Sammie

LOVE WINS BUT AT WHAT COST

Peasants marry for love.

OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH S01E10: Wherever You Go, There You Are

they tried to tell us

stede bonnet, pathetic blanket of a man, i love you.

What they mean: Yes I am screaming crying throwing up but what other words do I have about watching a Latine nonbinary character on my TV not only being called by their correct pronouns but by the name they chose by basically everyone (and Nana as the exception, someone who wants to recognise Jim but is caught in old habits is ALSO important), this is a show where the queer is not subtext but text, it’s flashing neon signage with a song from THE Fleetwood Mac “fucked up relationships” album playing while one lost soul physically reaches out to touch the man he loves, this is a show that is using the most beloved romance tropes as a shopping list, it saw we were hungry and offered a buffet for the heart, and all the while that I’m leaning forward, repeating lines in the sotto voice of joyful disbelief there is a part of me is both so angry this sort of story is rare and so grateful this show is acting like this is a normal story to tell.

Our Flag Means Death (2022), created by David Jenkins

Just give it a try, I promise it won’t disappoint

Taika Waititi as Edward “Blackbeard” Teach OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH (2022)

Blackbeard and Stede in Our Flag Means Death 1x07