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The ending of the 3rd episode 😭🥹
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I hope we’re onto semi regular individual episodes full of shenanigans now. These first 3 left me exhausted.
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Oct 9, 2023 11:12
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Considering the trailer shown at the end of the third episode I'm assuming Ed and Stede are going to be spending most of the season apart since there were a lot of clips of the crew without him around.
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Oct 10, 2023 01:56
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This has been a really odd one so far. I don't think the hardcore fans will mind, but three episodes in and I'm wondering if they've made a misstep with the tone. Part of Season 1's success lay in how it began as a light-hearted, basically parodic sitcom romp and then gradually introduced some heartfelt romance and life-or-death stakes into the mix. Season 2 feels like it's starting out with the drama and comedy in hard collision. The show wants us to genuinely empathise with Lucius, Izzy and the crew's suffering at Blackbeard's hands, but if Episode 3 is any indication, it also seems to be expecting us to remain onboard with the proposition that Ed is at heart a Sad and Troubled Boy lashing out and love can fix him. If OFMD is primarily an episodical rom-com and the violence is just for dark laughs in the background of the love story, that's not a problem. But if we're meant to take all the cruelty, mutilations and trauma from the first two episodes seriously and as lasting consequences, the rom-com stuff becomes impossible to reckon with: Ed isn't a troubled but redeemable soul, he's an abusive and unstable sadist. Which makes Stede dangerously deluded instead of a naive romantic, and the crew less of a loyal found family and more a bunch of beaten-down wrecks who can't break free from their attachment to their abuser and abuser's enabler. Which would be a brave direction for the soft-hearted gay pirate show to take, but again, Ep 3 suggests they want to try and continue humanising Ed as well, and I don't think Waititi or the character's generic tragic backstory are good enough to actually pull that off. And so we end up with some really bizarre, ethically unpleasant moments like Izzy telling Stede 'well, he only cut off my toes, caused the amputation of my leg and goaded me into suicide because you broke up with him, so let's reflect on how we both let him down', which feel like something Will Graham might be told about Hannibal. The good news is that the ensemble cast is as strong as ever, the new additions work well, and Fang, Jim and Frenchie look incredible in their Mad Max gear.
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Oct 11, 2023 11:42
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I'm happy to see the detective from Deadloch get more work.
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Oct 11, 2023 13:23
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I hope Izzy gets a hug Hopefully in better circumstances than this hug:  Also minor spoiler from one of the upcoming episodes tomorrow Samba Schutte/Roach told us to get our tissues ready… 
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Oct 12, 2023 02:06
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grobbo posted:This has been a really odd one so far. I don't think the hardcore fans will mind, but three episodes in and I'm wondering if they've made a misstep with the tone. imho they're making a mistake practically every serialized show makes: - set up a cliffhanger ending at the end of the season, so people come back for the next season... - ...spend half of the next season undoing the events of the cliffhanger By the time they're resolved the cliffhanger from the previous season, there's not much time left to simply tell stories... they need to start immediately setting up the next end-of-season plot beat. OFMD is a much much much better show than "Disenchantment," but OFMD reminds me of it as it enters season 2... there's no time for jokes or comedic setups any more; the humor becomes "characters making anachronistic quips" as they race from location to location in order to move the story forward Polo-Rican fucked around with this message at 18:07 on Oct 12, 2023 |
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Oct 12, 2023 18:05
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Episode 5 feels like they're getting back to some shenanigans. Also poor Frenchie and his peanut allergy  Some of the crew's acceptance of "yeah, this is what happens, they get away with it" made me kind of sad, but yeah I know "they're pirates, they're used to it" (Ed). I'm not saying this is good by the way, more that it happens enough that it isn't a surprise for some of them, like Archie. I'm hoping that Ed and Izzy have an actual conversation soon. The deterioration of their relationship has been heartbreaking to watch. Going from "I need you here" to maiming him is just Also I've seen some people (not here, I think?) saying that it wasn't believable for Izzy to care about the crew in s2? Like he literally tells a distracted Ed that several of his crew members died on a raid back in Season 1 and Ed doesn't give a gently caress, come on anyway I've really enjoyed this season so far but I admit that I'm extremely biased and would probably like it even if it was written in David Jenkins' Notes app and posted to his Instagram HOLY FUCK fucked around with this message at 20:24 on Oct 12, 2023 |
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Oct 12, 2023 19:45
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Fun IRL pirate fact about episode 4. Anne Bonney and Mary Reed originally met and fell in love when they were both pretending to be men on a pirate crew.
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Oct 13, 2023 00:46
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If that is the last we see of Anne and Mary I will be so disappointed. Got along like a house afire, those two. Roach and Frenchie are men of science! Gotta leave tribute to the fairies that made the bread rise, that's just scientific fact. Couple of great echoes of the first season and I imagine the fanart factory is going at a record pace. Also OMG I did not recognize the new bad guy for a second. BRONSON PINCHOT!?!
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Oct 13, 2023 05:13
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Polo-Rican posted:imho they're making a mistake practically every serialized show makes: tbh I thought the first half of season 1 was a mess so on balance I think season 2 is doing better despite this flaw
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Oct 14, 2023 04:05
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Shirtless Izzy might be the first time I've raised a brow at a guy in like, 10 years. Hello. That said, I am extremely tired of Izzy and his melodramatic bullshit and I honestly hope that Ed murders him in the middle of the night when noone else is around and just tosses him in the ocean and that's the end of Izzy. I'm enjoying this season. It's a little more serious but not enough to be a problem.
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Oct 14, 2023 14:24
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Some s2 BTS things, only for episodes that have already aired (1-5): The list of Blackbeard’s alleged crimes from the other side of his Wanted poster:  Tag yourself, I’m “‘COMMUNISM’ whatever that is” Frenchie’s kickass jacket:  … which is now their new flag! 
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Oct 14, 2023 17:48
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HOLY gently caress posted:Some s2 BTS things, only for episodes that have already aired (1-5): Incredible. I'm "Neither Ceasing, Nor Desisting". Also, surprised Ed wrote an academic paper at all, even if improperly cited and plagiarised.
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Oct 15, 2023 23:06
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For the love of god can I get the new flag as merchandise so I can fly it at my home
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Oct 16, 2023 02:37
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:Shirtless Izzy might be the first time I've raised a brow at a guy in like, 10 years. Hello. I hated Izzy until I saw him described as the only human in a muppet movie and now he’s the best. I mentally add “you loving muppet” to the end of at least one of his lines every episode.
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Oct 16, 2023 02:39
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HOLY gently caress posted:Some s2 BTS things, only for episodes that have already aired (1-5): Word fact: the term "genocide" wasn't coined until 1944.
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Oct 16, 2023 02:45
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It says “probably” !!!!
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Oct 16, 2023 05:49
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Man, those past two episodes went to places I did not expect.
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Oct 19, 2023 18:16
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god SAME Eps 6&7: I was so distracted by everything else going on in the episodes that i didn’t even think about Barnes’ dumb clock even though they kept showing it so the end totally took me by surprise. I enjoyed the episodes this week a lot! I keep remembering Stede’s lame “Mercy…. BEAUCOUP!” line and laughing, it’s so perfect Frenchie’s Authentic Plank scam was great, I’m glad he got to fleece some people  Also it was really nice to hear Con O’Neill sing! That’s something that’s been on a lot of fans’ lists of things they want to see in the show for awhile. oh and also GOOD TO HEAR THAT’S NOT THE ONLY THING THAT DOCKED 
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Oct 20, 2023 04:23
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Here’s an article about the costumes in Ep 6 (which also has spoilers for Ep 7)!
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Oct 20, 2023 04:46
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"The Swede is hot now!" got such a laugh from me.
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Oct 20, 2023 08:23
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I loved Stede’s dream of murdering Izzy, but I like wisened teammate Izzy even more.
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Oct 20, 2023 08:31
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So I'm guessing that with things now being very kaboom and desperate, the next episode is going to have a "We don't need Ed: we need Blackbeard" moment, to further confuse Ed about who he's going to be.
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Oct 20, 2023 17:54
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Was O’Neill singing over the end of ep 5 too?
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Oct 20, 2023 19:26
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I'm fairly certain it's not, but I thought so too at first. I'm trying to find out where I saw that with my bad search skills and have so far not been successful
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Oct 20, 2023 19:53
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Sounded like him to me
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Oct 21, 2023 21:46
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Such a weird failure of the Max app that it tries to skip the after credits scene in each episode.
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Oct 22, 2023 00:20
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Hahaha as soon as I saw the clocks I turned to my wife and said “Time Bombs”, hole in one haha
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Oct 22, 2023 05:57
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I watched the last few episodes of season 1 with my friend and his roommate when they aired, and I finally got around to watching everything from the beginning and got caught up. Season 1 is perfection. Season 2 is really good so far, but I don't think it's quite as good as Season 1. I think the one thing that's starting to grate on me just a little bit is the back and forth of - Stede and Ed are going to get together! Now they're separated! Now they're back together! Now they're separating. Now they're back together and admitting they're in love. Now Ed's leaving because he doesn't want to be a pirate anymore. However, I'm so happy that my fav character, Lucious, is back! And also, holy cow, I've done a complete 180 on how I feel about Mr. Hands.
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Oct 23, 2023 01:40
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Hmm, I wonder if we might end up losing Revenge and Queen Anne's Revenge will replace her for S3.discoukulele posted:I watched the last few episodes of season 1 with my friend and his roommate when they aired, and I finally got around to watching everything from the beginning and got caught up. Season 1 is perfection. Season 2 is really good so far, but I don't think it's quite as good as Season 1. I think the one thing that's starting to grate on me just a little bit is the back and forth of - Stede and Ed are going to get together! Now they're separated! Now they're back together! Now they're separating. Now they're back together and admitting they're in love. Now Ed's leaving because he doesn't want to be a pirate anymore. Yeah I feel like at this point it'd be best if S3 just gets both the characters and the audience on the same page at the start of the season with acknowledging that we've reached the point where that whatever problems these two have (and they're going to have many) they're going to be sticking together. Just get that out of the way to make space. ConfusedUs posted:I hated Izzy until I saw him described as the only human in a muppet movie and now he’s the best. I mentally add “you loving muppet” to the end of at least one of his lines every episode. Saw an interview with the showrunner where he said that was the favourite comment he'd seen about the show. MikeJF fucked around with this message at 11:39 on Oct 23, 2023 |
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Oct 23, 2023 09:46
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Do we actually think we’ll get a S3? It felt super thin ice and I’m surprised we even got a 2nd season. I suspect Taika has a lot of sway maybe?
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Oct 23, 2023 13:36
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The_Doctor posted:Do we actually think we’ll get a S3? It felt super thin ice and I’m surprised we even got a 2nd season. I suspect Taika has a lot of sway maybe? That would be two of his shows ending this year, so I'm hopeful for a season 3.
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Oct 23, 2023 13:46
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The shortened episode order doesn't make me hopeful.GreenNight posted:That would be two of his shows ending this year, so I'm hopeful for a season 3. ...ish. Res Dogs is more Sterlin Harjo's and this is David Jenkin's.
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Oct 23, 2023 13:51
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They did slash the budget for season 2, which is why we got 8 episodes instead of 10 and why production moved from LA to NZ. Glass half full take: I think I saw somewhere that as a result it's now actually very low cost for what it is, which might make giving it a third season easier? Plus, comedic pirates are very in right now.
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Oct 23, 2023 14:08
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So there’s only 1 ep this week?
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Oct 23, 2023 14:55
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The finale, yeah.
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Oct 23, 2023 15:02
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Oh poo poo, I didn't realize that. It feels like there's a lot to wrap up in like 25 minutes. 
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Oct 23, 2023 17:48
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Also just as an aside I binged this in the last week or so and I think I may still be in shock from that loving mermaid.
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Samba is doing another online cooking class: https://bemoment.us/products/gentlebeard-cupcakes-with-samba-schutte?variant=46941025861928
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