#they talk a lot about ofmd

[soapbubbles511]

Taika on The Daily Show guest hosted by Leslie

[toastywindow]

THIS SCENE IS TOO MUCH FOR ME ISTG

[loosethreadsofyoursoul]

how does it feel? to know that because of fandom, we get to create infinite universes in which our favourite characters find each other and love each other over and over again?

[saltpepperbeard]

the way several characters have told ed and stede to "shut up" in some way, shape, or form. but when they're both talking to each other, they absolutely cling to every single word. they can't get enough of each other's stories, or ramblings, or little recounts of their days.

[laceratedlamiaceae]

Can't wait to see Frenchie "bottle it up" gaypirate, Jim "I'm normal secretive" Jiménez, and Izzy Hands stuck on a boat together

[douwatahima]

gotta be honest gang, i'm starting to feel like i'm never gonna love another show as much as i love ofmd

[babymapleleaf]

Little Stede definitely strikes me as a "why can't the world just be good" type of kid, but in the way that sometimes concerns the bigs around him. Sometimes he's like "why do people have to fight? Why can't we all just be nice to each other :(" which is perfectly normal and every kid thinks that. But other times he's like "I don't think food should cost any money so I'm just going to take it" and Ed has to practically keep him on a leash to stop him from following through

[bizarrelittlemew]

Rhys Darby on the ending of season 2

[pockykierra]

"There's too much romance and not enough pirating" Oh yeah??? Well I think there should be MORE romance! I think every single person should kiss!!!

[arsenicflame]

absolutely delicious flavour of edizzy is where theyre Actually Married but neither of them know it, while also being acutely aware of everything-

they celebrated 25 years of their matelotage. they are having sex on the regular. both of them think the other thinks their contract is purely for financial reasons and the sex is just fun + convenience.

[johannestevans]

idk i told my partner i didnt want to discuss a particular tv show if they watched it and it made me realise how much the fandom's treatment of it and the attitude around it has completely soured my ability to engage in discussion about if even tho it does a lot of things well that i honestly enjoyed on top of what i think it did terribly and really alienated me as a viewer

and that just. makes me sad

its bc so much fandom is so concentrated and online but its so miserable when you enjoy or appreciate a piece of media but have a different take on it / enjoy it despite its flaws etc and like

you're in a position of just not being able to discuss it w its nuances or flaws taken into account bc of nitpicky language and unnecessarily aggressive response

[calciferstims]

“I know you have a little life in you yet / oh, hold my hand”

aka the ofmd ep 2x03 mermaid scene :))

requested by @fightingtrim

sources: 🌊🌊🌊 | 💙🧜‍♂️💙 | 🌊🌊🌊

[izzyhandsonthosetiddies]

You think because you like him he can do no wrong. I like him because he does horrible things. We are not the same.

[featherlesswings]

My husband told me to tell y’all Izzy has the most swagger out of everybody on OFMD.

[o-wild-west-wind]

I’m actually gonna make one more extra hot & spicy take while I’m here because this is where I’m at today apparently…am I the only person feeling a bit uncomfortable with all the discourse that headcanoning ed as illiterate is racist? I think the criticism is well intentioned, but the way the argument is being framed feels like it’s veering too far in the opposite direction and I kind of want to talk about it.

I made a much more detailed breakdown here that I don’t feel like rewriting but I mean…it’s the 1700s and class is a huge aspect of the show. it makes a point that class marginalization (and related racism) is a violent oppressor that the characters cleverly fight back against—that the things they were denied as a result of the status they were born into has no bearing on their brilliance, and that social climbing isn’t really all that (cue the fickle crowd Ed once longed to be a part of). I do think Ed can read based on details in s2 and I get wanting to defend the details of the show—but generally, I don’t think that headcanoning illiteracy of a guy who’s from a culture that was forced by colonial powers to use written script under the paternalistic assumption that written traditions were superior is racist imo…and the implication of conflating intelligence with the written word feels…not great. being illiterate is a neutral trait, especially in the time period and context of this show…Ed’s not less of a genius for not speaking ecclesiastical Latin, right? so I don’t really understand why literacy is treated so differently.

Like, again—I don’t think it’s an intentionally racist take, but I’m feeling weird about the angle that pits communication styles against each other. Infantilizing Ed for being illiterate? Yeah, that’s a problem that I’ve seen perpetuated in fandom. but idk…I know these characters are written for and by a contemporary western lens, but viewing everything from said contemporary western lens such that all people are presumed to need to utilize written language to operate in the world is like. a little white-saviory uncomfy to me. because whether or not he can read has no bearing on Ed’s status as a genius tactician. It wouldn’t make him inferior if he couldn’t. And saying that signs point to him being able to read based on show details can be done without creating this dichotomy.

if I’ve misinterpreted all this please correct me!! just needed this out of my brain

[beeasitwas]

Made these for me and one of my besties🩵💜