ikrr! i was in denial about the ship for a long time cause i thought there's no waaaay we'll get another gay couple..... it's just gonna be like queer baiting and I'll have to hear bs from people who think we turn everything gay 😭😭😭😅😅😅😅 (idk why I'm ranting.....the finale broke me. I'm so pissed off and sad 😅😅😅😭)
I was internally screaming. SCREAMING. This was so beautiful. And they didn't make it one of those desperate, 'crash into each other' type kisses. They made it really innocent and soft. Something new to both of them, even though they're older, this is still NEW. Not that rough, heavy kissing is ever BAD, because I'd watch the hell out of them kissing that way...but this moment, their first kiss, it made it so much more real for it to be just really sweet and gentle and innocent. I love them so damn much...my heart is so full of fucking rainbows rn...🌈😭💗
Im so glad that this was totally the last scene and that everything goes as planned and they start their new lives in china and absolutely nothing else happens (Edit: WHO ELSE IS EXCITED FOR SEASON 2??!!! WHOOO LETS GO!!!)
the absolute happiness that I felt when this scene happened and I realized it was actually real, and not another queerbait! still not processing it tbh
I was the same, I sat there whenever they had their flirtatious moments and was like “if they queer bait us right now I swear to GOD” but this scene finally happened and I genuinely screamed with joy 😅
the entire show i was convinced that ed and stede‘s relationship is and was gonna be written as something platonic. why was i convinced? because we already had lucius and pete. i was so brainwashed by years and years of films and tv series not daring to bring the gay subtext of two main characters to the surface and rather checking off lgbtq+ rep through side characters that never in a million years world it have crossed my mind that there can be a gay main love story when there’s already gay side characters. isn’t that sick??
I felt the same, there's no subtle romance everything is so pure and natural that I was practically in shock when I saw the kiss. This show made me so happy
Yeah. Depends on your perspective. This was clearly the ending being the last minutes of the season. But I think in a deleted scene, I saw the crew killed Izzy quickly without any interference. So technically something bad happened to him.
I have so many emotions! First that fact that a queer ship that I loved became Canon.The fact that it is two middle aged men. I cried. But then as you watch it you see Ed's vulnerability, his gentleness, his over eagerness, he is so excited , uncool about his love for this man. Stede on the other hand is clumsy, and trepidatious. Like he never really felt/experienced true romantic feelings so he didn't recognize them until Ed kissed him. Mixed into that is deep guilt. For the family he left, for Ed giving everything up for him. Like he can't bare to be seen the way Ed sees him. Omg this silly pirate show has got me gal
Yes! I do love also that it's two middled aged men. Sure, Taika is hot as f*ck, but there's something about two relatively normal looking blokes falling in love that really emphasizes love is love. This is normal.
god. how fucking sad, how fucking enraging is it that us queer folks have been so conditioned to read subtext, to hang onto small nods in our direction and to interpret every interaction, to always be baited into believing that all those small “wink-wink-nudge-nudge” moments in shows we like will reach an actual conclusion and aren’t just baiting us for the sake of ratings, that when a show ACTUALLY is incredibly diverse, inclusive and cares about well-representing so many different people we just… cry? because it’s so good, because we can’t believe it’s actually happening to us? what i’m trying to say is, man. we shouldn’t feel like this. and shows like this are hopefully a big step in the right direction.
No because seriously. After watching shows like Good Omens and Hannibal and stuff I actually thought that this was gonna be one of those shows where the only reason you know the characters are gay is because the creator said it once at a convention or something. I literally screamed when I saw this scene like I was so happy and I'm still not completely over it.
People of the future are going to be disgusted at the way our society treats people like us, they're going to make monuments for our moments and shroud homophobia in shame.
I watched this show start to finish with my dad and I literally did cry when they kissed. My dad is extremely supportive and open-minded and he loved the show too, but I know he doesn't understand why I cried. This explains it perfectly.
A biracial queer relationship played by two kiwi stars. Can’t stress how important this kind of representation is for queer pakeha and Maori folks alike. Best of all? IT’S NOT BAIT!
I cant stop watching this scene over and over and over its like a drug....the feeling I get knowing this is real and we were right and this is a love story, totally and unambiguously....nothing is ever gonna make me feel like this again. I could bend steel right now this show has healed all of my wounds and made me so immensely powerful
You are not alone. I can’t stop either 😭 i immediately started rewatching the show when I finished episode 10 (and after bawling my eyes out for An hour)
I never in my lifetime thought I would see two middle aged men confessing their love for each other in such a sweet, tender way on my tv like what the fuck. I'm vibrating, I'm truly alive. Taika and Rhys are real ones for being secure enough in their real life friendship to deliver these adorable pirate boyfriends to us
I truly love Taika Watiti, he fought so hard for this and its an absolute delight to finally watch such a goodly written queer series like this. Witty jokes, amazing storyline, complex characters, developed relationship. A must see. 10/10 I have watched it twice so far, in English and my main language Spanish, each time being as good as the first.
Love Taika and he definitely had a big role in this, played a fantastic Edward, and gave star power behind it which helped get it made, but also wanna say give David Jenkins his credit as showrunner and lead writer! This was his vision and I'm so grateful he shared it with us :)
If I were to be honest, this is a series where I had to reprogram my Christian upbringing. Every romantic relationship in the first ten episodes is LGBTQ+ related which I was not expecting coming into the show. I had a ton of belly laughs and if I am honest, more than enough moments where I had to question how open minded I truly am. I felt quite uncomfortable, especially with the non-binary relationship in this show. It's strange feeling seeing this kind of representation so prominent in a Hollywood production and It is certainly the first time I've seen someone referred to as the they/them pronouns. This show for sure helped a man in rural Australia with a religious upbringing better understand non-straight folk and I can honestly say I am excited for future episodes. As silly as it sounds, I came away from this show with a better understanding of the LGBTQ+ community.
This means a lot, and is proof of why lgbt+ representation isn't just important for queer people like me, but straight/cis people, too! This is a wonderful thing to hear. Hope you are having a wonderful day.
I know people are angry at Stede for leaving Ed to come back to his family, but imo, he needed to see them happier without him to realize that his own happiness lies with Ed now and that he's finally found true love with him.
I also think we got so much of Stede being a fun character, it was so important to see him royally fuck up and be honestly kinda awful. Being home again brought out the worst in him!
stede had to leave. you can see in this exact scene that while ed is ready to let go of his old life willingly without doubts, stede can't. he's still riddled with guilt and self doubt, and their relationship would never work if he didn't go back to his old life to find out he's not welcome anymore. he had to say a proper goodbye, leave a piece of his heart with his daughter. now he's truly ready to meet ed halfway.
Yes! Ed's overjoyed and Stede is ... not. Ed started the show ready to try being dead, but Stede's only ready to try it by ep 10. And then he kills his old life three times in five minutes lol. Great writing.
the creator said ideally they'll close the story in three season, though (I love the integrity to end it when it's done), so definitely a multirewatching fandom
@@insignificantramblings Agreed. I'm straight and this didn't seem like a gay romance. It's just romance. Between two people. It's love, and it's beautiful. We're getting there. Where what folks are packing below decks doesn't matter at all. That's equality. When what race or gender someone is no longer matters.
@@nutbastard Yes. I love the genuine romance of this show. Too many shows, especially in comedy, make their "romance" all about lust and this one made it about love. In every relationship not just the main one. For me that's why it is so powerful.
this into ep10 you really feel the difference between Ed's emphatic yesses and Stede's "I think so" and "m-hm!" oh it hurts and then the scene right after this wrenches his answer through your heart
@Pixis Princess [SPOILERS!] After this, Ed comes up with a plan for them to escape in the middle of the night. However instead of meeting Ed at the dock as planned, Stede gets overwhelmed by guilt and goes home to his family, leaving Ed to escape on his own. During this separation, Stede confronts his guilt, makes amends with his family, and realizes his love for Ed. He conspires with his family to fake his death and then leaves to return to the ship on a small boat. While this is happening, Ed is on the ship depressed and heartbroken. After being provoked by Izzy, Ed decides to become Blackbeard again and throws Stede's crew out of the ship, officially taking over the Revenge. The season ends with Stede reuniting with his stranded crew members. Blackbeard added a bleeding heart to his flag, and his last scene is of him crying to himself.
Omg i know! And I really wanted to enjoy this scene more but from start to finish I was just like "oh no oh no" BC it just has the vibes that things are gonna hit the fan and honestly that makes it perfect for a season 1 kiss bc they're not giving us a fully feel good moment where we can relax with these two but they gave us the kiss that proves that the characters both want that. I think they knew that they would have to give us a kiss bc of all the shit the community has been through but man does it kill me that stede wasn't even ready for it, didn't even know he loved the man yet!
@Pixis Princess SPOILERS FOR EP 9! - - Ed comes up with a really loose plan to sail to China, just the two of them, and Stede gives this response.. then Stede is woken in the middle of the night by Chauncey Badminton (the twin with short hair) who is drunk and lays into him about Nigel's death and basically calls Stede a monster and says he ruins everyone he gets his hands on and Stede says "I think you're right.. In fact, I completely agree" and then Chauncey, as he's about to murder Stede, trips and shoots himself through the same eye that Nigel's sword went through. Stede panics a whole bunch, and he's left in the wild just screaming and in distress. The story cuts over to Ed left waiting at the docks.. to him Stede's just decided to bail because he didn't mean it or something. He waits until sunrise then sails off on his own and it's obvious his heart's been broken. The episode ends with Stede returning to his home where his wife and kids are.
Um just SO HAPPY about how casual and clean the kiss is, just devoid of drama and exaggerated movements and “passion”. This is the most heartwarming demonstration of love I’ve ever seen because they know it’s reciprocated, they just needed to put together enough courage to admit it (particularly Ed)
They're just two old dudes who have never experienced true love until this moment 😭 It couldn't have been better honestly. It's incredibly tender and real.
Yeah, I mean, these are two people who are pretty unfamiliar and inexperienced with tenderness and affection, and it's impulsive and unexpected and so realistically awkward and tentative since Ed has no idea at first how it'll be received, and then they relax into it. Just could not have been more truthful or swoony [sigh].
whenever i watch this clip i find myself mesmerized by rhys darby's acting. you can see stede slowly starting to panic so clearly. his eyes shift around, his breathing gets heavy, he starts giving ed short and nervous responses as things get more and more real. the kiss is beautiful but it was a lot for stede to handle-- so much was happening at the same time. rhys portrayed it all really, really well, in a way that's impressive if you pay attention but easy to miss, like how ed does
I've been replaying this for like a fucking hour. I CANT STOP LOOKING. THEY FUCKING DID IT. THEY DID WHAT SO MANY OTHER MEDIA HAVE TEASED BUT NEVER HAD THE BALLS TO DO.
This is honestly the best gay relationship I’ve ever seen in any media. It perfectly captures growing up gay, being gay, coming to terms with your identity and trying to accept yourself. It just has everything. Commentary on every important aspect of being LGBT+ tied in with comedy and romance. I’m in love with these gay pirates
Me too!! And I love that the fact they’re gay isn’t the conflict. Showing homophobia on screen is very important, but I just wish I could watch a queer movie/show without having to see them being beaten up or bullied purely just for being queer. Why do we have to be hated to be interesting? You can have a GREAT gay love story without including homophobia, and this show is proof. Sorry if my message has poor grammar, just woke up and immediately wanted to rewatch this scene haha
;_; I normally avoid romance shows, but this one snuck it in under the veil of comedy and I guess thats how I like romance. More shows like this please.
Plenty of comedies sneak in really sweet romances, Ted Lasso and Parks and Recreation come to mind - unfortunately none of them have been queer relationships. This show does that really well. The best so far, tbh.
I heard about this after it's popularity clashed with moon knight and with Waititi, Darby and other GOT actors, I HAD to see it ( also the queer representation)
I just love the musical theme that plays whenever they have soft moments together. it’s so beautiful and gentle, this show really is the best thing that’s happened this year
I’m not gay, but I like how they did this scene. It wasn’t the “token queer couple” approach that always shows up when a show’s ratings are steadily dropping. They took their time with it, and I was very fond of their budding friendship. And while I suspected this might happen, I can easily say that “if they kept it at just them being great friends, I would’ve been good with that, and if they push the relationship, I can ship it.” It was a sweet, tender moment, and I hope they don’t ruin it in Season 2.
That's exactly what I thought, it wasn't forced, it didn't feel the show wanted to show and enphasize they are a gay couple, so for that reason it was genuine and soooo romantic for everybody.
You know you don't have to be gay to enjoy a same sex relationship. No need to say that you are not just to give a sincere and honest opinion about a ship :)
Disney, take note. This is what real LGBTQ+ representation is. Not what ever "first gay character/couple" you make for the 77th time and always get edited out/censored in certain countries.
It would've been soooooeasy for them to keep these two at a jokey "oh they're just like a married couple! But STRAIGHT!" Like they did in the We Gull Way Back Episode. Oh haha they act like a married couple and they "broke up" but you would be silly to read anything deeper into that! But for them to have this completely real, tender confirmation of what would be an obvious conclusion to their relationship if they were straight was just so breathtaking. Like, hopefully in years to come this will just be basic representation but right now it feels like vindication.
Exactly !! I honestly didn't know this series was a romantic comedy because the friend that recommended it didn't tell me (she wanted it to be a surprise). I noticed the subtle hints of romance and the episode of they separating was the typical "we are acting like a DIVORCED COUPLE but it's funny cause we are STRAIGHT" but then they kissed for real and it was so natural and I couldn't believe it 😭😭 the queerbaiting industry really has messed me up.
@@brain_apostrophe_t yeah me too i already *knew* the hype about the show being gay so i wasn't expecting anything else, so the breakup felt like a real breakup to me, just onw where neither party is properly together in the first place
I finished the last two episodes the day they came out, and I have NOT been okay since. The insane happiness and heart melting that I felt watching this scene.. and then... Well, I have been crying for three days straight. Anyway, the joy of not being queerbaited. I'm absolutely ecstatic about that bit.
Yes!!!! Soo happy they didn’t pull the best friends parent their acquired child(ren) and function like a romantic married couple but remain ambiguously platonic for plausible deniability card. After decades of shows pulling that shit, I almost can’t believe what I just watched!
Glad I'm not the only one who straight up sobbed when this scene happened. The reaction, the RELIEF AND JOY, it was so visceral. Years of hoping and wishing someone would finally have the guts to do this, to show this. As something lovely and precious
I loved the use of Satie's Gnoissienes #5 (a long-time favourite) as the romantic leitmotif throughout the series, and there it is again, at 1:27, when Ed says that it's Stede that makes him happy.
It actually starts out with Schumann’s Träumerei but after the first line it switches to Satie’s Gnossiennes. I didn’t know it was Satie, I thought it was the shows take on Schumann, that’s so clever! Both songs have almost the same beginning and sound so good together. (It also sounds like they are both originally in the same key) My music major mind is blown (and very happy)
@@zoestarbuck9892 Fellow music major here, I also caught that it starts with the Träumerei and I thought it was so beautiful because the name literally transaltes to "dreaming" and I think it adds sweetness to the scene with Ed and Stede's childlike innocence in love, given that the piece(the loveliest of the cycle and my favorite) belongs to the Kinderszenen. I don't know it that's what they were going with, but I choose to believe it. Edit: there's also another "dreaming" piece used for the soundtrack, Debussy's Reviere when Mary is explaining what it's like to be in love. I love this show so much!!
This might very well be one of the first scenes on TV where no matter how many times I play it, every time it apparently seems like I've never seen it before because I just feel the urge to bury my face into a pillow and scream since I'm hardly convinced that YES, THIS IS REAL. Also, Stede's puppy expression at 1:12 is absolutely adorable. He truly is a golden retriever.
I'm thoroughly convinced Stede saying Blackbeard is a bloodthirsty killer (in that bar after this) is gonna come back to bite him, all these little details are so good
This made me so happy I’ve never had a teased gay relationship actually happen especially in a comedic series like this. I watched enough 2010s comedy to not get my hopes up but finally it’s real. My teen self feels heard and my bisexual adult self is happy to see this progress.
Ikr I was spoiled before I started it and honestly it didn't ruin it for me. The build-up of the relationship across the episodes really made the kiss pay off and feel VALUABLE, unlike when I first saw it and didn't think much of it
I also watched being spoiled, I heard these two were in love so I deduced to watch it. I’ve never thought they would be so direct about it… it’s so beautiful to see, can wait for the rest of the story.❤
This show did what Sherlock, Supernatural, Marvel, Star Wars, Hannibal and Merlin couldn't do. I'm so happy for them!! (Edit: y'all are right with the good omens. I do like them as an asexual husbands)
Hannibal was less queerbaity in the sense that the main characters said in no uncertain terms that they were in love with each other but agree on all the others
Hannibal doesn't really count because Bryan didn't want their love to be expressed physically and it was supposed to be more emotional or something. He kind of regrets it though because the show ended up getting cancelled and stuff.
I love the fact that before, Ed told Stede that there was no escape, that they were trapped there, but once he realized that Stede felt the same way about him as he did about Stede, he no longer believed they were trapped. Stede showing that he loved him too made him realize he would do anything to be with him, even if it meant doing the stupidest, most dangerous thing they could possibly do.
honestly, I think Ed was happy to be there. It wasn't the ideal situation, but he was with Stede, which is why he was able to adapt so quickly and reacted angrily to Stede's request to escape. He felt that Stede was focused on the life he had left behind. Seeing that Stede was also attracted to him, Ed no longer cared about running away, because running away at that moment did not imply a separation.
Tbh I didn't think that they were going to kiss, I mean, I was 9 episodes in and I kinda just gave up hope. But this scene took me by surprise! I love how soft & gentle Ed is in this scene. They are so adorable.
It's so bittersweet seeing all our reactions to this, like it's so heartwarming seeing everyone crying over them and being so happy we actually got this in canon.... but the surprise and like strangeness of not being queerbaited for once is just sad. Time and time again shows come so close to canon queer rep and then throw it all away, rush it at the end or just check off the lgbtq+ rep box with side characters. But this time it was different. It's so hard to express in words how impactful this is, how important showing relationships like this on screen is. The fact that everyone (myself included) is still struggling to wrap our heads around the fact that this ship is ACTUALLY CANON just reminds me of all the times we have been cheated out of representation in the past. I hope this show can set a precedent for other series to follow in future. This in my opinion is the very best queer representation I have ever seen on screen, including the non-binary rep too. Just so well handled I cry every time I think about it. In conclusion, give us season 2 right now, and it better have a happy ending or I will simply not recover
Big strong fearsome blackbeard the best pirate looking at this man with so much love, kissing him so tenderly, cupping his hand, and wanting to run away together. Melts my dang heart. Now i know that not all scary people are actually that scary 😌
When I watched this scene for the first time I felt like I'd unlocked a part of myself. I think my whole life I'd been aware of queerbaiting but it wasn't until I watched this scene between these two men who look and act and fall in love so differently from any other gay couple I'd seen on screen, and felt for maybe the first time in my life the same emotions I feel from a depiction of a straight romance, that I really understood what was missing from everything else I was watching. I can't believe I went into this silly little show about pirates and came out feeling like I just watched something revolutionary
I was SO happy when I first watched this, I was also worried it would just be up to interpretation!! Such a beautiful moment! 🥰 They have crazy good chemistry and I'm glad the creators made it canon!!! AAHHHH!
I can't even express how much of a relief it is to be reading all these comments. I finished the show a few nights ago, and it took me two hours to fall asleep because my mind was racing. I just didn't know what to do with myself. I still don't, and I'm feeling so many emotions it physically hurts. As a queer person still trying to figure things out, I didn't realize how much I was waiting for something like this to happen on TV, until it did, and part of me still can't believe it's real. Is this what representation is? I was legit wondering if this show broke my brain until I read everyone else's comments and saw that a lot of us are reacting this way. This show has wrecked me, lol
I'm going through the exact same thing, I feel like I cant do anything else BUT think about this show and how much the ending hurt!! writing this right now at 3 am with no chance of falling back asleep because of this lmao. I genuinely hope this show gets a season 2, and more importantly that these two eventually make amends and start all over :')
I don’t know if anyone’s already pointed this out but I went crazy trying to find out that the song in this scene is Erik Satie's Gnossienne no.5, which you can hear play during various scenes in other episodes relating to Ed and Stede’s relationship.
God I was so excited when I realized they were canon, I spent the whole time just going “yeah but that could be friendly stuff, there’s already 2 lgbt couples, there’s no way they’ll make the main dudes gay” and then they did?!?! Anyway this show is amazing and this scene is beautiful
such a lovely and tender moment! I also loved the ending of the previous episode when they're being arrested by the british, both face down on the deck, and as the camera pans up Ed reaches his foot out and touches Stede's. it gave me goosebumps!
I think maybe my favorite (or ok, second favorite) thing about this completely glorious scene is how they've both been stripped of all their protective armor (finery, leather, weapons, facial hair) and are in these neutral colors against a neutral (but gauzy-pretty) background. It's just them, with each other, in a little capsule outside of everything. Which they also were while flat on the deck of the Revenge while chaos churned around them in Ep 8. So many lovely little details in this dang show.
I just noticed this, and it's really not that important but now I love it and I can't unsee it. The first 4 little face reactions after ed says "...you" are right on time with the music. Like it goes "...you..." Then Ed's eye blink/beat/Ed's head turn/beat/Stede's eyebrows/beat/Stede smiles/beat. It's so small but I want to believe it's not a coincidence and someone really took the time to plan this.
Can't stop watching this. I literally can't stop watching it!!! I love how at the beginning when stede says " I've only got stupid ideas" & ed responds "oh, shut up". They're so cute together. I hope to see more of them ❤
I hope people see now how BIG and how VAST the support for this show is, BECAUSE it is supporting queer folks. For decades it was always assumed lgbtq characters would make media less popular, or looked down upon. And many people still shun content featuring "the gays". But the support and love for this show has been so fucking severe, I hope it got the message across.
To be fair, this was done tastefully as opposed to gratuitously, which a lot of "representation" has missed the mark on. I can see a lot of people being grossed out by gratuitous depictions of intimacy regardless of whether it's straight or gay or queer relations being portrayed. But they didn't do that here. They didn't make it about sex. They made it about love.
I accidentally told my mom this show was a romcom out of a pure burst of excitement. I was afraid she would catch on early and I had spoiled the show. I joked about it with my brother saying I was hoping she would be too straight to see it coming. When this scene came on she gasped and when I asked her if she knew they were romantic from the beginning. She literally said “I thought they were just friends”
One of my many many favorite things about this scene is the music. There’s no great swelling of strings as they kiss, just some quaint and gentle piano as if then kissing is the simplest thing in the world. Cause it is.
Yess! I noticed that his voice became less deep and growly after he shaved it off 😂 I thought I was imagining things, then went and rewatched the show and I was right
![Izzy Hands singing La vie en rose [Our Flag Means Death, s2ep6 - Calypso's Birthday]](/img/n.gif)
Does anyone know the song in the background that starts at 1:19 ?
Nvm I found it it’s gnossiennes no. 5 by erik satie
Good job!! I didn't even had the time to read the question 🤣🤣
@@JarOfHeat100 thank you lol
@@throughthepieandflames3321 I HAVE LOOKED FOR THIS SINCE IT CAME OUT THANK YOU
It begins as Schumann's Traumerei from 'Kinderszenen' op. 15 and riffs into Satie and film music.
I can't believe Taika Waititi, David Jenkins, and Rhys Darby singlehandedly destroyed queerbaiting
YES
MAYBE WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM DANA TERRACE
ikrr! i was in denial about the ship for a long time cause i thought there's no waaaay we'll get another gay couple..... it's just gonna be like queer baiting and I'll have to hear bs from people who think we turn everything gay 😭😭😭😅😅😅😅 (idk why I'm ranting.....the finale broke me. I'm so pissed off and sad 😅😅😅😭)
I was internally screaming. SCREAMING. This was so beautiful.
And they didn't make it one of those desperate, 'crash into each other' type kisses. They made it really innocent and soft. Something new to both of them, even though they're older, this is still NEW.
Not that rough, heavy kissing is ever BAD, because I'd watch the hell out of them kissing that way...but this moment, their first kiss, it made it so much more real for it to be just really sweet and gentle and innocent.
I love them so damn much...my heart is so full of fucking rainbows rn...🌈😭💗
You can expect guaranteed fruitiness with waititi. No matter what.
Im so glad that this was totally the last scene and that everything goes as planned and they start their new lives in china and absolutely nothing else happens
(Edit: WHO ELSE IS EXCITED FOR SEASON 2??!!! WHOOO LETS GO!!!)
yeah right, happy ever after!
Ugh if only! I watched EVERYTHING after this. wrecked with anxiety and now I'm so scared for the future
HAHA yeah absolutely nothing else happens after this scene but that 🤏
If there is no season 2, this is the official last scene.
Yeah! I'm so glad everything went perfectly and I'm not in agony!
the absolute happiness that I felt when this scene happened and I realized it was actually real, and not another queerbait! still not processing it tbh
i saw a gif of the kiss on tumblr so i just binged watch the entire series waiting for this moment and damn i like screamed when it happened !
I’m so glad that they didnt pull a destiel.
I haven't recovered from this scene, and I don't think I ever will
I was the same, I sat there whenever they had their flirtatious moments and was like “if they queer bait us right now I swear to GOD” but this scene finally happened and I genuinely screamed with joy 😅
And then you did you receive psychological damage from the rest of the episodes or was it just me?
the entire show i was convinced that ed and stede‘s relationship is and was gonna be written as something platonic. why was i convinced? because we already had lucius and pete. i was so brainwashed by years and years of films and tv series not daring to bring the gay subtext of two main characters to the surface and rather checking off lgbtq+ rep through side characters that never in a million years world it have crossed my mind that there can be a gay main love story when there’s already gay side characters. isn’t that sick??
And the fact that the crew started using they/them pronouns for Jim barely any questions asked.,,, it just makes me so happy
Me too!!!! Damn entertainment industry’s got me gaslighting myself haha
Sherlock and Supernatural hurt us all
Do you know of the show Hannibal?
I felt the same, there's no subtle romance everything is so pure and natural that I was practically in shock when I saw the kiss. This show made me so happy
Wow I can’t believe the season ended here and NOTHING BAD HAPPENED AFTERWARDS
Yeah. Depends on your perspective. This was clearly the ending being the last minutes of the season.
But I think in a deleted scene, I saw the crew killed Izzy quickly without any interference. So technically something bad happened to him.
*laughs in episode 10*
YAAAY(i've never seen this show)
@@blackberry8615 oh..............
My sister in christ you are absolutely correct
Only show where I’ve said “now kiss” and they actually did.
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“Now kiss!”
*they kiss*
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same here! ✌️😍
I have so many emotions! First that fact that a queer ship that I loved became Canon.The fact that it is two middle aged men. I cried. But then as you watch it you see Ed's vulnerability, his gentleness, his over eagerness, he is so excited , uncool about his love for this man. Stede on the other hand is clumsy, and trepidatious. Like he never really felt/experienced true romantic feelings so he didn't recognize them until Ed kissed him. Mixed into that is deep guilt. For the family he left, for Ed giving everything up for him. Like he can't bare to be seen the way Ed sees him. Omg this silly pirate show has got me gal
Same!
You worded their dynamic so perfectly. They (also) got me gal!
Yes! I do love also that it's two middled aged men. Sure, Taika is hot as f*ck, but there's something about two relatively normal looking blokes falling in love that really emphasizes love is love. This is normal.
THEY GOT ME GAL
fun fact, if we look at Stede’s birth year on the gravestone in episode 4 it would make him 27 when the first episode takes place
god. how fucking sad, how fucking enraging is it that us queer folks have been so conditioned to read subtext, to hang onto small nods in our direction and to interpret every interaction, to always be baited into believing that all those small “wink-wink-nudge-nudge” moments in shows we like will reach an actual conclusion and aren’t just baiting us for the sake of ratings, that when a show ACTUALLY is incredibly diverse, inclusive and cares about well-representing so many different people we just… cry? because it’s so good, because we can’t believe it’s actually happening to us?
what i’m trying to say is, man. we shouldn’t feel like this. and shows like this are hopefully a big step in the right direction.
No because seriously. After watching shows like Good Omens and Hannibal and stuff I actually thought that this was gonna be one of those shows where the only reason you know the characters are gay is because the creator said it once at a convention or something. I literally screamed when I saw this scene like I was so happy and I'm still not completely over it.
I just screenshotted your comment, literally you said it so well
literally this qwq
People of the future are going to be disgusted at the way our society treats people like us, they're going to make monuments for our moments and shroud homophobia in shame.
I watched this show start to finish with my dad and I literally did cry when they kissed. My dad is extremely supportive and open-minded and he loved the show too, but I know he doesn't understand why I cried. This explains it perfectly.
I DIDN'T GET THE SARCASM AND LITERALLY BELIEVED ALL OF YOU IT WAS THE END, MY HEART IS BROKEN NOW
Me too buddy, me too
I was in a torpor of misery for two days. That was over two weeks ago and I'm still not okay.
RIP
I feel you, Cardi C, I feel you.
Omg you poor thing 😭
A biracial queer relationship played by two kiwi stars. Can’t stress how important this kind of representation is for queer pakeha and Maori folks alike. Best of all? IT’S NOT BAIT!
Is it weird that I only now realized that it is biracial relationship?😅
Like, it honestly didn't register until now
makes me so happy aaaa
@@HK23783 we don't see different races or genders anymore, just people in love
I cant stop watching this scene over and over and over its like a drug....the feeling I get knowing this is real and we were right and this is a love story, totally and unambiguously....nothing is ever gonna make me feel like this again. I could bend steel right now this show has healed all of my wounds and made me so immensely powerful
You are not alone. I can’t stop either 😭 i immediately started rewatching the show when I finished episode 10 (and after bawling my eyes out for An hour)
@@jessmt4464 so did i. I was like, what do i do now?? I'll rewatch it and imbed it further into my soul
SAME 😭😭😭
Ok I guess I should rewatch it lol
I feel this on a personal level
I never in my lifetime thought I would see two middle aged men confessing their love for each other in such a sweet, tender way on my tv like what the fuck. I'm vibrating, I'm truly alive. Taika and Rhys are real ones for being secure enough in their real life friendship to deliver these adorable pirate boyfriends to us
I truly love Taika Watiti, he fought so hard for this and its an absolute delight to finally watch such a goodly written queer series like this. Witty jokes, amazing storyline, complex characters, developed relationship. A must see. 10/10
I have watched it twice so far, in English and my main language Spanish, each time being as good as the first.
was there network pushback??
@@carrmx0 there always is
Love Taika and he definitely had a big role in this, played a fantastic Edward, and gave star power behind it which helped get it made, but also wanna say give David Jenkins his credit as showrunner and lead writer! This was his vision and I'm so grateful he shared it with us :)
Don't forget the amazing David Jenkins as well :))
If I were to be honest, this is a series where I had to reprogram my Christian upbringing. Every romantic relationship in the first ten episodes is LGBTQ+ related which I was not expecting coming into the show. I had a ton of belly laughs and if I am honest, more than enough moments where I had to question how open minded I truly am. I felt quite uncomfortable, especially with the non-binary relationship in this show. It's strange feeling seeing this kind of representation so prominent in a Hollywood production and It is certainly the first time I've seen someone referred to as the they/them pronouns. This show for sure helped a man in rural Australia with a religious upbringing better understand non-straight folk and I can honestly say I am excited for future episodes. As silly as it sounds, I came away from this show with a better understanding of the LGBTQ+ community.
wait hold up a second hold up a second this comment got me emotional its so sweet. thats so powerful god bless you from the philippines.
Awww, that's sweet. I'm glad the show could do that for you
This is one reason why representation is important. Even if it can help just a few people.
❤️
This means a lot, and is proof of why lgbt+ representation isn't just important for queer people like me, but straight/cis people, too! This is a wonderful thing to hear. Hope you are having a wonderful day.
I know people are angry at Stede for leaving Ed to come back to his family, but imo, he needed to see them happier without him to realize that his own happiness lies with Ed now and that he's finally found true love with him.
I also think we got so much of Stede being a fun character, it was so important to see him royally fuck up and be honestly kinda awful. Being home again brought out the worst in him!
stede is also really traumatised, people need to understand that :(
yes, exactly!
Also he needed to go back home for closure. Without going back, it would've been unspoken for his past live
Just such a shame he couldn't realize it a TAD FASTER
stede had to leave. you can see in this exact scene that while ed is ready to let go of his old life willingly without doubts, stede can't. he's still riddled with guilt and self doubt, and their relationship would never work if he didn't go back to his old life to find out he's not welcome anymore. he had to say a proper goodbye, leave a piece of his heart with his daughter. now he's truly ready to meet ed halfway.
Yes! Ed's overjoyed and Stede is ... not. Ed started the show ready to try being dead, but Stede's only ready to try it by ep 10. And then he kills his old life three times in five minutes lol. Great writing.
Ed saying 'shut up' to Stede with so much care gets to me so much
I'm willing to bet 100 dollars that this show will become one of the biggest fandoms
They revolutionized by doing this. People are already rioting for season 2 and it finished like 3 days ago. Definitely.
the creator said ideally they'll close the story in three season, though (I love the integrity to end it when it's done), so definitely a multirewatching fandom
The AO3 category is one fanfic away from reaching 1k. You’re quite right HAHAHha
@@Maria95Silver i’m not gonna lie it surprised me how many fics there were when i looked lol
@@sagejennings4342 Maybe the success will mean spin-offs? Maybe a movie?!
"You make Stede happy" will be my next tattoo.
i’m with you, omg
Okay but for real “I want to do what makes Ed happy” was one I was thinking about. Idk, I feel like that’s a solid philosophy to live by
@@averyeml definitely, I also really love “you wear fine things well”, like that one just gfsfsfs
YAAAA
not to be dramatic but this was one of the best days of my life
Same 😭😭😭
Yup. 2 best days of mine
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Yes very much
God, the pure LIGHT in Ed's eyes after the kiss goes well!
😭 still mad that they tricked me with a funny gay pirate show and then broke my bloody heart. I need season 2
ME TOO I NEED IT SO BADLY
there are already petitions, we can make this happen guys qwq
Aye, we were stabbed
Your wish has been granted!
They stabbed us those nuts
I'm glad to living in the same time as this scene was released. The future generations may not understand or feel how important this kiss really is.
I hope they don't have to feel how important it is though. I hope it's so common that it seems silly that this was so meaningful
@@insignificantramblings Agreed. I'm straight and this didn't seem like a gay romance. It's just romance. Between two people. It's love, and it's beautiful.
We're getting there. Where what folks are packing below decks doesn't matter at all. That's equality. When what race or gender someone is no longer matters.
@@nutbastard Yes. I love the genuine romance of this show. Too many shows, especially in comedy, make their "romance" all about lust and this one made it about love. In every relationship not just the main one. For me that's why it is so powerful.
this into ep10 you really feel the difference between Ed's emphatic yesses and Stede's "I think so" and "m-hm!" oh it hurts and then the scene right after this wrenches his answer through your heart
not gonna edit but i did write this while severely sleep deprived so have mercy shdjf
@Pixis Princess [SPOILERS!]
After this, Ed comes up with a plan for them to escape in the middle of the night. However instead of meeting Ed at the dock as planned, Stede gets overwhelmed by guilt and goes home to his family, leaving Ed to escape on his own. During this separation, Stede confronts his guilt, makes amends with his family, and realizes his love for Ed. He conspires with his family to fake his death and then leaves to return to the ship on a small boat. While this is happening, Ed is on the ship depressed and heartbroken. After being provoked by Izzy, Ed decides to become Blackbeard again and throws Stede's crew out of the ship, officially taking over the Revenge.
The season ends with Stede reuniting with his stranded crew members. Blackbeard added a bleeding heart to his flag, and his last scene is of him crying to himself.
Omg i know! And I really wanted to enjoy this scene more but from start to finish I was just like "oh no oh no" BC it just has the vibes that things are gonna hit the fan and honestly that makes it perfect for a season 1 kiss bc they're not giving us a fully feel good moment where we can relax with these two but they gave us the kiss that proves that the characters both want that. I think they knew that they would have to give us a kiss bc of all the shit the community has been through but man does it kill me that stede wasn't even ready for it, didn't even know he loved the man yet!
@Pixis Princess SPOILERS FOR EP 9!
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Ed comes up with a really loose plan to sail to China, just the two of them, and Stede gives this response.. then Stede is woken in the middle of the night by Chauncey Badminton (the twin with short hair) who is drunk and lays into him about Nigel's death and basically calls Stede a monster and says he ruins everyone he gets his hands on and Stede says "I think you're right.. In fact, I completely agree" and then Chauncey, as he's about to murder Stede, trips and shoots himself through the same eye that Nigel's sword went through. Stede panics a whole bunch, and he's left in the wild just screaming and in distress. The story cuts over to Ed left waiting at the docks.. to him Stede's just decided to bail because he didn't mean it or something. He waits until sunrise then sails off on his own and it's obvious his heart's been broken. The episode ends with Stede returning to his home where his wife and kids are.
Um just SO HAPPY about how casual and clean the kiss is, just devoid of drama and exaggerated movements and “passion”. This is the most heartwarming demonstration of love I’ve ever seen because they know it’s reciprocated, they just needed to put together enough courage to admit it (particularly Ed)
Its just so loving and tender and real 🥺😭
They're just two old dudes who have never experienced true love until this moment 😭 It couldn't have been better honestly. It's incredibly tender and real.
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Yeah, I mean, these are two people who are pretty unfamiliar and inexperienced with tenderness and affection, and it's impulsive and unexpected and so realistically awkward and tentative since Ed has no idea at first how it'll be received, and then they relax into it. Just could not have been more truthful or swoony [sigh].
I love how intimate the "oh, shut up" by Ed is
whenever i watch this clip i find myself mesmerized by rhys darby's acting. you can see stede slowly starting to panic so clearly. his eyes shift around, his breathing gets heavy, he starts giving ed short and nervous responses as things get more and more real. the kiss is beautiful but it was a lot for stede to handle-- so much was happening at the same time. rhys portrayed it all really, really well, in a way that's impressive if you pay attention but easy to miss, like how ed does
I've been replaying this for like a fucking hour. I CANT STOP LOOKING. THEY FUCKING DID IT. THEY DID WHAT SO MANY OTHER MEDIA HAVE TEASED BUT NEVER HAD THE BALLS TO DO.
I'm pretty sure there's really only like 20 of us who have watched this and we've each just watched it thousands of times 😂 🏴☠️ 💕
This is honestly the best gay relationship I’ve ever seen in any media. It perfectly captures growing up gay, being gay, coming to terms with your identity and trying to accept yourself. It just has everything. Commentary on every important aspect of being LGBT+ tied in with comedy and romance. I’m in love with these gay pirates
Me too!! And I love that the fact they’re gay isn’t the conflict. Showing homophobia on screen is very important, but I just wish I could watch a queer movie/show without having to see them being beaten up or bullied purely just for being queer. Why do we have to be hated to be interesting? You can have a GREAT gay love story without including homophobia, and this show is proof.
Sorry if my message has poor grammar, just woke up and immediately wanted to rewatch this scene haha
Schitts Creek also did a good job with the gay relationship.
;_; I normally avoid romance shows, but this one snuck it in under the veil of comedy and I guess thats how I like romance. More shows like this please.
Plenty of comedies sneak in really sweet romances, Ted Lasso and Parks and Recreation come to mind - unfortunately none of them have been queer relationships. This show does that really well. The best so far, tbh.
I heard about this after it's popularity clashed with moon knight and with Waititi, Darby and other GOT actors, I HAD to see it ( also the queer representation)
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I just love the musical theme that plays whenever they have soft moments together. it’s so beautiful and gentle, this show really is the best thing that’s happened this year
It's Erik Satie's Gnossienne number 5 in case you're interested! It's a gorgeous piece of music
@@Rozilla oooh thank you!!
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I’m not gay, but I like how they did this scene. It wasn’t the “token queer couple” approach that always shows up when a show’s ratings are steadily dropping.
They took their time with it, and I was very fond of their budding friendship. And while I suspected this might happen, I can easily say that “if they kept it at just them being great friends, I would’ve been good with that, and if they push the relationship, I can ship it.”
It was a sweet, tender moment, and I hope they don’t ruin it in Season 2.
That's exactly what I thought, it wasn't forced, it didn't feel the show wanted to show and enphasize they are a gay couple, so for that reason it was genuine and soooo romantic for everybody.
just fyi, you can ship gay men without being a gay man yourself
@@jessi2077 i was just gonna say this!
(as a queer person) they didn't do it to fill a quota and that really shows
You know you don't have to be gay to enjoy a same sex relationship. No need to say that you are not just to give a sincere and honest opinion about a ship :)
Disney, take note. This is what real LGBTQ+ representation is. Not what ever "first gay character/couple" you make for the 77th time and always get edited out/censored in certain countries.
It would've been soooooeasy for them to keep these two at a jokey "oh they're just like a married couple! But STRAIGHT!" Like they did in the We Gull Way Back Episode. Oh haha they act like a married couple and they "broke up" but you would be silly to read anything deeper into that! But for them to have this completely real, tender confirmation of what would be an obvious conclusion to their relationship if they were straight was just so breathtaking. Like, hopefully in years to come this will just be basic representation but right now it feels like vindication.
Like triumph
Exactly !! I honestly didn't know this series was a romantic comedy because the friend that recommended it didn't tell me (she wanted it to be a surprise). I noticed the subtle hints of romance and the episode of they separating was the typical "we are acting like a DIVORCED COUPLE but it's funny cause we are STRAIGHT" but then they kissed for real and it was so natural and I couldn't believe it 😭😭 the queerbaiting industry really has messed me up.
@@brain_apostrophe_t yeah me too i already *knew* the hype about the show being gay so i wasn't expecting anything else, so the breakup felt like a real breakup to me, just onw where neither party is properly together in the first place
Historians will say they were just friends
Good friends
@@TROQUE4 just guys being dudes 😌
Omg they were room mates!
@@Wildmoonchildani94 Oh my god, they were shipmates!
Co-capitans
I love that everyone is struggling to process this moment together 😭
Does anyone else think that Taika should grow his hair long
Me. I thought I was the only one
And that beard!
Only with a beard. At least a goatee.
Yes! But he says that he doesn't like long hair because it always gets in his face and mouth lol
@@valeweathers But that beard hid his beautiful face!
I finished the last two episodes the day they came out, and I have NOT been okay since. The insane happiness and heart melting that I felt watching this scene.. and then... Well, I have been crying for three days straight.
Anyway, the joy of not being queerbaited. I'm absolutely ecstatic about that bit.
I am not going to be Emotionally Okay until S2.
I've been an emotional wreck since I finished the last episode.
Yes!!!! Soo happy they didn’t pull the best friends parent their acquired child(ren) and function like a romantic married couple but remain ambiguously platonic for plausible deniability card. After decades of shows pulling that shit, I almost can’t believe what I just watched!
Glad I'm not the only one who straight up sobbed when this scene happened. The reaction, the RELIEF AND JOY, it was so visceral. Years of hoping and wishing someone would finally have the guts to do this, to show this. As something lovely and precious
I loved the use of Satie's Gnoissienes #5 (a long-time favourite) as the romantic leitmotif throughout the series, and there it is again, at 1:27, when Ed says that it's Stede that makes him happy.
Oh my gosh I’ve been looking for what the song is called thank you 😭
@@falseorchid6962 😊
It actually starts out with Schumann’s Träumerei but after the first line it switches to Satie’s Gnossiennes. I didn’t know it was Satie, I thought it was the shows take on Schumann, that’s so clever! Both songs have almost the same beginning and sound so good together. (It also sounds like they are both originally in the same key) My music major mind is blown (and very happy)
@@zoestarbuck9892 Fellow music major here, I also caught that it starts with the Träumerei and I thought it was so beautiful because the name literally transaltes to "dreaming" and I think it adds sweetness to the scene with Ed and Stede's childlike innocence in love, given that the piece(the loveliest of the cycle and my favorite) belongs to the Kinderszenen. I don't know it that's what they were going with, but I choose to believe it.
Edit: there's also another "dreaming" piece used for the soundtrack, Debussy's Reviere when Mary is explaining what it's like to be in love. I love this show so much!!
I like that they didn't put a big swell of music under the kiss. Just the ocean and a little piano.
2:46 he’s still holding stede’s hand 🥺❤️
Taika really did give the gays everything we wanted holy SHIT
This might very well be one of the first scenes on TV where no matter how many times I play it, every time it apparently seems like I've never seen it before because I just feel the urge to bury my face into a pillow and scream since I'm hardly convinced that YES, THIS IS REAL.
Also, Stede's puppy expression at 1:12 is absolutely adorable. He truly is a golden retriever.
This series went from making me laugh hysterically to feeling the realest, warmest emotions I felt in a while.
Stede said the toe thing was icky and that’s why Ed did it, pass it on.
I'm thoroughly convinced Stede saying Blackbeard is a bloodthirsty killer (in that bar after this) is gonna come back to bite him, all these little details are so good
This made me so happy I’ve never had a teased gay relationship actually happen especially in a comedic series like this. I watched enough 2010s comedy to not get my hopes up but finally it’s real. My teen self feels heard and my bisexual adult self is happy to see this progress.
ok but the little noise Stede makes at 1:44 😭 brb sobbing at this perfection
I started watching OFMD already knowing about this moment, but when it happened I still gasped and couldn't believe it...what a great fucking show
Ikr I was spoiled before I started it and honestly it didn't ruin it for me. The build-up of the relationship across the episodes really made the kiss pay off and feel VALUABLE, unlike when I first saw it and didn't think much of it
I also watched being spoiled, I heard these two were in love so I deduced to watch it. I’ve never thought they would be so direct about it… it’s so beautiful to see, can wait for the rest of the story.❤
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same here! i mostly forgot this scene even happened when i got to it anyway 😂
They're so fucking cute I can't believe this show really did it, I'm so happy.
i watch this daily like just thinking about the kiss makes me giggle madly
This show did what Sherlock, Supernatural, Marvel, Star Wars, Hannibal and Merlin couldn't do.
I'm so happy for them!! (Edit: y'all are right with the good omens. I do like them as an asexual husbands)
Hannibal was less queerbaity in the sense that the main characters said in no uncertain terms that they were in love with each other but agree on all the others
This is exactly what I hope Season 2 of Good Omens will do. But until then, at least I have this show :D
Brah we can’t put Hannibal in that group because Bryan would have gone there
I'm with you, Hannah. There's still a chance for good omens, *fingers crossed*
Hannibal doesn't really count because Bryan didn't want their love to be expressed physically and it was supposed to be more emotional or something. He kind of regrets it though because the show ended up getting cancelled and stuff.
I love the fact that before, Ed told Stede that there was no escape, that they were trapped there, but once he realized that Stede felt the same way about him as he did about Stede, he no longer believed they were trapped. Stede showing that he loved him too made him realize he would do anything to be with him, even if it meant doing the stupidest, most dangerous thing they could possibly do.
honestly, I think Ed was happy to be there. It wasn't the ideal situation, but he was with Stede, which is why he was able to adapt so quickly and reacted angrily to Stede's request to escape. He felt that Stede was focused on the life he had left behind. Seeing that Stede was also attracted to him, Ed no longer cared about running away, because running away at that moment did not imply a separation.
The little sound stede makes in 1:45 will live rent free in my head for the rest of my life! 😩🥺😭
Tbh I didn't think that they were going to kiss, I mean, I was 9 episodes in and I kinda just gave up hope. But this scene took me by surprise! I love how soft & gentle Ed is in this scene. They are so adorable.
It's so bittersweet seeing all our reactions to this, like it's so heartwarming seeing everyone crying over them and being so happy we actually got this in canon.... but the surprise and like strangeness of not being queerbaited for once is just sad.
Time and time again shows come so close to canon queer rep and then throw it all away, rush it at the end or just check off the lgbtq+ rep box with side characters.
But this time it was different.
It's so hard to express in words how impactful this is, how important showing relationships like this on screen is. The fact that everyone (myself included) is still struggling to wrap our heads around the fact that this ship is ACTUALLY CANON just reminds me of all the times we have been cheated out of representation in the past.
I hope this show can set a precedent for other series to follow in future. This in my opinion is the very best queer representation I have ever seen on screen, including the non-binary rep too. Just so well handled I cry every time I think about it.
In conclusion, give us season 2 right now, and it better have a happy ending or I will simply not recover
Stede makes the tiniest sound by the end of the kiss and I think that's adorable, ok, bye.
omg yes I just noticed- it's so adorable I-
this scene is like a fucking drug, i still can't believe it's real everytime i watch it i get so happy
Big strong fearsome blackbeard the best pirate looking at this man with so much love, kissing him so tenderly, cupping his hand, and wanting to run away together. Melts my dang heart. Now i know that not all scary people are actually that scary 😌
talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, showstopping, spectacular
seriously i'm like sobbing this is so wonderful
The streaming numbers don't lie, HBO has a hit with this show. I wonder what's taking them so long to decide to make season 2.
OCTOBER!!!!!!!!🎉🎉
When I watched this scene for the first time I felt like I'd unlocked a part of myself. I think my whole life I'd been aware of queerbaiting but it wasn't until I watched this scene between these two men who look and act and fall in love so differently from any other gay couple I'd seen on screen, and felt for maybe the first time in my life the same emotions I feel from a depiction of a straight romance, that I really understood what was missing from everything else I was watching. I can't believe I went into this silly little show about pirates and came out feeling like I just watched something revolutionary
I was SO happy when I first watched this, I was also worried it would just be up to interpretation!! Such a beautiful moment! 🥰 They have crazy good chemistry and I'm glad the creators made it canon!!! AAHHHH!
i could write a book about how well written their relationship and this scene is ngl
I was so happy this kiss happened it's slowly healing the traumas of being queerbaited all these years
I can't even express how much of a relief it is to be reading all these comments. I finished the show a few nights ago, and it took me two hours to fall asleep because my mind was racing. I just didn't know what to do with myself. I still don't, and I'm feeling so many emotions it physically hurts. As a queer person still trying to figure things out, I didn't realize how much I was waiting for something like this to happen on TV, until it did, and part of me still can't believe it's real. Is this what representation is? I was legit wondering if this show broke my brain until I read everyone else's comments and saw that a lot of us are reacting this way. This show has wrecked me, lol
I'm going through the exact same thing, I feel like I cant do anything else BUT think about this show and how much the ending hurt!! writing this right now at 3 am with no chance of falling back asleep because of this lmao. I genuinely hope this show gets a season 2, and more importantly that these two eventually make amends and start all over :')
I don’t know if anyone’s already pointed this out but I went crazy trying to find out that the song in this scene is Erik Satie's Gnossienne no.5, which you can hear play during various scenes in other episodes relating to Ed and Stede’s relationship.
THANK YOU! It makes me want to pick up flute again.
God I was so excited when I realized they were canon, I spent the whole time just going “yeah but that could be friendly stuff, there’s already 2 lgbt couples, there’s no way they’ll make the main dudes gay” and then they did?!?! Anyway this show is amazing and this scene is beautiful
Rhys Darby's smile at 1:30 is just so heart-warming
I have watched this scene an unhealthy number of times.
Tbf if Rhys Darby looked at me with that cute lil lopsided smile I would kiss him too
🥺😭😭😭 putting this on loop I’m so normal about the pirate show
Me too bestie, we’re so normal about these pirates 🥲
I keep coming back to this just to remind myself that it wasn’t just a dream and it actually happened
such a lovely and tender moment! I also loved the ending of the previous episode when they're being arrested by the british, both face down on the deck, and as the camera pans up Ed reaches his foot out and touches Stede's. it gave me goosebumps!
I think maybe my favorite (or ok, second favorite) thing about this completely glorious scene is how they've both been stripped of all their protective armor (finery, leather, weapons, facial hair) and are in these neutral colors against a neutral (but gauzy-pretty) background. It's just them, with each other, in a little capsule outside of everything. Which they also were while flat on the deck of the Revenge while chaos churned around them in Ep 8. So many lovely little details in this dang show.
here for my daily 39 rewatches of this clip
Dude, same. It's like we can't believe it.
Ed's little run when he gets up😭
David we're in your walls. RELEASE THE SECOND BEACH KISS WHY WAS IT CUT AHHHHHHHH
This show made me feel All Of The Emotions.
I need Season 2.
Immedietaly.
We have always existed and we are not side characters in our own lives! You will never silence us!
When Stede looked panicked and was like, 😐 “Mm-hm.” I literally shouted at my screen, “You better not!….”
I just noticed this, and it's really not that important but now I love it and I can't unsee it. The first 4 little face reactions after ed says "...you" are right on time with the music. Like it goes "...you..." Then Ed's eye blink/beat/Ed's head turn/beat/Stede's eyebrows/beat/Stede smiles/beat. It's so small but I want to believe it's not a coincidence and someone really took the time to plan this.
1:18 The butterflies in my tummy fluttered faster and faster from this point on
that was around the point in the show i caught on that this was The Scene™️ so i was right along with ya there lol
Can't stop watching this. I literally can't stop watching it!!! I love how at the beginning when stede says " I've only got stupid ideas" & ed responds "oh, shut up". They're so cute together. I hope to see more of them ❤
I swear to fucking god I am fucking glad I am alive to see this moment
Just came back to have my daily dose of Stede and Ed's kiss, thank you very much :')
That awkward moment when you’re a gay man sobbing at this scene while your boyfriend has to provide tissues😅
BLESSED
I hope people see now how BIG and how VAST the support for this show is, BECAUSE it is supporting queer folks. For decades it was always assumed lgbtq characters would make media less popular, or looked down upon. And many people still shun content featuring "the gays". But the support and love for this show has been so fucking severe, I hope it got the message across.
To be fair, this was done tastefully as opposed to gratuitously, which a lot of "representation" has missed the mark on. I can see a lot of people being grossed out by gratuitous depictions of intimacy regardless of whether it's straight or gay or queer relations being portrayed.
But they didn't do that here. They didn't make it about sex. They made it about love.
this is so beautiful. I was screaming at my laptop the first time I saw it, because I was so excited
new challenge, try not to smile while watching this
going to get this tattooed on my body
After years of being heartbroken from the Merlin and Sherlock fandoms - this moment was extremely healing.
Sweetest kiss in tv history, as far as I'm concerned. They're both too cute for words. ;;
I don't think i could ever get sick of watching this perfect scene ❤️
I accidentally told my mom this show was a romcom out of a pure burst of excitement. I was afraid she would catch on early and I had spoiled the show. I joked about it with my brother saying I was hoping she would be too straight to see it coming. When this scene came on she gasped and when I asked her if she knew they were romantic from the beginning. She literally said “I thought they were just friends”
Is she a historian by any chance?
One of my many many favorite things about this scene is the music. There’s no great swelling of strings as they kiss, just some quaint and gentle piano as if then kissing is the simplest thing in the world. Cause it is.
Did anyone else noticed how tone of Edward’s voice has changed when he got rid of his beard or is it just me? 😂
Yess! I noticed that his voice became less deep and growly after he shaved it off 😂
I thought I was imagining things, then went and rewatched the show and I was right
Oh God, anyone else notice the key change in the music when Stede begins to get nervous about leaving?? Aaaaaaaaaaaa
wait hold on I DIDN"T REALIZE THE MAKING PEOPLE EAT THEIR OWN TOES WAS FORESHADOWED???