#speaking of taika waititi though i gotta get back into reservation dogs because i fucking LOVE that show too

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im also on ep 4! what do u think rn?

ok so honestly i absolutely ADORE it. i had this massive pirate hyperfixation as a kid but like so many of the pirate related entertainment (aside for things i enjoyed as a kid) felt so... ehh, y'know? like it always felt so masked, like it was hiding something. but this reminds me of why i loved the idea of pirates in the first place as a kid!!! and taking this idea of pirates and then introducing this idea of like one's gender (and expectations associated with it), sexuality, the idea of like piracy being an escape from the expectations forced upon you like as soon as you're born, like we need more stories like that!!! i absolutely love the dynamics of these characters and honestly it just makes me feel so SEEN, and also i just really like that they're shying away from the blackbeard stereotypes. like i know he's practically a mythical figure but the stuff people will unironically say about him are quite frankly astonishing compared to the factual stuff we know about him. he may have been a real person constantly shrouded in all this mythology but i think the depiction of him in this show is one of the most respectful ones there *are* of him! like in his case i think it's only fair to take artistic liberties to look at him from another perspective. just overall though i absolutely LOVE that this show's going against that hypermasculine norm people resort to wayyy too much in pirate stories. and i also fucking love jim oh my god. they're like a natural progression from previous uses of that trope like the surprisingly curvaceous pirate from pirates! band of misfits if you've seen that one which i feel is definitely a movie this reminds me of?? i just,, oh maaan i fucking love this show. i gotta go to class but if i know me this is absolutely going to be something i finish watching by the end of the week and then immediately rewatch because this is honestly fucking amazing <3 <3 <3 i'm surprised i didn't start watching it as soon as people started posting about it!!!!! absolutely incredible :)