"Ed... _his name is ed."_ is genuinely, unironically the best coming out I've ever seen. Simple, genuine, and filled with love. Both from stede, and from Mary. The _immediate_ hug from her is so. Intense to me. No words needed, just a firm, intense, _I'm so happy for you._
It's great that shes so accepting of him! it's so sweet how she reacts. Ignoring the fact this scene comes right after she literally tried to murder him lmao
That's exactly how I feel about it! Like we are so used to shows coming so close to having queer rep that I literally couldnt believe what I was watching with this show! Its such a breath of fresh air and feels so odd to actually get some amazing representation :D The amount of times I have wished that a show like this existed omg, it's so perfect
Truth. I myself am not gay, but I regularly get annoyed at being queerbaited, or having the things where creators pretty much say "it's gay representation! Praise us!" like Disney gave a blink and you miss it lesbian kiss in "Star Wars"(cut out for overseas audiences)or the little nudges and winks like in "Jungle Cruise" or the live action "Beauty and the Beast". I love when we're allowed to reach the conclusion ourselves and not be faked out.
I love that even though Stede has made Mary unhappy in the past, they are able to move past that once he too comes to terms with the fact that them being together is only causing pain to both of them. And once he does, Mary is nothing but supportive, wishing for him to find the same happiness she did with Doug. And when Stede admits to his love for Ed, she just smiles and hugs him, because ultimately she still loves him, not as a romantic partner but as a friend and a considerable part of her past and his happiness matters to her. And I love how despite the fact that Stede is the protagonist and the person we root for, the show doesn't paint Mary as his antagonist. We actually agree that he was in the wrong when he tried to force her back into their unhappy marriage and we get angry at him for doing that. I'm so happy they ultimately got to understand each other and have that moment of reconciliation before they moved on with their lives.
It was so healing for him to go back home, reconcile with all the things he left unfinished and finally open up. I cannot wait for season 2. For all the growth and turmoil. And above all. Love. Cus it's in everything about this show.
Agreed! Even though she tried to kill him (which lets be real was part of the comedy) and after she tells Stede about being in love she immediately says "I hope you find that" No further grievances or anger. Just. "I want you to be happy."
Her immediate and enthusiastic embrace at the end really made me love her. I was so proud of her already for finding a life she loved and fighting for it. This acceptance was what pushed her into best human territory. 💗
@@Androids23 her planning to murder stede actually made me like her, i was like yeah girl you deserve it with all the rights lmao. Not being homophobic made me like her even more
Stede is so repressed, so full of guilt, and confusion I don't even know if he realized his deep all encompassing feelings for Ed were romantic until Ed kissed him. It makes him panic. Then talking to Mary he let's all that repression and guilt go and realizes for the first time, this need for Ed is love. He is in love.The way Mary accepts this, the way he seems to tear up at the notion. 😭😭😭😭 Don't give me what I want shows, I clearly can't handle it
@@jessmt4464 has it gone away? That breaking down feeling? Because let me tell you, I just watched this show last week and again yesterday, and I feel like I'm in the brink of tears all the time! Ugh T_T
@@iriskohr6900 Also the fact that she's absolutely not horrified like anyone from 18th century should be when Stede tells her he's in love with another man.
What absolutely WRECKS me about this is Mary's reaction right after he says, "Ed." Sure, it's a moment of surprise, but then it melts so quickly in this gentle, tender understanding. Near immediately so. What a kind, lovely scene.
It’s clearly pleasant surprise too, like every moment of their decade long marriage when they tried to be affectionate or romantic and it just Did Not Work or was awkward af flashed through her mind and she’s thinking “holy shit everything makes sense now” 😂
I think Mary still held resentment for steed up until this moment, she realises he never meant to make her unhappy, but he was also unhappy because of his repressed feelings, and she understood why he did what he did and became nothing but supportive
I really appreciate the flashbacks in this scene because it really reinforces that, yes, the show has always been romantic as fuck when Ed was in the cast even though a lot of viewers didn't clue in until the last few episodes (I blame queerbaiting in other shows). Upon rewatch of all the episodes it's so obvious that Ed was pretty much attracted to Stede from the moment he was first told about him by Izzy and Stede was mostly oblivious until here
This makes me think that maybe we should advertise this to other gays as what it is. Like if they cant believe this is a real gay relationship, then I would actually just spoil what happens in Episode 9 because its honestly the journey you go through with these characters that makes it so special.
@@judewatts6942 i told my sister during like episode 3 that they kiss, she was excited, then at the end of ep 8 i took it back and pretended I lied, we got into a fight, watched ep 9 and she was so happy i dont think ive ever seen somebody freak out that much from a tv show it was gold
Yeah, it was pretty obvious to me that they had that kind of chemistry. From the moment Ed was watching Stede sleep, like he was drawn to him even before actually meeting him. It could have been a tale of friendship, but they way the show plays it looks clearly romantic from the very beggining. The pirate romantic comedy we didn't know we needed haha
It's just astonishing to me that everyone didn't see it from the get-go. Their first sight of each other has a freaking CHOIR OF ANGELS lol. Ed's attraction was patently obvious in Ep 4. But yeah, at first I did worry a lot that they'd queerbait/gaslight us a la the first couple seasons of Hannibal ("it's about exploring close platonic men's friendship").
no toxicity... they both were put in a situation none of them wanted and they both are genuinely happy for each other when they both escaped it through finding true love.
i'm glad they didn't make mary bonnet into some sort of villain, instead they showed mary & stede having a conversation about their relationship. they both had done wrong and hurt each other throughout the marriage. but in the end, they could let go of each other without any grudge or something like that. mary even accepted and embraced stede when he told her that he has found his love, which is ed. clearly, this is fiction, but i'm happy they show the importance of communication in a relationship even if it's broken beyond repair. this is one of my top 3 favorite scene in ofmd.
I love how she was supportive in an era where homophobia is so strict but she was a lot different compared to other wives at the time and she just wanted her husband to be happy with someone else, no matter who they are
Okay, I'm glad he talked things out with Mary, they both needed that. Great. Good. But can my baby please get back to his boyfriend? Please? Ed's gone absolutely bonkers, and he needs some love.
Aside from the fact that this show is perfect and it healed all my queerbait-related wounds, I'm also so HAPPY about tumblr being so active again. It's been a while since a show did that.
This scene is amazing & I love what they did with Mary so much. So many shows would have just used her character to represent some boring domestic prison the main character is desperate to escape & then forget about her, and I love that she’s so much more than that. Instead of framing it as exciting pirate life vs everyday drudgery, they show her living a vibrant life as a mom, artist & member of her local community and they’re able to hold Stede accountable for abandoning his family on a whim while also having it work out for the best for everyone. It’s just nice to see a show drop the poor women & children who were left behind thing and show them as their own people. Also Mary & Ed absolutely need to meet and talk shit about how mr “lets talk it out” thinks running away is a great solution when it comes to dealing with his own feelings, lol
This is probably one of my all-time favorite scenes in any TV show ever. Every part of it was absolutely beautiful, from Stede remembering his time with Ed, and Mary giving him the biggest smile and a hug as soon as he came out to her.
i honestly was so mad at stede for THAT but he rly needed this T~T i just hope season 2 happens soon bc im going insane as more minutes pass without our two idiots in love huhu
This scene makes me start tearing up just about every time i watch it. These two have such a rough past, but the moment he says this, it's like a wave of realization and empathy rushes over mary instantly. It's like the answer to a question they've had in their minds for years has finally been answered for both of them. She is so happy to see the person shes spent years with finally find someone to confide in, and shows a kind of acceptance and solidarity towards Stede that so many would do anything to have. This show is so incredible
this scene was so painfully beautiful. in this case, i think stede may genuinely gay (not bisexual or something else). and i think mary knew too, because in the beginning she admitted she knew they never would have married each other/they could try to fancy a life w each other the best they can. and the way she just ... smiles. damn.
Exactly! And he couldn’t not because anything she did, but because he is gay and it is just not how he is wired, even with all of society and his upbringing preventing him from ever coming to terms with this fact. Mary’s smile and joyful embrace really says not only acceptance, but also clears up so much, shows this wasn’t *her* doing, and now they can fully move past this baggage brought by him returning- basically just massive relief as well as acceptance and love, which is so wonderfully what Stede needed in this moment. Like, this is a gay story, one that’s slightly less realistic, but still means so much and reflects a very real part of our experience. If he were bi, this really wouldn’t work so well as it does, bc as you say, Mary was willing to work for the marriage, wasn’t framed antagonistically, so what else would be a realistic but protagonist-worthy motivation- certainly not leaving just because he didn’t like her as a wife.
Why they had to add Reverie form Debussy to this scene combined when Ed snaps and return to his Blackbeard persona, it makes it extra tragic 😭😭😭😭😭😭😡😡😡😭😭😭😭
I’ve had this exact conversation with straight friends that made me realize that I was never missing something about myself, I just didn’t know what I was looking for. It’s the little details this show has, man, that make the rep feel so real. It’s more than just the kiss. It’s the fact that I can see the queerness of every character in myself too. :,)
Honestly, I'm so glad they had Stede go back to Mary. It shows a really important bit of representation, with all of Stede's flashbacks earlier in the show having kind of shown longing. His regret is because he didn't lock himself to the strict social expectations that he was supposed to, and thought he was ruining lives because of it. Something that plenty of us can relate to. Having him not only be accepted, but his family thriving without him, was honestly so relieving. Good closure that sucking it up hurts those around you as well as yourself.
I love that brief moment of confusion Mary has when he says Ed. Her face is like, "Ed's a strange name for a woman, must be a pirate-outlaw thing" and then Stede says he and she's like "OOOOOOHHHH that makes so much more sense"
I think this scene and summing-up what they went through, being in the same time Stede's realisation that he loves Ed was the prettiest scene in the show
I love how while Mary is explaining this, literally the first thing to go through Stede’s mind is all the moments spent with Ed. This scene is so sweet and amazing.
This was, for me, honestly one of the most perfect descriptions of love and romance ever. I would never have thought to describe it in this way but with everything she listed, my heart swelled more and more with the recognition 🥺💗
I’m rewatching the show rn in preparation for s2 and I am just overwhelmed by my love for this scene. Not only is this a freeing moment for Stede, but it must be such a relief for Mary as well. To know that their marriage didn’t work out not because she did something wrong, or because Stede just didn’t like her as a person, but because he’s gay!! and she can finally take a breather and be friends with him knowing that they were just two people put in a situation that never could have worked. I love them both sm
Bahahaha i cant with this show: Stede and Mary having a moment. Then Mary going "We expose each other to new ideas 🥰" and then cut to Stede's memory of Ed going feral "This one goes through your fucking eyeball 😡🔥🔥💀" I love these unhinged dorks so much. 💀 Also, mary is girlboss.
I wish for the day gay people can come out as easily as this, that people feel it as normal as Mary does in this scene. No fear, no anger, no discrimination. I've seen so many of my friends struggle, it hurts. This is such a lovely scene. I loved it.
These actors are so amazing; her emotions are so slight yet obvious in the most sweetest & beautiful way possible. He needed this, this was what his return was working up to in order for him to have the strength & esteem to stand beside Ed who needs his support. Especially after being traumatized by another man’s death, being kidnapped, & having all his insecurities shouted back at him that he’s tried to prove wrong the episodes prior.
I love this moment not just because Stede gets context for his feelings about Ed and Mary gets to enthuse about her chosen person, but because this gives Mary some reassurance that, no, really nothing would have saved this marriage, and they are both happier outside of it.
I love this show and this scene, i think its amazing that she supports him for being gay since at this time period it was very rare to find people who supported lgbtq+ and the hug she gives him to me represents that shes telling him to go be with the person he loves
God, as a latebloomer queer, this hits so hard. Falling in love for the first time after decades of thinking you're broken in some way. This scene makes me ugly cry.
IM SO HAPPY MARY AND STEDE TALKED LIKE, I WAS IN TEARSSSS It made me so happy seeing them be genuine to each other for the first time.. They may not be great being married... but they sure are damn good friends
A show that not only legitimizes but also celebrates different forms of romantic love, not just heterosexual relationships? I thought we weren't allowed to do that, the federal government surely doesn't think so
This honestly helped me come to grips with the LGBT community. I don't care what people do in their personal lives (or at least I thought I did) but admittedly there were many scenes in this show that made me uneasy, not disgusted but slightly uncomfortable with what I was seeing. I think this was a combination of this kind of representation being unheard of in Hollywood, the false advertising within the marketing and my Christian upbringing of which I no longer consider myself apart of. This show felt like The Office or Parks and Recreation, in the sense that I felt like I was watching a group of close friends supporting each other. For sure made me more open minded towards those who aren't your typical straight male or females.
I think that they cut one of the most important parts! Stede made himself so vulnerable, and Mary.....smiled and gave him a hug! The best possible outcome of coming out!
I'd like to once again give this show HUGE props for its representation; I've seen too many "coming out" scenes that are super, over the top emotional, where the lgbt person is really struggling to reveal this part about themselves, and like...those scenes are good, if they're written well, and if they suit the context, but this one...I dunno. There's something about it. The focus isn't on the fact that Stede is "coming out"; it's more about his love for Ed. The whole big realization isn't that he's in love with a *man*, it's just that he's in love. And that is so sweet. I love them.
y mira que al principio ella no me agradaba, y resulto ser la que le dio el empujón para que tuviera el valor de aceptar sus sentimientos por Ed, espero si aparece en el futuro muestren que al personaje le fue bien, porque ella se merece lo mejor 🥺❤
I just LOVE Mary as a character. Her and Spanish Jackie are the only women in the cast of recurring characters (the others being men and an enby) so it was really cool to have a look into her nuanced perspective, fully informed by the socialistation she experienced as a woman. Plus as soon as you see her start to thrive being herself you can see how great of a person she truly is - kind, intelligent and accepting. It's also so frustrating to see Australian characters being played by non-Australians (it's an incredibly hard accent to get right without sounding too stereotypical!) so as an Aussie seeing this cool Aussie character was very fun to see.
People always point to the kiss scene as the most transformative but this will always be the defining moment of the show for me. It’s kindness, it’s release, it’s joy, it’s gentle defiance, all in one minute. As someone living closeted in an unaccepting country this scene and everything stede stands for in the moment makes my heart sing
Legit, I was SO scared the “his name is Ed” scene was gonna be played for laughs, like I feared she’d be like “Who?” But no, the show frikin NAILED this scene!!!!! (And made Stella from Helluvaboss look pathetic when compared to Steve’s ex wife! THIS should have been Stella’s plot!!!💖✨) 👏👏👏👏
"Ed... _his name is ed."_ is genuinely, unironically the best coming out I've ever seen. Simple, genuine, and filled with love. Both from stede, and from Mary. The _immediate_ hug from her is so. Intense to me. No words needed, just a firm, intense, _I'm so happy for you._
It's great that shes so accepting of him! it's so sweet how she reacts. Ignoring the fact this scene comes right after she literally tried to murder him lmao
Like a curtain falling away I bet. Just a 'oh, yup. That makes sense'
I keep crying because of this reason
I can see people dressing up as Ed and Stede for weddings🖤🤍🧡💛💚💙💜🤎❤️
@@AngstyRat rightfully so, purr✨
JK but Stede was already used to almost being killed so it's fiiine
Love how Mary's reaction just screams "the last decade of my life makes sense now".
It's so strange to not get queerbaited, but so nice 💕💕
My queerbaiting alarm was going off so hard, and I have never been more happy to be proven wrong
That's exactly how I feel about it! Like we are so used to shows coming so close to having queer rep that I literally couldnt believe what I was watching with this show! Its such a breath of fresh air and feels so odd to actually get some amazing representation :D
The amount of times I have wished that a show like this existed omg, it's so perfect
Fr I thought the kiss scene was just me hallucinating
@@Oreo-vh7rk i watched black sails years ago, so canon queer pirates were less surprising, but it was still a very good and super adorable scene.
Truth. I myself am not gay, but I regularly get annoyed at being queerbaited, or having the things where creators pretty much say "it's gay representation! Praise us!" like Disney gave a blink and you miss it lesbian kiss in "Star Wars"(cut out for overseas audiences)or the little nudges and winks like in "Jungle Cruise" or the live action "Beauty and the Beast". I love when we're allowed to reach the conclusion ourselves and not be faked out.
I love that even though Stede has made Mary unhappy in the past, they are able to move past that once he too comes to terms with the fact that them being together is only causing pain to both of them. And once he does, Mary is nothing but supportive, wishing for him to find the same happiness she did with Doug. And when Stede admits to his love for Ed, she just smiles and hugs him, because ultimately she still loves him, not as a romantic partner but as a friend and a considerable part of her past and his happiness matters to her. And I love how despite the fact that Stede is the protagonist and the person we root for, the show doesn't paint Mary as his antagonist. We actually agree that he was in the wrong when he tried to force her back into their unhappy marriage and we get angry at him for doing that. I'm so happy they ultimately got to understand each other and have that moment of reconciliation before they moved on with their lives.
It was so healing for him to go back home, reconcile with all the things he left unfinished and finally open up. I cannot wait for season 2. For all the growth and turmoil. And above all. Love. Cus it's in everything about this show.
Agreed! Even though she tried to kill him (which lets be real was part of the comedy) and after she tells Stede about being in love she immediately says "I hope you find that"
No further grievances or anger. Just. "I want you to be happy."
@@MeonLights Their conversation just after the murder is so freaking hilarious though omg
Some people are much better off as friends. I think these two will get along much better in the future.
Mary is just SUCH a good character. And so representative of people in her situation
Mary's immediate smile and acceptance over Stede loving a man makes me incredibly happy.
Right?! Her hug looked genuine too.
Did anybody absolutely fall in love with mary in this scene?
Her immediate and enthusiastic embrace at the end really made me love her. I was so proud of her already for finding a life she loved and fighting for it. This acceptance was what pushed her into best human territory. 💗
That, and she looks adorable
Her smile is so beautiful
Ignoring the fact that she literally tried to murder him right before then yeah😭
@@Androids23 her planning to murder stede actually made me like her, i was like yeah girl you deserve it with all the rights lmao. Not being homophobic made me like her even more
Stede is so repressed, so full of guilt, and confusion I don't even know if he realized his deep all encompassing feelings for Ed were romantic until Ed kissed him. It makes him panic. Then talking to Mary he let's all that repression and guilt go and realizes for the first time, this need for Ed is love. He is in love.The way Mary accepts this, the way he seems to tear up at the notion. 😭😭😭😭 Don't give me what I want shows, I clearly can't handle it
THAT LAST SENTENCE - were all in the process of breaking down
Ugh god, what makes it worse is that it comes spliced between scenes of Ed breaking down about Stede leaving ;-;
Jesus this is so well put
@@jessmt4464 has it gone away? That breaking down feeling? Because let me tell you, I just watched this show last week and again yesterday, and I feel like I'm in the brink of tears all the time! Ugh T_T
I adore Ed and Stede so much but also Mary deserves the absolute best. Ally queen, good mother, great artist
She was very ahead of her time with that (idk cubist?) painting. Very classy!
That woman does deserve everything !! And that scene was incredibly touching.
absolutely, mary is amazing
@@iriskohr6900 Also the fact that she's absolutely not horrified like anyone from 18th century should be when Stede tells her he's in love with another man.
What absolutely WRECKS me about this is Mary's reaction right after he says, "Ed." Sure, it's a moment of surprise, but then it melts so quickly in this gentle, tender understanding. Near immediately so. What a kind, lovely scene.
It’s clearly pleasant surprise too, like every moment of their decade long marriage when they tried to be affectionate or romantic and it just Did Not Work or was awkward af flashed through her mind and she’s thinking “holy shit everything makes sense now” 😂
god works hard but gay people work harder 🙏🙏 tysm for this i can't wait to have it on loop as i go to sleep
I think Mary still held resentment for steed up until this moment, she realises he never meant to make her unhappy, but he was also unhappy because of his repressed feelings, and she understood why he did what he did and became nothing but supportive
I really appreciate the flashbacks in this scene because it really reinforces that, yes, the show has always been romantic as fuck when Ed was in the cast even though a lot of viewers didn't clue in until the last few episodes (I blame queerbaiting in other shows). Upon rewatch of all the episodes it's so obvious that Ed was pretty much attracted to Stede from the moment he was first told about him by Izzy and Stede was mostly oblivious until here
This makes me think that maybe we should advertise this to other gays as what it is. Like if they cant believe this is a real gay relationship, then I would actually just spoil what happens in Episode 9 because its honestly the journey you go through with these characters that makes it so special.
@@judewatts6942 i told my sister during like episode 3 that they kiss, she was excited, then at the end of ep 8 i took it back and pretended I lied, we got into a fight, watched ep 9 and she was so happy i dont think ive ever seen somebody freak out that much from a tv show it was gold
Yeah, it was pretty obvious to me that they had that kind of chemistry. From the moment Ed was watching Stede sleep, like he was drawn to him even before actually meeting him. It could have been a tale of friendship, but they way the show plays it looks clearly romantic from the very beggining. The pirate romantic comedy we didn't know we needed haha
It's just astonishing to me that everyone didn't see it from the get-go. Their first sight of each other has a freaking CHOIR OF ANGELS lol. Ed's attraction was patently obvious in Ep 4. But yeah, at first I did worry a lot that they'd queerbait/gaslight us a la the first couple seasons of Hannibal ("it's about exploring close platonic men's friendship").
no toxicity... they both were put in a situation none of them wanted and they both are genuinely happy for each other when they both escaped it through finding true love.
i'm glad they didn't make mary bonnet into some sort of villain, instead they showed mary & stede having a conversation about their relationship.
they both had done wrong and hurt each other throughout the marriage. but in the end, they could let go of each other without any grudge or something like that. mary even accepted and embraced stede when he told her that he has found his love, which is ed.
clearly, this is fiction, but i'm happy they show the importance of communication in a relationship even if it's broken beyond repair. this is one of my top 3 favorite scene in ofmd.
i'm going absolutely feral for Stede and Ed. Season 2 can't come fast enough. thanks for posting this scene
I love how she was supportive in an era where homophobia is so strict but she was a lot different compared to other wives at the time and she just wanted her husband to be happy with someone else, no matter who they are
this show is amazingly well-written like it's honestly the standard i wish all modern tv could live up to
As much as I love Ed and Stede’s relationship, I’m honestly so happy for Mary for living her best life.
God...the emotional journey is so apparent on his face. Rhys is a master. I will never get over this
Okay, I'm glad he talked things out with Mary, they both needed that. Great. Good. But can my baby please get back to his boyfriend? Please? Ed's gone absolutely bonkers, and he needs some love.
screaming crying foaming at the mouth
no but I love them SO MUCH she hugged him and they’re both finally happy
I really felt for Mary. I’m glad she and the kids got proper closure.
god this scene ended homophobia. it was seriously the embodiment of love is love.
Aside from the fact that this show is perfect and it healed all my queerbait-related wounds, I'm also so HAPPY about tumblr being so active again. It's been a while since a show did that.
This show was lazer sighted straight for tumblr's heart.
This scene is amazing & I love what they did with Mary so much. So many shows would have just used her character to represent some boring domestic prison the main character is desperate to escape & then forget about her, and I love that she’s so much more than that.
Instead of framing it as exciting pirate life vs everyday drudgery, they show her living a vibrant life as a mom, artist & member of her local community and they’re able to hold Stede accountable for abandoning his family on a whim while also having it work out for the best for everyone. It’s just nice to see a show drop the poor women & children who were left behind thing and show them as their own people.
Also Mary & Ed absolutely need to meet and talk shit about how mr “lets talk it out” thinks running away is a great solution when it comes to dealing with his own feelings, lol
This is probably one of my all-time favorite scenes in any TV show ever. Every part of it was absolutely beautiful, from Stede remembering his time with Ed, and Mary giving him the biggest smile and a hug as soon as he came out to her.
i honestly was so mad at stede for THAT but he rly needed this T~T i just hope season 2 happens soon bc im going insane as more minutes pass without our two idiots in love huhu
This scene makes me start tearing up just about every time i watch it. These two have such a rough past, but the moment he says this, it's like a wave of realization and empathy rushes over mary instantly. It's like the answer to a question they've had in their minds for years has finally been answered for both of them. She is so happy to see the person shes spent years with finally find someone to confide in, and shows a kind of acceptance and solidarity towards Stede that so many would do anything to have. This show is so incredible
No!! Don’t cut off the immediate hug from Mary!!
I think there's something wrong with the video. It gets all blurry at the end. Oh, wait... it's just me.
I love that Mary doesn’t make a face or go ‘weird name for a girl’ or anything like that. She’s just genuinely happy for him!
Stede: I’m part of the LGBTQ community! And this is my ex wife Mary she’s an ally! Talk Mary! :D
Mary: ALLY :D
this scene was so painfully beautiful. in this case, i think stede may genuinely gay (not bisexual or something else). and i think mary knew too, because in the beginning she admitted she knew they never would have married each other/they could try to fancy a life w each other the best they can. and the way she just ... smiles. damn.
Exactly! And he couldn’t not because anything she did, but because he is gay and it is just not how he is wired, even with all of society and his upbringing preventing him from ever coming to terms with this fact. Mary’s smile and joyful embrace really says not only acceptance, but also clears up so much, shows this wasn’t *her* doing, and now they can fully move past this baggage brought by him returning- basically just massive relief as well as acceptance and love, which is so wonderfully what Stede needed in this moment.
Like, this is a gay story, one that’s slightly less realistic, but still means so much and reflects a very real part of our experience. If he were bi, this really wouldn’t work so well as it does, bc as you say, Mary was willing to work for the marriage, wasn’t framed antagonistically, so what else would be a realistic but protagonist-worthy motivation- certainly not leaving just because he didn’t like her as a wife.
Why they had to add Reverie form Debussy to this scene combined when Ed snaps and return to his Blackbeard persona, it makes it extra tragic 😭😭😭😭😭😭😡😡😡😭😭😭😭
crying in the club rn.... bridgerton wishes it has this kind of romance
I love that they talked it out even after both resulting to extremes! No bad words. Just honest opinions and support.
I’ve had this exact conversation with straight friends that made me realize that I was never missing something about myself, I just didn’t know what I was looking for. It’s the little details this show has, man, that make the rep feel so real. It’s more than just the kiss. It’s the fact that I can see the queerness of every character in myself too. :,)
Honestly, I'm so glad they had Stede go back to Mary. It shows a really important bit of representation, with all of Stede's flashbacks earlier in the show having kind of shown longing. His regret is because he didn't lock himself to the strict social expectations that he was supposed to, and thought he was ruining lives because of it. Something that plenty of us can relate to. Having him not only be accepted, but his family thriving without him, was honestly so relieving. Good closure that sucking it up hurts those around you as well as yourself.
i CANT express how much I love this scene and mary, honestly they both deserve everything 😭
i’m going to piss myself holy shit
I love that brief moment of confusion Mary has when he says Ed. Her face is like, "Ed's a strange name for a woman, must be a pirate-outlaw thing" and then Stede says he and she's like "OOOOOOHHHH that makes so much more sense"
I think this scene and summing-up what they went through, being in the same time Stede's realisation that he loves Ed was the prettiest scene in the show
I love how while Mary is explaining this, literally the first thing to go through Stede’s mind is all the moments spent with Ed. This scene is so sweet and amazing.
This scene is the absolute definition of PRECIOUS! SEASON 2 NOW PLEASE!! AND MERCH!! I WANT TO SUPPORT BLEDE!! or Steard! whichever ship name works.
I think the ship name is blackbonnet
stedeward and blackbonnet r the ship names
Also gentlebeard!
Screaming and crying and throwing up and climbing the curtains
This was, for me, honestly one of the most perfect descriptions of love and romance ever. I would never have thought to describe it in this way but with everything she listed, my heart swelled more and more with the recognition 🥺💗
I’m rewatching the show rn in preparation for s2 and I am just overwhelmed by my love for this scene. Not only is this a freeing moment for Stede, but it must be such a relief for Mary as well. To know that their marriage didn’t work out not because she did something wrong, or because Stede just didn’t like her as a person, but because he’s gay!! and she can finally take a breather and be friends with him knowing that they were just two people put in a situation that never could have worked. I love them both sm
i'm not crying, you're crying...
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You’re right. I AM crying 😭
Bahahaha i cant with this show:
Stede and Mary having a moment. Then Mary going "We expose each other to new ideas 🥰" and then cut to Stede's memory of Ed going feral "This one goes through your fucking eyeball 😡🔥🔥💀"
I love these unhinged dorks so much. 💀
Also, mary is girlboss.
Ughhhhhhhhhhh I'm literally so normal for this show I swear
I wish for the day gay people can come out as easily as this, that people feel it as normal as Mary does in this scene. No fear, no anger, no discrimination. I've seen so many of my friends struggle, it hurts. This is such a lovely scene. I loved it.
I swear to God, if they’re not happily married by the end of the series, I’m going to start setting fires.
sobbing already
We support her. We love him.
They're all great.
i love how the first time they truly bond is when they talk about their new found love.
THIS WHOLE SCENE IS SO PERFECT
These actors are so amazing; her emotions are so slight yet obvious in the most sweetest & beautiful way possible. He needed this, this was what his return was working up to in order for him to have the strength & esteem to stand beside Ed who needs his support. Especially after being traumatized by another man’s death, being kidnapped, & having all his insecurities shouted back at him that he’s tried to prove wrong the episodes prior.
This scene made me whale. The way she accepted him…the way he realized that what he had with Ed was love HOLY SHIT I’ll just be here crying
The score in this scene is so perfect 😭, I love how the chords resolve right after he says “Ed”
This scene is beautiful. I never expected this series to be so emotionally impactful
I love the little *sigh* he takes at sec 0.30, realizing you are in love really is an amazing thing
If they don't renew this show for a second session we should dress up as pirates and protest in the streets
Just tell me when & where mate. Let’s get a ship shaped parade float & march
The comment section of this video is so damn poetic yall are so talented at conveying stuff
I love this moment not just because Stede gets context for his feelings about Ed and Mary gets to enthuse about her chosen person, but because this gives Mary some reassurance that, no, really nothing would have saved this marriage, and they are both happier outside of it.
I love this show and this scene, i think its amazing that she supports him for being gay since at this time period it was very rare to find people who supported lgbtq+ and the hug she gives him to me represents that shes telling him to go be with the person he loves
I fucking cried so much during this scene. Help
they were never meant to be together romantically, but it's turned out so well for mary and stede to have known each other
screaming crying throwing up
this scene just feels so natural.
God, as a latebloomer queer, this hits so hard. Falling in love for the first time after decades of thinking you're broken in some way. This scene makes me ugly cry.
the way i'm crying as i walk to my math class
IM SO HAPPY MARY AND STEDE TALKED LIKE, I WAS IN TEARSSSS
It made me so happy seeing them be genuine to each other for the first time..
They may not be great being married... but they sure are damn good friends
A show that not only legitimizes but also celebrates different forms of romantic love, not just heterosexual relationships? I thought we weren't allowed to do that, the federal government surely doesn't think so
A supportive QUEEN
This honestly helped me come to grips with the LGBT community. I don't care what people do in their personal lives (or at least I thought I did) but admittedly there were many scenes in this show that made me uneasy, not disgusted but slightly uncomfortable with what I was seeing. I think this was a combination of this kind of representation being unheard of in Hollywood, the false advertising within the marketing and my Christian upbringing of which I no longer consider myself apart of. This show felt like The Office or Parks and Recreation, in the sense that I felt like I was watching a group of close friends supporting each other. For sure made me more open minded towards those who aren't your typical straight male or females.
I’m gonna be honest, I FULLY expected her to be homophobic but honestly? She ended up being a really cool character
im dead thanks
This scene will forever live rent free in my head :,)
I think that they cut one of the most important parts! Stede made himself so vulnerable, and Mary.....smiled and gave him a hug! The best possible outcome of coming out!
Legit got emotional in an Uber today remembering this scene
IM SO HAPPY AT MARY'S REACTION
Such a beautiful scene and such an incredible show, can’t wait for season two.
They found a way to love each otherrrrrrrrrrrrr it's so wonderful
I'd like to once again give this show HUGE props for its representation; I've seen too many "coming out" scenes that are super, over the top emotional, where the lgbt person is really struggling to reveal this part about themselves, and like...those scenes are good, if they're written well, and if they suit the context, but this one...I dunno. There's something about it. The focus isn't on the fact that Stede is "coming out"; it's more about his love for Ed. The whole big realization isn't that he's in love with a *man*, it's just that he's in love. And that is so sweet.
I love them.
y mira que al principio ella no me agradaba, y resulto ser la que le dio el empujón para que tuviera el valor de aceptar sus sentimientos por Ed, espero si aparece en el futuro muestren que al personaje le fue bien, porque ella se merece lo mejor 🥺❤
Imagine asking have you met blackbeard again and you say "oh I'm his husband" then everyone stares in disbelief while you sip on your rum.
I love this scene. Shame you didn't include the hug she gave him after because it was the sweetest thing ever, but still love the video! ❣️
AHHH I CAN'T IT'S PURELY SWEET
I love how they became free with Stede faking his death. They belong apart
MLM King and Bi Queen solidarity IN 4K
My God, I have the WORST Gaydar in the history of the universe…..how did I not see this coming…..they are AMAZING together!!!
Currently falling in love with a guy and I keep going back to this iconic scene just to sit and smile stupidly at it
I just LOVE Mary as a character. Her and Spanish Jackie are the only women in the cast of recurring characters (the others being men and an enby) so it was really cool to have a look into her nuanced perspective, fully informed by the socialistation she experienced as a woman. Plus as soon as you see her start to thrive being herself you can see how great of a person she truly is - kind, intelligent and accepting. It's also so frustrating to see Australian characters being played by non-Australians (it's an incredibly hard accent to get right without sounding too stereotypical!) so as an Aussie seeing this cool Aussie character was very fun to see.
People always point to the kiss scene as the most transformative but this will always be the defining moment of the show for me. It’s kindness, it’s release, it’s joy, it’s gentle defiance, all in one minute. As someone living closeted in an unaccepting country this scene and everything stede stands for in the moment makes my heart sing
oh my heart.......................SEASON2 WHERE ARE YOU
I love this scene 💜
Legit, I was SO scared the “his name is Ed” scene was gonna be played for laughs, like I feared she’d be like “Who?” But no, the show frikin NAILED this scene!!!!! (And made Stella from Helluvaboss look pathetic when compared to Steve’s ex wife! THIS should have been Stella’s plot!!!💖✨) 👏👏👏👏
FRICK ME I LOVE THEM SO MUCH
Too bad Ed is being a maniac right now.
But also that they won't be instant or simple since this lovely show is so loaded with nuance. GOD I CAN'T WAIT!
I cry everytime...