Vulture has a new critic reviewing each episode of OFMD S2 and they’re really liking the season thus far, a lot more than the other critic who wrote the original review, and I just needed to share one of their main observations
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there is something so touching about Stede & Ed burying Izzy near their new home. That way he'll always be close to them. Their fates are forever intertwined, as David said.
S2’s virtual production is so cutting-edge that the NZ Film Commission held a workshop for industry professionals to demonstrate the advancements in technology used to make the show. Those in attendance got to see parts of S2 in action (but they can’t share w/ me due to NDAs!)
I suspected as much, but now it’s confirmed: HBO Max’s growing demand & success this past year was led by
#OurFlagMeansDeath
. It’s put them ahead of other streaming competitors & became “the most in-demand HBO Max original in Q2 2022 in the United States and worldwide”
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🏳️🌈🏴☠️
Still can’t get over the fact that Lucius lives that slut life but didn’t know what a sock on the door meant. It’d be so funny if him walking in on people is a running gag, I need to see him lose it after walking in on Ed and Stede
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I cant believe we were worried about these doofuses like they could resist each other for longer than an episode, they were kissing the episode after Ed was conscious
Idk who needs to hear this but cancelled series do NOT get featured in upfront presentations! Networks present series that are the most likely to entice advertisers and are included in a their future lineup of shows 🤞
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Vanity Fair named Our Flag Means Death as one of the best 15 shows of 2022! That’s out of ALL series released for the first half of the year, including dramas, comedies, and limited series ❤️
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the way the OFMD hair stylists transformed this dry dusty wig into a beautiful gravity-defying hairstyle, just wow - they definitely earned that MUAHS award!
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notice Ed mentions he and Stede run an inn in episode 6, that seems like a significant detail that I'm hoping comes to fruition and I'm choosing to cling to that hope instead of crawling into the sewer and dying tonight
David said merman Stede was one of the first things that came up during the season 2 writing process because it was representative of Stede and Ed’s “big and mythical” love for each other - also, Rhys has incredible core strength, like damn
What if Ed expresses his fear of being unlovable to Stede, and that’s when we get the “I love everything about you” line? What if Stede is trying to banish those thoughts by reassuring Ed he is the opposite of unloveable, he is loved in every way –
While we wait for season 2, let’s take a fond look back on some of the more memorable Our Flag Means Death headlines (it’s been a long, strange year)
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Feeling really good about Max’s marketing calling this the “season 2 finale” 😌 I think if it was facing cancelation or its future was uncertain, now would be the time to say call this the “finale” or “series finale”
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HBO are confirmed Gentlebeardies! They told David they wanted Stede & Ed back together ASAP.
Seriously, this bodes well for a S3, IMO. Little interference from the network, few notes, invested execs who have been on board the whole time…very reassuring
Zheng's expression after hearing Blackbeard call Stede Bonnet zaddy looks like she just witnessed unspeakable horrors and doesn't know how to process any of it
👀 Very interesting - the post production supervisor for OFMD S2 just updated their professional profile. Their job has apparently ended - does this mean the end of post production for S2?
OOF, I will never forgive HBO for how dirty they did OFMD. A 40% budget cut is ROUGH. It sounds like they’re still trying to figure out the budget for S3 and that might be contributing to the renewal holdup. S2 was by all means a success, though (see comments)
@gentlesbeard
@flagmeanssteph
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“Awful experience at this inn. I’m pretty sure this place is haunted. I kept hearing a disembodied voice call me a “twat”. I couldn't sleep because the innkeepers fucked against our shared wall all night. For some reason I heard a cat bell ringing?”
the fact that we’re getting the
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S2 teaser the same date as the super blue moon, the largest, nearest & brightest full moon of the year…
“the full moon is way too big and unrealistic, but in their minds, that’s what it looks like” 🥲
Maybe it’s important that the fandom actually get to see/hear what Rhysie had to say outside of how he remains optimistic and positive. It adds an extra layer and reminds us why we’re fighting. I’ll share clips in this 🧵
The CEO of HBO & Max sat down w/ Parrot Analytics in February to discuss what makes their content so successful. The data they discussed revealed that OFMD was the
#5
most in-demand title out of all HBO & Max series in 2022! 2023 Q1 results should be out soon…
OFMD is the face of Max’s October slate of shows! It’s their featured program! Out of everything they’re releasing in October, which includes a returning Emmy winning HBO series, a DC series, and several blockbuster movies, gay pirates are centre stage 🏴☠️🏳️🌈
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is still the
#5
most in-demand series out of ALL U.S. streaming originals. The series also saw a rise in demand the beginning of August — 19 weeks after its finale aired. The show is still 28.3 times more in-demand than the average streaming series. 👍🏴☠️🍆💦
“But with Our Flag Means Death, most fans aren’t at all concerned about what direction the story will take. And the key difference is that they trust the creators wholeheartedly.” ❤️
Gay Twitter & every major gay publication has supported OFMD for nearly 2 years & look what it got us. It’s really not a good time to be asking us for anything, seeing as you just cancelled one of TV’s most beloved & highly rated queer series.
#SaveOFMD
HBO's Casey Bloys Talks Emmy Wins & Updates On 2025 Hopefuls 'The Last Of Us', 'Euphoria' & 'White Lotus', Calls On Gay Twitter For 'Gilded Age' Support
It’s so cool that parts of The Revenge are from a real ship. It was used in films for decades until it took on water & sank. OFMD crew members managed to salvage some of her best pieces for The Revenge (e.g. the fore topsail yard arm in “yardies”). OFMD is her final film project.
so um did anyone else notice the OFMD IG account recently updated their username & all of a sudden the OFMD twitter account started liking a ton of recent tweets tonight
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David on what he’s most excited for fans to see this season, including Stede & Ed’s “gratifying” relationship & how the crew will reunite as one big family (“Mom and Dad are getting back together”)
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so do we all agree that this season is already SO FUNNY, maybe even funnier than the first? I was laughing constantly. I mean it was punctuated with extreme WTF JUST HAPPENED moments but still, laughing every other minute almost
Our Flag Means Death S2 made Roger Ebert’s list of the best TV shows of 2023! They also call it “one of TV’s best comedies, and one of TV’s best romances”.
just a few months ago, OFMD was the face of the HBO company. it became one of Max's biggest hits of the year, one of the HBO Shop's best-selling series, & amassed an even larger "impressively ferocious" fandom. it truly did accomplish so much in just 2 seasons.
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Sorry but is it weird to anyone else that in just one week, Max cancelled 3 series after their second seasons? Series that also prominently featured women, BIPOC & queer characters?
Our hearts broke a little bit hearing that
@sambaschutte
found out about
#OFMD
's cancellation on the same day that his son was born 💔
Check out the full interview with Pete Holmes here or wherever you get your podcasts.
It’s just amazing to think that out of 1200 entries from across various forms of media, only 70 were selected as Peabody nominees. Of those 70, just 17 were in the Entertainment category. Our Flag Means Death was one of them
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Woke up early and decided to watch some stuff on Max - Our Flag Means Death just so happens to be the
#1
FEATURED series on their homepage for some reason. 🤡
OFMD’s upcoming new season got a quick shout out in Max’s latest promo reel. I think this is the first time Max has mentioned the new season this year (the last time was in their “coming soon” sizzle reel in December)
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