#izzy finally knowing that he is LOVED

[raggedy-spaceman]

S02E04 Fun and Games

I'm a mess don't talk to me don't look at me don't touch me. They care. They actually care.

#ofmd #ofmd 2 #ofmd spoilers #our flag means death #our flag means death 2 #our flag means death spoilers #ofmd s2 #our flag means death s2 #izzy hands #con o'neill #for the new unicorn #are you kidding me #how am i supposed to survive this #this is all i've ever wanted #izzy finally knowing that he is LOVED #I'm going to cry forever goodbye #mine

[transjudas]

A world where roses bloom

#ofmd #ofmdedit #our flag means death #ofmdaily #ofmdsource #ofmdblog #alivedean #usereena #userkristi #izzy hands #ed teach #edward teach #stede bonnet #ofmd spoilers #i know ed and izzy still got so so many issues but i love that we got to see #ed having a moment of like... community with him as he sang la vie en rose in drag makeup and hair #because there's still the recognition that this is new and not easy for izzy #and izzy is one of them #yes he has done awful things to ed and vice versa #but izzy is finally slowly starting to deal with all the self hatred and internalized homophobia #and ed sees that #in that moment #augh

[izzysillyhandsy]

I love the murder/suicide scene (and I've watched it far too many times), but I'm realizing more and more how incredibly cruel it is.

Izzy is always looking at Ed and Ed knows this (I saw ya - Course ya did), but Ed only grants Izzy those little glances, not more. When they are directly interacting, Izzy's eyes are on Ed's every expression like a laser beam - and Ed is distractedly looking out to the sea, turning his back to Izzy or looking at other things/people.

And then, in the middle of Izzy's worst nightmare, Ed comes in and really looks Izzy in the eyes for an eternity, soft light, so close, over the barrel of a gun. Looking more beautiful than ever, not the Kraken anymore. This is Ed, finally there with Izzy, totally in the moment - he's even holding his hand for a bit.

After all this time, Izzy finally gets Ed's undivided attention - but only because he wants Izzy to do something for him. The worst thing he's ever asked of him. The ultimate act of cruelty.

No wonder Izzy tries to kill himself.

(the only other time Izzy gets Ed's full attention is when Izzy is dying - those two really are closest in death, aren't they)

#ofmd #izzy hands #I know Ed wasn't in his right mind either #but he knows how Izzy feels about him - at least to a certain extent #don't get me wrong - I love the weirdly romantic nature of this scene #but for Izzy that must have been absolutely heartbreaking #to see Ed wanting to die so badly #and finally coming to him of all people - to possibly die together #dramatic little fuckers both of them

[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.

#'hes just having sex with /me/ because he knows im not going to stab him in the back (literally)' #meanwhile theyre having the most tender schmoopy sex known to man because theyre both so fucking in love #(not 2 say anything abt the actual sex theyre having they can be as rough as they want itll still be tender because theyre having FEELINGS) #'of course we have a matlotage it'd be silly to not have a financial agreement when our lives are so entwined. whats mine is his' #and at the same time theyre celebrating anniversaries with blowout bashes and gifts and shit and just #theyre so fucking aware of their marriage but theyre SO STUPID about it #'but what if he doesnt like me like that' about the man whos slept next to him for decades #nyxtalks #ofmd #izzy hands #israel hands #edizzy #blackhands #anyway it ends when someone else finally points it out #classic steddyhands set up. eds talking about his relationship with izzy and stedes like 'youre married' 'yeah but not like that' #'absolutely yes like that edward- am i the other woman?????' and it takes a few days and a lot of convincing but they talk about it #and realise oh theyve been real actual married all their lives huh #que more fucking schmoopy sex. hand holding and tears and shit and maybe its a little cringe but its their wedding night ok ????????

[icomefromthemountains]

I have so many feelings about Radar that I can’t articulate so I’ll use this image instead:

#he’s like 19 he’s seen so much death and he still keeps going he’s a lowkey tragic character #the season 4 finale where he talked about the worms got me almost crying HES JUST A KID 😭 #like does he know how loved he is by everyone in the mash???? does he know???? is he aware????? #ID THROW MYSELF ON A GRENADE FOR YOU RADAR ILY #this post is dedicated to my friend izzi ‘radar’ I finally understand you ❤️ #echo watches stuff #mash

[wengenn]

Hi, is Frenchie called Frenchie because he is french ?

If so, he speaks french maybe ?

And La vie en rose is a french song, right ?

And he's the crew's singer/ musician, right ?

Well.

#I need someone to write a fic about this #Frenchie teaching Izzy this song #Izzy asking Frenchie to teach him a love song he knows ? #singing it to him ? maybe ? #this is so sweet #ofmd #our flag means death finale #ouizzy #frenchizzy #izzy hands #frenchie #I love them #has this been done already ?

[sunnibits]

ok I know we talk a lot about the love confession lines and the “rotting former first mate” line and all that but can we PLEASE talk about “you know what he did when I told him I loved him? he shot me.” BECAUSE OH MY GODDDDD WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK. INSANE FUCKING LINE.

#JESUS CHRISTTT #I know ed shooting him wasn’t like. directly correlated to the love confession in reality but STILL #JESUS FUCK WHAT A LINE. OUGH. #ESPECIALLY because he speaks that line to STEDE????? #like. fucking. openly telling the man who stole the love of your life ‘hey he hated me for loving him. btw. Hope y’all are happy tho’ #WHAT THE FUCK #how. how do you even move on in your relationship after hearing homie’s ex say that to you. like oh my god #it’s so fucking agonizingly tragic. izzy is so fucking tragic #the tragedy of his acceptance. of knowing that ed doesn’t love him anymore and that they will only poison each other. #but that ed still gets to be happy. he finally got to be happy and he’s finally truly in love with someone but it’s not him. it’s not izzy. #he could have been capable of that kind of love. but never for izzy #and izzy just has to ACCEPT that. he DOES accept it. and that is so incredibly fucking depressing #he just has to watch the man he loves move on. after hurting izzy so much. he gets to be happy #and he still loves him. he still loves him. #izzy hands #ofmd #blackhands

[asgardian--angels]

...prayer circle for izzy hands

#ofmd #ofmd s2 spoilers #i'm actually getting nervous for jenkins et al for tomorrow bc if they do kill off izzy i fear there will be a riot lmao #i'm so on the fence #because part of me is like 'djenks would never do that - he loves izzy's character and no one perma-dies on this show' #and narratively it would be strange (though not completely out of the realm of possibility) for him to die after this whole arc #and surely the whole team is aware that folks would be furious #(me personally i'm down with whatever happens so long as it fits the story but i know a lot of folks would be legit upset) #but i cannot shake those images from the bts of person-who's-definitely-con lying on the deck as ed puts a coat over him #and then the funeral and grave on the beach #THAT ALL BEING SAID i'm holding onto that one reviewer on twitter who saw the finale already #and said they have as much faith if not more in jenkins and co after the finale #i do find it hard to believe they'd really sacrifice izzy like that #even though i can imagine at least one scenario that would make it plausible but it would still be kinda shitty #I just... mmmm.....i really dont know how this will go #and im afraid to be around fandom when or if it does lol #ultimately my greatest fear is that if they do kill him or another beloved character off it affects our renewal chances #like no matter what happens yall gotta campaign hard

[bioshocked-astroghost]

Before anyone reads this please remember this is just personal opinion please don’t yell at me for anything but if u disagree obv that’s fine!!!

Finally finally FINALLY watched OFMD s2 and I’ve just got to say what the actual FUCK just happened

Like I wanted some angst but somehow this felt like TOO sharp of a turn

Also maybe it’s because I binged it with my friend in one afternoon but did anyone else feel like even though it mostly made sense it felt disjointed and kinda rushed??? I felt like I couldn’t keep up with where everyone was at emotionally

Loved the new female characters but. They felt very lacking :/ I did really like Zheng but I’m very conflicted on her taking over the crew but You know. Whatever I guess

Also it was still funny but I felt like majority of the humor was missing :/

As for final thoughts. FUCK that ending my baby is NOT DEAD AND YOU CAN PRY IZZY FROM MY WRETCHED AND DAMNED DEAD HANDS (I got a little lucky in this regard, I saw a spoiler for his death a couple weeks ago so I could prepare myself) also fuck Ed and Steve becoming innkeepers sorry but no

Idk man the ending didn’t even feel bittersweet to me I just felt hollow in the end. I feel like I was robbed. I felt the same way about the ending that I did with GoT which I know sounds insane cuz it was so much bigger but it’s like. Everyone got split up. They finally found their way back to each other. The big climax comes and goes. Then for some fucking reason the party splits again and it feels like a final goodbye to each other and I fucking hate it

Anyway. Still grateful we got a season 2 but I’m pretty sure the fanfic These Waves Will Pull Me Under by @underthecouchh will always be the canon s2 in my head (fantastic fic btw. U should read it)

#literally I knew Izzy was gonna die in the finale and I’m pretty sure I spent the whole second half of it nonstop crying #s1 had so much fun in it and I loved it sm but for the entirety of s2 I was just STRESSED #anxious and stressed and dreading every moment #i don’t know what it was specifically that bugged me so bad but I really wish it had gone differently :( #also I think everyone can agree we all fuckin called it that Lucius wasn’t dead. they could never actually take him from us #izzy isn’t dead btw. he’s not. he’s just on a vacation <3 #:) can you tell I’m on the verge of losing it #I’m so not doing well #anyway #ofmd s2 #ofmd season 2 #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd spoilers #ofmd s2 spoilers

[leatherbookmark]

izzy haters at this point are just gaslighting themselves as to what happens in the show and it becomes increasingly hilarious considering, well, what happens in the show. can't wait for the takes next week

#shrimp thoughts #i'm particularly in love with the insistence that he's the most unreliable narrator ever #but rather than every single statement from izzy being proven factually incorrect the antis just... don't like him and on purpose choose #to believe the direct opposite of what he says. like 'i hate this person and i think they have bad taste so if they hate something i know #i'm gonna love it' #no but for real i'm out there like 'omg is it ok for so much of s2 to be about izzy? isn't this too much izzy? shouldn't they have focused #on other crew members instead?' but people are out there like 'eh izzy's not important or complex and the writers just wanted to quickly #get him on the revenge's side so that everyone could band against the common enemy in the season finale' quickly... as in in 5 eps outta 8

[naranjapetrificada]

not me thinking about how Stede thinks he ruined Ed when even if they never saw each other again after episode 10, their connection showed Ed what love could feel like and marked a watershed in how he'll think about the possibilities of life going forward

#like obvious things are bad now #but he was turning a corner after his chat with Lucius #only becoming the kraken after fucking Izzy Hands threatened him #that kind of trauma response is never permanent sustainable #which the show underlines in the season's final shot of Ed crying #like he's literally not going to be able to keep it up #eventually there will come a time when it gets less intense #and for having Stede in his life for even the short time before everything went to shit #anything that comes next will include the experience of having met and known and loved Stede #and that feels like a fundamentally hopeful thing to me #and it just bums me out so much that Stede doesn't know that he had that kind of positive impact #fortunately he's going to Get His Man #but he has a lot to learn on the way #I think he realizes his actions have consequences #but when it comes to people close to him he never thinks those can be good consequences #look how he wanted to improve the crew's lives early on #he didn't know them well but it's easy for Stede to wish people well before they get close to him #the problem is he believes he's so fundamentally flawed #that getting close to him is a trap #and when he was finally able to do it he went all in because his relationship with Ed was so different than anything that came before #and because it made him feel good and alive #and I just hope *that* will be the thing that changes him going forward #because now he also knows what a bunch of new things felt like and will never be able to forget them #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd meta #gentlebeard #blackbonnet #stede bonnet #edward teach

[thequinsaneeaterofapples]

I see so many posts about ofmd season 3. am I the only person in the universe who doesn't want one

#the ending may have been rushed due to severe budget cuts but honestly? i loved it #i absolutely loved it #i cried like a baby at izzy's death but thought it made a lot of sense #“blackbeard was us” #we have to remember that yes he changed but izzy wasnt always a good person #he said so himself; he egged ed on and fed into his darkness #and when stede came in ed changed- he was happier. he was good. #and izzy saw that and changed too #and he died surrounded by family and love while finally knowing what to be loved meant #he couldnt have kept being a pirate. he couldnt have done something else #he found peace and its okay #long tags #ofmd #ofmd spoilers #ofmd s2 #anyways i think it ended on a nice conclusion. what would season 3 even be? 10 episodes of stede and ed's wedding #someone has to tell me a really good plot honestly

[pockykierra]

OFMD FINALE SPOILERS

I went from actually cheering when Izzy was about to be thrown off the ship to sobbing hysterically when he was dying FUCK

#ofmd #ofmd spoilers #ofmd season 2 #ofmd season 2 spoilers #ofmd s2 #I am SO UPSET rn you guys don’t even know #I loved Izzy’s growth and tbh it kinda sucks that he died #probably my least favorite thing out of a fantastic finale #like there really wasn’t a reason for it #but I guess I could maybe understand?? I don’t know it just is eh to me

[decembermoonskz]

Stray Kids & STAY all have one collective brain cell xD

#izzy moon concerts #stray kids #skz #kcon la #kcon la 2022 #crying over skz time #finally posting this clip haha #it was so much fun seeing them again #honestly it really hit me that i got to see them four times this year when i was clipping this #hearing god's menu so much and seeing them have so much fun with it #honestly they just have the best energy fr #honestly i know everyone said this but they really did turn it into a skz concert by the end #there was so much love for chan when he was the special mc #even from the people from other fandoms uwu #it was so nice to see #and honestly i felt like everyone there was a stay even if they were there for other groups LOL #overall i'm so happy i saw them again #it was so nice seeing chan do his la sign again it gave me nostalgia to the first time i saw them in person back at the 2019 kcon la #i'll get super sappy but yeah i love them

[pikslasrce]

bad love by white lies is such an izzy-coded song

#ofmd #our flag means death #izzy hands #white lies #IF IM GUILTY OF ANYTHING ITS LOVING YOU TOO MUCH HONEY SOMETIMES LOVE MEANS GETTING A LITTLE ROUGH??? izzy #repeating to himself THIS IS NOT BAD LOVE when he decides to sell ed and stede out to the british to finally get rid of stede? HELL YES #like. idk not the whole song fits but enough of it does the song was already gay as hell but OUGHHHHHHHHHH #okay im okay uh you know what ill do abt this? ill make an izzy amv with this song yes thats what ill do. idk when but i will

[miami2k17]

i genuinely did enjoy ofmd in the end but killing izzy was so fucked up man. u cant spend 8 episodes giving someone that kind of beautiful character development and then just kill him with an offhand random gunshot. or at all. it's giving 15 seasons just to die on a rusty nail

#like i hate to be like this cause i know what i sound like. i dont wanna sound like those mfs who dont get conflict or character arcs or #why sad endings have to exist. yk #I Have Media Literacy i promise i can comprehend it. i just think it's so unfair that they took a character who was so #discarded. pushed to the side. picked last or completely ignored #showed him he was loved. let him learn who he was as a person and not as ed's lapdog. give him a family #AND THEN KILL HIM TO A RANDOM GUNSHOT? HELLOOOO? #and ALSO also. after him and stede had finally started to get along. stede brought out the best in both of them and izzy obviously knew thi #him saying he wants to die like cmon man #ur gonna kill the suicidal psychologically tortured gay guy just as he learns hes worth sth and is loved #like idk doesnt sit right with me just saying. maybe this is a bad take and im missing something but #he was just starting to grow n had so much left i think. idk #even if they dont make another season it just isnt fair