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so there are ppl who really think a mature-rated show about ADULTS in their mid-40s going thru midlife crisis, talking about retirement, leaving their marriage, etc has a target audience of -- *checks notes* -- 13-15 yr olds???
Stede: "And this is my pride and joy!"
-- and this is where Ed eventually builds his blanket fort, the place on the ship that Stede treasured the most.
so many people speculating about ofmd s2 plot points and character arcs, my prediction is that there's gonna be a whole lot of this after s2 finally airs
here's my version of an OFMD Pride banner based on the Gilbert Baker flag and the one posted recently by one of the euro hb0 accounts
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some ppl seem to be forgetting this -- one of the PRIMARY themes of OFMD is reexamining masculinity. yet i'm seeing a lot of fans who seem to want to discard masculinity altogether. as a trans guy -- i am BEGGING people not to fucking do this ffs
little known OFMD lore:
after Ed kisses Stede & then runs off to work on their escape plan, Stede has to sit there for a few minutes before he gets up bc he has a boner
Unpopular (??) opinion: Izzy is to Ed what Mary is to Stede. Incompatible couples who have tried to make it work for too long and end up hurting each other. Stede had to move on from Mary so they could both grow. Now it's Ed & Izzy's turn to let each other go
2 things i see a bit underrepresented in ofmd fics, re: how Stede/Ed are written:
1. Stede's mean bitchiness
2. Ed's goofy silliness
**(no shade to anyone, there are SO MANY AMAZING AND MIND BLOWINGLY TALENTED WRITERS in this fandom)
hey, just wanted to say that fighting for art is itself an act of political resistance.
art isn't frivolous. it's not "just art" or "just entertainment."
art holds the fabric of society together, and i mean that quite literally. don't take it for granted.