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OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH S2 SPOILER!

Izzy was on his way to finally outgrow Blackbeard, leaving that persona behind and live a happy life with the crew he loathed so much before. The others stayed pirates, they literally just changed captain, got a few new crew members and are back on sea. So why do they deserve to live but Izzy not, who had the most character development (besides Ed) of the whole show? Shouldn't that be rewarded?

But that wouldn't matter, because while I was unsatisfied with Izzy's death, now I'm just mad. Because David Jenkins gave us the reason for it;

And while it's debatable if Izzy was in love with Ed, no one, really no one ever has seen Izzy as Ed's mentor / father figur. Because he's fucking not!

Killing off the character who's whole character arc is to finally become independent, to give some other character more development, is just wrong. It destroys the meaning and impact of his story. Why give him this whole arc about letting go if even in death he's just Ed's tool again? 'It make it more tragic', I don't want tragic, I'm fucking autistic, I need sense and meaning.

Maybe more time could've fixed S2's problems, but I just can't really believe that. At the same time the first half of S2 was awesome. So who am I to tell? The only thing I know is that I wouldn't have minded Izzy dying, if it was with other circumstances. Not him being a tool.

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Our Flag Means Death S2 Spoilers!

Something people doesn't seem to realize, is that pacing has a key impact to a story. Yes, the tale you want to tell can be the best someone has ever come up with, but if your pacing of it is awful, it pulls the whole story down with it. To rushed pacing? It loses meaning and impact, because there's no time to become attached. To slow paced? It becomes boring and uninteresting, finishing the book, show or movie feels more like a task than actual fun.

The first 4 episodes of season 2 of OFMD were awesome. The pacing was perfect, we had enough time to register what was happening and to sort out our emotions. I was a bit thrown off by ep 5. Because, while still good paced, you can start the see the problems because of the missing 2 eps ( for example the skipped fight, instead choosing to tell, not show. )-

Then episode 6 and 7 happened. And oh boi, I wanted to drop the show, only my love for it keeping me going.

I know that it isn't David Jenkins and the production team's fault, since the 2 episodes got cut, giving us the total of 8. But I can't excuse the decision to cram the plot of 10 eps into 8. If you have so little time left, why don't just cut some 'unimportant' storypoints?

Like Ned Lowe, he was introduced and died in the same episode. His purpose was to give GentleBeard development I know, that still doesn't give him enough importance to let him stay in the shortened version. Just like the second break-up from GentleBeard we got in ep 7.

Instead we got very out-of-character characters, Stede for example. I can see why he acts the way he does in ep 7. It would make sense, had he more time to have proper character development! Instead he feels weird, plus the very very uncomfortable second-hand embarrassment scenes (like the fight with Zheng). And sadly after ep 3, I couldn't feel the same chemistry GentleBeard had in S1. While there were cute scenes, like the end of ep5, I felt like something was missing to make me actually care. It's just my feelings, so not very important, but it was a bit disappointing.

The end of ep 7 gave me hope. Because it was a perfect way to introduce a villain, who's a genuine threat to our heros. And I maybe like Prince Ricky a bit to much. Then ep 8 came crushing down while drowing my love for OFMD, that made me ignore everything wrong with the second half of S2.

I like ep 8, well the first few minutes. It felt like I finally had time to see what's happening and David Jenkins didn't leave us completely clueless. ( Let's ignore the logic holes since it was is a comedy show and they were always there. ) And I was way to busy squieking like a pig of happiness to think critical.

I have many criticism points, but will only focus on one;

Izzy's death. And by god, I. Am. Pissed. Killing a character that is beloved by the fandom isn't the problem. While I love him, he's my favorite, I also love a good ol' angst. But he was in the middle of his redemption arc, and ending this with death is just such weak writing. I have nothing against killing a character off for development. Iron man for example, his whole story is about becoming a better person and jumping over his ego. And it ends just like Izzy in death. But Tony was through his arc, his death was the final, showing he has changed, showing he would do everything to save the universe and more important, the people he loves.

If Izzy died at the start of or before S2 I wouldn't complain, because it would've been perfect for him. Maybe if he died a more impactful death I wouldn't write this. But you can't make a character finally change and then destroy the meaning of it by killing him off in the fucking middle of the change. It would've had so much more impact seeing how he becomes a part of the crew he loathed not even a few weeks ago. Episode 5 did that great, while a bit fast. I like how he and Stede get along. Growing closer. It was a bit too fast paced, and I hoped for them to finally communicate, not talk. The same with Ed, I wanted him and Izzy to finally talk to eachother and not through eachother. However, giving us acutally communication while Izzy's fucking dying is not how you give impact. (And credit where credit's due; I really like that dialog, it was beautiful and the right words choosen to explain how Izzy feels)

Not to forget what a meaning it conveys. Izzy always did what he thought was right, even when it was completely wrong. But when he finally grows and begins to do actually what is right and let's go of Ed, he dies?

Still, I wouldn't say that they shouldn't have done a season 2 at all. It has great potential and I can see what they were going for. So, while it has it's problem's, it's nothing what a good fanfic can't fix. So I look forward to the amazing works that will build up on this hot mess and / or 'correct' it.

So bye, I'll go cry and give the last three episodes of S2 of OFMD, the last 20 minutes of S2 Go treatment T^T (except that GO S2 was fucking fantastic through the whole season)

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In 'demon's guide to angelic beings who walk the earth'(the book Furfur has in S2Ep4), there's a little text about Baraqiel. I'll write it down:

Baraqiel

Dominion, Angel of the Sky

'Appearance: Hair an eye-burning jinnjer. Eyebrows with the appearance of a grisly slug. Often draped in red. Occashonly damp, most likely singed.'

(Spelling errors are not by me btw. It's written like that since demons have an awful grammar, just like me. Also, over the computer Amazon has a way better quality when you zoom in. Can't zoom in over my phone in Amazon lol.)

So here the very obvious conclusion: Crowley is Baraqiel. But even without the description of his hair, I would say the same. Baraqiel's title alone, 'Angel of the Sky', would be too much of a coincidence, when the season starts with Crowley creating the stars. But if that's not enough, let's talk about an other scene. S2Ep6

Why's there such an focus on Dominion? Muriel could've just said Throne or above.

And yet another thing. Baraqiel's description fits perfectly into the small space that would be free.

If you can be sure about one thing, then it's that Good Omens is full of little details. I don't believe in something being a coincidence in the show.

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Another name I want to bring into this is Kokabiel. He's also from the book of Enoch, just like Baraqiel. His name literally means 'angel of the stars'. And unlike Baraqiel, he's officially a fallen angel. But Baraqiel is more hinted at, so I run with it.