Our Flag Means Death 02x08 - Stede's lovely letters

**** SPOILERS FOR THE FINAL EPISODE !!! ****
you can find all of the uploaded OFMD clips (loosely) in order here:
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[@elliart7432]

The way Ed just comes right the fuck out of nowhere with a knife the millisecond he and Stede are mocked for loving each other was so fucking funny, like this show really just looked at homophobia and went "no 😊🔪"

[@koguma8823]

ed screaming "YOU WROTE ME A LOVELY LETTEEEEEEEEEEEEER" and running away made me laugh SO hard. so sweet yet silly

[@j4242]

One of my fav lines of the whole series. Muah, perfect, no notes.

[@cecilia8515]

I love it too, but I don't think it was silly, at this point Ed thought Stede was dead so it's understandable he reacted that way.

[@hannahgoodman8677]

Hilarious how angry Ed gets about the letter! “Oh you bastard, you made me fall for you! Again!”

[@andim8]

He yelled in happiness because he didn’t expected how lovely it could be when stede mentioned to him about the letters.

[@liol3409]

I think the scream was one of happiness, but the anger on his face is because he fears Stede is dead.

[@shpei88]

@@liol3409yeah there are unshed tears in his eyes he thinks Stede is dead

[@trancedoutkid]

I don't know how controversial it is to say this but i like that Blackbeard and Bonnet actually REALLY get their hands dirty this season, fighting and even killing when necessary. The idea of nerfing them as pirates by having the crew do all the bloody work would have taken some of the thunder out of "fearsome gay pirates" aspect that I love about this story, imho. Also, that shot of Ed rising up out of the water is ART...

[@annikkegrimmig4950]

I'm not good with killing and violence AT ALL, there's already too much of it in the fucking real world. I wish they would just make love. But well ... the happiness on Ed's face when he reads Stede's letter to him is worth millions. Like the sun's rising. I'm perfectly good with that, and that they're opting for inn-keeping at the end.

[@kouizumi9484]

WHY is no one talking more about Ed coming up out of the water?? Thank you for saying something! It IS art.

[@kalynnowlan3509]

I agree! The (often) ridiculous & exaggerated violence reminds you that it’s a show about outcasts who live this dangerous lifestyle and form lovely relationships anyways. I also don’t understand how people don’t remember the violence in season 1 and somehow thought this show was somehow violence free

[@acetheist3932]

Like a kraken.......

[@JeniJustJeni]

​@@acetheist3932if you listen, you can hear the Swede singing the siren song from season one as The Kraken returns.

[@andim8]

Ed has an inner gps to locate his leather suit 😂

[@ClaireCrids]

I could be remembering this wrong but was The Revenge docked when Ed threw his leathers overboard? I remembered the ‘docking’ remark. Ever so glad he managed to find them 🤤

[@dorothyjohnstone9618]

And he can change into soggy leathers under water! Go get your man Ed! ❤😂❤

[@andim8]

@@dorothyjohnstone9618 and has an inner gps to find Stede ❤️😭😭😭

[@ОльгаБурмакова-ь3ч]

They all navigate by gaydar.

[@supernaturalhunter1352]

Ed taking the letter is like ‘Bitch, that’s mine. Get off.’

[@grimmandtonics]

Ok....but how did he put on a full leather heavy outfit UNDERWATER and swim up to walk out all sexily? Oh who cares we love it.

[@ZS-gd9zh]

...He had a boat.

[@upulikaushalya746]

Exactly my thoughts. Thought he would have put them on the boat. Still putting on leather pants must be nightmare when you are wet 😂. But the scene is literal 🔥

[@Saspharuss]

@@ZS-gd9zh But he didn’t come out of the boat.

[@ZS-gd9zh]

@Saspharuss He probably ditched it after putting his clothes on. And why would he even bring the boat to the beach?

[@juliettesirkis]

The part where you can hear both of them reading the letter is so lovely! What a great scene and what a great last episode of the season! I love this show so much!

[@RedMoonSolitary]

' You wrote me a lovely letter!' He yells angrily while dark intimidating music plays.

[@gracemac1749]

I was doing fine watching this scene for the first time until I realized that both Ed and Stede's voices were reciting the letter and they finished reading it together on "we wrote our names on each other in permanent ink". Taika's acting was SO GOOD, when his eyes softened and he was holding back tears and said "This is lovely"... I FELT THAT IN MY SOUL. It was so genuine and sweet. And when he yelled "YOU WROTE ME A LOVELY LETTER", I died. Sometimes I yell when I am passionate about something. It was so relatable.

[@miamorecadenza1226]

I knew he'd find a letter, but I thought he'd just be such a bad fisherman that that's the only thing he'd ever catch is another of Stede's letters lol I like the snatch and kill approach too

[@megankern4914]

This would have been brilliant tbh

[@liol3409]

We're all going to avoid thinking that there's no way Ed could have gotten this far in such a short amount of time to not hear the explosions of more than a dozen ships, because the scene is too emotional and romantic. Edit: I forgot that a man turned into a bird and La vie en rose was sung 200 years before it was composed. obviously, this show is not completely accurate and we love it for that.

[@trancedoutkid]

i had this exact thought when he pulls his outfit out of the ocean. Like how tf did he find that? ...oh yeah, Buttons exists so nevermind lmao.

[@BuntesFuenkchen]

Unfortunately the plot is rushed due to only 8 episodes instead of 10 like in season 1. But I don’t blame David Jenkins etc, he did his best with the time he got - but it’s always all about money (budget) and that sucks 😣

[@liol3409]

@@BuntesFuenkchen Yes I agree. One thing is to use fantastic situations or make deliberate anachronies to make the story more poetic. Another thing is not having enough episodes so that the characters' actions develop in the appropriate time and do not lose credibility. Unfortunately this is an underrated show. At least we had a second season.

[@somestuff7468]

Ofmd is not THAT serious you guys 😂

[@bgranger_842]

You also forgot how ed finds the leather suit he threw into the sea and puts it on immediately 😂

[@ZeppelinPietrPryor]

I never realized until now, but after Ed is in a trance and says “Stede” there’s an audio of a gunshot and Stede yelling “no! Help!”

[@hisgirlfriday28]

He's dissociating during that moment. Just like he's done in the past. I think it's a really important moment and shows how affected he is at seeing the destruction and thinking he lost everyone - particularly Stede.

[@blueberrydragon5160]

Menscing Kraken music… HE WROTE ME A LOVELY LETTER!!!!

[@alexandreasward2368]

I am impressed he found his stuff. Him emergfrom the ocean was such good awesomeness.

[@annikkegrimmig4950]

Archaic and epic, like a Sea-god rising ... very impressive scene! Though rather improbable🙃

[@hurricanecurls]

Never imagined at the start of this series that I'd witness Taika Waititi throttle the Taskmaster NZ's assistant!

[@beckytravis2559]

I yelled out loud in my living room!

[@MsTsuyu]

It makes me happy in my own life knowing that Ed and Stede are together! Such a fan-girl am I xDDDD

[@jennifermeyer704]

I so love this scene! I wonder how he managed to dress underwater with all that leather and the boots, but it made for a great entrance when he came out of the water. And "YOU WROTE ME A LOVELY LETTER!!!" is just the greatest line. It's wonderful to use for almost any occasion. "YOU GAVE ME A LOVELY GIFT!" or whatever. It kills me every time.

[@sophiefrankis9476]

I love hpw he was like 'gimme that letter!"

[@mishalkhan9850]

Those haunting vocalisations as Ed is emerging out of the water are SO COOL!!!

[@andreab7445]

Do you know what’s amazing? It’s the same song the Swede was singing during the Fuckery in season 1 when Ed had a flashback to killing his father and called himself the Kraken.

[@mishalkhan9850]

@@andreab7445 ohmygod you're right!!!! I just saw that scene and it's the same motif, I can't believe I missed that its a super cool detail. Thank you!!!

[@mishalkhan9850]

@@andreab7445 I wish it was part of the official soundtrack/score 😭😭😭

[@andreab7445]

Yeah, I’m not sure if it’s been uploaded mixed anywhere but it’s the song Voi Che Sapete combined with Humble Wanderers by Mark Mothersbaugh who composes all of the original music for the show and he put it on Spotify under his name

[@mishalkhan9850]

@@andreab7445 woww omg thank you!! it's such a beautiful mixing...

[@OctopusOwl]

We love a good “villain donning the rainments” moment

[@jenelle11234]

My favorite part of the scene is the first few seconds of the video were Ed comes back and he sees the Republic of pirates blown to smithereens, and I can just imagine the only thought going through his head is oh my God I’m never going to see Stede again; he’s dead. And that that’s the kind of angst I needed

[@komori.V]

1:12 graduated summa cum laude in university of servington with a master's degree on sluttany and cuntology

[@hoshisan3370]

I'm in love with you

[@cailahm8067]

Ed’s little “stede” at 0:10 makes me wanna cry 🥲

[@TheSoundonly12]

The fact that he changed into a leather suit while IN WATER is such a power move :D

[@HealRaiseVibes]

Historians will say they were “best friends”

[@meganritaville]

did ed just KILL PAUL WILLIAMS FROM NZ TASKMASTER????

[@МистерНемо-ь8ч]

Эд: я суровый пират. Также Эд: YOU WROTE ME A LOVELY LETTEEEER!!!

[@Loki-hy6px]

i swear to god everything about this show is perfect..

[@fairywingsonroses]

The scene where Ed rises out of the surf is probably my favorite ed scene ever!

[@Kathrynharrop90]

So romantic 😍

[@СимонаШестакова]

Разве это не самое прекрасное, что вы видели в своей жизни? Каждый пересмотр этого шедевра исцеляет мою душу и продлевает мне жизнь😭❤️‍🩹

[@cryptochrome3090]

This show made me cry

[@Pelerin985]

0:02 I do admit, I wasn't ready to see THAT in a comedy show

[@lydiaurban1123]

1:17 THE KRAKEN HATH BEEN RELEASED

[@Rye404]

Why is nobody talking about PAUL WILLIAMS being on the show

[@saucierspoons]

I love this scene so much. Him yelling about it being lovely made me laugh, but I get why he’s yelling lol. I probably would too if I find a love confession, but then feel it’s ironic if he’s too late because the English killed Stede or something.

[@thescarvedinsect]

2:24, 2:25 (spam at your heart's content)

[@ckdurham]

I want to see the names they signed on themselves ❤

[@ZS-gd9zh]

It was a metapher

[@amuletk]

Whittaker's the Last Farewell would be great song ending

[@ThePrincessCH]

Does "we wrote our names on each other in permanent ink" mean that they have tattoos of each other's names, or is that just Stede's weird attempt at a metaphor?

[@JL-rt9mi]

The latter, basically that they have invisible emotional tattoos of each other's names.

[@elisa9833]

I'm going to guess that "tattoo" sounded too funny in that context.

[@koguma8823]

it's just a very simple yet sweet metaphor

[@Initiallyleo]

It’s like “You’ve left a permanent imprint on my heart.” They don’t have actual tattoos of each other’s names. Probably.

[@partlycloudyoptimist809]

Was Izzy older than Ed? Or same age?

[@dorothyjohnstone9618]

I believe older. I know the actor is 8 years older.

[@keyaunna.]

in the show, izzy hands is older than ed. however, his real life incarnation was a teenager. he was seventeen.

[@TheAnseup]

I'm not gonna debate whether Ed could read or not nor do I have any complaints about this scene since their voices being heard together is absolutely beautiful but it would've been funny if Ed WAS illiterate and threatened the second solider to read it for him 😂 (After reading) Ed: that was lovely 🥲 Soldier: it actually was 😊 Ed: thank you for reading this for me Soldier: oh no problem, uh.. can I go now? Ed: yes, you can go to hell now Soldier: wait wha- (neck snap)

[@freebeerishere]

oi these are english waters no fishing

[@chiarardn2401]

Ed surely is a quick learner! In season 1 we'd established he couldn't read. LOL! All jokes aside, I'm glad he used the time between season 1 and 2 to learn, so that now he can read Stede's lovely letter!

[@WORMPRIEST]

ed can read! he had to read his card in the episode where they went to that fancy party to find his seat . it was even in cursive!!

[@chiarardn2401]

@@WORMPRIEST In episode 01x09 he signs the act of grace with a cross. That's not something a person who can read would do.

[@supernaturalhunter1352]

@@chiarardn2401 In real life, Blackbeard could actually read and write and I think the X is also a way of an indigenous person saying they had to sign it under pressure. I seem to remember someone else commenting that.

[@chiarardn2401]

@@WORMPRIEST I've just gone and rewatched s01e05 to check: Ed didn't read that card, Stede read it to him!

[@chiarardn2401]

​@@supernaturalhunter1352 I do know that the actual historical Blackbeard was likely a wealthy, educated man, able to read and write. However, OFMD went in a completely different direction and showed him to have been a destitute child growing up with an alcoholic father and a mother who was struggling just to put food on the table. Growing up in such a family, he probably would have had no access to education. Besides, in s01e05 (the one where they go to the fancy party with all those nobles) Ed is shown as very keen to know what the written invitation says, but doesn't actually read the invitation: Stede reads it to him. In s01x09 he signs with a cross (no way that has anything to do with having to sign under duress). That's something that only a person who can't write would do.

[@djadi5333]

ok but has anyone any idea how disgusting wet leather feels on skin ? its hella uncomfortable ....

[@rascal_rae]

tbh I didn't know Ed could read

[@ZS-gd9zh]

People assumed he was illiterate because he signed the Act of Grace with an X but what they don't know is that indigenous people used to sign with an X to show that they signed under duress. Also Ed read his name and found his seat at the table in S1.

[@rascal_rae]

@@ZS-gd9zh true! good point. I guess I assumed because of that one like where Lucius says "I'm the only one who can read" but now that I think about it Ed wasn't there yet

[@WinterLove4]

When did he learn to read?

[@ZS-gd9zh]

When did y'all decide he couldn't read?

[@lilivanessi]

@@ZS-gd9zh When he signed the Act of Grace in season 1, with an X though, that only shows that he cannot write...still, the two usually go together

[@ZS-gd9zh]

@lilivanessi I heard indigenous people signed with a cross to show that they were doing it under duress. If I remember correctly, Ed read his name and sat at the correct place at the table (S1 Boat party).

[@mimimurlough]

​@@6Darkest6Angel6 I did not know this. Love that detail!

[@nirvananikiforov5713]

“This is lovely 🥹”

[@elenafolloni6024]

A series like that cant disappear in an instant😢