#the widow bonnet

[dimity-lawn]

[horrorfemme1138]

Day 24: Bonnet

[moderatelymaudlin]

Day 26 of @lydiajoypalmer's Note the Gusto prompts: Mary Bonnet

[bananamosity]

Mary Bonnet:

[ismellpestilence]

it's very sexy of the ofmd writers to make the only hetero romance in the show center mary, who spent years in an arranged marriage with a closeted gay man that she didn't share a single interest with. she and stede weren't happy. she didn't understand him or what was wrong but she tried.

they could've had it be that she's mad at him for leaving but nope. she's got a good boyfriend, a group of supportive besties, and a thriving career. we probably won't see her again but I'm glad they ended they gave her the ending she deserved.

[allthinky]

Nicely done.

hold on now

[spineless-lobster]

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY TO THEM!!!!!!!!!!

[aha-my-villainous-thoughts]

So our pirate dad confirmed the Widow Evelyn Higgins and Mary Bonnet pairing, and I have to finally post this Queen of Hearts wedding portrait I did of them for the Tying the Knot zine last year! (There was meant to be a nsfw companion piece but I haven't finished it yet)

Have we got a ship name yet??

[youshouldseemeinadeerstalker]

Original Comic by Mr. Fish

[moose-posts]

I want everyone here to know that I would kill for that woman and I know that I wouldn’t have to anyway, because she’s stronger than me and would definitely have murdered my dad, whom she unhappily married

[doctorcziken]

OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH 1.10 | Wherever You Go, There You Are

[dimity-lawn]

Fair assumption on her part honestly.

[cottoncandiescupcakes]

Seemingly crazy OFMD things that I think are actually real

Izzy is attracted to Stede and hates himself for it. I just ALWAYS see this. It's not just jealousy over Ed because he's not seen as jealous about Ed's other previous lovers. Stede is everything he hates but he just fancies him and it annoys him. Izzy's only love is Ed but he definitely feels a strong attration to Stede. I don't think it's returned, I think Stede only has eyes for Ed. I do think Stede would have been Izzy's close friend over the years.

On that note, Izzy and Lucius are definitely attracted to each other as well but that seems to be mutual up until Pete proposes to Lucius, after which Lucius rejects Izzy's rather blatant seduction attempt with the cigarette.

Ed is attracted to the Swede on some level. Out of the crew he greets him first and he compliments him whenever he sees him and the Swede's siren song triggers Ed's 'Kraken' persona. He pictures Stede Bonnet as a siren or mermaid in his dreams. I think Swede had a shy crush on Ed but after he met Jackie he's over the crush but Ed still would LMAO. You know it's true sorry people.

Another wild theory that is I think real, The Widow Evelyn's(and?) her son Melvin is a serial killer and that is how they keep the funeral business running and possibly Ned the Jaguar fed. Evelyn may have disposed of any of the widows' (abusive?) husbands.

I KNOW this is true. I feel it in my heart.

[saltpepperbeard]

༻❀༺ Happy Mother's Day to Mary Bonnet ༻❀༺

[tuherrus]

that’s one of my favorites

[applestede]

So it’s come to my attention that Mary probably won’t be in S2 which, bummer.

But I hope she can at least have some passing good mention, or some indication that she and Stede are on speaking terms.

First of all, no matter what they think of each other, they still have kids, and I would hope that Stede would want to be at the very least aware of what was going on in their lives, even if he isn’t really their father figure anymore.

But I also think that Mary and Stede could be really good friends regardless, especially since that pressure of being in a marriage that neither of them wanted and neither of them enjoyed is gone. You can see a glimpse of that camaraderie toward the end of episode ten (the conversation about love, and the whole faking his death thing.)

She could easily send him letters using some sort of pseudonym or another form of don’t-reveal-my-ex-husband-isn’t-actually-dead deception. They could gossip together.

I just think they could have a really strong bond when there are no expectations put on them.