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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- THE KISS! Our Flag Means Death Episode 9 Reaction!
Squad, we got there. We got the kiss.
I have zero, ZERO idea how they tie this one up in a little bow with one more episode.
I guess we will just have to find out and see!
Check out the rest of my reactions to the series here!
• Our Flag Means Death
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Honestly, I think Ed never considered that Stede was in danger because he (in his heart) never expected Stede to choose him in the first place. He's been taught all his life that he doesn't deserve good things so why would Stede (arguably the best thing that's ever happened to him) stay with him? He always expected to be abandoned so when it happened he just rolled with it. It confirmed every hateful thing he's ever thought about himself.
Ok, your comment broke my heart... in many pieces, so much cruelty was not necessary I die
*sobbing in the corner*
Yup. If he had gone after Stede that would've just given (in Ed's mind) Stede a chance to say he doesn't want to go with him, so it's better just to leave.
oh, it hurts more now
Why do you need to break my heart? again!
The shot of Ed rowing into the sunrise alone was one of the most heartbreaking scenes I’ve ever seen.
Also, he not only invented the pyramid scheme, Frenchie invented fan fiction
Frenchie deserves a pet next season! (And it needs to be a cat! :D )
@@trutrustories5223 not while ed is blackbeard. poor thing is gonna have to be put down like fang’s dog :(
To be honest, there was already Bible fanfiction in this time period. I believe it was either Voltaire or Fredrick the Great who even wrote some. Those two were in the same century as this show.
Paradise Lost is for sure Bible fanfic, and it existed at this time too.
This is one of the most important kiss on queer media in our opinion. Hope it will inspire more media to be like this ♡ Amazing reaction as always! Love your channel so much ♡
Just let people do their thing, ya know?!
i'm here, i'm queer. i'm ready to cry again.
edit: i cried again
Ed felt he was abandoned and doesn't deserve nice things. Stede thought he was dragging Ed down (ruins everyone around him).
i am weirdly pumped for the transitory "whoa wtf ed's beard is gone" to the next ep where hes got a bit of stubble and is maybe the most objectively handsome man ive ever seen in my life and yet no one on the crew is fazed by it. hes like a fucking painting.
frrrr
I couldn't take it. It was WILD!
"He slapped the racism off that man!" And that would be why Roach is my favorite supporting character 😂
And this video let us see that slap THREE times. Whooo! (I like to think that the actor playing the Englishman apologized over and over to Samba Schutte afterwards. “I’m so sorry,man, it’s the script, that’s not me.”
The actor that plays as Roach (Samba Schutte) is actually super sweet, not to mention, talented. When Con O'Neil (Izzy's actor) had his birthday while filming Our Flag Means Death, Samba baked a cheesecake for him.
I love that you know that.
I think the whole thing is so heartbreaking for Stede too. Like, he was always told that he is not worth anything. That he "defiles beautiful things". HE is the reason Ed got captured. HE is the reason Nigel died. At least in his head.
He already believed all the things Chauncey accused him of, but when he died LITERALLY seconds after, it was like a cruel confirmation by the universe.
OF COURSE Stede goes back to his family. At least no one but him would suffer if he went back. At least he would be able to right his wrongs this way. A last attempt at redemption. In Stede's eyes, abandoning Ed and going back to his miserable married life was doing him a FAVOR.
Of course he doesn't know or realize how loved he is and how much he enhances Ed's and the Crew's life.
Agreed!
We are our own worst critics...am I right?
@@GlenOwen You are correct, sir!
as a lesbian, its really refreshing to see you genuinely enjoy and root for the queer relationships in the show. they're just presented as loving relationships between people. all in a funny show with a great plot that has so much going for it! thanks for these reactions :)
The secrets, Mads, is that they are just people. And really, that's all that should matter.
Honestly one of the best tv romances I’ve seen ever. The slow burn to friends to crushes to love. The way their love is purely about how they make each other feel. The unexpected nature of them getting together (since the show wasn’t marketed as a romance) makes it feel so much richer for them finally getting there. Rhys and Taika’s faces just giving off all the emotions. Just honestly makes my heart do flips.
Can’t wait for you to see the next episode. Bring on the pain train.
I liked it all until I got to that last sentence....I was hoping for a joyous resolution.
@@GlenOwen oops. 🙊
OH MY GOD THE “stede! stede??” SCENE MAKES ME WANT TO CRY EVERY TIME, THE MUSIC AND THE CAMERAWORK AND EVERYTHING IS JUST SO HEARTBREAKINGLY PERFECT
Such a beautifully done show in every regard
Honestly, straight audience members saying that they can relate to the emotional portrayal is SO important. We will never get more genuinely well portrayed queer characters and stories if they would only ever be taken as a ‘niche product’ streaming services can’t make money with. So thank you 🙏
Can’t wait to see you react to the finale ☺️
I get you.
The most interesting thing about the show is that I don’t think they use any terminology that we associate with queer identification.
That’s why it works. It’s just love.
@@GlenOwen beautifully said! I agree ☺️🙏
England was at war with the French at this time, so pirates really were completely forgiven if they agreed to be cannon fodder for the empire. In fact the real Blackbeard got married and settled down...for four months. Until he couldn't stand it anymore and relapsed, taking a ship hostage.
Sounds about right lol
Juuuust realized the Englishmen who told Chauncey "That's enough for us" *were the same guys from episode one who were spared by Stede's crew.*
I can see why Ed immediately assumed that he'd been abandoned. I think the heart of this whole split between them is both of their own self-hatred. Stede's guilt over losing his family and his belief that he is only able to ruin things made him see Ed embracing the loss of his Blackbeard persona and giving up everything for him as him destroying Ed, keeping Ed from who he was meant to be, so he ran away, similar to how he ran away from his family. Meanwhile Ed believes that he doesn't deserve good things, that he's a monster, that's he's inherently bad an unlovable. I mean look how he acted in the Calico Jack episode. He kept telling Stede "this is me, you were always going to see what I am," and yet he was acting nothing like what we've seen from him all season. He thinks he doesn't deserve to and isn't allowed to grow or change. Izzy hated and rejected him trying to change, and then he fully embraces being Ed, and suddenly Stede leaves him too. He probably thought that either Stede had thought he was a monster and only agreed to run away with him to buy himself time and escape on his own, or he believed that Stede, like Izzy, loved Blackbeard and not Ed.
Little detail that I'm not sure anyone else noticed: The plant they stole in episode 1, it's longer and greener now. THEY'VE BEEN TAKING CARE OF THE PLANT OH MY GOD I CAN'T IT'S SO CUTE
Right!!?! It’s the the prooof!!!
My boyfriend was very confused when Stede went back to his family at the end of the episode too. Had to explain that he took what Chauncy said to him to heart.
Makes sense.
from "ydeah definitely mutiny despite him paying us and treating us well because he's laughable and weak" to "defend him and he's a fearsome pirate!" I LOVE the story arch of the "family" so much!
love seeing you go from “aw buddies” to omg they’re in love
Had me tripping!
obsessed with 2:36: "because he loves me... obviously"
Obviously!
Rory Kinnear is such an underrated actor. I love him. And his scenes with Rhys Darby were A+. Also, I agree, King George’s scenes killed me. 😆
Hundo P!
He's in Alex Garland's new horror movie _Men_ .
It looks creepy as hell.
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He's so fun in the movie 'Men', once again playing multiple identical characters. That's starting to be his schtick, I guess.
Loved the: "Darling" "Bro..."
Amazing reaction lol
Nigel and Chauncey Badminton 's actor (Rory Kinnear) is a big Shakespeare actor and he was SO GOOD as the upper class English admiral aaaaa
It's been such a treat watching you react to this series. Was definitely refreshing all day to see if you'd posted yet. Your true enjoyment and appreciation for Stede & Edward's love story is so wonderful - humans really are moved by authentic connection, vulnerability, and love. Steel yourself for the finale!
The last three episodes of the season are I think what took me from "I love this" to straight up obsession - there's so much emotional depth to what started off as a silly comedy, and Stede is way too relatable to me, lol. It's sweet to see these weird, damaged people finding their family at sea
Love your reaction, especially what you said about the importance of that kiss because of all the things that happened around it, the things that it meant, especially for Ed's emotional development. Also, love your confusion! Like, bro, your reaction to Ed just rowing away was the same as many people's like you'd think he would be worried that something happened to Stede. But that night Ed and Stede's guilt and doubts were in play, both thinking they couldn't have nice things or be happy, that neither of them deserved happiness. Can't wait to see your ep10 reaction!
This show is a whirl wind for me, it's wild!
And now... episode 10...oh boy
Love your reactions!
I didn’t even realize there was piracy HAPPENING 😂
LOLOL
I'm just drunk watched this and felt every emotion
Haha I kept refreshing to see if you’d posted yet! Can’t wait to watch
Edit: lovely reaction! Glad you love this show as much as we do!
I love seeing your reactions because I know as a queer person, I had a very different experience watching it than a straight person would. My brain is basically hardwired to look for the smallest clues that I might see myself represented in media. But I don’t know how easy it is for those who aren’t looking for those things. Anyway, I really appreciate how sweet you are about it, coming from an outside perspective. Really enjoying the videos :)
You know what Starman, and I would love your perspective on this...
This show works because they don't ever have to TELL you anything about the characters identities, they just SHOW you.
It's not about being gay, or straight, or he/she/they/them.
It's just people being people. And That's fucking it.
And it's beautiful.
@@GlenOwen I definitely agree. A lot of the time shows/movies make a big deal out of having a queer character, only for them to barely act like a queer person. Like, yeah he goes around being quirky and gay or whatever, but he feels much more like a stereotype to fill some kinda quota, than someone I would actually know in the real world.
With this show, for one, we have many different queer people with their own personalities and goals in life so we’re not just stuck with the same stereotype over and over again, but also all the characters are treated with such care from the actors and the writing team that they actually feel like realistic 3 dimensional people. Lucius especially could have so easily fallen into that same annoying archetype we’ve seen over and over again, but he never does, and that’s a testament to how incredible this show is.
Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby seriously blow me away with their acting for Ed and Stede. For two straight men, they play those characters so well. It really feels like watching the realistic joy and struggles of finding yourself later in life and falling in love for the first time. And even though they never say it, you can still see the difference between Stede, who was stuck in an unhappy marriage and is finally realizing why it never would have worked, vs Ed who’s much more comfortable in his queerness, but still insecure around love because he feels like he can’t really be loved as himself for other reasons. It’s incredible.
After the kiss, and being clearly moved by it, you were touching your lip and your beardy chin, probably unconsciously... That's just frickin adorable.
As I understand it from other comments, you're straight, and I just feel the need to say how much I appreciate that sweetness that manifested in you.
Well Therese aren’t you a sweetheart! I’m glad you’re enjoying the reactions. If you like me you can’t wait until season two
Yeeeees we´re finaly here!!!
:D Love you thanks for the support!
OFMD ENDED RIGHT AFTER THE KISS IN MY HEART
The last two episodes never fail to drag me to fucking TEARS
Sounds like you’ve watched a couple times!
Out of who is worse Jack or Izzy, I lean more towards Jack, while Izzy is a horrible guy, his motivations and actions are a bit more understandable and sympathetic, but Jack is just a bad guy who doesn’t care about anyone and he killed Karl which is unforgivable.
But out of who is worse Jack, Izzy or the wigs, it’s the wigs, they’re so stupid.
Yeah, i feel way, way less sympathy for Jack, but I still kinda wanna see him (even if for a bit) in Season 2. He's such an entertaining dickhead
Yeah, Izzy's horrible, but he's so human. We see all his moments of (very understandable) frustration and confusion, and it's pretty clear he's in deep, twisted, unrequited love with Ed. Jack is just a heartless, selfish, thoughtless frat boy with zero redeeming qualities. Chauncey and Nigel are also flat out assholes with nothing good going for them. I'm hoping the show doesn't kill off Izzy in season two; he has too much potential.
Omg, I didn't think I could cry more about this but I'm starting to, again 😭 excuse me while I listen to perfect day on loop again for the next several days 😅 This show has my heart in tatters! Great reaction, can't wait for the next one!
I have never in my life watched a reaction video but I've been desperate for more OFMD content and I stumbled across your series... I've really super duper enjoyed watching your reactions! Looking forward to seeing your reaction video for the last episode.
Thank you! I hope you’ve been enjoying the show.
I should have it out in a couple days, and also a reaction to what we do in the shadows movie
@@GlenOwen Oooh yay fun! I love Shadows!
I'm over here just waiting for your reaction to the last 2 episodes.
There's more to come.
There's a reason why everyone is going literally insane over this show.
"yo is that a woman with an eye patch in the back??" HAHA YES IT IS just wait!!
This was so good! I’m glad you get so into it, so that you laugh at the funny parts, but take the deeper parts seriously too. Thank you such a genuine and sweet reaction to the beach/kiss scene! Also another great scene was the “we talk it through” and the crew defending Stede bc couldn’t even think the same crew that wanted to kill him in episode one!
It's such a heartwarming show. I feel like I've grown as a person because of it.
It was so sweet see your realization of they're Friends to > omg they love each other
Getting that sweet kiss is indeed a victory, but the sadness of the finale left my heart broken 😭
#RenewOurFlagMeansDeath
I mean they must know they had a banger on their hands.
Season finale like that!?! Gotta renew.
i swear we are so starved for actual on screen representation and that one kiss made me go absolutely feral, we didn't have to read between the lines or speculate, they actually kissed 😩😭❤️ this show ❤️ and while i hate izzy and what he's done, I can't help feeling sorry for the bastard, he's so in love with blackbeard he's trying absolutely everything to get things back to the way they were and the crew is just not having it 😌 in conclusion your honour, I love it
2:11 aaah you're right! it's so meta!!!
8:02 "Making some poor bloke eat his own toes as a laugh."
0_O
Came back to haunt him
This was such a damn good episode! Such a clever one too. The ending was heartbreaking but at the same time I appreciate the twist... They didn't do the obvious thing.
I know a lot of people are super upset with Stede here, but I get where the man is coming from too. He's so emotionally drained and has been feeling such an intense amount of guilty for so long that being told he ruins everyone around him, even Ed (especially Ed, imo) was the last straw.
And poor Ed was finally coming to terms with being himself and wanted to explore what a life like that would look like with Stede, then it all went to hell. Imo he should've at least looked for Stede before leaving (I'm sure Ed's insecurities about not being enough played a part in this), but at the same time Stede also should've just told Ed he needed to see his family to work through his issues, but he was too traumatized to think of that. The whole thing sucked, but in an understandable way. (Also, it made good television, so. I can't be too mad about it.)
I know the fanbase adores Izzy but personally I hope he gets thrown overboard attached to a block of cement at some point. No forgiveness from me, at least at this point. I honestly can't imagine him ever being okay with 'Ed', or being okay with Ed and Stede being together and not trying to tear them apart.
As for the crew... The difference is incredible. They went from wanting to mutiny to standing up for Stede so staunchly.
Anyway, the acting in this episode was stellar. You'd never guess that Rhys and Taika aren't used to 'serious' acting.
wait the fans adore izzy? why? honestly yea i totally agree with you.. this is beautifully written
@@kellykapoor2 If you venture into the social media fandoms then yea... Izzy is definitely a fan favorite. And I get that he's a nasty, complex guy with massive issues of his own (I mean... The dude is happy to... Well.... You know what happens next episode) so that appeals to fandom, but. Yea.
Personally, the actor is a delight (very genuinely talented) and has been sharing and commenting on a lot of fan works too so I think he's helped his character become more popular as well just by being so nice and enthusiastic. For me that doesn't change what I see on the screen though.
Personally I'm hoping that in S2 we get to see more badass Stede and then Izzy coming to some hold kind of disgruntled respect for him. Con O'neill is such a treasure and I want more of him in season two, haha!
I literally have to stop watching your threads...the anticipation kills me!
@@Antony_Oscar I'll take a bit of badass Stede, but tbh that's another thing I don't want them to go all out with. If Stede is a completely competent pirate and a right badass he'd lose so much of his funny charm and feel like a very different character. I'd like to see him continue to slowly improve himself without changing TOO much.
Con is great, I agree, I just... Have a difficult time ever imagining Izzy (in any scenario) respecting Stede. Maybe the writers could pull it off though!
I love this series! Glad to see you’re enjoying it, too. I have a hard time picking out character motivations sometimes but on a rewatch I feel like I understand better why Ed left in that scene. Ed is so ready to believe that ‘nice things aren’t for people like us’ because the only person in his life who ever challenged that wasn’t there to prove him wrong. It makes me so sad but the drama is So Good!
I love these last two episodes, I hope we get a s2!
If we don't get a season two, I will simply crumble lmao
I fucking lost it at the Pokémon but now it got deep and I'm crying 😭💜
Couldn't watch earlier today but gonna start it now! Can't wait to see your reaction to the next ep and to any show that follows this one
Hope you enjoy!
Izzy loves Blackbeard. The problem is he doesn't love Ed.
100% Izzy blew up my brain. I feel like Izzy is the ex that Blackbeard keeps coming back to.
Oh wow. Your words at the end… that’s beautiful man
This is life, my friends
I literally burst into tears
Bro you're awesome
Unfortunately, the Act of Grace still lead to pirate deaths despite pirates giving themselves up. Most were exempted from being saved. Also, 10 years of service basically meant servitude for the rest of their life because life expectancy was much shorter. You were expected to die in line of service. & since Brits & French were in a war, that meant they’d die on frontlines, likely. Also sodomy or identifying as lgbtq+, back then meant jail, which also contributed to the high mutiny rates & more pirates. Piracy was always a popular alternative.
Somebody get Taika on the phone and get this man on the writing team! :)
Are the two guys who had them sign the document their former prisoners?? They got over that fast.
That one guy in the republic of pirates speedran Stockholm syndrome good for him
They are!
I think they kind of grew to like the gentleman pirate, they saw how he treated his crew way better than Badminton treated them.
This thread makes my heart smile
your edits are gold and make me enjoy this rewatch so much 😂
Thanks mate! That’s what
I’m going for!
My heart man-
Can't take it, right?!
I don't even particularly love stede but this whole episode had me grinning like an idiot.
Smoochies! 😚
ive been waiting for this! love your videos. you remind me of a paul rudd character and i mean that in the best way possible.
That might be one of the sweetest compliments I’ve ever heard
6:13 They've got matching cravats!
(well, one white one black, but STILL)
just love the video because you're so passionate when you're talking about the episode! so cute🤩
Taika Waititi , we love u
Well Taika made it easy!
I would love to see Captain Olu in season 2
Glen this was the best video yet great job
Thanks my man! Did you email me back? Or are you too busy with the lift?
@@GlenOwen no i look at ur email but didnt email u back
So sad that this is almost over...
Great reaction, can't wait to see you react to the last episode!!
Soon Antony!
hey man if you like our flag means death you might enjoy doing a what we do in the shadows reaction, ofc you don’t have to but the vibes of the two shows are very similar and there’s a big overlap in their fans :] also you get queer vampires and taika waititi is a showrunner
oml i would literally pay to see his reaction to the s3 finale
Would it work if I watched it with no context?
Asking for a friend :P
@@GlenOwen I would like to see you react to the movie first and then the series
Can't wait for the ep 10's reaction
Just need a day or two!
@@GlenOwen take your time no need to hurry.I understand if you waited a little before watching ep 10 for example
GLEN YES
We out here!
Glen, I'm crying((( you're the first who reacted to 9th ep, thank u sm😭😭😭 Stede and Ed like my fav couple ever (after KirkSpoke oc))) and I love that you're so supportive of them) but wait for 10th episode, there's so much coming ((((
Oh boy! Thank you!
Wow, I‘m quite early!
12:29 please don't take this the wrong way, but you have aggressively heterosexual vibes. i don't think you needed to clarify, lol. anyway, i love seeing people get invested in the relationships in this show (and i also appreciate you correcting yourself with jim's pronouns in that one bit!). this last episode is gonna rip your heart out.