#anyways fuck ofmd s2 and by extension fuck ofmd
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noiselessbuck · 1 year ago
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being petty about ofmd season two:
i literally hate that they made a joke about olu and jims relationship where they were both like please we are anchors for each other and family to each other and then it gets interrupted with "yeah... "family" that fucks" as if that isn't the thing every one is a goddamn queerplatonic and or found family relationship that includes any bit of sexual activity has to deal with
especially infuriating when for whatever fucking reason a bunch of people think found family means assign nuclear family titles or even just family relationship titles to everyone. thats the opposite of the point actually. the show is all like wow we're super queer and then has the audacity to both write and then make fun of and break up a queerplatonic relationship
at that point itd really it rather not be written at all but the real thing is that season two shouldn't have been written at all- not remotely the way it is at least
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rahnekat · 1 year ago
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OFMD and Love
"Love your neighbor as yourself."
"I loved you best I could."
Spoilers for S1 and the first 3 eps of S2, along with triggers in those episodes.
I'm sure there will be a lot of deep and insightful metas about the themes of OFMD from people who are far better writers than I. (For example, I think we're very clearly seeing the effects of toxic masculinity in Ed. Ed's inability to healthily process emotion becoming violence towards himself and others is often the conclusion that toxic masculinity barrels towards.)
However, what's really stuck out to me on this first watch is love or possibly the inability to love. Another way to look at it is that I'm having feelings about stupid fucking Izzy Hands.
Season 2 starts with Izzy getting what he wanted. Ed loves him. Ed even admits it in the second ep. The problem comes when you realize that Ed loves Izzy as an extension of himself. Izzy is possibly the part of himself that Ed identifies as Blackbeard. I think Izzy even starts to see it since he asks Ed what he is to him, tells Ed he has love for him, and gets nothing in response.
Since Ed sees Izzy as part of himself, Izzy becomes victim of Ed's self-image. Purgatory!Ed didn't have to say that he thinks he's unlovable when he shows it every moment. He repeatedly maims Izzy in order to torture himself. He lets Izzy rot for an indeterminate amount of time with his infected leg wound before giving him an out.
Even the fact that Ed tries to push Izzy into killing him shows that Ed sees Izzy as part of himself. (I'm about to start reaching so stick with me please.) Ed seems to still have his hang up around killing. The only murder we personally witness him do this season is a guy who has a sword through his chest and will die anyway. He can explain that away as putting him out of his misery. Now, you might think his killing ~*thing*~ is why he didn't just commit suicide but I think it's more than that. I think its because Ed thinks he's unlovable and also doesn't love himself. He's in so much emotional pain that death would be a mercy, in his mind. The problem is that mercy and grace are forms of love. Ed doesn't think he deserves that or is even capable of having it. I think Izzy confessing his love is the tipping point and the reason Ed is finally ready to end it. If Izzy is telling the truth, that's enough love for Ed to get his peace. When that doesn't work, it's not long before he uses Jim and Archie's relationship to try for his mercy.
This is all a big long way of saying that Jenkins & Co. seem to really believe in the idea that "you can't love anyone until you love yourself." Since Ed cannot currently love himself, the love others have around him becomes poisoned like an infected wound. I personally think you can love while still learning to love yourself, but for the purposes of the story, I think they are right about Ed. He needs to reach a point of self-tolerance at the very least if not self-love. He can't rely on a fantasy to save him. (It doesn't matter how adorable merStede is.) This all leads me to believe that the love story for this season will be Ed/self. Stede's in it for the long haul; he'll wait around until Ed figures himself out.
Note: This didn't come out quite the way I hoped, though that's gonna be because I haven't completely figured out what I want to say. I have thoughts brewing under the surface about several other themes though I doubt I'll end up writing anything about them. So, um, fix-it fic writers got their brief with "warmth, good food, and orgasms," huh?
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hissesssss · 3 years ago
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@dashing-hyphen you asked for some reccs in the replies and all i have to say is....DO I?????? absolutely, here's an extensive list in which i'll mostly be going in the order of my ao3 history lmao,,,enjoy
https://archiveofourown.org/works/37986538
(this one is for if you're feeling up for smth insanely angsty and dramatic, i was gripping the edge of my seat)
2. https://archiveofourown.org/works/37936132
(absolutely adored the voices of each character in this one,,the author rly got them all down pat (bonus points for that classic omfd humor tossed in with our usual post season angst))
3. https://archiveofourown.org/works/37949869
(this one's super wholesome, stede and ed talked it through as a....two person crew,,izzy got fucked but like what's new, and revenge crew interactions!!!! (absolutely love the crew and their co-captain dads))
4. https://archiveofourown.org/works/37984591
(properly angsty this one but hilarious as fuck and (not to spoil much) but a certain fuckery gets word to our dear blackbeard before stede gets to where he needs to be and man doesn't that just add to the pain haha)
5. https://archiveofourown.org/works/37933618
(this one featuring stede being a ridiculous yet respectable guy and ed being a whole mess (and bonus cameo from our favorite definitely not dead gay pirate :))) ))
6. https://archiveofourown.org/works/38029225
(MARY MY BELOVED!!!! this fic is w a y after the events of ep 10 but i'll put it in the list anyways cause i love mary and i love the concept of this fic (featuring stede being an idiot and ed healing just that much more <3 ))
7. https://archiveofourown.org/works/38037022
(gotta add a lucius-centric(kind of lucius centric) fic where he knocks some sense into ed but also gets a rly new perspective on him which i rly thought was an interesting take on post canon by the author)
8. https://archiveofourown.org/works/38034997
(featuring unhinged mf stede!!!! hopefully we see more of that in s2 cause if we're gonna get stede in a whole pirate fit in the last few minutes of the season, its just a requirement for him to slash a few bitches, i dont make the rules. in the meantime, enjoy this fic and enjoy stede poppin off cause i sure did)
9. https://archiveofourown.org/works/38065372
(oooh the perfect blend btwn melancholy and yearning and love and action and g a y and oooh my god this fic is too beautiful. oh and goats!!! but yeah, this one tore my heart out and stitched it back into place with gold thread, literally such a good fic)
10. https://archiveofourown.org/works/37966828
(this fic perfectly encapsulated how i want their interactions to go bc im a softhearted bitch and i love seeing ed and stede get back together in the most comedic way possible. short but sweet reunion)
11. https://archiveofourown.org/works/38007985
(the classic 5+1 stede winning his soulmate back fic we all need in our lives)
12. https://archiveofourown.org/works/38128369
(featuring ed being a 10000% heartless stone cold bastard after stede leaving...definitely completely devoid of emotion and no longer feels a single bad feeling ever...absolutely not (but maybe he does whoops))
13. https://archiveofourown.org/works/38046316
(this fic most definitely fits in the top 5 of best ofmd fics for me. just...the whole concept is amazing and i dont wanna gush rn cause i probably will spoil too much but basically stede is once again in his bad bitch era and im here for it)
14. https://archiveofourown.org/works/38071204
(featuring ed and mary slowly warming up to each other, a concept which i hadnt thought of much but absolutely adore now. also love the ending, nearly spit out my water)
15. https://archiveofourown.org/works/38176042
(featuring the inherent tenderness in cleaning ur lover's wound,,,,(also can we all agree that lucius is absolutely not dead))
16. https://archiveofourown.org/works/38198905
(i love this one cause it's not like physically dramatic but getting absorbed in their dialogue is super cathartic and watching them work from being enemies to tentative lovers is just,,,10/10)
anyways yeah i think thats all i have so far?? i hope you enjoy the reccs from my list cause i know i did. and also please for anyone else who comes upon my list, do add more reccs cause im always looking for more ofmd fics to consume at an alarming rate bc...my brain is just gay pirates rn. i need more...always.
every post season 1/reunion ofmd fic I've read so far has undoubtedly ripped my beating heart out of my chest and stomped on it like a filthy cockroach
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