#lucius omfd

”Morning, Captain.”

how the crew argued about who would be captain in the first episode and by the end they all agreed on Olu

Ed was able to introduce himself as Ed (not blackbeard) for the first time in probably a very long time with Stede

As Blackbeard he wears his hair down but Ed would tie it back when he was around Stede

Ed loves the color purple (especially his outfit in ep5)

Roach is actually an amazing chef like did you see those little tapas plates they looked so good

Buttons' fangs

The crew is so close knit, a little family, and Lucius is such a big part of that. He has this innate ability to read and connect with people and so (with also being Stede's confidant of a sort) I can see why Ed—as the Kraken—may have perceived him as a threat and tried to do away with him. Out of a sense of self-preservation, perhaps?

But Blackbeard is someone that Black Pete has always greatly admired; he's been put on this pedestal as a monument to what it means to be a "true pirate". It's only once Blackbeard met Stede and started to become Ed that Black Pete also seemed to change his views on what piracy could be, how things aboard the ship could be, and accept a new status quo. He does say that he always viewed Blackbeard as his captain, despite the co-captain status, in S01E08 when Stede announces that Ed is leaving with Jack, but it's still very clear that the crew has accepted Ed as who he is regardless of how he comports himself.

BUT I DIGRESS (sorry I'm rambling), back to my point agshs. I'm so anxious to find out how Black Pete will feel once they realise that Lucius is missing—presumed dead—and that Blackbeard is the cause? His love versus his idol, and all the conflicting emotions that go along with it.