Ed and Frenchie and Jim and everyone keeps slowing down to make sure he's keeping up with them, but in doing that the navy are quickly catching up to all of them, they're being swarmed.

They break through the trees onto the beach, with more and more men coming up behind them. Izzy's struggling even more across the beach than he was in the woods, the hoof sinking in and sand shifting as he tries to run, and he stumbles. All the while Navy men continue to appear from all directions- and it hits him. That this is it. There's no way they will all make it out alive.

But he's Izzy Fucking Hands and even if he cant run anymore, he can still fight. He can fight for this crew, this family, these people who have given him so much, who have opened their arms to him when he was at his lowest, who have allowed him to feel free. He can still fight. He can buy them time.

So he turns, and draws his sword.

There was never any way he could win, of course. Even when he truly was the best swordfighter in all the Caribbean, fighting dozens of navy men at once would have been beyond him- but he can distract them, hold them off long enough the revenge sets sail. Its a glorious sight, one man against dozens, bodies falling around him as he holds them back. Its impressive to watch, and maybe, for a second, the crew allows themselves to hope. But then, he takes a cut to his sword arm, and another to his side.

And then he goes down.

But he goes down fighting.

Izzy Hands, who spent his whole life fighting dies that way too, fighting for the safety he spent his whole life searching for.

[the-daily-male]

Today's daily male is Stede Bonnet from Our Flag Means Death!

for @that-dog-is-a-storming-hero

[starrywangxian]

my favourite thing about our flag means death is how they use the pirate crew as a metaphor for the queer community. it's so beautiful to see and it makes me so :')

[ettiqu-rtz]

Starting a new show so I can add it to the pile of “shows recommended to me by my beautiful wonderful friends that I end up watching the first few episodes of and, despite loving them, never picking up again for no reason”