I like to think that Stede was doing more fixing in the ship and Ed popped in like "whatcha doin'" and his language of love is hanging out with Stede for sweet nothings: he took his shoes off and they both started cleaning the house, like a married couple in a warm sunday morning
Ed hair is undone, he already took his jacket, they probably made out a lot, and were undressing little by little, then stopped to talk and laugh and being silly and Stede probably remembered the door and curtains were all open 💀
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Ed avoids to look Stede in the eye the whole episode, but in the end he does and his eyes literally scream "god i missed him" and the line "that wasn't a long story at all" because he missed listening to Stede talking about the things he loved, like clothes😭
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Ed obviously had sex talks before with the girls and they have a long unhingded history, sex was not a tabboo between them, that's why they are so surprised by him being so shy and he is surprised by his own reaction too (...)
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we actually forget that rhys has an incredible body control and then we are reminded when he does this or learns how to swim in mermaid in less than a day
Con is a VERY experienced actor who worked in many dramatic roles and he obviously loves David and this role means a lot to him, but he's used to it. The fact that they had their own intimate moment to talk about it is actually more than many actors have
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this scene is so important, first because Ed opens up about something really personal, in Stede's dreams he was this fearsome bearded pirate because that's what he thinks Ed is attracted to and in Ed's vision he is a mermaid, that's why he asked how she looked
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the fact that they are on a date here makes me (!!!!) ed probably invited stede to eat something and just hang out...life was so simple in those few hours
We don't know how steamy the sex scenes will be in thw future (or if we're having any 🥲) but it they are following the romcom logic we definitely should have. My bet is on something like this...like not explicit but romantic and a very classic.
Mary and Anne's making fun of them for not having sex also was a build up for the sex scene: it probably made Ed anxious because he never slept with someone he loved and for Stede was one more thing he needed to prove to Ed he wasn't a failure at, that he was worth to be with him
the way i'm seeing people that were David's besties saying despicable things about him and the show right now is disgusting to say the least, but good riddance then
This shot really caught me out of guard. Visually it looks like they're even oficiating their wedding. This was the trigger for Stede's guilt about Mary again, seeing someone signing up to being stuck with him, the disconfort in a married state. Locked in convention 🧵
i love their micro expressions so much: Stede in that dreamy haze because every kiss with Ed is like a new discovery and he will always have him at hello. Ed cups his face, almost crying, because he's gotta make sure he is there, regulating his anxiety about losing him.
when vico and samson started talking about their time in new zealand in the panel, how they enjoyed the country and hanging out in taika's or rhys house i was like 👁👄👁 the filming was so secretive i just realized they were really there doing things together lol
in a certain way, ed and stede were the culmination of their 20+ years journeys so far. taika was sorta jaded, learned to love acting again and rhys always wanted a leading role that defined him. kismet.
the funny thing about the "becomes a man" thing is that we wouldn't howl like a legion of horny beasts if Rhys didn't break his poker face but him and Vico absolutely just handed it to us
Taika said he was feeling run out of ideas, with that "is there all there is" exaustion... and he literally said OFMD made him excited about filmmaking again. Ed, who is going through the same feelings, helped him to find his love for filmmaking again and I
i think one of the things i will always treasure about the show is this message of it's never too late. Imagine being jaded and accepting with how life turned out for you and you meet someone, in the most improbable way, that makes you wanna start over, makes...life begin again
Taika not being percieved as a handsome man by the media is mostly due to that "he's just a funny guy" common sense. And of course, because he is not white. Just think about all these ugly ass white dudes on the media that are considered "sexy" while this man looks like this:
It's a great build up to the end of the episode! Ed is nervous about intimacy with stede because although he's experienced in sex, he just realized he is clueless about having sex with someone he loves
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Stede bought these pants, he wanted to look cool as Ed but wasn't sure about it. Then he asked Ed for his opinion and he was like "They are...very nice 👁👁" but Stede is not conviced and threats to take them off and Ed stops him like he is stopping a war
Next season we need a scene of them making out and trying to get undressed but it takes a full three minutes because their clothes are so complicated
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remember that critic that didn't like this season season because too many couples and less pirating and season 2 has actually way more pirating than season 1 💀