#but literally like. i don’t wanna accidentally overhype it but it is the best show I’ve seen in a damn long while

[calciferstims]

granted, i dont scroll down far anymore, aint done for a while, but yea, the little i do have scrolled down, aint seen nobody talk about it. saw its about some historic thang though? but do go off talk about it haha, i have no idea what it is about other than its historic?

OHHHH HO HO HO YOU’VE UNLOCKED THE HYPERFIXATION POWERPOINT BUCKAROO

historical… histor.. yeah that’s a word you could use to describe it uh huh

but anyways

OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH?? MORE LIKE

🏳️‍🌈 GAY 🏳️‍🌈

PIRATE

✨ROM-COM✨

You heard me right bitches. It’s a fun pirate comedy series with a gay romance at the center and when I say gay I mean like, actually gay. It is not queerbaiting, it is not just hinted at it is very legitimately gay. And it is not just like, about being gay at all or about pretty teenagers with abs discovering their sexuality. It’s the middle aged men falling in love you’ve always wanted and it’s fucking pirates like. Dude.

It uhhh it’s actually the best queer rep I’ve seen like, ever and it seriously got to me actually. Just the show combined with the way the creators and cast interact with the fandom is just so lovely it feels like I am being kissed gently on the head and healed from years of being teased and baited… gosh…

It stars Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi as these darlings, Blackbeard (Edward Teach) and The Gentleman Pirate (Stede Bonnet), two real pirates who sailed together at some point in history.

Y’all all know who Blackbeard is, he’s the most feared pirate and history bla bla bla (but of course in this show he’s just a big softie wrapped in leather and tattoos). Meanwhile, you have Stede, who’s basically this frilly privileged rich guy who ran away from home to be a pirate but he’s just super rubbish at it.

Basically the premise is that Stede and Blackbeard/Ed meet, they are immediately fascinated with each other, and they make an arrangement between them where Ed teaches Stede how to be a better pirate, and Stede teaches Ed how to live the fancy life and also just how to enjoy nice things. Plot and romance ensues!!

It’s obviously a comedy so it’s very silly at times, but those comedic moments are also intercut with plenty of very deep, dark emotional stuff and genuinely tender, heart-wrenching romance, and it’s full of real good symbolism as well as just ‘he he gay pirates’ and it’s just so fucking good guys.

It also has some really sweet side pairings that are also queer, and actual, legit they/them nonbinary rep with an actual nonbinary actor! It’s super cool!

It is on HBO Max (and I’m sure there’s some way to pirate it. hehe pirate pun) and I highly recommend you all watch it :)) I’ve converted two irl friends already and I have no plans of stopping >:)