lucius being a thirdwheel/relationship therapist for blackbonnet

thank you so much for all the love on my last video!! i hope you'll enjoy this one!
PLEASE HBO RENEW OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH

[@spiderwickian]

i love that the show was like "ed pushed lucius of the boat hes dead" and the whole fandoms just like "eh hes fine"

[@katiewright3309]

Because we don't want to believe that he is anything, but fine. Also were you quoting Jaskier from the Witcher?

[@bethan2600]

No because I'm genuinely not even a little bit worried that he's gonna be dead if we get a season 2. Like... it's not even a concern of mine I'd go as far as saying I am 100% sure he's alive

[@hannahbray7065]

I mean, Roach hit the side of the boat when he jumped off the mast in episode 8, but there he is watching the turtle and the crab fight a few minutes later 😂 Most of them should have died by now, we just ignore it

[@bethan2600]

@@hannahbray7065 nothing in that show makes sense. How do they travel places so quick? Doesn’t matter. How is everybody in this 18th century show gay or an ally? Doesn’t matter. Why is Blackbeard wearing leather that’s so inconvenient? Doesn’t matter. No accuracy historically either and we just don’t even care because the shows so good it doesn’t owe us accuracy. If they told me lucius has survived a month at sea just floating around I’d me like “yeah sure” and move on

[@floating_mochi348]

@@bethan2600 Well homosexuality as a pirate was actually very common. Due to them being at sea for long periods of time and the lack of female pirates, the crewmates would usually marry each other. Pirates also didn't discriminate against gender, race, or sexuality. They just cared about loyalty to their captains.

[@BigFanOfManyThings]

In any other show or movie featuring straight main love interests, Lucius would be the token gay bestie only there to support the woman and play matchmaker, therapist or petty ex basher. So happy that in this show, Lucius has his own life, screentime, love interest, struggles, best lines and subplots.

[@Anna-gn7es]

I really hope he’s not dead 🥲

[@Lerah99]

All of this!!!

[@elliart7432]

and he's still an amazing and supportive friend but his talents are actually used to help members of his *own* community instead of woke straight women

[@krzlcve]

so true!!!

[@HomoAlone1]

and he supports another gay couple and he is actually close friends with gay main character. It is just soooo rare.

[@dayschange2]

It would be a horrible misstep on the part of the writers if they didn't have Lucius hiding on the ship in season 2. A horrible misstep.

[@dargonfrot]

i personally believe he’s hiding in the secret passageways stede said he had built into the ship

[@TrappedinSLC]

He’s genuinely my favorite single character on the show. I mean, Ed and Stede are adorable, but if I had to pick one person to hang out with, it’d be Lucius, y’know?

[@parsleysauce]

I’m choosing to believe that he’s just kind of hanging onto the back :-)

[@Ella-yr2xf]

@@dargonfrot honestly, they're chekhov's passageways, they have to be used now

[@lou2288]

I'd stop watching but I highly doubt it. I am afraid tho, he better be alive!

[@pancarialice]

i expect that lucius is just hiding in a secret passageway in the revenge and will threaten to blow ed’s head off when he finally gets out in s2 and honestly i love that for him

[@criesinthevoid]

He better be or else I'll riot

[@OctopusOwl]

Lucius and Jim, secretly working to get the gang back together ☺️

[@Movingmts111]

I love that you already love it for him

[@lou2288]

If not! I will murder

[@treeclown3628]

@@OctopusOwl And Frenchie

[@maroonspider50]

When Ed and Stede finally get over themselves, Ed’s going to be like “Sorry about the books mate” and Stede will just laugh and be like “Not to worry, I have second copies of everything” and pull out another secret passage, and Lucius will be in there eating paper.

[@moonlaney]

I think I saw this word for word on tumblr lol

[@sanida8069]

U got that word for word from tumblr lmaooo

[@HunterDriguez]

Sigh 🙃🥲🙃 I’m fine

[@hkwa_]

I need this to be canon.

[@NoFirstNoLastName]

The whole fandom knows he is alive because for one: 1. He is an icon and he is the moment. 2. Nathan is literally ready for season 2. 3. The only way Stede will ever get back together with Ed is if Lucius is alive…not because he is their therapist, but because Stede would never forgive Ed if he actually killed Lucius.

[@Jules46219]

I especially agree with the 3rd

[@ttintagel]

Plus, his journal-keeping kind of keeps the whole story structure going.

[@emmaross8132]

Exactly my thoughts. If Ed killed him there would be absolutely no coming back from that.

[@Molly-tv5sv]

I feel like they would've made lucius's... ahem... boat scene.... more clearly fatal and on-screen if they truly intended to kill him off. If not, I am absolutely rioting.

[@victory8928]

Agree, like blackbeard could have knocked him out on screen and then dumped him into the sea and he is basically dead at that point.

[@helioghostt]

and the fact that they had ed give a verbal confirmation is even more.. suspicious.

[@olivia-qw1wu]

right and ppl have fallen overboard and survived he could easily climbed into ive if the secret passages or been helped by a crew mate

[@dragon_toad]

@@olivia-qw1wu Fang would've helped, after that scene where he sketches him to get out of scraping barnacles I can totally see Fang coming to the rescue

[@badguy2290]

@@dragon_toad no more dogs in doggy heaven for Fangs

[@amythomas7054]

“Bizarre little man”. I love that, especially because it’s said like a friend would say it

[@juliewasnthere]

Wow look at that very alive Lucius! Can’t wait to see this alive Lucius in season 2 :)

[@josie2794]

Just read the cast list for s2……I don’t think you wanna know who I didn’t see on that list

[@sillielillie25]

​@@josie2794HE'S CONFIRMED!!!!

[@dionysusgroupie7789]

he's alive guys, it's all good

[@Lina-ch5ee]

​@@dionysusgroupie7789😊

[@plutoyoon]

lucius is the back bone of the revenge. he can’t be dead. dudes hiding in the ship somewhere

[@asdftygh9861]

auxillary wardrobe

[@elizabethgentry7838]

SPOILERS I love how Lucius in a lot of these scenes is just a stand-in for us as the audience, giving Ed advice, making damn sure he treats Stede right, and reacting to this whole thing unfolding ("Oh my god this is happening"). I think it's kind of symbolic that Ed throws him off the ship at the end, abandoning him just like he's abandoning the audience cheering on his relationship with Stede :'(

[@eggiesoverspinachovertoast8624]

STOPPPPPP

[@jelliclecat27]

I've also seen it described in a comment on another video w lucius that bc lucius was sort of the main catalyst of stede and ed's relationship, ed throwing him off at the end symbolizes him getting rid of his vulnerability

[@eggiesoverspinachovertoast8624]

@@jelliclecat27 NO YOU DONT GET TO I STILL AHVENT RECOVERED FROM THAT SHOW

[@tigerlight3930]

You know how "Love is love" Is used a lot in the LGBTQ+ community? And the man Is the literal Pride Flag. When Lucius was thrown out of the ship, Ed literally throws his love overboard.

[@frostyturkey3591]

@@jelliclecat27 I saw it like Ed is separating the couples in the show to be like him and Stede. Black Pete loses Lucius, Oluwande loses Jim

[@izzyoranges8005]

In S2 Stede is gonna say something along the lines of “luckily I stored my MOST favourite of favourite books in this handy little secret storage area!” And it’s gonna open to Lucius who’s made a fort out of them. He never mentions the drowning thing except to passively aggressively go “oh wow, I can’t imagine how it would feel to be betrayed out of nowhere and thrown off a ship into the freezing black waves to die >_>” when Ed says he’s having the worst time.

[@cuandotumedasunagalleta7169]

Making the most of his massive aggression!

[@yackus716]

He’s been eating the books

[@treeclown3628]

No, I don't want him to let Ed or anyone else ever forget it🤓

[@therealopaartist]

@@yackus716 gnawing on them like a mouse. Imagine someone thinking they have rats but nope it’s just Lucius hiding in the walls waiting for the perfect opportunity to be like “you thought bitch. I LIVE!”.

[@thedeliveryboy1123]

I think you can hear him gasping for air after being thrown off and while that might just be him struggling to stay afloat I like to imagine it's because he found a way into the library

[@chandler-ryan]

nathan foad really shined in this role. he was born to act. he’s so naturally funny & immersed in the character-he’s always doing something in the background!

[@Movingmts111]

The image of him hammering nothing on the ship lives rent free in my mind

[@JL-rt9mi]

Oh god his background moves in the jam room!

[@agust_dino897]

He's just so relatable being everyone's therapist but also such a dramatic bitch all the time, telling everyone exactly what they need to hear, whether pleasant or not. Good friend, smart, emotionally intelligent, quite wise even. And he responded to the entire situation with Ed's song and that "fictional character" so well. "Maybe it's not a death. Maybe life just begins again" I love him, definitely my favourite character

[@magiv4205]

YES, he's a sassy bitch and knows when to dish out tough love, but he's always soooo gentle with Ed and Stede when they're upset! It's so incredibly heartwarming to see.

[@user-go3zr7hs1i]

He can't be dead, he's hands off one of the best characters in the series 😭👐

[@Rosie-ww9tt]

My coping mechanism is aggressive denial and I refuse to have any other reaction until a body is shown

[@notaseat5934]

Why would he be dead? All we saw is that Ed and Stede went to China what would ever make you think Lucius would be dead

[@gooseinsoup]

i don’t know why, but lucius calling stede a “bizarre little man” makes me so incredibly happy

[@TillyChMo]

Absolutely agree

[@zoestarbuck9892]

“Long night?” “I don”t KNOWWW” mood but also the DELIVERY IS SO GOOD

[@pazvega5895]

You forgot the one in the beach when he gives ed his things back

[@Molly-tv5sv]

"it's not a care package" gets me every time.

[@Abi-uj8yg]

The reason Ed tried (emphasis on tried) to kill Lucius was cuz he knew Lucius was the only one who had the power to convince him not to become Blackbeard again

[@cryptic4651]

I KNOW I'M ONE YEAR (NOT) TOO LATE BUT THIS. THIS IS FACT.

[@jsantiago9485]

I love how I just realized Lucius’ quote, ”Lucky for you, I’m fantastic at break ups.” It’s basically Lucius saying, ”I’m not letting this fucker screw you over anymore. He can’t just come in stomp your heart & go. It’s not a drive thru!”

[@mia7514]

I keep seeing people on twitter saying they hope Lucius gets picked up by Anne and Mary in s2 and I am here for it

[@acethememelorde4377]

Nah what I want is for him to wash up on the shore of the little island the rest of the crew are stranded on (alive of course, if a bit agitated)

[@magiv4205]

I've read one fanfic where Lucius hid on the boat, went on land when they docked at the Republic of Pirates the next time, and proceeded to become Jackie's new husband (only for tax purposes). It's probably my favorite "Lucius lives" theory so far next to "He's in the walls of the ship eating paper/being fed by Frenchie and Jim". This also put him at the centre of the rumor mill so he would not only be the first to find out about Stede's "death" but probably the first to meet him again aswell when the former Revenge crew came there in their hunt for Blackbeard.

[@bluestarthestar]

Honestly Lucius’ expressions in the whole show, even when he’s just in the background, are so great

[@NickZephyr]

RULE OF CINEMA: if we don’t see the body, they’re not dead. Lucius is NOT dead.

[@tobyc8022]

also he’s in the s2 trailer lol

[@cookinggleeful]

My 'lucius is still alive head cannon' is that he grabbed on to the seat that he had been lowered down on when izzy wanted him to clean the barnacles odd of the ship. There is no way he's dead, we can't go on without him. 💔

[@microwavedsalad8308]

I love how he says you can stab me now, like he wanted him to know that stede loves him more than living itself😭☠✋

[@lozpopo]

Ed's eyes when Stede gets the bits out of his beard, he's completely infatuated. I love this goddamn show.

[@BGPDCSF]

The way Lucius tried is god-damned best to help those two i can't 😭

[@ConradTwigs]

Lucius better be alive for season 2!

[@wasteland.baby.]

nathan is on the cast list for s2 so i am wholeheartedly convinced that lucius is alive due to the buoyancy of his wooden finger

[@coena9377]

The only scene you forgot is when he drops off BB’s stuff after the “breakup”. BB: “what’s this?” Lucious: “Your stuff, all of it. So don’t try reaching out looking for something. It’s an obvious ploy, I’ve used it before.” BB: “I see you didn’t put any of that yummy lavender soap in there.” Lucious: “it’s not a care package!”

[@annarossi4990]

That's exactly how I expect Lucius to be in season 2 Alive.

[@Leoniiche]

can i pls have my very own gay therapist lucius thank youuu 😭

[@anisah6089]

usually i hate commentary text boxes in these videos, but yours were honestly just ...*chef's kiss*. i literally thought i would throw up from laughing so hard. bravo.

[@criesinthevoid]

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH😭😭 I WAS SO INSECURE ABOUT THEM HONESTLY

[@spinningpeanut]

@@criesinthevoid my favorite one is the little "cmere boy" I never noticed that while watching.

[@314oclock7]

I love that it's a gay character recognizing they're into each other. Like of course he'd notice 😭💕 (Izzy doesn't count because I hate him LMFAO)

[@gracified4671]

MOOD bahaha I can't believe people are really out here going crazy for izzy...to each their own, but if they were going to do a redemption arc, I think we should've been presented with at least a few reasons he has hope for changing 😭

[@justwhy9427]

Gracified I want to hate him but he’s too damn funny😭

[@chrisrelhard]

i love how the entire fandom absolutely refuses to believe lucius is dead. like, it's to the point where they could do another entire season without him and at the end of it we'd still be convinced he's alive somewhere. that being said, i agree. if nothing else, because everyone involved said that the entire crew had insane comedic chemistry that they want to continue to build off of and i find it hard to believe they'd fully get rid of him. even if he is actually dead, he's definitely a ghost with plenty of screen time.

[@papabless3200]

his delightful of “bizarre little man” is so funny 😭

[@rosequartz379]

one thing i love about lucius is that both times stede and ed broke up, he always took the side of the injured party

[@dremn8256]

Lucius is so precious! I sure hope he is alright ;-; I loved your editing!!!

[@Druzica18]

Lucius is truly all of us. I love how he's not afraid to get in fucking BLACKBEARD'S face, he is truly the best friend we should all aspire to be.

[@JL-rt9mi]

And I look forward to him amusingly hating Ed's guts in S2.

[@ethalinia]

What makes it so brilliant is that these absurd and overly dramatic characters have the most realistic and relatable emotions I've ever seen on screen. That blanket fort scene breaks my heart 😭

[@jacke.7502]

My gender is 'that bizarre little man over there'

[@SixtySecondYoga]

I had no idea their name was BLACKBONNET! That’s adorable 🥺

[@saratariq3865]

He's literally the best, here's the proof

[@ShySquiggles]

Okay, I just finished this show, and I'm obsessed and ugh hngh I'm overanalyzing things help so, yes, I mean, Edward probably did push Lucius off the boat because he was a reminder of Stede... But also, that can't be the only reason he tried to kill *only* him. He didn't bring himself to kill any of the other crew, so why Lucius? Here's the tea: It's closing the door that Lucius has only just helped him to start opening. Lucius has really been the one to help Ed understand and, eventually, express his emotions. To start with, Lucius forcefully gets through to him with a telling-off and a bit of sense, confronting him with his (rather obvious) feelings, and truly making him understand them. It's not his fault, he's Blackbeard. He's mysterious, he creates beasts to tell his stories and make them sound like fiction, and is incredibly new to love. He doesn't understand why he feels certain things, and was quite literally toying with the idea of dying in the first full episode that he's in. But when he's nagged for not appreciating his own (or Stede's) feelings, Ed doesn't actually fight back. It surprises him, and it makes him suspicious (you can see it in his expression, he's not used to someone being so argumentative with him and getting away with it) but, after listening and most likely agreeing, he follows Lucius's advice. No one confronts him like Lucius did in that scene, apart from Izzy. And even when Izzy has done it in the past he gets a retort or an argument or *cough cough* loses a toe in response. The main difference is (I think) the confrontation Lucius has with him is trying to get Ed to understand what makes him happy or to simply help him understand why he's feeling the way he is. Whilst Izzy's is always what he's meant to be instead of talking him through what he wants to be. The difference between helping him figure out what he wants instead of being told what he wants makes the crucial difference between Izzy and Lucius in relation to Ed. Lucius was the aid and a turning point in Edward's ability to express himself and relieve the pressure of being a tough and mighty Blackbeard. Stede makes him feel things sure, but Lucius is the one to help him to understand those feelings. Hell, he doesn't even cry after being left on the dock until he's sat talking to Lucius. He is a key element to talking it through (as a crew). By casting him out, he's discarding that attitude and is shutting out trying to understand his or anyone else's feelings. I mean, Lucius ain't dead, but I'm pretty sad he cut ties with his therapist like that. :/

[@thegenderstealingfairy6948]

lucious was me in the whole ''imaginary restaurant, food on the beard " scene.

[@kalynnowlan3509]

I literally can't stop laughing at Lucius calling Stede "that bizarre little man over there." Like I can't that's exactly what he is and we love him for it

[@kimberlyborrowdale9439]

Let’s take a moment to appreciate Lus

[@TheJoker718]

the costuming on this show is honestly so comedic. top notch job 💯

[@pebbletrees]

I can't imagine how much fun they all had while making this.

[@samalamamama]

this exploding fandom is a joyride full of incredibly creative editors and artists ty ily all

[@stay005]

"long night?" "i don't know" that kills me😂

[@georginatoland]

This show was so good! I hope it gets a second season...and the writers find a clever way to bring him back!

[@Eyeball44]

Lucius is an amazing swimmer and definitely survived and is living his best life and we are definitely going to see him in season 2

[@sarah_eliza_]

*cries* I love him so much this is perfect

[@elisa9833]

This is wonderful! That scene in the blanket fort is beautiful.

[@zebrashavestripes]

The song, god, I forgot how good that scene is

[@jighi8631]

U forgot the care package scene, my faveee

[@justmeh3000]

“Its just me and you, and me and your friend Steve (Lucius)”

[@kickingroses8925]

Okay but if Lucius is dead can he just carry on in the show but as the ships ghost? He can be their Rimmer!

[@Aphelion_xox]

lucius is such a mum omg😭

[@KvitoslavaKrainik]

0:28 Lucius here is like a kid that Stede had no one to leave him with at home so he brought Lucius with him on a date with Ed

[@elderdragonloser]

if they dont bring back lucius im gonna have a friendly chat with the writers

[@supercalime]

I swear if Lucius died I’m gonna commit arson to whatever studio this was made with

[@kds02]

"bizarre little man"

[@froglicker8277]

live snail reaction

[@Companion92]

Indeed

[@yeethittter1285]

0:58 I was looking for this scene lol. I had to replay it a few times when I saw it bc GO OFF BOY HOLY SHIT

[@lordoftheducks332]

Anyway so guess who just realized that they have Lucius’s rant at Blackbeard in episode 7 memorized yeah that’s right I did what the fuck

[@dottyjyoung]

I LOVE LUCIUS.

[@dollarstorehotdog6669]

hearing Lucius call Stede a bizarre little man is my favorite thing ever.

[@TrappedinSLC]

Has anyone else noticed that the velvet bag on the shovel looks very much like the velvet bag some brand of alcohol comes in? (I can’t remember which one. Crown Royale maybe?)

[@mymemesarereal9116]

It looks very similar to a Crown Royale bag, so you were correct :]

[@TrappedinSLC]

@@mymemesarereal9116 I don’t drink enough to have been totally sure of the brand but I’m like 99.9% certain that’s what it is. It’s never turned to the camera such that it would show one side - I think there’s printing on it. 😂

[@Theroha]

Yeah, that's definitely a Crown Royal bag 😂

[@Anxioussuneater]

I choose to believe Lucius is just on some island somewhere, damp and muttering angrily to himself

[@JL-rt9mi]

My Lucius theory is that he's fished out by either Fang, who adores him, or Jim, who likes him and remembers he returned their dagger.

[@mattdesmoulin-forcellini5966]

I just love this character so much, this really has a bittersweet taste😭

[@hkwa_]

Lucius’s face at 2:30 😂😂

[@hannah5204]

very nice and fun to see that everyone had the same reaction to lucius' 'death' and that we all ended up being right. hip hip!

[@plumadeprimavera]

It‘d be a huge mistake if they killed of the favorite character of most of us, sooo… he‘d better be still alive!

[@ttintagel]

The little shovel cozy gets me every time.

[@xivuantorubo6345]

My favorite moment was literally this entire video omg I have goosebumps

[@CantStayAway]

He really was their Couples Counselor in season 1. In the Calico Jack episode, that was especially evident :P...clocking Stede's jealousy, giving Ed back his stuff for him...:P:P:P Lucius was such a great Relationship Guru for them.:):) great video!!!!

[@kimberlyborrowdale9439]

Thank you so much for this! It’s like watching with Doge doing the commentary, and I am so here for that.

[@patjackson8649]

God I love Lucius

[@caroline-wj1ce]

Then proceeds to yeet him out of the ship

[@clara33355]

4:38 at this part I always imagine Ed saying "but how can there be life without him"

[@elizasilvar]

i feel like the "hanging on" scene was a warning. not foreshadowing. a clear warning I'm pretty sure Edwards protecting him from Mr Hands

[@shaynedra3331]

My thoughts exactly. Ed even mentions a "finger bleeding to the bone" and literally says that it was about somebody else who has to hang on!

[@yoonahkang7384]

Lucius is so intense

[@glitter1336]

theres too much planting and set up of the sides of the revenge being COVERED in seaweed for Lucius to have not grabbed on and climbed back up to safety

[@hero_of_winds7311]

I feel like we're gonna find Lucius on his little swing in S2.

[@Mezzy..]

I've never watched this show this is the cutest thing ever

[@zsuzsannasarkadi2081]

I cannot watch this enough times. My boy. I love Lucius so much. Thanks for the compilation!

[@anotherweeb8196]

Lucius is soo precious 🥺♥️

[@ememem2952]

amazingg

[@DGX24]

2:22 is that a giant crown royal bag on that shovel?

[@voidraptor73]

He totally used the barnacles still on the ship to climb back up and is now hiding in the secret passages. Jokes aside, I have next to zero belief he's actually dead

[@protendi]

and yet again, the same thing has happened to me that made me want to watch the Netflix Castlevania series, I have found out of context clips on youtube that have endeared to the characters, so I have to watch it now. Thanks.

[@Klaud_Skai]

Lucius is the number one BlackBonnet shipper.

[@CurlyAndNerdy101]

0:50 OH MY GOD YOU CAN HEAR BABY MAGPIES IN THE BACKGROUND!!!

[@piffny6666]

2:40 the best representation of "the gay beast friend"

[@sere_amarilla]

I NEED HIM ALIVE. I even think I can’t forgive Ed for the mere attempt of killing Jim.

[@afairweather56]

such an icon

[@prae1814]

I need a commentary on the whole show like this